The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-22
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Clarksburg News
In 1884 the Greenbacl Labor
party OF this State was seduced into
an alliance with the Republicans,
and upon the continuance of this
alliance the Republicans rested all
their hopes of capturing the State
in 1888, But these hopes will not,
in all probability, erealized. The
Greenbacll Labor party seems to
have awakened to the fact that the
Accomplishment of their purposes
cannot be attained by such an UNI
holy alliance, therefore the Chair
man of the party has called a meet
ing of leaders and representative
men for the purpose of placing in.
the field full ticket which will
represent the principles of the party.
We believe the Greenback Labor
party can, through the Democratic
party, which has always been nearest
to the people, better accomplish its
purposes and aims than by indc-
pendent action. But if they are of
a different opinion, then the best
thing they can do is to float their
banner to the breeze and stand by
their avowed principles independ-
ent of either OF the old parties.
They never can establish the prin-
ciples which they profess, or accom-
plish any of the objects of their or
ganlzation, by alliance with the
Republicans, for the simple reason
that the whole history of the Re-
publican party teaches that that
party is the open and avowed enemy
OF everything claimed by the Green
back Labor par y.
The Republican party by its leg
islation and the practices of its
leaders, created and has always up
held all of the worst .monopoIies
which have afflicted the land. Its
high tariff policy, persisted in for
twenty odd years has created and
fostered the most gigantic monopo-
lies. Wealth has accumulated in
the hands of few beyond limit,
while poverty and distress are the
lot of the many The protected
coal companies of Pennsylvania are
rolling in wealth, while their EN-
ployees are starving.
Phe legislation and policy of the
Republican party, fosters trusts
and combinations of capital, by
which the price of everything the
people eat or wear is regulated
The cry of protection to home in
dustries sounds well, but the practi-
cal results is most disastrous True,
the rich become richer, but the poor
become poorer, the few who con-
troll the production amass immense
wealth, but the many who consume,
increase their poverty.
These things being true, it appears
to be the height of folly for the
Greenback Labor party to form any
alliance with their ancient enemy.
One of the amusing. and at the same
time ridiculous features of the cam
paign of 's4 was the support oil
Blaine for President and Maxwell
for Governor by the Greenback La
Dor party. Neither of these gentle
men ever entertained an idea in
common with Greenbacter, ncith-
or of them so far as their lives and
political actions testify have ever
believed i'll or advocated single
principle advocated by either the
Greenback or Labor party, afssts.yDt
they We're blindiy SUPPORTED by
that party. They were most prob
ably misled by false leaders.
There is in this country and per-
haps in others, few Republican
heeIers. who masquerade as Green
back Labor leaders whose sole oh.
ject appears to be to use the Green
bach Labor party as 81 tail to the
Republican kite. These gentry will
be on hand at the Greenbaek Labor
conference, using all possible effort
to prevent any independent action,
or any separate ticket of the Green
back Labor party. Their expenses
will be paid, and ifthey fail in their
purpose, every one of them will
pull off his mask, and be found I'M
the Republican ranks in their cam
paign.
Such fellows have been curse Il
the Greenback Labor party, and
no other good is accomplished by
independent action, than umaskins
the hypocrites, that much will Id
done.