The sun., 1888-11-04
LABOR IN POLITICS.


LABOR IN POLITIC6
There has to be great diversity Of action a
10 possible among the labor politicians In this city and
elsewhere In the present campaign and their forces
scattered all direotons large body Joined the
Democratic ranks another largo body Of less SIZE has
TO the Republicans here Ia In this city the
United Labor party and thsre In tho West the Union
Labor party there 10 also here and elsewhere tho So
ciast party which has put up number Of candidaes
One of tho powerful attractions toward the De-
mocraoy has been the fact that the Democratic party
has been very liberal in making nominations Of work.
nEmen to ONCE On nearly all the local and Legislative
tickets Of the party there the Of popular
workingmen of Unionist lesdera and In some casea
the "labor politician" has not been overlooked
Tho fact that the party makes discrimination against
candidate the ground that he 10 horny y-handed tells
strongly In tn favor
10 also recognized that the Democratic principles
and policy favorable to labor than those Of
their Republican adversariea and that practical meas
In tho interest Of labor nearly always
through the agency Of the Democratic party.
At the same time. the Republicans are making un.
efforts to capture the labor vota AZ their
msetnRa in the thckly populated parts Of tho city
labor speeches to DO heard night Of the week
They dwell especially upon protection great prn-
ciple for the advancement Of American labor.
Tho interviews with manufacturer and their ON
ployees that have been published In Sun rive owl
dence that there il nothing like unity Of sentiment
on this subject though the opposition to free trade
evidently in the ASCENDANT and Is especially strong
among the IrshAmerican population
very large proportion Of the mon who in past ysarv
have been prominent labor orators and leaders are
now in the neid stump speakers for the Democratic
and Republican parties; and the services Of such mon
are In demand everywhere.
In this State there win be great deal Of boycottnR
at the polls directed against those candidates for the
Legislature who have refused 10 pledge themselves In
favor Of tho repeal Of the conspiracy clauses OF the
Penh Code Many meetings have been held to gve
effect 10 this boycott and many OF the trade unions
have issued instructions their members on the sub
ject To promote action In regard to It Q Central
Executive Committee appointed BY the State Con-
venton recently held In Troy and this body 10 doing
work that will be TO tell the day OF election Tho
question 10 practical the unionA for nearly one
hundred Of their delegates and other representatives
have been arrested, and now under bail, on the
charge of violating tho conspiracy lava
The Presidential candidate OF tho United Labor party
win hardly any outside Of this State whore he
may poll few thousand. His party has Organization
that visible even here and boom In his behalf has
been reported from anywhere. But the other hand
It looks though Farmer sroeter the candidate Of the
Union Labor party for President had considerable
strength In the Granger staea
In several OF the Western States the orangers and
Unonists more favorable 70 the Democracy than
they have been In past yeara and In Illinois they are
supporting Cen Palmer with enthusiasm. Even Farmer
streeter 10 pledged 70 vote for him
In this city the vote of Mr. COoran for the Mayoraty
10 matter OF curiosity to politicians H vivacity
In his and his good faith in his success arc
marvellous to behold. He 10 Of his election BY
tremendous majority. His managers onsr 70 support
any OF the candidates for other ocss will aeree 10
support Mr.. 0oogan, and there 10 doubt that he will
hvf ~.
psnditurs Of money In tho work Of canvassing are
greatly exaggerated; bat will be remembered that tho
millionaire assured SUE reporter few days ago that
he stood ready to furnish all the funds that isht be
required In the business This announcement brought
swarms Of hseers TO his ouartsrs and no has had OK
perencos IN the uercenAry line unsquAed by those Of
any other candidate running for any ofcA His candi
dAcy has not received the endorsements the Central
Labor Union Of the Federation of Labor or Of any Of
tho largo labor organizations which endorsed tho cand
party itself split into anAEonisc fsctons but he be-
lisvss that his Labor record Labor programme and
dependent attitude suhoisnt TO rally the toiling
hosts TO his sids.
One thing u certain, and that Ia that there are vast
multitudss Of workinRmen who will not bs bound BY old
party ties In their voting At the November election
A. for tho Socialist candidate for Mayor Mr.. Jonas
the editor Of the votk zeuna his will doubtless
represent the full strength Of bis party and reach
position and has never entered Into any aiAtion with
the organized bodies Of American workinKmen but sew
eral German labor unions have ranged themselves
sde and made contributions TO Il from their funds
Tho Soc Aiists have also candidate for Governor Of
this State J. Edward Hall and candidates for tho Al
sembly In many OF the distrctA They have cAndi-
date for Congress in the Eleventh Congress district
They also running candidates In Albany and syrA
ouse N. Y, In Bridgeport and New Haven, Conn. In |
Milwaukee, Wih. and In other pacea Where they have
no candidates Of their they WILL rule. stay
AWAY from the pollA
In the Second Erie district In this State. the Demo
cratS have nominated . prominent trade unionist |
Joseph Bauer for the Assembly In Queens county the
United Labor party has endorsed the Democratic eandi
for CongrosA James W. Covert In the Sixth Con-
Eress district OF this city the Tammsny candidate Mr.
Is member of the United Labor party.
In the Second dislrios the Labor candidate for |
Congress has . Republican endorsement In the |
twelfth Assembly district OF Kings county the Repub
nominee for the Assembly. Mt TalmAdge has bsen
formally denounced enemy BY the Brooklyn Cen
trA Labor Union. His antagonist u James r. Graham
formerly prominent Labor leader In this city there
many Labor candidates for the Assembly and
srA for Aldermen.
There ara but few reports from any quarter Of the
OF workngmen In the interest OF any party
In many large manufacturers have asked their
psll ok which they believe theIr 70 Be
nyolyedi bat have heard ef ne thssGA AseompAnys