Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28
ST. PAUL, MINI.
A Sharp Reply to the Politician Edi-
tor of the st. Paul Herald"

The next meeting of our Section, to
be held on October 6, will be an import
ant one. 1t will commence promptly at
$50 p. IN. Comrades Gaefke and Luhr-
sen have been instructed to speak and
deliver essays.
The St. Paul Herald of September 81
says: The editor of the Herald always
has and always will oppose the rabble of
un-AmeriCan, ignorant and illogical
cranks who preach socialism as it is
propounded by members of socialistic
Sections" And in the same article,
speaking of socialists who distributed
eight-hour literature at the Lab or Day
picnic in this city, the same paper de-
livers itself as follows; "A long haired,
wild-eyed crank was notified by the
writer to distribute his anarchist litera-
ture on some other place than on the
picnic grounds" The writer also says
that ''the ADVOCATE makes no mention
of the fact that one year ago the social
lists had finger in the management of
the Trades Assembly picnic and left n
debt of 5000 to the Assembly," The
same article states: CAS- to Esing no.
toriouS politician, we do not propose to
discuss that with gang of cranks like
the alleged Socialistic Labor Party,
who damn politicians in public speech
and then turn around and place old
party nominees upon their tickets at SO
much per head, as was done in this
county one year ago"
The Socialist Labor Party, conscious
of a past and present history on the
pages of which shine the most illustri-
Gus names in Labor's cause, and justly
proud, at this very moment, of the
great victory which has just been won
in Europe with the aid and under the
leadership of its members, will certainly
not cast pearls before swine by discuss
ing its principles with an editor who has
not even intelligence enough to select
matter for his paper, but receives it in
little, narrow boxes, and saws it out in
lengths to fit his size
The article quoted contains the fol-
lowing untruths:
/. 1t charges us with the distribution
of anarchist literature, whereas the
pamphlets on the eight hour question
were issued by the Socialist Party.
2. 1t speaks of the political action of
the Socialist Labor Party, which has
never placed ticket in the field in this
city.
3. 1t reflects most unfairly upon us
concerning the unfortunate debt in
cured by the Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, at picnic managed by committee
headed by socialist who had opposed
be chargeable to the Socialists, then any
action in which the socialist members
of the Assembly participated success
fully is to their credit. The socialists in
the Assembly originated action looking
to an increase in the wages of the city's
: laborers from $l.25 to $3.50 per day.
A socialist headed the committee. BY
the powerful aid of Alderman Kain tn e
request was granted. Thousands of la
borers benefited for years by the in.
crease, have already gained, say for ar
gument's sake only $4,000. SocialistiC
gain for laborers, $1,000; loss on picnic,
5000; net gain on sociallstic action,
$500.
1t is true that several socialists
: against the wishes of the writer, did 8
year ago, as individual and independent
5 voters, place the name of Alderman
Kahn on a ticket. But the party die
not do this Mr. Burns remarks are
therefore personal to those men, and dc
I not apply to the party as a body. Is he
so free from blame that he may afford
: to attack persons? Some time ago
S while editing labor paper, he supported
L A. r. McGill, the Republican candi
9 date for Governor. Upon McGilrs elec
ton Burns was made Deputy Oil In
e spector. Let organized labor beware Of
S a man who can make political action ST
t profitable to himself at its expense
-, and who now is probably engaged IL
trying to fix the labor vote, with a plal
which some people may not be able t(
, see until it is too late.
| We cannot close IN a more effective
e manner than with the following quota
: tons from a twO-cOhmn article, headed
s lis Burns Liar" signed Jno. T. Gro
: min. The author is a man whose per
sonal integrity and intense devotion t.
his Order are universally acknowledged
and the article appeared in the Labor
Echo of this city long before the presen
difficulty of Mr. Burns position.
/ HE is the same Burns who, not Sc
t very long ago, had a political wire
d puller get up in Republican conven
g ton and tell how he Burns controlled
several thousand labor votes, and neve
rose to inform the convention that NJ
!. one man can control the labor vote.
!. HE is the same Burns who usual,
e on election year finds himself at thu
). head of some vile sheet for the purpos'
e of levying political blackmail to pay
g back board and wash bills, and then
scorpion-like, stings the hand that fec