Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-29
'OWDERLY IS POINTED
iothing at All Ambiguous About the
Master Workman's Stand
N THE CAMPAIGN OF THIS YEAR.
Denounces the Old Parties as Frauds and
Played Out, and
DM0NISHES THE Z. OF L. HOW TO VOTE

PHILADELPHIA, June 20 -General
faster Workman I. V. Powderly, of the
nights of Labor, who was elected by the
xecutive Committee of the Peoples party
Pennsylvania delegate at large to the Ma
onal Convention of the party to be held at
maha on July 4, came to the city to-day
I'd registered at the Windsor Hotel, where
,was Joined by General Secretary Hayes
nd General Lecturer A. W. Wright, of the
nights, who are also delegates to the
maha Convention.
The three eminent knights spent the day
1 close consultation, and left early in the
vening for Omaha Before taking his de-
arturo, Mr. Powderly said to a reporter
Dr THE DISPATCH:
'eThere is no Democrat or Republican, no
latter how able, who can successfully con-
,adict the assertion that their platforms
re based on deceit Take the silver plank
an illustration. Neither party believes
1 The reconciliation of silver, vet both
ould catch the votes of the advocates of
zee silver.
The Deed of a William in the Night.
"a treacherous act was performed in the
lRHls Iuc dSsdSSlu elOIc, VII uduu, llltO
lie United States Congress. He stabbed
here he could do the most good, and when
e plucked his cursed steel away the silver
ollar, which had stood with the constitu-
on itself up to 1873, Law PROSTATE at the
let OF the English and German bankers,
no sent Ernest Seyd across the ocean to
ribe the American Congress to demonetize
liver in the interest of foreign money
.nders
'iSworn testimony has been adduced to
rove that Ernest Sevd performed his duty
ithfully and we'll We all know that sill
er was demonetized; we know that the
.merican people did not ask for its demon
.ization, and that they did not know of its
emonetizatlon until the evil was upon
aem. 1t was an act of treachery-aye, of
reason, and the whole plan has been laid
are before Congress within the past two
ears. Both parties know that it was
-rong; that it was stealthilv and treacher-
usly done. They know that it was con-
AIRY to the American idea of fair play to
cal blow in the dark, and yet neither
arty has the manliness to demand that
liver be placed where it was before the
idden hanp had struck the blow.
The Tariff Question Settling Itself
'That tariff question is settling itself
-ithout the aid of politicians, for when an
american manufacturer feels that he can
ompete with foreign rivals he asks that
ne tariff be taken off the article which he
manufactures. That wages are good and
ad in this protected land no one will deny;
nat wages are bad and good in free trade
,ngland no one will deny; and yet the
ampaign orators will urge the people to
elieve that there is no other issue than the
ariff in this campaign
"Being in and out is practically the only
iference between the rival wings of the
arty of plutocracy, and if the people have
ense both will be out when the campaign
.nses Search both platforms carefully and
ell, and not one living issue will strike
ou as standing boldly out in favor of re-
Orm in the true sense of the word. We
now that the land should not be subject to
peculative traffic, and we are confident that
is so held. We know that idle lands es-
ape taxation, and that the labor of thou
ands goes to increase the value of this
and.
Taxes All Paid by the Poor Man.
eve know that one speculator gets the
acrease in value, and that the other 999
-ho reside in that vicinity pay the taxes,
OF only on their own homes. but on the
peculators' land as well. Whether the
Dreign manufacturer does or does not pay
be tariff, we do know that the American
ndustrialist, merchant and manufacturer
lust pay the taxes on the lands now held
v speculators and for the enrichment of
ne few
I'VE all know that the Republican and
Democratic parties did not speak out in be-
alf of the people on the great living ques-
ions, and, knowing that, how can we con-
istently vote for either Benjamin Harri-
on or Grover Cleveland? Wall street nomi-
ated both of them. Through Chauncey NJ.
Depew (the original striker on the New
'Ork Central Railroad in 1890, and the
lost cowardly of them all, for he ran away
0 Europe after planning the strike) Ben
amin Harrison was placed in nomination.
treet speaking for the Presidency.
An Advantage of the Third Party.
"When the Omaha candidates come before
for our votes they will be able to tell
hat they represent, and every man who
ill be able to tell why he does it, but 70
ut of every hundred who vote the other
wo tickets will not know why they are
Democrats or Republicans
"If there is a voter within the United
'tates who should feel in duty bound to
ote for the nominees of the Omaha Con-
ention the Knight of Labor is that man.
And why? The General Assembly of 1890
rdered its general officers to call conven-
ion of representatives of all industrial Or
anizations for the purpose of formulating
political platform to which we could give
ur support at the polls. The Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union, which met
few weeks afterward, adopted similar
esolution, and from that beginning came
he industrial conference at St. Louis on
Vashington's Birthday, 1892.
All scoffed at as Cranks.
''That conference adopted political
latform and placed it before the American
eople, so that both of the so-called great
arties might have the opportunity to adopt
he platform of industry. Both parties re-
ected it; they scoffed at it and the 'cranks'
Tho made it. knights of Labor are re-
ponsible for the existence OF the st. Louis
latform, and the knights of Labor should
upport it at the polls, for it is of our own
laking.
Whether the nominees at the Omaha
convention are elected or not, the agitation
or Government ownership of railroads, a
ational currency independent of bankers,
nd an equitable system of taxation of land
alues will continue until the whole Am eri-
an people understand these issues This
ampaign will be a glorious one for educa-
ion on these essential points, and it cannot
all to win, no matter who is elected 1 be-
ieve the platform OF the St. Louis confer
noe is right, and will vote for it next No
ember. 1 furthermore believe that every
ther man should do the same"
Mr.. Powderly was sanguine that there
Fould be something in the nature of DO
itical revolution in the Western States as
result of the Omaha convention. He ex-
ressed himself as confident that the Peo-