New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-03
HODCMAM'S
MACKINTOSHES
FOR YACHTING, CAMPING OR
DRIVING.
BROADWAY. II WEST 23D ST..
Cor. Grand street. All. 9th ave. Hotel

Henze John J. Hopkins, George S Rivenburgh.
G. E. Hoyland. Myles Norton. John Casey. Joseph
T. Pedow John Knox Fritz Schmidt. John Nc
Kenna. H. Schroeder John Coleman. James f.
Roach Dennis Feehan. Martin Kelley. Michael
Quinn. Peter McGraw. John King Patrick Lyons
and Daniel McCulluster. and reads as follows:
We. the undersigned. representatives, Of the
workingmen Of this State. respectfully request
word with you on the threshold of your delibera
lions regarding the work Of Republican reorgani
zation In NewYork County. We feel perfectly
weny years Ak have . one an all been bong to
the best of our ability to keep the w4rkng people
endeavoring to demonstrate to them that their
best interests were bound up in the party Of pro-
We have encountered many obstacles. but none
difficult to overcome as the prevailing feeling in
labor circles that the Republican party IL The party
OF rich men; the party Of the classes and not the
masses; the party that relied for success to great
extent at least. upon the wealth or thf lew ana me
purchasable element Of voters that still disgrace
the Republic In no part Of the STATE has ths tact
New.York city. There the Republican party Is
ticans known to be In such close relations win
Tammany Hall as TO make the party machine
wealthy gentlemen known as the Cnlon a., League IIp
Club who have made possible TINS shamelul am
have Invariably their mantle OF responsibility
the shameful performances OF the disreputaole
With neither the old gang the Union League
element did the workingman find sympathy or
Newly ork the labor element has been gradually
drifting away from the Republican party until
II had almost ceased to be factor In II. Two or
three wears ago. however a new force was IN
jccted into the Republican party IN New-York city
II manifested Itself IN the person Of Mr.. John r.
NIiIhouand who. by the way in which he enforced
the Contract Labor law when he was an
Immigrant inspector. and later on by his settle
ment Of the difficulties between organized labor ana
n great Republican newspaper. together with his
efforts to settle the deplOrabe Homestead strike
attracted and has held the attention Of the honest
worl:ir~men OF the entire country. He won their
confidence ard when he started in TO reorganlze
the Republican party Of Ncw-Y York he found an
army OF people with him.
They are with him because he IL bringing the
party back whore 1t belongs 10 the plain people
Mr. Milholland has the support OF the working
people because he Is in accord with their ideas, and
because they believe the organization which lac
leads built up. = n is. largely Of worklnemen can
never be made the subject OF trades and deals with
the Democratic party The old organization which
still controls the Committee OF Thirty IL stcnch
In the nostrl- Of the reputable working people or
this State II should have been abolished long ago
The prospects OF Republican success were never so
bright az at present. and the only cloud IN me
skv Is in Network city. We beg you VIII remove
I, nv throwing aside the old machine and its FOL
lowers and recognizing the new organization pc
cause IL is the organization OF the people TOT inc
people and by the people