The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-08
LABOR AoITA roRs Nv POLTTIos.

Axa'. the Professionals" Are Moving 10
MAIZE Their Proat In . New ComhInntioH.
Not since the disastrous break up OF the
Labor party after the Coogan municipal cleo
OF 1885. attended as that was with many scan.
dslous disclosures and personal rscriminG-
tions. has there been any serious effort OF
professional labor agltAtors to make another
good thing" out OF city politics. The labor
agitator 10 as clearly q defined figure in this
field as the low comedian or the heavy
villain OF melodrama. but for the past
six years he and his kind have been on
short commons, for. In consequence OF
the Coogan disclosures. the labor voters de-
serted the labor standard. and the agitators
had nothing and had nobody to deliver" as
the phrase 10. A majority OF them. though
breathing vengeance and hostility 10 the old
parties. are Joined with them for the sake Of
ofiees. and now every wsll-reRulated political
organization In town has it's +" labor" spikes
man. who responds for the wage earners Of
the city, who. according to the theory OF the
aEttAtors are incapable OF responding !or
themselves. though they show usually. on
election day. no such deficiency.
The present Ballot law. which prints withous
expense a full ticket for as many pollt-
zeal parties as there may be in the Held has
deprived the professional AgitatOrs OF TWO
sources OF revenue. lney CANNOT ger coH'Il"4-
tions to run" ticket; they esnaot gel cons
tributions from politicians TO withdraw ti'Ess
already nominated. This has compe lei them
to support the candidates whom their cooven'
tions put up. and the influence OF each leader
may therefore, be gagged by the vote in hIs
particular district
As a municipal campaign is now PRETTY near
at hand this year, and Rs a Governor !, 10 70
elected az the same tlins. with present ~ Ia
lions that two millionaire business mel.
D..au al nd lagFll -
Morton. will be the rival rEnd dates. tn .abyT
men are again hesttTrtug Themselves. an ti"I
activity takes tho now form OF a com t.nAtoh
between POpulists. lrohihitioalsts, SpciH is.G
Single Tax men. and knights Of Labor Inc
Azitstors want TO orGantzr all hNr int az
they call an Independent Labor party an thy
have been holding meetings al The RAJ 4rhlu
street hsaiquarters for the puTPpse lhs
PTOhibitiOnists have nothing in common With
the Populsts and desire no union with them.
The Socialists dsilnItelY parted romIALB
from the single Tax nlen ~ tue syracuse , rn,
ysntion Of 1881. aud the two have been getting
further apart ever sine Their dlVsfrA.Wss
sOsaking protectionists aud believing IN ~
ternAl govsrnment. whereas the single iEHtls
are aNOWed free-tr aders and believe ~ gov
ernmental protection whatever n. - - err
tain. the Prohibttiohists snd so.lall.'s GOV,
tlnue 20 run straight-Out tickets, there can .
no amAlgamAtlOn. for the PopulistS Ani mo
Knights % Labor are substanuAiiy ~" raHs
number, act with the Democratic party i9.'u'
eAly. In New York.
The purpose Of the labor lgitAtors however
Into new Labor party. but % suTpiY a pre-
text Tor the revival Of the old labor Ean{'
which went to pieces WTanSling over the az
ElslHa q ne SSmss :, Soogan SaiH We M thslr
meetings will not Be IN vain. even though they
fail TO bring about 2 union between slsnsA~
- Antagonisue ~ oil 70 water