Evening journal., 1894-07-14
WILL ELECT NEXT PRESIDENT
PREDICTION MADE BY SECRETARY
TURNER OF THE PEOPLES PARTY.

of the Independent Labor Party-Lucius
saniels Wants a Cooperative Govern
ment, Where Labor VIII Work Only for
Labor-A Small Audience and But
Little Interest Shown.
The initial gun Of the fall campaign
was fred last evening at the corner of
Fifth and King streets. by the Independ
ent Labor party. A stand had been
erected there and from it two of the
lights of the organization addressed
crowd which varied from 100 to possibly
900, and three .fourths Of which was
composed of idle curiosity seekers.
President Alonzo Foster, Of the new
party, introduced the speakers. On the
platform we're seated B. j. Sweeney,
Harry Hollis, W. Underwood, Richard
Monck, E. B Roberts, Gustav Reinicke,
w. Barnes, P. d. Kane. S. A. Benning-
ton, B A Haines, j. P. Edwards, Ben
jamin Fried and others
Mr.. Foster stated that the people had
become disgusted with both the great
parties and proposed to put men in
power who would legislate for the masses
and not the classes. He urged the
workingmen to join in the cause
Lucius Saniels, of New York city, a
native of France, was the first speaker
His argument was for cooperative
republic where the people would own the
railroads, street roads, and all interests
operated now under public franchise.
| He said that everything was the result
of labor, and yet the laboring mau did
not benefit by his labor He cited the
/ building Of 3 railroad. beginning with
the statement that 'they" sent out en-
gineers tn lay out the road, neglecting to
explain, however, that they" meant the
holders Of the capital After building
| bis road be placed it in the hands moi
of the labor which created It, but OF q
| few men who never earned an honest
dollar in their lives, but who got their
millions no one knows how, an absurd
ity which WAS highly relished by his
hearers
The speaker gave an interesting de-
scription of q recent visit to Europe,
where he studied the socialist movement
in Zurich. Paris, Belgium and England
and cited the results attained
Defining the stand Of the new party on
the tariff question be said that it was
not free trade aside from believing in
the free exchange of the labor Of one
man for hat of another, no matter Of
what country, and added that the labor
ing man needed no protection excepting
from the capitalist. In concluding he
urged the WORKING people to join in a
political movement and demand and
secure representation in the city, state
and national legislatures
During Mr. Saniels's address, which
lasted over an hour, band marched
down the street and rendered the
speaker a serensde When the music
ceased he said; Il hope there will be
music next year. In the meantime
there is music In the air. There was
music out at Chicago, but 1t has been
, drowned by the cannon and guns Of the
nations bosses"
J II Turner. who was introduced IS
the secretary Of the Peoples party, Of
Georgia, was the next speaker. he
claimed descent from revolutionary
: stock In defining his politics he
thanked God be had never voted fol
either party" His first vote was cast
for General Weaver, the GreenbacB
candidate, in 1880, and since then when
there was no candidate excepting 8
regular, he stayed at home His argu-
y ment was along the line Of unlimited
. coinage and against the national bank
Q ing system
= These bankers" said he, "are pretty
good fellows. and have nothing
against them personally. They are II
the same position, however, as tn
Dutchmsn's flea He said, Dot fle
vos a pooty leedle bug. He vos lifely
und had Won sharp eye, und his legs vo
70 put on right, but its dot internal pees
ness vot don't like. At this point al
= intoxicated individual who had sIceeede'
in securing foothold on the edge Of tn
- platform interrupted with 'Say that
the kind Of business you're in. Excus
me. gentlemen, but / want to speak
Cries OF throw him out" put hin
of that platform, etc., were hurled 3
- the would-be Cataline, and it looked fo
a minute as though free debate woHl
y ensue. An officer took the inebriate
10 orator by arm aud pointed him out Of Oh
crowd towards Fourth str ct. and th
place which had known him knew hiI
lie no more.
n. Mr.. Turner promised, for the People
psrty, the abolition of hard times, plent
l. Of money and general millennium. A
the existing evils would be remedied b
%. his party. He predicted that the nel
President OF the United States would
elected ny his party. He spoke less tha
- hour
. Ther was but little interest shown
m, the MEETING, and it is doubtful II 1t vi
he be repeated. In the meantime the 9TH
q two great parties will continue busine
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