New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
SOCIALISTS MAY NAME HIM.
CHARLES H. MATCHETT THEIR PROBABLE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.


PATRIOTISM HE SAYS. IS NONSENSE.
.xn HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE TINE WHEN ALL MEN
WILL. BE BROTHERS.
c..x,.. II Na,chett. the wel-known Socialist
Labor leader IT is said. will probably be nominated
~, bis Marty for the Presidency at the SOCIALIST
labor Convention. which will be bid in New-fork
CITY In June Mr. Matchett ran Tor Vice-i eeiue''
a, the last Presidential election. was a cana'ua''
for Governor afterward and at the mu"'cpa. ~
ton was the Socalist-Labor candua'e ioi NO.
of Brooklyn Mr.. Matchett has an once j" ~
ground aoor NJ the building used by me New ioiA
and New-Jersey Telephone Company d! "''.- y.
&c emnIoved There he works every day. e~oep'
at such times when his labors take MIN OUT d'o"e
the companys lines. ..,,..d
When he ran for Mayor Mr.. Ma'che'' 49,
As4s votes in all the wards AT the previous 49, ~.
ton the Standardization party po"eo aoou. ""
votes which shows a somewhat remarKaoie IN
crease: and MIR. Matchett thinks that ','e 49,
would have been larger II the poor people, ""o
o,boru,tse might vote his partys ticket were "o'
.brti,ed by money promises OF positions anu o''
means" ,. ,o-
Mr.. Matchett talked TO Tribune repo',e' .o
auhiIe A day or two ago. and modes''s '
that II is possible that he may ne hoi'''',a'
tho Presidency. although he sad that the ooc'as.'
80, ,o do not nav special honor to candi-
La
do,o ,or -, high office When asked II ne "ou'u az
900, g., tho nomination were offered TO hh' MI
Matchett said: roasons
- ,resume I should although there are reasons
why I might and might not accept the ho''''''".o
For one thing. man has to be III "ei'"e -
ali the tim. Naturally should esteem !. d" "o'0'
70 no nominated a. a Presidential cahd'ua'e W g,
r,,. ~ rhich I am proud. which am sure wiz
,oco.d even,ualy and with which IN ''n'e ~
cone | may take pride in saying was '','''
as candidate No. can't tell you WHO e''e nc
been mentioned for the Presidential no''',". .S,
because don't know. don eve" N
I shall be nominated myself 49, ,r,,-
NJ ua,ch,,t then began to talk about the pii"-
c,n,.s ., his party. and said that It's IDEAL Gu
ora,,,.s system Of Industries is surely co'h'"s'
~ .a,.s ,ba, n revolution Is even no" tahs
Mace which reminds him somewhat oil the
Revolution. which changed leu''''''
SILENT REVOLUTION.
..rho ,c,oIution taking place now ne Sa''' "
r mighty change which IL TRANSFERRING '"e ,,a-
system Of the elevation OF cap''a' anu '"1 80 ,h
,css NJ labor-the wrongs OF the poor ma" az" -
n,ivileges OF the rich man-to the ui'''" -
,, o,a, unor which society must hatu'ai'' o'
~ .a,d that the tendency of the day Is
-. .oo,eration; that We are hndlhg '"a' VIC
c,,no, do without II. and that even '"e
,,on ~ capital In the large uus''' So
,.,-ol.ur, trust. the lead trust anu '' 20,
,-,s, shows that the tendency OF the time j. Wv
o,,h,,s,ton lie said things have come 10 s"0'
,ass that in some lines OF business "o o" A.,
links Of entering Who. for instance a'u
,,,.,.,, even though he were eAceeu'''e'
i,h, would try to break into the OIL "us.
rs coiege, and universities. he said arc
cunning out yearly thousands upon '",',.
Ing mon who can ind nothing 70 40 even -"
r.. ore thoroughly equipped. mentally anu pug
NJ, rhcy are thrust upon the streets on
,orce is that we coming 10 nav "'
-. rroie,arlat Even in the electrical o"'
- Z" said the speaker. giving prac''ca' "u'
49,, there are 90 we-eauipped men io' o'
place .,, ,oav ~ mem
Nr Ma,chett SAID that the great o''S % 80.
nnr. y. his party Is composed Of the lower
per- " ~ -, dav and even although they are
,..,i,.,, have not the opportunity 10 "r''e oo'
I'D soc,alstlc novels. but can understand inc
,,s.c nr,nclples upon which the parry p,'''o''
| q ,,urd.d He said that those Soe'"''S'S wy
=. hor,e and write novels on soc.al economies or
-" rr.n,re articles FOR the newspapers 90 no.
generally ally themselves with ire "o'N % ~
49,, .hor marty Or. Lyman AoootI ne
-, "a really a Socialist. as far as ne can oe
H. h, ,os.,,on hut II he we're 10 join the So''"'s'
Iahor marty. said Mr.. Matchett' win me SUI
rr Ahhot, would probably ind himself out o" '''7
Sidewalk , .o-o
The reporter noticed that Mr. Matche'' "o''
Grand ARMY button and asked him how ne maue
-. -, ms, warfare correspond with the
7
/ a.. -, ,,,tyorsal ncace which Is one OF the prih-
chic NJ the party to which he belongs. MI
Ma,ctet explained that when ne was ''
man no followed the sea. and that "hen ne 'o'-
sook s.afarng lie he became clerk on s"o'e'
WHY HE WENT TO THE FRONT.
..I,.s hard YOU know" said the leader "ior
sailor 70 be contented and stay IN one pact -N''
he has been sailing around the world IL see'hs 10
| hin, "a - II were about big as an orange ana
| 1
=. 49, 49, hroke out | watched the men go
,r, -, IN. front ard | felt the rowing fever /
.o,, N NV employer one day ana said 10 MN
There is A draft gong to the front from the 'a'"
Recruiting once I'd Ike TO go aiohs' ANU
went simply because | was young man anu
wasn't coniented TO stay where was !" ''o',
| DAYS used 70 love the -Spangled Banner ana
| 80, .-,ol ahou, r. and sometimes the thought or
I, hr,nos ,e,rs 20 my eyes yet But am uo"h
n, continent, and the American nag represents
nothing more | might fight for II II tho"sn' NY
personal interests were assiiled but as 'al d. 81
| ing to against men IN o'ner co"H' WV
never Injured me Is concerned believe that mat
is nonsense My experience has been tha' t"e ma
| ,or,,y ., rho men who went to the front in 81
were men who out OF jobs, or VINO soi ,m,S
difficulties with their wives or WI" ihSs 80 en- en-
| one fine day and sobered ny TO ma themselves en-
listed -, Navy during
well served for year in the Navy hscom au1 ds
gustcd and didn't re-enlsi. The old tubs ana ana
tugs and other vessels that composed our ne,
wen, south and We could then have demolisheu
! a number OF towns In Virginia and nave cIosed
| up almost all the Confederate ports, ihciuo.ms
! Charleston hui Admiral Dupont. instead or cork-
ing no the Southern seaport towns, decided thdt
he could make more by waiting Tor prize money
And .n what could have been done. wasn't done
| That's what Disguised me - 1,
ITO the present condition OF society. as see IT,
there can only be two results-lapse or progress
We believe that there Will be progress. even al,
though there no Socalist-Labor parry ana
II we never made a nomination. All agencies are
converginR toward one end
ALL PATRIOTISM is NONSENSE.
! Year by year We grow stronger. We are not at
all strong In the South. but In the West and In all
the Northern States strong. and the party Is
growing We don't take interest In protection. free
| trade silver. gold or paper. regarded as political
| pnythines The Idea OF protection Is all wrong.
don't contend for free trade but regarded logically
inl,. luhf believes that