New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-03
WORKTNGNEN FOR WKINLEf.
ALL SCHEMES TO MAKE THEM DESERT TIE
REPUBLICAN PARTY FAIL.

REPUBLICAN PARTY FAIL.
To-day the poorest wokingman VIII go 10 inc
polls and cast Il which will he as valuable M"
as powerful in accomplishing purpose as 'he No'e
Of the richest nan in the land. In TINS cry a
least every workingman who has vote ana can
get to the polls will cast il for the Candidates VI
hi, choice There has teen much talk III the
course OF the campaign TO how the workingmen
of this city Will vote. The Bryanites at the De-
ginning of the campaign claimed everything III
sight and spoke confidently as to the way WORK
ingmen would cast their ballots. number OF
abo leaders were also carried away at first bv the
clamor and enthusiasm CT few men In labors
ranks and being anxious to march at the head
of the winning procession no matter which size
il represented. apparently indors,d the sentiments
of the rabd Bryanites.
Gradually, however. sober common-scnse began 10
prevail and tn abo- leaders who at first shouted
for free silver charged their views. The Bryarite'
then worked tooth and rail to get organized labor
into their ranks by trying to induce labor unions
to ndorse the Popocrat!c candidate and right here
met their first crushing defeat. Sunday after Sun
day they attended the meetings of the Central
Labor Union in Clarendon Hall and shouted long
and loud for Bryan and free silver. They made
motion after motion to have this central body
which represents some sixty labor organizations In
this city. and = affiliated with other central bodies
all the country and in Europe, to indorse free
silver and sver's candidates, but all the mo-
lions met overwhelming defeat The efforts OF the
Organizes to stampede single labor unions were
not more successful
Then Tammany Hall entered the field The I'M
scrupuous and experienced politicians and wire
pullers Of this notorious organization went to work
In a different way from that adopted by the So
called Bryantc leaders in the ranks of labor Tam
mans cohorts labored under the delusion that
the vote of organized labor to be bought. They
nominated ]. E. Bausch. the secretary OF the Cen
trail Labor Union. for Coroner and did other things
TO capture the labor vote; but even then they could
get no official Endorsement OF Bryan and free sill
Yer. Inc worklngmen were wiling 10 lnaorse
10 20 a step further.
At last several Bryanite demagogues attempted
to hold meetings-so-called workngmens meetings,
where workingmen could be persuaded to enroll
themselves under the banner Of free silverbut the
one of the workingmen. the demagogues got cold
feet" and finally aba abandoned the field In disgust.
ter success: Meyer schoenfeld. the leader Of the
allied clothing trades. came out fatfooted for Nc
Kinley and the a 9o,s and ND 1t is
And so II has gone all over the city. The senti-
ments Of large majority Of the organized work
ingmen is best summed up by one Of their num-
Der. follows:
MIR. Bryan is all right. and we think he is sin
not agree with his views We cannot stomach
free trade and free silver. either Of these doc.
trines, We feel sure that the unlimited coinage OF
silver would not give us more employment or In
cent. We know, from bitter experience. that when
in a proportionate rate with that Of other things
Of thousands OF workingmen already. and we will
have no more Of it, II our votes can prevent IT,"
labor In this city only represents about % cent
Of the total vote Of workingmen here. and that
viii be cast to-day for mckinley and Hobart sound
money and protection TO American industry.