The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
WARWHOOP'BY DRUMMERS.
THEY SHOULD ALJ BE HAPPY. mr.
THINK THET SEE 4 BLACK CJOIu

GoinE into Politics. They say. with mn g..
TO whaling the Men who Passed The ,,,,.
scaipers' Biii-..Greater N1inds Than Ours,
They Murtnur. "Do Not Suggest itcIrnuc,,
Several members OF the Commercial Traveller,
National League, which is u non.political organ.
ization, met last night in the league headoupr.
ters in the Townshend building, at Broedwnv
and Twenty.ffth street, TO form a purely politi.
cal body, TO b. known as the Travellers and
Traders Union. This body is 10 H.ht
against everybody who keeps railroad NIX.
cts from being as cheap rs tho drummcr.
think they ought to be. Membership in Tho
union Is open to every commercial traveller
who signifies Il desire to join. President /, +.
Dowc OF the Commercial Travellers National
League is the temporary Chairman OF the Tru.
oilers and Traders Union. Its Sccretar, f.,
Frank j. Price ana its Advisory Board is mnue
up OF the Officers OF the G.. 4. \. l.. and one or
two Outsiders.
Secretary Price said last night that at present
the union was altogether an Offensive alliance.
III IA man in the present Legisls lure who vo. ed
for the Anti.Scalping dill" he said, "comrs TN
for reelection we aie going into his district 10
beat him. Tho bill makes 1t "a lime for VS. even
to sell our unused tickets to och other. w,
protested against 1t from the time that ii VIVA
Introduced by Senator Mhl.en o, .Icdr.nH
While IL was In Gov. Backs hlnus " sent
hundreds OF kilograms asking him 10 vo,o the
bill"
why" interrupted President Dove, II know
by nrme 500 men all over the country who sent
teiegrains To the Governor. Now We are going
to light. 5Omc lay neat week We are gong %
cull II mass meeting oI N,w York drUIum is 10
take TIP the thing: Our orsdn, tue .lhcrcnn
the Assombl. men anu Senators VINO volci Or
the Diil, ANA We Will Turn The hose on them .vr
fair
In opening the meeting Mr.. Dove emitted a
war cry. part of which Ioiows:
This nation OF vast resources. Inc ~fnirest
under The blue canopy vi heaven, nature aLs
furnished generously Tor man & wan,s; and
mines am SOIL pro luce at human hands Ienur.
Gus icturns; forests yield their timber, Wanl-
featuring nouri5h.s, commodities are exchanged.
and commerce holds its sway; l~uciitics Tor
transportation lor man ana freight give US \
right 10 claim : superiority over oJne. naL!Oas
In this regard especially; and We siol Ill
be happy. Bat to the, tnoJghtful -i,Uoetr
threaten our pea Z. Rottennc.s and corruption
exist in both political parties. riLes are usei 20
obtain dishonest actions OF pubic otnciais. lon.
oies are maintained ny corporate money s.. anu u
its awtulness. politicians co not seek ottil e or
the honor o office, but for What there Is in
II; Statesmen become creatures OF corpora
tons, and lesser oiiceholders frequently De-
eon,e D0'1le c, and thieves; Those who
honor may accrue to them from AN honest ad-
miristration OF the duties OF office. are turned
down unless they can deliver votes favorable 10
political organizations. Political deals are III,
ORDER OF the day. and political bosses constitute
men, bend or break, or become abject slaves;
and bolieS and souls are matters of aaily sales.
Ihls picture confronts us. Is II to be a survival
OF the httest or the crushing OF the weak by the
what is the redrcssf Greater ininus than ours
do not suggest release"