Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-20

Samuel Irdell, the Democratic candidate
for Congress in this District, recently
addressed the following letter to Mr.. A. B.
G. Smith. of Camden, who has given it to
the press =
"The labor question is the most import
ant question with which legislators have to
deal. This country belongs to the labor
ing class of people. The man who carries
the dinner pail is. the man who controls the
destiny of this great nation of ours and
who. consequently, may choose just who
ne will have to make his laws and just
what laws he will have to govern him. If
the great and mighty class of common PEG
pie to which you and l belong have not
the laws they want, it is their own fault;
because they. including you and me, have
not used that powerful instrument, the bal
lot, which the constitution has placed in
their hands, to their own advantage. In
order for the workingmen TO secure the
legislation and reforms they need, it is
necessary for them to be united. United
workiDgmen are strength which political
parties must, and always will, recognize.
Political parties, you well know, cater only
to strength, and in order to be a strength, q
power, workingmen must be thoroughly
organized l am a strong believer in labor
and trades unions and have assisted the
glassblowers of this city and county in
their efforts to become organized. have
advocated their cause both in unionizipg
them elves and in their efforts to secure the
adjustment of the company store and the
payment of wages in cash. ALI wages OF
labor should be paid in cash, and every
man who works at honest labor should re-
ceive honest pay, and should also have the
privilege of spending what he earns where
he pleases.
"Thomas Jefferson once said, Let the
hands that do nations work, that produce
a nations wealth, also guide nations gov
eminent. and all will be wellr That
statement expresses my sentiment. This
government is safe in the hands of the
people
"The office-holder is the connecting link
between the government and the people,
and, consequently, the Office holder should
always be jealous of the peoples interests
| am opposed to trusts and all aggregations
OF wealth, which have tendency to grind
the people, | believe that the burdens of
taxation should be borne by aggregated
WtAtUu, WHICH cdu bc6b duOTu Ii du
elected, shall represent the people. What
is to their interest, shall advocate; and
what is not to their interest," shall OPP
poee.'
The man who wrote the above letter is
the only candidate who opposes Fl. G.
Loudenslager with any prospect of success.
The men who will subscribe to every
sentiment therein contained, are in the
majority in this District at ratio of three
to one in opposition.
Can ANYONE imagine, for instance, Mr..
Loudenslager being in sympathy with the
: man who carries the dinner pail?" Can
anyone, by the greatest stretch of the
imagination, conceive of Mr.. Loudenslager
working to assist in the establishment of
organizations having for their object the
amelioration of the workingman? Fancy
Mr.. Loudenslager as connecting link"
between the government and the people,
jealous of the peoples interests Isn't il
funny Fancy Mr.. Loudenslager making
crusade against trusts and aggregations of
wealth. 1t wouldn't be much of crusade!
As between Mr.. IredeIl and Mr. Louden-
slayer, which do You think will represent
the people