The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-06
TYNE'S ANSWER TO OAVELER
SAYS WHITAKER HAS ALWAYS
BEEN TRUE TO LABOR.
Makes Proposition For the Repub-
hcan Labor Orator to Discuss
Political Questions.
the Editor Of The Herald:

! To the Editor of The Herald:
1 wish to answer some of the aspersions
cast upon myself and Mr.. Whitaker in
connection with the present election by
Mr.. j. 5. Daveler In speaking to a Re
publican audience in the Third precinct
Wednesday night last.
Mr.. Daveler declared that Mr.. Whitaker
was false to his trust to the Federation of
Labor. Mr.. Whitaker has for some years
been the only representative from this
state TO the national convention of the
Federation of Labor. l wish TO ask the
gentleman If at any time he has cast one
vote ininlical TO the interest of this state
or any state in the Union. Further than
this Mr.. Whitaker served a term in the
state senate of this state. Can Mr.. DAY.
eler recall one action or vote that was not
in the labor interest, as well as in the in
terest of the whole state? Later, Mr.
Whitaker has been called upon to serve
Can Mr.. Davelsr point TO one act or one
vote of his that merits the condemnation
of the people Of this county? No, he
can't.
MIR. Daveler and Mr.. Cottle make a
great cutlery against Mr.. Barnes for
mayor OF this city, and here is where they
claim to have a grievance against Mr..
Whitaker, myself and the Democratic
party. If the gentlemen Will but take time
TO think they will find that there are no
grounds to sustain such charges as they
make. and the time will soon come when
the few whom they have inveigled into
their support will regret their action.
And then he rails against Stephen Tyne
myself-for deserving the workingman's
cause and claiming the Democratic party
as the workingmans friend. have never
Yet voted anything but a Democratic
ticket. and have done this conscientious
~, believing that / was voting in the
interest of the masses. because whenever
read the declarations of the principles
OF each party i always find that the
Democratic platform is the one best cal
culated to promote the true interests of
the masses. II my friend. Mr.. Daveler
We're trying to promote the interest of the
Peoples party or that of the Social Labor
party. then i would not be so willing TO
take issue with him. But he favors Civ
ing power to party whose boosted and
combines and to place the accumulated
wealth in the hands of a few bankers
who Will act as pawnbrokers to the ma
ton. Therefore. / say, Mr.. Daveler it is
not I. but you that are DESERVING the
workingman's cause and clinging to
party not in the interests of the people
although it may be in your own personal
interest.
Now. Mr.. Daveler. have one PROPOSE
ton 10 make to you You know very well
that by the constitution of all labor or
from discussing politics, either national or
local. in their meetings. / have long been
of the opinion that a thorough under
standing of a nations needs is the first
lesson to be taught if you wish to make
good citizens of the people. My propo-
sition Is that you consent with me to form
a permanent organization OF the LABOR
independent of their trade organ
izations. for the purpose of discussing pol
itics. both local and national. 1 am will
ing TO cast aside my partisanship if you
or any whom you may have work with
you can convince a majority of intelligent
that the Republican party is
the party OF the common people and striv-
ing to promote their best interests.
In the meantime. / have looked at this |
question and considered il from every |
point of view. both local and national and |
have come TO the conclusion that. TAX
ing the personnel of the candidates named !
for the different offices on the Democratic |
and Republican tickets. l find that my |
vote must and will be cast for the Demo- |
cratic ticket entire.
can assure you that any aspersions !
that you may cast. or insinuate, on Mr. |
Whitaker or myself will be of no moment \
TO the clique you wish to serve but. on l
the contrary. they will act as a boone |
rang. injuring only the person that uses 1
them. STEPHEN TYNE.