New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-17

Peoples Party. Devery has made arrange
rnents To place a copy OF he platform in the
hands Of every member Of a labor organization.
The document viii ne printed in English. Ger
nan. Italian and French The planks. which
are designed to appeal With force TO the labOring
men. are as follows.
EDUCATION.
We favor adequate school facilities for every
child in the city. We believe our school system
uniform, education for every child and that every
pupil attending our 3 ao2l should oe tnorouEIiy
writing. spelling and arithmetic. We favor at the
n the H66n hour f5r STe s@ ShG and free trans
portatGn oy the Slrset rllNtys Ip d 3 ION N.
certified living at distances from the schools
Department OF Eduratfon should be legal residents
Of the city Of NewYork FOR at least i've years prior
from MAY to September " established.
y DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION.
We favor the establishments of a department. OF
the public treasury: tSat union members be EN-
ployed on all municipal works, and that the only
mechanics and labor rs Shall Ie their duly author
ICED cards of membership in the various unions
which thev belong and that thew must positively
prove that they are citizens OF the United states
will prevent theoretical persons from getting places
to which practical men should be appointed.
sam Parks's victory at the meeting Of the
International Association Of Bridge and IRON
workers at Kansas City has given Devery
there is little doubt that he will get hearty
support from the housesmfths and bridgeme1
the fourneynnen .stonecutters. the Amalgamated
Sheet and Metal Workers. the LabOrers' Pro-
tective Union the Portable Hosting Engine and
Safety Engineers and the Derrick NeE's unions.
Devery's candidate for Sheriff. Thomas Rock
is a district organizer of the Knights Of Labor
and a member of the Belgian PAYERS Union
All the local unions have informally pledged
Rock their support.
John W. Johnston, candidate for president OF
the borough on the Devery ticket. is treasurer
Of the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's Union and
secretary and treasurer Of the International As
ISOLATION of Bridge and IrOnwOrkers- He also is
Editor os THE Bridgemen's Magazine"
Devery has made personal visits 70 the head
quarters Of the trainmen on the elevated roads
and TO the railroad men in the New-YOrk and
New-Haven yards. where he has a number OF
friends.
a canvass OF the IXth District gives Devery
5000 votes. He poIIed about thirteen hundred
at the primary election. when he Outran the
Tammany candidate. Frank J. Goodwin
Louis W. Morrison, candidate for Controller
on the Devery ticket. is a retired banker. living
at No. 13 West Thirty ninth-st. Mr. Morrison
lives at the Lorraine. This is the first time he
has dabbled in politics. RE has taken the NOM
nation for Controller because he thinks Devery
was wrOnged by Tammany Hall last year after
winning the primary fight II may be reTnenl-
bered that Charles F. Murphy declared. after
Devery offered the hand Of friendship. that
long he had power Devery would never get
into the Tammany executive committee, no mat
ter whether the voters elected him leader
not.
Devery is going ahead with his campaign in
the same way he begn il. He sees every that
calls at his headquarters. in Eighth-ave at
Twenty-eighth-st, and there is a thrOng there
every day. Yesterday four women were among
the callers. Each had a different tale of woe
Each wanted money. and got il. Thus far this
month he has assisted sixteen families threat
ened with eviction for nOn-payment OF rent and
in the sixteen families there are just five legal
voters He the same "BillF' last night
when a Tribune reporter asked him how he was
getting along with his canvass.
The pOpulaCe has got a majority in this city
and they Will elect me. and don't you forget it,"
said he. N believe the rank and file Of the peo-
pie is tired of the old parties and want a change
I the level the other day when issued
| that challenge TO Mcclellan and Low to debate
| the issues Of the campaign. I would have hired
| the hall at that The platform makers OF the
| old parties are all alike They keep on prOrrts-
| ing and the suckers keep biting Campaign
promises are made 70 be broken After election
| day you don't hear no more about the platform.
| II reminds me Of the way the band used 70 play:
\ Johnny. You're Hungry Yet