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Show A FEW WO RDM TO HONEST WORK-1NUMEN. WORK-1NUMEN. The so-called independent working-men's working-men's ticket was put up, so it is claimed, by the originators of the movement, because the Liberal convention did not give an office to Mr. Cracroft, who wanted to bo recorder. He is now the candidate for coroner on the fusion ticket. Certainly quite a drop from recorder. re-corder. As we understand It, Mr. Cracroft Cra-croft did not participate in the Liberal primaries, or make his desire generally known. He had no one to place him in nomination before the Liberal convention con-vention or to advocate' his claims. The convention did not knjw that Mr. Cracroft was au aspirant for office. Bui even if he were, what then? Would the worklngmen be benefited as . a body by the election of one of their number to office? Would not suoh an election be simply a personal benefit lo the individual? Has not the Liberal party been the meaus of giving to the workiugmeu generally gen-erally of this city a thousand more benefits in various ways than could be secured by the election of any oue man to office? Has not the Liberal parly inaugurated an era of progress and improvement, im-provement, the result of which is plenty of work and good wages, thus directly benefitting every worklngnian? Is it not evident to every common sense workingmau that it is to his interest to work for the success of the Liberal ticket? Will tho workingmen of this city be led away from their own interest in-terest by a disappointed office-seeker? We think not. |