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Show THE iVOIIMMiMAVS FMEM). ATa meeting of worklngmen last night, O.W. Powers, who is trjiog to manipulate the labor element iu favorof the ' Liberal" party, made an (lUrc's In which he uu! a number of platitudes common to his class of wire-pullers wlun tceklng for the suffrages of the "poor working work-ing man," and the "Liberal organ n ports that, he stated that "Whlio capital drew interest day and night, Including Suudass and boIiJajK, that the workingman was forced to stop from sheer exhaustion and for wautof sleep; capital can buy brains and muscle, even the rtcred ballot was obtainable with uiouiy, while labor had only two liands and one set of brains, to work with. Conditions Con-ditions were not equal and labor was the chief sufferer." This newborn sympathy iu tlie tender bosom of the Michigan w Ire-puller Ire-puller for tlie "suffering laborer," It should bo understood, extends only to such as belong or can be induced to belong to the "Liberal" labor dique. He has no ue tor the Independent Inde-pendent Worklngmen, and h's con-, federates had no words too vile with which to pelt Ihcm during tho campaign cam-paign for the August election. The trouble with many of tliee orgs.nizitlons of bona Jtdt working people !, that Uiey suffer themselves to laconic tlie tools of jut such persons per-sons as tlie Mldilgan denier in political taffy and sympathetic noft soap. Genuine laboring men arc often Ignored in labor gatherings, and professional politidans cf the mercenary sort are allowetl to enme to the front and exercise a baneful Influence. It Is nstouisliln; that honestworkIngmen,wlth ljraln,per mit themselves to be swayed by such designing demagogues. "Hie man of limber tongue and infinite "cheek," m-ntioncd the fact that capital could even ''buy the sacred ballot." Who knows this better than he? As to tliepu--chaseof "brilns," etc, by capital, why did he not Instauco how tbe sura of 10,0 can pllr..ha.s the .crvsSo(aproVssioml manipulator manipula-tor of election machinery ami of the sacred ballot, so that capltil might secure an election al will. Is cj;3lil ruttin; ub snin. In if lew of tlie November election? I the outdde registration scheme no w out of the question? Is it dangerous to attempt the methods recently ex posed? And Is it necessary to play on the feelings, of the laboring element, ele-ment, and whllu sympathising with their grtevance-j bolh real aud Imaginary, work them for its tools lo the Interest of capital an 1 so-called so-called "Liberalism?" Powers poIng as '-tlie poor work-Iiigman's work-Iiigman's friend" and decTilming against capital, with tbe crisp rustle cfth-it $10,0,)) fee for carrying an election in the interest of capital. Is a spectacle that must attract attention, atten-tion, and one only wonders In gaz ing upon it whether It Is food fur laughter or causa fjr ineffable dls-guit. dls-guit. . |
