Butterworth attacked as enemy of organized labor in Hamilton County
A lettered column denounces Ben Butterworth as antagonistic to labor and immigrants, alleging anti union rhetoric and ties to Wall Street. It cites his Missouri Pacific strike remarks and calls for trades unions to send delegates to the Baltimore convention, detailing representation rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Hamilton County
Ism
Ben Butterworth
Thim
Goyree
Ben
Music Hall
America
Bea
Mr. Butterworth
Castle Garden
Butterworth
Lew
Knights of Labor and
Trades Unions
Missouri Pacific
Knights of and Trades Unions
Benskh
Wallstreet
Mattera
Wainiover Pm
Latiaintanie
Chicago
Ce Ben
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Pacific Coast
Labor Unions of
Baltimore
Union Labor declares sweeping targets against corrupt interests
A fiery Union Labor speech denounces Wall Street, grain gamblers, lobbyists, boodlers, bribers, and numerous political rings. It calls for removal of corrupt officials from sheriff to coroner, bank directors, gas briberies, and discrimination in wages, aiming to establish moral and industrial worth as standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Bill Smiths
Lew Bernards
E. L. Harper
Aparchiste
Times-Star
Union Labor Warns of Registration Obstruction
A notice warns precinct election officers to not hinder registration and vows prosecution for interference. Registrars are advised to register next Thursday with strict adherence to hours and to report any voter suppression to the party watchdogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electon Board
Union Labor Party
P.M
M. Beam
Ohio Union Labor Party Platform Endorsed
Delegates of the Union Labor Party of Ohio express grave concern over syndicate control of production and demand reform. They endorse the Cincinnati platform of February 22, 1887 and call for abolition of fees, stricter election laws, revocation of illegal corporate charters, real estate tax on mortgages, state printing of school books, bank reporting to the state, and fair treatment of workers while opposing coercive practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Labor Party
State of
Ohio
Cincinnati
National Platform for Land Reform and Public Control
The platform calls for a graduated land tax on large estates and immediate opening of Oklahoma for homesteads. It seeks purchase of unoccupied Indian lands, settlement of lands in severalty, and laws preventing corporate land ownership beyond business needs. It advocates public control of irrigation where needed and equitable water use. It prescribes people owned transportation and a national monetary system favoring producers with low-interest loans and direct money issuance. It endorses postal savings bank and free coinage of gold and silver, with prompt debt payment and arbitration over tribal and injurious practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
United States
Party platform planks on taxation and reform
The document advocates a graduated income tax shifting burden to the wealthy, criticizes corporate power, calls for direct election of U S Senators, and urges temperance reforms. It outlines platform planks on land, transportation, income tax, and Chinese labor, approved at a convention led by Colonel Winston.
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Rome
United States Senate
Republic
United States
America
Colonel Winston
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Comptroller
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George Cox
Bishop
Election Board
Board of Public Affairs
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Union Labor Party of
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Fifth Street
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Ladeby Cloth
Cincinnati, Ohio
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