“Bounce Out the Politicians.”

Posted Posted in County Election 1887, Knights of Labor, Opposition To K of L 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald    Sunday November 6, 1887 “Bounce Out the Politicians.” The leaders of the Union Labor party in their papers, their speeches and their campaigning say they want to free the public offices from politicians, that they themselves are no politicians, and not used to the ways of politics, and so on. This […]

What the Knights Should Consider

Posted Posted in County Election 1887, Failure To Govern 1887, Knights of Labor, Opposition To K of L 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald    Sunday November 6, 1887 What the Knights Should Consider.  Because the Herald does not believe that the best interests of the people of Dubuque and their city will not only not be benefited by the supremacy of a little coterie of a few men who call themselves the Union Labor party […]

Class Legislation Dangerous —That Has Been the Curse of Ireland —The Gross Assault on Sheriff McCann.

Posted Posted in County Election 1887, Knights of Labor, Opposition To K of L 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald    Sunday November 6, 1887 WHY I OPPOSE THE LABOR TICKET  Class Legislation Dangerous —That Has Been the Curse of Ireland —The Gross Assault on Sheriff McCann.  To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald. Anent the quarrel now waging between the Herald and Telegraph, let me say, from the start, I have […]

MAYOR VOELKER —Will Please Rise and Explain.

Posted Posted in County Election 1887, Failure To Govern 1887, Knights of Labor, Opposition To K of L 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Wednesday November 2, 1887 MAYOR VOELKER Will Please Rise and Explain. The “Industrial Leader Extra” of a few days since, tons of which have been sent over the county, states that the county  funds during the past ten years have “been squandered in paying extravagant salaries and in purchasing supplies […]

“Old Settler” Has Something to Say Regarding the Importance of the Coming Election

Posted Posted in County Election 1887, Knights of Labor, Opposition To K of L 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Tuesday November 1, 1887 For the Sake of Dubuque.  All who are interested in Dubuque, all who desire to see it prosper and grow, all owning property and homes here, all business men, all clerks, and all workingmen, should be sure and register to-morrow, the last chance to do so, […]

How the Leader Man Tries to Escape Responsibility—What Reform  Has the Leader Party Made

Posted Posted in County Election 1887, Knights of Labor, Opposition To K of L 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Sunday October 30, 1887 VOX REPLIES.  How the Leader Man Tries to Escape Responsibility—What Reform  Has the Leader Party Made.  To the Editor of the Dubuque Herald. Frank Sheridan in his answer to my former communication relative to his alleged robbery, says “that he does not care the snap of […]

The Workingmen of Dubuque—No New Paper Needed

Posted Posted in County Election 1887, Knights of Labor, Opposition To K of L 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Sunday October 23, 1887 The Workingmen of Dubuque.  Any workingman who voted last spring for the ring of those few politicians who call themselves the Union Labor party, and are working the Knights of Labor to support them in office, should ask himself how much benefit that vote has done […]

The German Catholics Against the Knights of Labor

Posted Posted in Knights of Labor, Opposition To K of L 1887

The Dubuque Daily Herald     Wednesday September 7, 1887 The German Catholics Against the Knights of Labor.  The German Catholic convention at Chicago has hit the Knights of Labor a hard blow. Resolutions were introduced which were received with applause declaring against the Knights and scoring them in severe terms The talk of the Knights […]