“Schilling had served him well in the gubernatorial race; under the Judge’s guidance, he had formed the Altgeld Labor Legion, and the Democratic Party had come forth as the party of the workingman, Jefferson’s party. One hundred thousand dollars of Altgeld’s own money had furnished the backing for this movement, and the workingman was told that here was Pete Altgeld, a worker himself, who would fight for him right down the line. He spoke in union halls; he paraded his recollections of railroad c...onstruction; he wrapped the denims tight around him. When he spoke to workers and said, “Old Abe Lincoln would be the first one to take up the banner of new democracy, the banner of the working class,” they roared with satisfaction, the deep-toned roar which came from this kind of an audience. And when he spoke to a group of German workers, telling them, “Ich arbeite mit meinen Händen! Und du arbeitest mit deinen Händen, und wo gibt es Hände, stark genug, um uns zu nehmen, was wir erarbeitet haben?”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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