The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-15
GUyEAaUx. GLEyELAND.

Before the Convention Described m an
2 Enemy 10 Labor and Friend af Mon.
opoiy RESOLUTIONS against Him.
The i2ue. i!-sa 5.,,f |
The movement against Governor Cleve.
land has become general throughout he
State, His nomination Ia nowhere 90 bit.
terly oprosed as in Buffalo, where his init.
mate friend, G. W. MeCune, Of the Buffalo
Co,Hi,r, has incurred tho. dibpleasure Of
Typographical Union No 0 by refusing to
employ union men, or 10 confer with the
union. The grievances Of No. 0.tavs been
laid before all the labor organizations Of
the State, and vigorous campaign Of
workingmen against Mcclure, the Courier,
and Cleveland Ia Tho result. At q ,recGn,
meeting Of the Central L .bor Union OF thl
city The following resolution was adopted:
"Resoiwd, Th0l the labor Representatives
Of lAu city and county Of New York pro.
test Golcmtuly against tho nomination Of
Grover Cipveiaud for .he Presidency, anti
W. pltGgs oursolr,s 10 oppose his cleo
| ten, II nominated, By every neans III our
power, regarding his telecIion Nc renun.
citation by tho convention OF the cardinal
princip lesoi Democracy, and IN adoption
by the Democratic party oil his undemo.
cratic and unpastlotic veto OF the Eve cent
fare bill, by which he delivered the inhsb-
i,anta G. lGia city, bound and helpless, to
the plunderirg rapaci;y OF Jay Gould and
bis elevated railway companies; OF his re-
iueal 10 sign lhebil. limiting the car drivers
snd conductors hours tf labor to twelve
hou,s per day, thereby sacrificing
tho bafety and comfort Of the trav.
cling public 10 the greed Of the
railway corporations; Of his notification Of
tho railway commission act, By selecting
for the membership OF Buch commission
the supple and plant too's Of the corpora.
tons whose actB they ara required 10 super
wise, correct and txpress; OF his evasion Of
the statue creatinga bureau OF labor sta
tia,ics, by making tho appointment OF its
chief tho reward OF Democratic politi.
elan, without sympathy with the labosiag
classes, or education sufficient to in!elli.
gently discharge the functions Of bis office;
and Of every other act, declaration, or
.Eomissien which has stamped the admin.
ie,ration Of Governor Cleveland with I'm.
miatskable proof Of its hostility and in.
difference to labor, and Of It's subseryisncy
and devotion to the enemies Of the ind IL.
trial clssaes." . i'.5 -, ,..'- F,
The Autobiography League has also
adopted, published, and widely distributed
resolution in which it is declared that
"Nr. Cleveland has broken bis pledges to
the anti monopoliBts and shown his syinpa.
thy will, monopoly interests by appointing
hostile msjority on ths railroad commits
sion; by placing the canals in the hands OF
the favored contractor of tho New York
Central Railroad; by his vote of tho eie.
waited railroad tive.cent fare bill on coneti.
tu,ional grounds, which were opposed to
the decisions Of the highest courts, and in
the face Of petitions asking him 10 refer
any constitutional questions to the courts
for decision; nv vetoiug tho bill limiting
the numbtr Of hours TO which horse car
drivers shr1ld be- compelled 10 labor: Us
well as other acts Of similar na.ure."' IA
The formidable opposition thus suddenly
developed In bo1ita hitherto rallied upon
as largely Democratic ia alarming the Gov.
ernor'B friends. Some indiscraet inquiries
are also being made in many quarters con-
corning his position on the tariff question.
No one eau tell on which side @, the fence
the Governor Stands. Politicians. OF the
dodsing school aIg1e that hia strength leH
in the obecuri.y Of his economic faith, but
the explanation is equslly unsatisfactory
to rabld i.oa traders and earutB. p.o.ec,
,ionia;s Of the Democratic persuasion. In
the Western States the friends Of Carlisle.
Morrison, Mcdonald and other possible
revenue reform candidates unto with The
admirers Of Rsndsli in csnunciations .oi
Cleveland as trimmer and man utterly
unfit TO run sgainst Blaine. .sil--.E.