The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-09-03
BACK TALK TO BUTLER.
WOrkimgmen Denying His Letter.
A Delegation Visits the Democratic Com
mittee to Protest Against BeDjamin's
Statement that Labor Interests
Were Neglected by the Chi
cagO Convention.

New YORK, Aug. pa delegation of
workingmen called on the National Demo-
cratic Committee this morning. 1t was COM
posed of ]. A. Thompson, President of the
Car Drivers Union; ]. ]. Cavansgh, Presi-
dent of the Engineers Union B. NJ. Ahell,
President of the Brass Workers Union; A.
A. Carsey, President, and r. o. Terrier, Sec.
rotary, OF the Independent Labor party.
They presented the following answer to
statements made in General Buffers letter
of acceptance: 1--WE desire to cor
rect the statement made by
General Butler that the Dem
ocratic Convention at Chicago refused to in
sert in its platform single demand of the
workingmen in plank in the interest OF
labor. The Committee on Resolutions
granted hearing to three committees OF
workingmen-one from the National Labor
party, another from the Federated Trades
Unions and third Committee Of New York
workingmen-and inserted in the platform
every measure demanded by those bona fide
representatives of labor. We also wish to
correct the misstatement that Governor
Cleveland has failed to carry out the pledges
made in the platform of 1882. The opposite
in the case. Every measure demanded by
the workingmen has been granted, despite
the active and earnest opposition of the Re-
publican Legislature, and by his efforts more
has been granted TO the workingmen in the
way OF practical legislation than has been
done by all the labor unions or political par
ties from the Declaration of Independence
to this day. Every measure asked for by
the Anti. Monopoly League and the Labor
party of this State as inserted in the Demo
cratic platform of 1882 has been granted,
and Grover Cleveland aud the Democratic
party of this State can honestly claim the
merit of inaugurating all the measures that
have been taken up by other State Legisla-
lures and passed to the great benefit of the
working classes and incorporated in the ma.
tioDal platforms OF the Democratic and Re-
publican parties. As for the great outcry
made over the vetoes of the fYe-cent fare
bill. the mechanics lien bill and the car
drivers bill, it is sufficient to say that not
one of those bills was prepared or presented
to the Legislature by a workingman or by a
labor organization, but all were measures by
and in the interest of middle men and
Spectators and for the benefit of the veal
thy. and was not asked for or desired by the
working classes"
A Washington special from Portsmouth,
n. a.. says. Butlerism has no foothold in
this State. There are no large masses of
laboring men for him to hoodwink, and his
candidacy hardly creates any comment
Weaver, the Greenback candidate, received
52S votes four years ago, but Buffers fraudu-
lent career, it is estimated, will lose him a
percentage of that small total. Cheshire
County, which furnishes the Legislature
with its only Greenback member, aud which
borders on the Massachusetts, line, will
doubtless be Buffers strongest locality. Any
talk about Irish-Amercan converts for
Blaine here must be rated as the veriest
humbug. The old Know-nothing spirit
brought out its bitterest fights here and in
Maine, and the fact that many of its leaders
are laboring zealously for Blaine naturally
arouses against their candidate the anger of
the descendants of Irishmen who were ostra-
cized and hunted in those bigoted struggles.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception
in this city was once threatened, and Irish
men are alive to day who remember how
closely it had to be guarded against the in
cendiary's torch.