The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-07-29
From q Philadelphia Tmes| /
Sac e. AbOas Cleveial aa's Vet0%~.

The ground. upon which il F., sous fat to create
| prejudi,e against Governor evela iii arc his
vetoes of the FIVE cent fare bi !, the mechanics
lien bill and the bill regulating he ho r. OF labor
| at drive rs and conductors "f hOl Ne Gals
The Till fixing the far,s on 1 We ele tated rail
! ways a five cents abrogated righs vested in
the corr ora'ion bv previous Legis ature- In
| That act the regulation ~ far p was disti5ctv
snrrende rel by the State until ,e mel earnings
should reach given sum. In 50 te bf Ibis agree
ment in the contract the Leg slatuIe Of 1883
passed bill making 81 uniform rs ie Of iAre offve
| cents. The Governor vetoed il on tie griund
that the legislature could not al roSatI vsstcd
| right There was not the sligh ess .lpuht that
the conr'' of the State would ave akens the
| "a ne view
That Il G proposed reductions ere oily o. the
| sl yhrst interest workingmen show by the
fact that the rate had long tseen ave rsnts from
half-past Eve t" hslf-pasi eight ~ md from
| ha fpast inlir 10 halfpast seven NJ The re-
iuc,ion fares at other hours in ths ,,Ay wns
ma nlf,st dvantage to bankers, b Dkers bnsfpess
| men and amusement seekers, ! ut ntt Of ithe
| smallest interest to laboring mi m rhahics.
who alrea ~ had the privileges he vetoed bill
conferred. Opposition I" the vh9 was short
| lived, and feeling Of satisfaction folio! we'd shat
one man AL been found who had tie plnck and
the infcli ence to oppose such fu it- legislation
even at the risk "f ncurring "pulir ditap
prevail i. 4
The Co ernpr also inerposed h yrtb to Che
"
This bill " ~ TO give mechanics po vdf i, secure
their wages by the means OF cns Bul il was
40 amended that its purpose tll~r p'scufed
or LOST. L gave parties tour mor this ter Iier-
Torrance If work or furnishing I'M lcriaE TO
file lien period ridiculouslv prolonged II
also allOwt d the same coats as in fore ,lneuFes
which in the case ot small bills Id hs ve been
90 Oneroni as 10 eat them up tntirets. Hut,
worst Of all, il repealed existing echaIics lien
laws which wcr" far more favorab t"tl c work
ing people than The new law was OunftO
be sche ne TO make increased lawvsrs bills
and 10 din inish the protection AFT ,rdrd the nae
chanc. The Governor very proI erly ,rcepted
the lesser evil and vetoed The defe' five f}ll. !
The bill making twelve hours / day y work
fOr conduc ors and drivers sire, cars did not
in any way prohibit the maxim" If a yonfrSct
requiring any number of hours ork. id fsit
had the Governor very aptly ,jectct thaEit
was an int .rerence with ihr rgf ls OF he ctn
ploycs as we'll as employers. II as pi IN that
if the car drivers and conductors york. \ feuaer
hours they would receive less pay . and The tal
neither die nor conld Trevenr ,hst. I :s Coy
ernor concluded his objections ~ CAV itg: II
cannot Think this bill is in tn" Dtere.i-o of the
wOrkingmn & +;
One cha gc remains against Go yerna ,SCleye
lands veto :. The last L.eisatur mad. &smal
apprOprai on for Il charitable inst tuition known
as he W,sch"srer Catholic Pr tectoly 81 Tie
Governor ''rick it out, and the ch .rge ID been
made Thai he was hostile to the c; tholc Church
as sllch. Mr.. Henry L. Hogue President Of
the Protec orv. says on this question: u
We never doubted the sincerity of lie md
tive which induced Governor Cle Gland ii with
hold his igna,urc I" 'hr appro pratt ,n]to tlA
Pr'trctnr We though then nd ,lirk noe
that he wls not aciuatcl by any feeling pf hig.
o'ry or "f hostility 10 Catholics c. the Catholic
institutions On The contrary & ,vernor 1JleSR
lard is iii raj in the extreme ant we are of the
firm belle That he was led to ,ithht ldine bts
approval # the appropriations solely iv Il sense
of public iulv as he viewed it, = -
Upon hese facts are based al tha charges
made aga inst Governor Clevea d by witch is
is sought t" rails" objection to him amoag the
lahoring md religious elements ::