Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-24

'SeAN' - M hICAO1C SoOi1lS5 " chicago, am
confident he viii not support Cleveland
lie can not do it. He has formally ac-
cepted the nomination Of the Anti-Mono-
polists; and he telegraphed me from
Chicago Thursday saying he never
would consent to tne nomination of a
monopolist"
RICHARD POWERS.
Richard Powers, President Of the Sea-
mans Union and a Knight Of Labor and
who is known as most powerful labor
movement man, said yesterday to a re-
porter: / have been asked WHY should
and do prefer Blaine to Cleveland. and
why | shall vote for Blaine. / can saw
that Cleveland even if he should adopt
. the platform Of the Democratic party,
or 90 as far as to adopt Buffers platform
would not be believed by the people to
be sincere. His record has been bad. and
from that the laboring classes know that
he IS no friend of theirs In the past year,
as Governor of New York. he has vetoed
the mechanics lien bill the Street-car
drivers bill, land the elevated railway
0-cent fare bill. These are good and sound
reasons why the trades unions all over the
country should not vote for Cleveland.
and as an individual member of labor
organizations | viii oppose him and work
for Blaine. CIeveland's action on these
bills has been and will be further dis
cussed by the labor element throughout
the country. We recognize these bills as
the most important ever brought before
any Legislative body in the country and
We're most cruelty dealt with by Cleve-
land. The elevated road said that it could
not lower fares, but if it would take the
water out of its stock it would have full
~ per cent. dividends with cheap fares.
The labOIerS are aroused, and in Cleve-
land 5 own home, Buffalo, only last week
meeting OF working men was held
an invitation to which was extended
to me. There they passed resolutions to
the. effect that Cleveland had vetoed
bills IN way unjust to humanity and
which would have freed the work
men from abuses that have long been
inflicted on them. They further say
that they regard Cleveland as an enemy,
dangerous to the laboring classes, and
would be dangerous to them in the
position of president to which he aspires.
Years ago, when Cleveland was running
for mayor, | spoke for him, but that was
before we found him out. Since he has
been governor his head has swelled. I
cannot answer how many labor unions
will declare against him. None may
take action as a body against him, but as
individuals nine out of ten will be sure
to work and vote against him. The feel
ing that Mr.. Cleveland is cruel and I'M
just must not be allowed to die out, and
the men who work will see that it does
not, for every time the president is
named they must think of hum. I be-
lleve that money from the corporations
and from the English free trade clubs
will be used against Blaine. I am DOOR,
but no money could make me change
my vote. Butler was my first choice all
the time, and had he been nominated it
would have been different, as | am an
independent My vote now must count,
and goes to Blaine, because | want him
to carry the state by the largest possible
majority. Besides that, we have not
even a nucleus of a Butler organization
in the state to start with and it would
not be of value If we had when it comes
to the electoral college. Blaine's foreign
policy suits me- and as an Irishman he
suits me better than any man in the
country that [ know of, and I feel like
thousands in the fifth ward where I live.
Mr.. Blaine will receive one-half of the
Irish vote of the ward sure as he can
and will see that American citizens in
other Countries are protected. Of all
the sailors that [ have spoken to or
whom have heard speak, nine-tenths are
for Blaine. The Democratic ticket
would have been in much better shape
with Hendricks at the head, in fact with
anyone but Cleveland, who was the most
Objectionable.