The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-08-21
WOrkingmcn VS.. Cleveland.

Utica the following circular was il
sued:
We, the undersigned delegates rel
resenting the labor sentiment of tn
cities of New York, Utica, Syracuse
Rochester and Buffalo, respectfully dc
sire to call your attention to the follow
ing reasons why Grover Clevelan
should not be nominated for Presiden
by Your conventions:
| First-lIe vetoed the bill abolishin,
contract child labor in the charitabl
and rcformatory institutions of TIN
State.
Second-lIe signed the bill reducin.
pllotagc 20 per cent; bill in the inter
est of foreign corporations.
Third-IIe approved the law com
polling working engineers to pay Ia,
of $50 year for the enrichment of ;
pension fund of literally compen
stated body of public servants.
Fourth-IIe vetoed the Five Cen
Fare bill, measure calculated to enabl,
workingmen and their families to reacl
the suburbs away from the tenement
districts at all hours.
Fifth-Hc signed the civil service
bill, measure calculated to Ell.
courage only college educated citizens
to reach the public service, thereby
creating an aristocracy of office-hold.
ers.
Sixth-He appointed a man to ad.
minister the Bureau of Labor Stats.
tics of the State of New York who
was an opponent of the reforms which
the labor interests (whose influence had
created the BureaW had desired and
formulated-a man wholly unacquaint-
ed with its wants and totally indifler-
cnt to its welfare, and in this connec-
ton we cite as contrast the fact that
President Arthur has elected laboring
man for the position of Chief of the
National Labor Bureau. thus recognize
ing the interests which are to be bene-
fitted and to whose efforts the creation
of these bureaus is due.
Seventh-He vetoed the bill limiting
car drivers hours of labor to twelve
hours per day, thus confessing himself
Ignorant of the grave National qucs-
ton underlying the labor movement.
Eighth-He vetoed the Mechanics
Lien Law, bill designed to give labor
the first lien on a building in course of
erection.
Ninth-He failed to advocate in his
message to the Legislature urging
prompt and practical legislation to meet
the wish of the people expressed at
the polls last election against the sys-
TEN of convict contract labor, which it
was declared 'shall go'' by a vote of
5000 majority, brought out by the
State Executive Committee of the la
Dor organizations, and the success of
which was largely contributed by the
members of this delegation.
Tenth-IIis appointment of major
ity of the members of the Railroad
commission of New York who were
hostile to the interests which created
that Board, thus defeating the object
for which the commission was estab
lished and making it a tender to the
corporate monopolies of the State.
Finally, we desire to say that the OBJ
jections that we raise against the nom
nation of Grover Cleveland are wide
spread and deeprooted among the labor
organization of the entire country, and
that while we voice the sentiment of
our immediate constituents, the labor
hold our views in COM
mon, and in placing before the country
a candidate for President by your con-
vention we desire he shall be free from
objections, and one whom labor can
support with enthusiasm. State dele
cations DESTROYS of further information
can have same by sending to Room 127,
Crawford Houes, Headquarters of the
New York delegation.