The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-26

Governor Cleveland. We voted for him once on
a model anti-monopoly platform, which he said
he accepted without mental reservation. Within
six months he threw himself slnarely under the
control of corporations IN his veto of the i've
eent-faFe bill for elevated railroads.
This is an important matter. wish you to
examine this veto closely, to see on what grounds
it is based You win find that he takes the po-
sition, in defiance of numerous decisions of the
highest courts, that the Legislature in granting
franchises to corporations exhansts its powers;
that it makes q contract with them which no
succeeding Legislature has right to change
This is more extreme view than any other
public man has ever taken. 1T correct, the peo-
pie of this State and the United States have no
rights which the corporations they have created
are bound to respect. Governor Cleveland has
given away all grounds on which the people can
nopolies. Undoubtedly this unpopular
veto win lose for Mr. Cleveland
many thousand Democratic votes in New
York city Mr. Blaine is shrewd. and his cam
paign will no doubt be shrewdly managed. Be
fore election do not doubt that large placards
will be posted in all parts of New York and ad-
Jacent territory, calling on men who use the
elevated railroads to calculate on how many
extra five cents Governor Clevelands veto has
made them pay. 1t is barely possible that this
argument to the pocket may nearly or quite give
New York city and Brooklyn to Mr.. Blaine
How many votes will this veto lose for Cleve-
land among the New Workers who live and vote
across the ryer IN New Jerseyf The man VINO
thinks Grover Cleyelend has any chance Tor
either carrying New York State or New Jersey
must be very bind to evident opposition TO his
candidacy among large bodies of workingmen
who have heretofore been among the most re-
liable Democratic voters. Tins opposltlon VIII
not die down, because it ought not to- 1t is
urged that Governor Cleveland was honest
in this fiye-cent fare veto, and that
ne Is friend OF the worklngmen 10 ne
sure, there never was and never VIII pe a canul.
date Tor PRESIDENT VINO VIII not De 1rleno OF
workingmen and all other men who control
votes. AS Governor, MI Cleveland mas been
run by corporations he has ayoWed the most
extreme corporation PLATFORM IN MS veto OF tne
nve-cent-fare bill, and outblds any other nom
NEE as the candidate OF the monopollsts ! 40
not hesitate to say that regard MI Bialnes
election as smaller eVh than the triumph OF
me democracy with MI cleveland as us canal
GATE. mat MI Sieyelana was honest 10 n TINS
veto VIII not heIp MIN mueh IL Is only the
poor excuse OF those miserable fools VINO, after
tney nave Killed SOMEBODY, rueIuliy eAp plain tnat
they didn't know II was loaded. presume
Ihab mr.. ClexeIand was honest IN bhls Neto'
some New YORK corporation attorneys douDt-
less went up TO Albany, dlneo ana Wlne9 win
the Governor, and IN due time impressed ther
IDEAS on MS Iaclle mlnd between Lne SherEy
and champagne TINS fourtn,class Bunaio lawyer
was lea 10 imagine mat ne mad mace q Won9ert
Iu discovery N consblddohaI ian-euat
no State can pass any law lmpalrlng the
obligations OF contract Having lmol0ed this
idea when his mind was fuddied Governor
Cleveland has not been able to get rid OF 1t since
II he still thinks that franchise granted TO
corporation relinquishes the sovereignty OF the
people who grant 1t, he Is likely to know better
after next November
Independent Republican voters, you owe It TO
yourselves not to make your movement rldicu.
lous by snch mistake as the mdofsement OF
MI Cleveland would prove. VI course. ne
we're making manful hight Tor your principles,
support him by all means; but ne asnt Once