New-York tribune., 1884-11-04
STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYEES FOR BLAINE.
CLEvELANDs VETO OF THEIR BILL REsENrED-ALL
GIXEN CHANCE TO VOTE.

Among the car-drivcrs and conductors OF the
railroads In this city, in other cities Of the
feeling against Governor Cleveland Is strong
and generally outspokcn, though in cases where
the ~ the roads Democrats the men do not
dare openly to proclaim their determination to vote
against the candidate who had the opportunity by few
strokes of his pen to shorten their long hours of
labor and refused to do so. rumor having obtained
circulation that the employees 81 these railroad companies
would gwen sufficient time 10 vote unlcs they
consented that half days pay should be- deducted from
their pronounced untrue by the officers of the
roads TRinNr reporters were informed h, then that
many Of the whose trips did begin until com
naIauNcy hie hour IN the day would have
that Others regularly had "a swing Il Is termed or
hour ~ leisure during their tour of duty. which ycs
them an hour longer Ia work nj the end o It, and would
De enabled 10 No,c without any other leave of absence
and tla the rc,t would be given ample time to deposit
their ballots thcir places being supplied by extra men
while they are engaged In going to ne polls;
man conductor on Be" linc ear AMI they'll be elect
cd. snfc. Al our men are going TO 'otc for them
OF IN" various roads. conductor on thr Third Avenue
Rallroad I'm response to an inquiry whether he would 7"
i take time, yon can bet II costs me my place rye
always been pcmocai but m gomg 10 vote the Re
votes ior cleveland from cnr conductors nud
drivers. We know what were about every time. and
10 ro bact on men that wotk as hard Tor tine as We
do Hc rrter had no family 10 stay away from That T..
10 srcnd All oni lne away ifom home except just long
pnsidrui son oi the third Avenue Rnlrnnd com.
lany sail \ wunll he Outrageous u dpptiyr the rni
lioits ~ their Right t1 vote Ocrnntirr Tho Insinn
That hr heidi he ntytf inierrttd ~ politics,
ani HH tnuw hUW bis iur wtfe
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rianrinrinit uni ban tatsi aiil ht test riiituat ns
niittis dl tUrl'i iie superintendent iihinirr ~ Tint
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fHit
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fnii iiai naf d iil, iieilnHs, iN inH, Rhal | hlag
Wtm se sANsiA inire iin' irili hf Hi iiel, iip uf
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dIilrio he said % iil lr iuni hnpN Nhai tls alhinE
anui Ai itl, uHl niiiH n hr uru viii fun lnr Bln0
and suiur viii gn los Batter lnl dun'i an iaib Thai way
thougl When llfN We aruNui ihr rpmt Nui srG "A good
many have goi democratic hdrkrgs ANA hsY don't dare
io speak o iu pnhir. Bat know what tAoJ 're going
iu do
Ihe superintendent of the SIKH Ayeune Railroad
Company was sought by IHnuAE reporter. You ~
hind him ia the Ohico there said ui the stable men
Nly Was helping tO carry Ia bales Of hay
ut , he Eidc entrance 10 the depot IN Forty
foufthst' 4" lie looks jest like Abraham Lincoln.
NOu'il know him the minute you set eyes
him" II pretty accurate description of the super
intcndcnt, whose reply tO inquiries this don't
have anything Ia do with politics. don't know how the
employees OF this road going TO vote. never qucs-
tion them Oh the subject They vote thoy please
aud they viii have plenty OF time to do Il in have al
ways made practice OF giving no aiiday leaves OF alb
sence Oh Election DAY except In few Cases where sa