The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-08

The following note appeared in the
Eghtr yesterday:
We would like to know whether Governor
6|eyelsad s:gnet! or vetoed the act Of the
New YORK legislature prohibiting the man
uisc,ure OF cigars in tene nent housee. 4
lNgs number OF c!gsrmakers are interested
in The matter, and want TO know, as ooth
nave been ciAiMsd. We would also ike to
klox Gov. oisvelGnds gesesa! attitude to-
rad labor, CIGAIXAkyRs.
The Register undertook to answer this.
OF course It's answer wss favorable to
Cleveland. We will not undertake TO an
sxer it differently, but in the article quoted
below will be found an answer which must
be o! interest to every workingman. We
find II With the accompanying comments
in an exchange, and it is 30 gcrmane TO the
note qaoted above that We transfer it to
orr columns:
Willis tho Democratic National Conven-
ton was in session and the delegates we're
ca,,ing abou. in some confusion for can.
dids.e for the Presidency, with Cleveland
in .ha lead, circular, signed by the repre-
sen.asires OF the labor continent OF New
York City, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester and
D1tIalo-overy one Of the representatives,
bairg an actual lsboring mau, and not a
polilician-wss printed and circulated for
the information Of thoae who wers charged
With the responsibility Of naming the can
didats for the Democratic party.
These laboring msn-bo1 mske,s, ma.
ch.nis,s and engineers, shoemake,s, print
era, tAilors, masons, stone.cuttere, and other
trades and calling not members Of
Tammsuy, Irving Hall, or County Demcc-
racy. They were simply what they stated
themselves to be, rssentatiyes OF the
trade aud labor sentiment Of their respect
i've cities. And in this circular, which was
printed and submitted to every delegate,
the convention was petitioned not to nom-
ins.e Grove. Cleveland ior the Presidency,
no. bscsuse John Kelly, or e1 Senator
Grady, or Burke Cochrane opposed hie
nomination, or for any other political ree-
san, but becauae he did not represent the
lsbcr interest OF his S ate. They asked the
nomination Of some one "whom labor can
upport with en:husissm."
The grounds Of their opposition to the
nomination Of Cleveland were most clearly
and expressly set forth. They were not
willing to appear to oppose him on vague
and hesrssy charges, but they came with
the apscific facts, and asSed OF the conyen.
ton considsrate hearing. They assigned
~ reasons why C!e7eIond should not be
nominated the following:
al He vetosd the bill abolshiug contract
child labor in The charitable and rsiolmn-
tory institutions OF the State.
SO. ua sigaed the bill reducing pilotage
tass tTeaty percent; q bill in the interest OF
lote'Hn corporations.
"3 He spp,oysd the law com pelling work.
lug eagintrrs 10 pay tax OF s. a year for
the enrichment OF pension inrd OF liber-
slly compensated body Of public servants.
Il. He vetoed the fyg-csnt fare bill a
measure calculated 10 enable workippmeu
and their families TO reach the suburbs away
from the tenement districts at all kou,s,
Is. He signed the civil rerric6 bill, q
messurs calculated 10 encourage only COL
lsgs sducsssd cilizans to reach the public
ssrvlce, thereby creating an Rristocracy oi
oiiics.ho!ders. '
"6. He appointed man 10 administer the
B9s2au Of Labor statisitcs OF the Hts,s O!
New York who was an opponent to the re-.
ioslis which the labor intsrests (whose In.
lleacs bad created the bureau) had degired
and formulated. A mAn wholly unacQuaiut.
ed with i.s wants and indifferent to lis vel.
ia.e, and In tbs connection we cite as q coz
tsst the fact that President Arthur has Sc.
lected d lahoriug msn for the position Of
Chief Of the National Labor Bureau, thus
recognizing the interss,s which are to be
bsnehet, and to whoss Efforts the creation
OF these bureaus is due.
-. He vetoed the bill limiting car driyers
hours OF lshor to twelve hours pei day, thus
con Messing himself ignorant Of the grave
National oueahon underlying the labor
movement.
rs He vetoed the mechanics lien law, a
bill tesigaed to give labor the first lien on
building IN course OF erection.
70, He failed TO sdvocste in his message to
the legislature urging prompt and practical
legislation. to meet the wish OF the people
expressed Il: the polls last election asainst
ths system Of convict contract labor which
vas declared stall 80 by vote OF one hun.
dted and thir,y-ains thousand msjority
brought ont by the State Executive Commit.
tee Of the labor organizations, and the succsss
OF which was largely contributed by the
members OF this delegation.
10. His appointment OF majority Of the
membass OF the Railroad Commission OF New
York. who were hostile 10 the interests
which created that Board. thus defeating tbs
object for which the Commission wsa estab.
llaaed, and making 1t a tender 10 the corpo1-
ate monopolles Of the State"
There was no denial OF attempt at denial
ol these charges in the convention. There
were some feeble attempts at explanation,
but the facts were substantially admitted,
and tie only reeporss was bypocriticsl
resolution in the platform affirming thai
the Democ1aticparty is the particular friend
OF the lsboriug man and tho champion o.