The Evening critic., 1884-07-29
why workingmen should oppose
Cleveland.

Irish World.
Now York car-drivor, in O letter published
In one OF the dailics, speakg In this way OF Gov.
ernor Cleveland's veto OF tho bill reducing tho
hours OF labor for conductors and drivers; ;
"When Governor Cleveland is sleeping In the
morning lam at work.. While ho is attending
10 his duties during tho day l am at work.
When he goes TO place OF amusement In the
evening am at work, and when he rotires to
rest at night am still working. bavo little
girl i've months old, and during my working
days have never seen her smile, never seen
her dark blue eyes and mover held her In my
arms awake but twice, aud yet this Is Chris
tlan land. Governor Cleveland's veto hos con-
demned ue TO q life in which thore 70 no hope,
no Joy and no chance OF Improvement" In
the above words we have strong indictment
Of the man tho Independent Republicans In
tend to elect with the assistance OF the Demo-
cratic party.
hours OF labor on street cars we are furnished
with the Keynote TO the policy no would adopt
II he should ever get into tho White House.
duty TO consult the interests OF corporations.
He Is OF that clase that believe that our Gov
ernment should foster and protect wealth and
not manhood. Ho represents spirit which
is of war with the principles OF the Declara-
tion OF Independence, and which, IL It ever
gains an nscendancy, Will leave us only tho
form OF a Republican Government after hav-
Ing destroyed all that is worth preserving In
the Republic.
1t is for this reason that such Journals as
Hdrpe's WeekiV and the New York Times are
so strenuously supporting oievclsnd's candi.
dacy. II wage workers all over tho land wero
reduced to the condition OF the car.driver,
whose palmetto description OF his slavery we
York Times would consider that we had good
and SUFFICIENT reasons for boasting about our
republican institutions. They would point to
the immense fortunes OF the few as proof
that the Republic had performed its mission.
1t is because the arlstocratic element In tho
Republican party believe they recognize In
Grover Cleveland man OF their own way OF
thinking, that they have ,banded together to
force. the Democratic party to take him as
their standard bearer. Ought not this fact
mako every true American pause and con.
slider whether II is not his bounden duty to do
all that lies In his power to compass the defeat
OF Oleveland7 AS for the great army .of wage
workers, they certainly ought not TO hesitate
as to how they should vote next November.
The man the Independent Republicans have
forced the Democratic party to place at the
head OF Its ticket has In the past ranged him.
self on the side OF monopoly as against labor.
AZ President Will he not be as subservlent TO
the monopolies as he has been while Cover
nor?
For many years the Irish World has fought
the battle OF labor. 1t has been a long fight,
length, however, the Industrial question is
forcing Its way to the front, and labor COM
mands q recognition II never received before.
Will workingmen place In position where
his power for evil Will be great mar whose
sympathies are not with labor; a man who is
tho nominee OF q class that has done oil II
could TO reduce workingmen TO the bread-and-
water diet OF Beecher man who is pledged
by his antecedents, as well as by the character
OF the support he is receiving, 10 do nothing
to offend insolent wealth as represented by
corporations?
ica will not be so blinded TO their own inter-
ests as 10 place In the ONCE onco honored by
washington and Jefferson man who has
never given the slightest indication that he
has any conception OF the truo mission OF the
Republic.