Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-03
THE NEW YORK FARMERS.

They Will Not Support Cleveland Under
Any circumstances.
The following address recently issued by
the Now York State Farmers Alliance speaks
for itself:
To the Farmers of the State of New York:
Two years ago Mr. Cleveland was chosen Gov
e1nor by majority Of 1872 600 vo es Aconsidera.
given him by large numbers OF farmers. who re-
lied on his pledges Of fidelity to the principles
avowed in the Democratic platform Of 1882. For
the first time since the days OF Silas Wright the
Democratic party in that year had a majority of
votes In the agricultural counties and towns OF
this State e..
Mr. Cleveland is now a candidate for the Pres
idency. it is therefore proper that his course as
Governor be reviewed in the light of facts that
the people may Judge how far he has fulfilled
his pledge: and what is his fitness for the higher
Office to which he aspires.
1t becomes our painful duty to denounce Mr..
Cleveland's candidacy as unworthy the support
of farmers and OF the great body OF lndepend-
ent voters who elected him two years ago. He
has violated positive pledges of fidelity to the
peoples interests. In selecting two of the Rail-
road Commissioners whose duties are to guard
the interests of the people he chose men identi-
fled with railway corporations He appointed
q Commissioner of Public Works who is rum
ming the Erie Canal in the interest Of the rail-
roads, letting it get so out of repair that ii the
present policy is continued it is only question
Of time when the Erie Canal must be aban-
doned. So far as he could by this appointment
Gov. Cleveland has ncutralized the popular will
for making and keeping the Erie Canal as a free
public highway, which was shown at the cleo
ton by much larger majority for free canals
than Gov. Cleveland himself received. This is
matter in which the farmers Of Western States
are interested equally with the farmers of New
York. In making Board of State Assessors
Gov. Cleveland left the great agricultural inter-
ests unreprcsented, though this is q subject of
especial Importance to farmers, who are obliged
to bear an unequal proportion of the burdens OF
taxation. Gov. Cleveland di this in disregard
OF the request fer the appointment of a farmer
tons, was especially fitted for this position, AMI
who was recommended by all the farmers Or
CARNATIONS in this State.
Gov. Cleveland has identified himself and his
candidacy with the corporate monopolies. In
his veto of the five cent fare bill for the New
York elevated railroads. in defiance of the de-
cisiOns of our highest courts, he ayOwed the ex-
traOrdinary doctrine that the LEGISLATURE in
granting a franchise to railroad corporations ex-
hausts it's powers; that it relinquishes the sover
eighty OF the people and makes contract
which no future Legislature can change.
II Gov. Cleveland's veto of this bill is sound
law, the people of this State and of the United
States have no rights which the corporations
they haye created are bound to respect This
veto marks Mr.. Cleveland as e-eminently
the candidate of the monopolists in this coun-
try. 1t Is from railroad corporations, the Stand
ard OIL Company, and other mOnOpOlies thai
the money is to come which js to conduct his
canvass. 1t is important that the mass Of citi-
Zens who intend TO preserve their liberties use
very honorable means to insure his defeat.
This is not party question, and we do not
appeal as partisans for any candidate. Two OF
the members OF our committee are Democrats
and none of them voted for Gov. Cleveland's
leading opponent two years ago. None Of them
we fairly represent the feelings OF the great ma
fority of farmers Of the different parts of this
State. 1t Is certain that this opposition to Mr..
Cleveland for President will extend to the farm
~ 9TH Sfofn hon ff,o 0fo If
are fairly presented.
The nomination Of Mr.. Cleveland makes an
issue which as political question subOrdinates
all others. 1t is, whether the sovereignty of the
people shall he overshadowed by the corpora
tions which they create. It is impossible to
doubt that the result of such an issue will be his
overwhelming defeat.
If Gov Cleveland took this position Ignorant
~, the fact will not and should not help his can
didacy. The people of this country do not want
man as President who could even through
any one who closely watched the Chicago con-
| vention could not fail to see in the combination
of Standard Oil and other monopoly influence
against such reputable Democrats az Judge
Thurman the signs that the ruling forces in the
convention worked with definite aim.
Thurman, Bayard, Butler, and other lifelong
Democrats and representatives Of popular rights
were set aside to make way for this new man, OF
eAcept that lie carried New YORK with Repub.
| lcan help by nearly 100000 majority. and Of
except that his course as Governor has falsified
all the pledges by which his fictitious majority
of two years ago was secured.
We have no recommendations to make with
regard to candidates other than that every hon.
orable means be used to make Mr.. Cleveland's
defeat certain and overwhelming: This, we dc
not doubt, will be done. This will be result
which will have most wholesome effect on the
political future of our country.
Hon HEMAN GLASS. President,
LYMAN F. CROWELL, Treasurer,
WILLIAM J. FOWLER, Secretary,
JAMES G.. SHEPARD,
WILLIAM G. WAYNE,
Executive Committee.