Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-08-26
CLEVELAND AND LABOR.
BENEFIT Of the Laboring Glasses

NEW YoRK, Aug. 1.-The working
mems general committee, composed
of representatives of all organized
bodies of labor in this city, have or
dered printed 100000 circulars for
distribution among the trades unions
Of the country, giving twcnty-four
reasons why laboring and working
men should vote for Cleveland. Thr
following is copy "f their circular:
first--We will vote for Cleveland
because he signed. on June 4, 1881.
the hill which aL0lishes contract child
labor in all the institutions of this
State.
Sccond-Wc will vote for Cleveland
because lie signed the bill which re-
iu,cd the exOrbitant fees of one oi
tie greatest monopolics In the country
rv.hamcly :ihc Association of the New
luk Pilots, who are paid by a direct
tax ON commerce. They are rich men
and their fees were from $1,000 to
5000 ior each man every year. Clcvc-
land reduced them TO ii, 800.
Third-Wc will vote for Clcv land
because he signed the bill which Sc
cures a pension 10 the widow and or
fplans of policemen. One section of
the bill provides for testing boilers,
aud thus adds to the safety Of every
working engineer.
Fourth-We will vote for Cleve-
land because by vetoing the railroad
fare bin he set an example TO all en-
ploycrs of honest dealing with labor
men, and showed the nccd of keep
ing u bargain fair and square with
every man.
Fiflh-Wc will vote for Cleveland
because he signed the bill which au
thorizes the spending of two millions
of dollars (S2,000,000) for additiona
common schools in New York,
Sixth-We will vote for CLEVELAND
because he appointed on the very day
the bill passed head of the Bureau
of Labor. The Bareau of Labor die
much to awaken the interest that re
suited in the abolition of convic
contract labor.
Seventh-We will vote for Clevc
land because lie would not sign
bill which would have reduced til
: wages of cardrivers and conductor
: onc-third.
= Eighth-We will vote for Clevelan
S because he would not sign bil
which took away the rights of work
ingmen. This was called a mechan
les lien law, but actually benctitte
contractors and not the men VIII
worked with their hands on jol
1t made it cost ten times as much fo
a poor man to get the money due hil
as it does now, and~ the lawyer
would have got big fees and bee
u chiefly benefited.
: Ninth-We will vote for Clevt
: land because he made the Republica
Legislature take hack a bill whic
only went half way and compelle
u them to pass a bill, which he at on'
u signed, abolishing convict labor
F" every institution-Statc, and count
- city.
81 Tenth-We will vote for Clevelar
III because he appointed a Railroi
y Commission, which, by what it h
IL made railroad corporations do, h
!" made travelling on the cars safer al
;! more comfortable for every ma
!" woman and child.
&c Eleventh-We will vote for Cley
VI land because he signed the bills abb
10 ishing tenement house cigar maxi
I! and so gave health and ENJOYING
:" of home to thousands.
oi Twelfth-We will vote for Cle'
wv land because he signed a bill maxi
!" workingmen first creditors for wa!
~ when an employer fails.
w. Thirteenth-We will vote for Gle
w. land because he signed She bill
' =" pointing tenement house comm
" sion, which is, to report how tc
mcnt houses can be made m
- healthful and comfortable. This v
y benefit hundreds of thousands of n
~, Wv who work all day and especially {
~ -, to the happiness of their wives
80, children.
nov Fourteenth-We will vote
TO Cleveland because he signed the
AN which did away with the manu-
,an ture of hats in State prisons. I
of bill ended convict compctit
the which had thrown hundreds of h
ely est workingmcn out of employm
of Fifteenth-We will! vote for Gle
adj land because he signed the emii