The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-07-24
The Democratic Party and its Love for
the LabOring Man.
GLEN Roy. O.. july IS. 1876

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GLEN Roy, O., July Is, 1884.
To the Editors of the Standard:
The following is an extract from
the Democratic platform, adopted at
the Chicago Convention which nomi-
mated Cleveland and Hendricks:
We favor the repeal of all laws restricting the free
action of labor, and the enactment of laws by which
labor organizations may be Incorporated and all such
legislation will tend to enighten the people as to
the true relations of capital and labor
During the sitting Of the conven-
tion representative laboring men from
a.. :, 4he great industrial centers of the
State of New V"rk. visited the con-
vention to protest against rr- no'n'-
nation of Gov. Cleveland. These la
Dor representatives were in no sense
politicians, but actual workingmen,
machinists, printers, stone masons,
and other tradesmen, who laid down
their tools before starting for Chicago.
They issued printed circular setting
forth the grounds Of their opposition
to Gov. Cleveland, and distributed the
same among the delegates. The fol-
lowing is an extract from the circu-
lar, which speaks for itself:
He vetoed the bill abolishing contract child labor
In charitable and reformatory Institutions of the
State.
He signed the bill reducing pilotage fees twenty
per cent. bill in the interest of foreign corpora
tions.
pay of g year for the enrichment of pei.
sion fund of literally compensated body of public
wants.
He vetoed the fve-cent fare bill, measure calcu-
lated to enable workingmen and their families to
reach the suburbs away from the tenement districts
all hours.
He appointed man to administer the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the State of New York was
opponent the reforms which the labor int rests
(whose influence created the bureau) had desired
and formulated. man wholly unacquainted with
Us wants and Indifferent to It's welfare, and in this
connection citeSas contrast the tact that Presi
dent Arthur has selected labering man for the po-
stion of Chief of the National Bureau, thus recog-
izing the which to be benefited, and
whose efforts the creation of these bureaus is due.
He vetoed the bill limiting drivers hours of la
twelve hours per day, thus confessing himself
ignorant the grave National question underlying
the labor movement.
He vetoed the mechanics lien law, bill designed
to give labor the first lien building in course of
erection.
He failed to advocate his message the Legisla
urging prompt and practical legislation to meet
the wish of the people expressed at the polls last
election against the system of convict labor
which declared ''shall go" by vote of one hum
dred and thirtynine thousand majority brought out
by the State Executive Committee the labor organ
izations, and the success of which largely con-
tributed bv the members of this delegation
His appointment of majority of the Railroad Com
mission of New York who were hostile to the inter-
which created that board, thus defeating the
ject for which the commission established, and
making tender to the corporate monopoltes fthe
State.
There was no denial or attempt at denial of these
charges in the convention. There were some feeble
attempts at explanat but the facts substan-
TALLY admitted, and the only response was hypo-
critical resolution in the platform affirming that the
Democratic party is the particular friend of the Ia
boring and the champion Of his interests. What
mockery and insult is such profession, when the
convention straightway proceeds to nominate the
Objectionable to the laborng interests that
could have been named for the Presidency.
But this is in keeping with the pro-
fessions of the Democratic party It
has always been loud in its professions
to the interests Of the industrial mass
es, but its actions, which speak louder
than words, have belied its professions
and laid bare it's hollow hypocrisy.
During the past twelve years four
different attempts have been made in
the General Assembly Of Ohio to en-
act laws for the destruction Of those
trade organizations which the Democ-
racy, with its usual devotion to the
interests of the industrial masses,
would elevate to the dignity Of incor-
porate bodies pending Presidential
election. In every instance it was a
Democratic statesman who introduced |
these bills. In no case did Republi-
can member Of the General Assembly
ever introduce such measure, or lend
to the passage of such
aw. Only Democrat, in his bound
ess love to secure corporate rights to
abor unions, ever conceived the idea
IF such legislation.
The following is the full text of
he bills in question, together with
he name of the member of the Gen
,ral Assembly who introduced them,
md the number Of the session in
which they were introduced:
th GeRsPe Mr En- Mt m
A BILL
For the Protection of Industry.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
iy of the State Ohio. That If shall by