The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-26

bearer of the Democrats partyg Simply that he
was elected Governor of New York by about
100000 majority at a time when the
masses Of the Republican party Of that
State determined to rebuke bossism
He has used his official position in defeating
measures proposed in the Legislature for the
benefit Of the workingmen, and interposed his
vetoing power to kill measures which he could
not defeat He vetoed the hve-centFfare bill,
alleging as . reason that it was unconstitutional;
but bill that had the approval Of the appropri-
ate committees and which passed through the
House and Senate of the State Of Now York
an assembly comprising some Of the best legal
talent of the State--was Of sufficient impcr-
tance TO 60 before the judiciary Of that State
for the settlement of the constitutional ques-
tion The constitutionality Of legislation SINH
lar to that law, known throughout the West as
the granger laws, has been passed upon by the
highest tribunal of the United States, and
affirmed in the interests Of the people as against
monopolies He vetoed the bill passed by the
New York Assembly restricting the number Of
hours to be exacted from streetrallroad en-
ployes to twelve hours per day because the
defeat Of that law was demanded by the city
railway companies of New York and Brooklyn.
He vetoed the bill known as the mechanics lien
law, passed in the interest of contractors and
builders and for the protection Of working
men--a law similar to those found upon the
statute books of every Western State. He
vetoed the bill which prevented the employment
Of children under ten years of age, and which
being employed, who had not received twenty
weeks schooling, in each year in a common
or other school Of the State The passage OF
these bills was demanded in the interest Of labor
the knights of Labor, trades assemblies,
and other organizations for the protection of
labor throughout the State. This is the kind OF
man the sef-constituted guardians Of the Dem
ocratlc party expect the masses of that party to
support. They will not do it. They know
Blaine to be a typical Americana man who,
by his own perseverance,, pluck and genius,
raised himself from the poor and penniless
orphan boy to be the first citizen of this great
Republic. He is scholar, patriot and statesman.
a tried man at the head of a tried party. His
election will inspire confidence IN stagnant
business at home and insure stability IN our
commercial relations abroad Under his adj
mnistration the title Of an American citizen Will
be sure passport in every country into which
the citizen may enter for lawful business. The
nomination of Cleveland is not only slap IN
the face of wurkingmen everywhere. but an In
suit to the intelligence Of the Democratic
masses.
Clevelands letter is silent on the tariff CUES
ton, silent on national questions, silent on our
foreign relations, silent on all questions demand
ing manly, soutspoken and independent utter
ances. Does he want to borrow the appellation
of the s'silent manW No, no; that won't do.
We were told that the mantle Of Tiden fell
upon CIevelands shoulders; but we have searched
the mantle IN vain to find the dwarf hidden
away among its folds. The Democratic party
may yet retrieve itself Withdraw this nonen-
tity from the ticket. Tild6n dead and turned to
clay, with his bones enshrouded IN his mantle of
reform, would create more enthusiasm and re-
ceive more votes than the foster-father of widow
Halpin's child If the managers of the party
permit him to remain ON the ticket the masses Of
the Democratic voters en- the first Tuesday after
the first Monday OF November next will bury
the party so deep that the bosses viii never
again make alliances with corniorant corpora