The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-10-23
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The summary discharge Of Hon, David Haa.
ly from his position as Chief Clerksof the nj:
reau Of Labor Statistics at Albany, N, \, be:
cause he presided at q Butler meeting of work!
ingmeh has aroused the greatest indignation
all over that State. It now appears that Gov,
Cleveland and Lieut. Gov Hill were both an.
gered at Healy's action, and that the Commits.
sioner Of the bureau was ordered to diamiss him,
Even some Of the Demo- papers sin III Alba.
ny are protesting against it The Evening
Times Of that city says: a
1T was the act OF mailman to discharge Mr..
Healy IN this way To throw rotten eggs Il
him while preslding at q Butler meeting was
bad enough; to follow this up by dislnissing
him from Office on o trumped -ap chargeFis
worse. 81 II the present Democratic party man
ayers in the State think they can get along
without the labor vote, and are careless wheths
or they hayeit or not, then such acts do not
workingmen Of the State and Nation rallying
round the old flag of Democracy once more
they do not want,to offer repeated indignities
"a i5a 19s of whom Mr. HealY
The Press, an Independent paper, which :is
supporting Cleveland, also says: y
We can scarcely think the leaders have given
up the battle and have become careless, no
matter how much this action on the part Of
Mr. Peck has that appearance Thatit looks
The only paper which supports this personal
insult to every nottingham in the United
States is the Argus, Cleveland's personal or
gan, which, Of course, stands by him and ap-
proves this dastardly business. The Albany
Evening journal lRep.) apply characterizes the
Gov. Cleveland has long since shown that
his attitude ia far from friendly toward the
workingmen. His nearest supporters and
some Of his own appolntees were among the
men who threw rotten eggs ct ex-senator
Grady and Mr.; Healy at the Butler meeting of
was this disgraceful assault the discharge of
Mr.. Healy without day Of warning is still
more contemplate. Vile and detestible as
were the wretches who assailed Messrs. Grady
and Healy with foul 5oaths and putrid eggs,
viler and more deteshble are those who would
take from q workingman his daily bread sim
ply because he ASSERT his rights to an indie
pendent stand in politics. I5;;
Do workingmen need any further illustra-
ton of the anlmosity Of Grover Cleveland to
them and their interests? If they were in any
doubt after his successive yetoes of the Five
r-Drvers' bill, and almost every other labor
bill passed by the republican Legislature, can
they remain In doubt now whether Cleveland
has any regard for. them9 The summary dis
charge Of Mr.. Healy because he presided over
. meeting Of workingmen, whose interests he
was representing in this bureau, and in which
he was appointed ut the request Of SEthe work
ingmen of his own state, is something they can
understand There is not nottingham in
Illinois or in any other part of the United States
who was not personally insulted in the double
outrage OF rotten-egging and dischargng Mr..
Healy. II they have any spirit, if they are cap
able Of resenGng an insult, Grover Cleveland
and his hireling will hear from them Chicago
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