Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-08-07
TO WORKING M EN-.
POLITICAL PIRATES WHO ARE
LYING ABOUT CLEVELAND.
The Organized Labor Element of the
Country viii Not Take Part
Against Him.
~ z. carresp0ndent BelIefontaiss E,.quirer.

N 2. Correspondent Be1lefontaine Enquirer
John T. Hogan, of Brooklyn, is a
member of the International Typol
graphical Union, and at the annua-
convention of that body, held in Now
Orleans last month, he was elected
ono of the delegates to represent the
printers of the United States and Can
ada at the next session of the Fedora
ton of Trades, to be held in Chicago
in October. For over twenty years
Mr.. Hogan has been identified with
labor organizations throughout the
country, and is considered an authori-
ty on all matters pertaining to Trade
Unions. On being interviewed in
reference to the rumors that organized
working men were opposed to Gov.
Cleveland, Mr.. Hogan said
Cali this talk about organized labor
being opposed to Governor Cleveland
is simply "a weak invention of the en-
emy. No man who is at all posted
on the peculiar ways of professional
| politicians. and those of Tammany
Hall in particular, will be deceived
by such transparent trickery. Men
| who have sense enough to belong to
Trades Unions are not to be duped by
political scalawags of any party"
"Do you think the vetoing Of the
tive-cent fare bill hurt the Governor
among the workingmcn?"
'Not a particle, and for this reason:
The very foundation principle Of all
Trades Unions is the greatest good to
the greatest number Now, who
would be benefited by five-cent rate
all day on the elevated roads? Sure
| ly u very small number of working
men. just look at the thousands of
skilled workmen-engincers, machin-
ISIS, blacksniths, carpenters, brick
| layers, &c., besides conductors, brakes
men, &c, who are dependent on the
prosperity of the different railroads
in the United States. All these skill
led mechanics are Trades Unionists,
and they have a claim on organized
labor throughout the country. We
don't want to pull down any capitalist
or corporation. Such policy would
be idiocy. / am convinced that the
| fiye-cent fare bill was introduced not
to benefit the people, but to rob both
the elevated and surface railroad com
! panies. The whole business was dis
graceful and rotten clean through,
and the Governor did manly, hon
orable act when he vetoed the bill"
''llow about the Governors veto OF
the twelve-hour bill for conductors
and drivers OF street cars ?"
'The Governor did perfectly right,
for that was Il very lame document to
be called a bill in the interest Of
workingmen. Why, just look at the
stupidity of the men who passed that
bill. Just see how they promise to
legislate for the workingmen They
introduce and pass bill calling for i,
reduction Of hours and labor. and
leave it optional with the railroad
companies how much the mems pay
shall be reduced. And you can say,
for a certainty, that there is not Il
! conductor or driver on either side OF
the bridge that gives the least thought
to the subject. All they know CT care
about is that reduction Of hours
meant a reduction of pay, and there
I.fere they dropped the whole matter y
"Then you think there is nothing
in these stories about organized labor
being opposed to Coy. Cleveland 2
Nothing but lies. The scheme orig
mated with those of the Democratic
party who wanted to kill the Governor
in the convention, and now the Blaine
ties have taken it up, and they will
sound the changes OH that note until
election day. You see, as | said be-
fore, this was the only hole that Tam
many Hall could crawl through as 4
pretense for opposing an honest man
like Gov. Cleveland. Political pirates
never want a square deal, while homes
ty and reform and reduced taxation is
the heartfelt hope Of every Trade Tn
ionist, be he Republican or Democrat >
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