The true northerner., 1884-09-18

The democratic press of the country is
congratulating the democratic party on the
fact that at last, two months after his NOM
ination, Tammany Hall has decided to sup
port the candidacy of Mr.. Cleveland. But
before the adoption of the resolution of sup
port an address was presented from which
we make the following extracts, which must
be very comforting and consoling to the
democracy, and which indicates very clearly
about how heartily Mr.. Cleveland will be
supported by John Kelly and his band of
painted braves:
"The people of this city demanded to have
elevated railroad corporations confined to le-
gitimate returns for capital invested in a
valuable franchise which was conferred on
them by the city and state, and after pro-
longed struggle with all the influences that
capital can employ, labor secured a victory
in the Legislature, only to be
THwARTED by VETO
in the executive chandler. BY the effort of
the Tammany organization, through one
of its senator's, an act was passed and
signed by the governor to submit the
question of the abolition of the
contract system in the state prisons to
the voters of the state, and the people sus-
tanned the measure by majority of $4,000
votes, Notwithstanding hundreds of thous-
ands of ballots against the proposition was
secretly distributed by party managers, men,
bers of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, in order to defeat this democratic
measure.
"A bill limiting the hours of labor Of car
drivers and conductors passed the Legisla-
ture. 1t was met with the Executive veto
and killed, thereby continuing the hardships
of honest, over-worked men. The laborers
and mechanics of the state sought to protect
themselves from loss at the hands of dishon-
est contractors and employers, and caused to
be passed an act by the Legislature giving
the lien of the mechanic and laborer priority
over all others. This also suffered the same
| fate.
We might add and enumerate other in
stances, but we have shown sufficient to have
warranted even stronger opposition on our
part TO the nominee of the democratic party
than we made at Chicago Being an inte-
grail portion of the great democratic party,
we have always, i'll our capacity as delegates,
exercised the right TO advocate men whom
we knew could be trusted by the people, or
oppose the nomination of those who were
not; and it was i'll the exercise of this right
and in the Conscientious discharge of duty
that we took occasion at Chicago to advise
against the nomination which was made by
the national convention. Our opposition
was without personal feeling, and arose
from our intimate knowledge of the senti-
ments of the toiling masses of our state as
to the course of Governor Cleveland in re-
gard to their labor bills.
"The most charitable view to take of his
case is that
HE WAS IGNORANT AND UNENLIGHTENEp,
concerning the nature and working of
these laws, which would have occasioned so
much real benefit to the workingmen, and
could not have resulted in loss to employ
ers.''
They further say in the address that there
is but one alternative left them, and that is
TO sever their connection with the democrat
ic party, and that in justice to their con-
stituents they cannot do that, and that while
protesting against the unwise and iniudi-
cious course pursued by the Chicago con-
vention in nominating MI Cleveland, they
acquiesce in the will of the majority of the
delegates which they believe to have been
unwisely expressed. Ex-senator Grady made
speech which was loudly applauded, re-
pudiating Mr.. Cleveland and declaring his
intention to support Butler.
John Kelly, when called upon, refused to
respond, shook his head and maintained an
ominous silence.
Gen. Spinola moved the adoption of the
resolution TO support Cleveland and in doing SO
said that the wheeling into line of Tammany
Hall would not secure Cleveland1s election.
"The democrats of the country must also
wheel into line.' "Tt is possible ecen at
tbs late date to snatcE Djctoyy fran tie ja0s
Of dg6at."
Only small portion of the members ans
wered to their names when the roll was
called on tho adoption of the resolution.
The whole affair shows that Tammany
will at best give Mr.. Cleveland but luke
warm and divided support, that its members
have no heart in its promised aid, that they
are very willing to have Mr.. Cleveland de-
feated, and are ready to contribute such aid
and assistance to that end as they can rem
der without severing their connection with
the democratic party.