Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-13
CLEVELAND and HENDRICKS
Continued nom PRS, Page.

ton 10 the abridgement OF the power
OF the aldermen Of our city would have
been just as determined had the COM
mon council been as strongly Repub-
lican as it was Democratic, and
/ no alleged representative public meet
/ Ing presided over by a Republican,
! advocating the passage VI this or the
/ other undemocratic measures
UNDER THE DELUDGNG CRY OF RE
FORM
could blind us TO the true intent and
object Of such legislation.
We championed the cause OF
anti-monopoly In 1851, and
In the ensuing campaign of 1852 that
resulted in the triumphant election OF
the present governor OF the state. II
IL true that discussions had much to
do with the great majority here re-
ceived, but the entire feeling in the
breast of thousands OF the work
inginen against the Republic
eau party for its corruption and
monopolistic legislation caused thou
sands Of these voters TO
ALLY THEMSELVES WITH THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY.
1t In no exaggeration.to say it seemed
to them that the drift of the existing
laws was tending to debase
rather than TO elevate labor,
that the whole energy Of the
government was being used to foster
the interest Of the employer and
capitalist at the expense of
the toiling millions. That these
opinions were founded on sub
slantial and incontrovertible grounds
and were not emanatiOns
from the minds of dream
ing demagOgues who sought
to dupe their ignorant but conflding
followers,
CANDID OBSERVERS MUST ADMIT.
In the nelghboring Republican state
the right of the people peacefully to
assemble was invaded and the militia
of the commonwealth was used tyran-
nically 10 enforce the unreason-
abe demands of capital
The press of the country general,
opposed labor strikes but not a HAIRS
criticism appeared against the capital
ist and the corporations who closed
their factories against the working
men or operatives on the plea of over
production, so that the returns of capi-
tai
MlNhI NOI BE DlAINlSHEDs
In this condtuon of affairs the
eyes of the wage earners
were turned to the Democratic pArty
and they willingly cast their lot with
it, They expected to receive reward
for their confidence and their labor in
such legislation as would
ANlELIoRATE THEIR CONDITION.
The people of the city demanded to |
have the elevated railway corporations |
confinet to the legitimate returns for
the capital invested In the valuable |
franchise which was conferred on them |
by the city and state. 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 |
They sought the adoption |
OF law which would at once prevent !
the prison authorities of the state |
from contracting criminal labor so As
to bring IL into honest Industry. The |
measure passed the assembly but
WAS DEFEATED IN THE SENATE
bI an unholy combination |
between the Republicans and |
recreant Democrats who ignored the |
pledges made in their party platform. |
BY the efforts of Tammany Urgani- |
zttlon, through one of its senators, an |
act was passed and signed by the gov
ernor to submit the question of abol- |
ishing of the contract system in the |
state prisons to the voters of the state !
aud the people sustained the measure |
by majority of 1875 900 votes, not |
withs tanGing the fact that
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
of ballots against the proposition were |
secretly d strihuted 10y the party man
ayers and members OF the Democratic
state central committee. In order to /
defeat this Democratic meas
ure bill limiting the hours
Of labor of the car-drivers and con-
ductors passed the legislature. 1t was
met with the legislative veto aud
killed, thereby continuing the hard
ships of an honest, overworked bedy
Of men. The laborers and mechanics
NJ the state sought to protect
themselves from loss at
the hands of dishonest con-
tractors and employers and caused to
be passed an act by the Legislature
giving the lien OF the mechanic and
Iaborer priority over all others. This
also
SUFFERED THE SANE FATE.
we mlbnJ uuu and EMU
nerste other instances, but
we have shown sufficient to have
even stronger opposition on
our part to the nominee of the Demo.
,ratic party that we made at Chicago.
Being an integral portion Of the great
Democratic party, we have always in
'ur capacity as delegates exercised the
light 10 advocate men whom we
KNOW TO BE TRUSTED Il
~ the people or TO oppose the nomina-
ion OF those who were not, and il was
n the exercise of this right and in the
discharge of our duty
hat we took the occasion nc
)hicago 10 advise against
he nomination which was
made by the national convention. Oar
opposition was without personal feel.
ng, and arose from our intimate
knowledge OF the sentiments of the
oiling masses. AS to the course of
low Cleveland, in reference TO their
abor bill. the most charitable view
o lake of his course Is that
IE WAS IGNORANT AND UNENLIGHI. (
ENED
the nature and working of ,
hese laws, which would have occa. {