The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-17
CLkvELskD ANA LasOH,

Tho Democratic Nominee Unfrtendly to
tho LHb0rlnx Mnn-Somo Eeaaons why
lac Won't DO.
To the Editor Of the Inteiigencer. a. 49,:
tln:-This morning as a little knot Of
wcrkingmen were engaged in q political
conversation, one Of them, Democrat, re-.
marked; Cleveland" speaking Of the
Democratic nominee for President, "is not
to blamo for his veto, IS Governor Of New
York, Of the street railroad fare bill, be-
cause 1t .as only five cents before, and I'm.
der this vetoed bill tho colspaniea cop,d
have increased the faro to any smount.'
Nov, my understanding Of this matter
Ia quite different. ! formed my opinion
from reading about it At the time. III am
in error or mistake any question Of fact,
trust that you will make the correction in
tho columna Of the lSTELLldENcEa; also
please state II am right, because there are
many laborlng men, Democrats like my.
sell, who want TO gst st the right Of this
thing, that they may vote intelligently and
without doing violence either to their po-
lit'cal convictions or to their interests as Ia
btring men.
1io elevated railroads OF New York City
now charge, and did o. lhns time, ten cents
par trip from 6 O'Clock to $50 A. ". and
from 4,30 10 1880 P N, and tive cen!s per
trip during the other hours ct the day,
thus charging double rrico during those
houra when business aud lahorirg men, in
going 10 and IRON their work, would use
the rosda the mort. TIE Republican Leg
islature Of New York passed Il law fixing
the rate at tive cents per trip during all the
hnurs OF the day, which Governor Cieve-
land vetoed. 1t isiled 10 pass over his
veto, 40 the constitution Of that S:ste To-
quirsa lwo-thirds msjority to psss bill
ever tho Governors veto.
He also vetoed q bill, passed by the came
Legislature, prohibiting sheet railroad
companies from requiring over twelve
hours labor per day OF their drive1e, con
ductoIs aud other employees. They now
Wo!k from sixteen to seventeen EouIs per
dhy-ftcm IA. NJ. 10 10 ard II r. NJ with
lhisty ninntes at neon fer langh. Such
requirements OF a lsboriug lnEn arc eimply
inhumau, and cannot understand how
any reasonable man can object 10 the
nIeliolatlon OF tbs condition OF this op.
prteeed class. r
Ii Governor Cleveland ever performed
On act III the interest OF the workiugmen,
the prees hes failed 10 report the iAcI; snd
If he ever neglected TO perform IN act to
sustain and support monopoly, at the ex-
penss OF laDcr, the prtsB hus been equally
b!amable in not reporting it. .Es.
The Saga workers OF Wheeling know
where Their interests lie. TAsy belong to
asboclstlons that make common cause
against tho enemies OF labor wherever
found, aid they have assumed obligations
that maks- it binding upon their con-
sciences to e;ard up for the laborers OF
Nsw York and Indians equally with thosa
Of rhe!s own State aud town.
Under such circumstances I cannot vote
for Mr.. Cleveland, although he represents
my political faith, and am compelled to
break with the party that has received my
constant political support since 1852. l
con!ees tia act will cost mo papg, but
when the issue ia bread sgains. ballots, il
does not lake long to make the choice.
would like to vote Tor General Batter,
for consider him tue and cohnis,ent
ftisnd-of- the wolkirgnan. But Rapub-
licaEs tell me he Is a demagbgue. Well,
maybe he lie. Where is the politician or
ofice holder that hiss not got moro or less
densRoglsm mixed up il his sna!omy.
The General has probsbly got his share,
but whether he has or NOT, like Jim Fieke,
he '.neyer went buck OH tho poor" TIC
chsrga Of demsgaEisn could neyer induce
me to vote aga'net Butler; but there is u
greater obstscle in the way. Every vote cas-,
for Butler is half & vote Tor Cleveland. The
contes. is between Blaine ard Cleveland,
one Of thoss two gentlemen will bs elected
Presidenr. and Recognizing in the ons the
patron of monopolies and the enemy OF
honorable labor, and recognizing in the
other. although opposed to me POLITICALLY,
man whose voice, speeches and acts for
twenty yeara have always upheld the
dignity oflsbor, and American industries
and American citizenship, 1 shall cast my
ballot, in November next, ior Blaine and
Lrgau. And, in taking with associates |
lind there arc hundreds Of them in Wheel.
ing all padding down stream in the same
canos. A DANtcRATlc WuAKlNoAAN.
)Yhse}t11q, JHfv IA.