Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-15
THE PR0-EN6lISH ARIST0CRATS AND
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Some Sensible Talk on the Political Stu
alton by Sedswick County
Farmer.
To the Editor Of the Daily Eagle:

To the Editor Of the Daily Eagle:
In this year of grace men are eman-
cipating themselves from the tramel
of party slavery. The pro-English ar
istocratic portion of the Republican
party are working as men never
worked before for the success o
Cleveland, the Democratic nominee
for president, while the liberty loving
sons of Erin are deserving from the
nis-named Democratic camp, to take
their places where they rightfully be-
long, under b. F. Butler or James
Gillespie Blaine.
How any working man can consis-
tently vote next November for Clcve-
land is mystery beyond my compre.
hension. His election to the chair OF
Washington would be national ca
lamity. Discarding prejudice and
guided only by common sense,
let us partially examine his re-
cord as governor Of New York state
Elected governor by tidal wave OF
reform he vetoed every measure which
tended to elevate the working classes.
His veto of the fivc-cent fare bill put
some millions of dollars in the pockets
of an arrogant railroad corporation.
The reason assigned for his action on
this question in plain words is. il
Jay Gould, Vanderbilt or any other
millionaire buy up legislature no
future legislation can undo their work.
He was railroad lawyer for years,
aud as governor gave us the corpora
ton theory that charters are in the
nature of contracts which cannot be
broken without the consent of both
parties. The constitution of the state
of New York declares that the charter
of every corporation shall be held sub
ject to alteration from time to time or
repeal by the law-making power.
Cleveland showed by his acts that he
is the enemy of labor and the friend
corporate selfishness and greed. The
railroad question will, in the next four
years, be the great question, and the
working man, who by word or action
assists or helps that moral leper,
Cleveland, to place or power, deserves
the execration of the .oiling masses
whom Cleveland desplses. A man
who could veto the mechanics lien law,
q measure designed to give labor The
first lien ON building in course of
erection, is not fit person for any Of
fee in the gift of free people. The
New York labor delegation issued
circular giving ten principal reasons
why working men should vote against
Cleveland who is the friend of
capitol and the enemy of labor. He
was elected governor of New York
by $4,000 majority and on account
of broken pledges 10 the working men,
and his sympathy with the interests
of monopoly he would be defeated in
his own state by the people who know
him best. lie also vetoed the Arcade
railway bill, which provided for rail-
way under Broadway. Jay Gould's
elevated railroad syndicate did not
want the bill signed as it would inter-
fere with these chartered highwaymen
whom Cleveland is determined to pro-
tect.
will lay down as a proposition that
cannot be truthfully contradicted, that
corporations that make men work
fourteen hours day without proper
remuneration should be legislated out
of existence. But Cleveland is the
steadfast friend Of such corporations,