The Labor enquirer., 1884-07-26

IBr4dlan&h; the spitefui beeant the de-
signing trickster Chamberlain; the
dased, Superficial Samuel Smith the
GINNING Churchill, and host Of other
people who are better fitted to oppose
Socialism and progress than to aid. We
have ever found people silly enough to
raise wire fences in order to keep back
the tide. Behold as specimens Of their
|sects the people have uncompliment-
arily alluded to above.
The cause Of the people will advance
in spite Of all their foolish objections.
A few individuals. however they may
sndeavor, cannot smother the desire for
ltrue freedom which is rising in the
breasts Of the people. i'll. MAHoN.
Cause ef ulsvsl4pd's Unpspu larity.
Dr.. Morrison Mumford. Of the Kansas
City Times, and deiegate-atlarge, was
asked this morning
eWhat do you think Of the outlookf n
I'm special 10 my paper from New
York some three months ago, after care
fully looking over the field and weighing
the chances and availability Of al the
candidates mentioned, / SAID that in
my opinion, the contest would narrow
down between Senator Bayard, Justice,
Field, and the man.who had the New
York delegation at his back, whether he
be Cleveland, Flower, or any other
good democrat. l see no treason to
change my viewsnow After our state
committee last met I went east to further
Inform myself, and, after spending
several days In Washington and New
York, am altogether confirmed in the
opinion I then expressed
From what you learned wilhelm New
York do you consider Cleveland the
coming man ~
4 do not. / was surprised to find the
opposition there was to him in his own
state. I think it would be a very haz-
ardous thing for us to nominate him.
aDp you base this on the opposition of
/ Tammany r"
"By no means on that alone. | found
There was an almost universal sentiment
among the working classes against Gov
Sernor Cleveland. made it a point to
talk with great many of these people,
and I was surprised at the bitterness
manifested. specially questioned q
number of street-car drivers and con-
ductors, and found them furious when
Cleveland's name was mentioned
Without single exception they all said
lthey would vote for Blaine if Cleveland
was nominated. understand there are
some Ii, 900 of these employees in New
York City, and, Judging from what {
saw, I do not think that Ceveland would
get 100 votes out of that number. Of
course, some are republicans and would
vote for Blaine, but that doesn't count.
Their solid influence thrown against
any candidate would necessarily have
great moral strength with other working
classes"
aOn what ground is this violent oppo-
Isition Of street-car employees based y
aOn Governor Cleveland's 3 veto of the
act passed by the legislature reducing
THE hours of labor for street-car em-
ployes from sixteen hours to twelve.
Think of itl These wretched people 60
on duty at 6 O'clock in the morning and
| it is 10 or II O'Clock at night before they
get back to their families. They can
never see their children by daylight, but,
owing to the necessities that are upon
them, with their noses to the grindstone,
they are compelled to devote two-thirds
of the twenty-four hours to the grasping
corporations for the merest pittance. 1t
was to put stop to this cruel, barbarous
and inhuman policy that seems to pre-.
vail among the street-car corporate ons
almost alone that the New York legis-
lature passed the bill making it a misde-
meanor for any such employer to exact
more than twelve hours, labor from any
employe. Governor Cleveland saw fit
4 to veto this bill, and thus prevent it
becoming law. Is it any wonder that
these 1900 employees or other working
people should sympathize with them ?
This, in connection with his veto of the
5-cent elevated railroad fare bill, seemed
to confirm the opinion in the minds of
the workingmen that they have no favors
| nor even fair dealing to expect at his
hands, and consequently they are unit
| against him. In my opinion Governor
Cleveland could not carry New York
City or Brooklyn, nor do / believe he
could carry his own city of Buffalo.
want to say word about the Missouri
| and Kansas delegations am not
authorized to speak for any one besides
myself, but would like to say. that the
delegates we're for any good democrat
who could carry New York, Cleveland
| among the rest; but the delegates who
have arrived here have found the Cleye-
land sentiment and enthusiasm SO greatly
exaggerated that they are rapidly losing
all hopes of Cleteland's carrying his own
! state. If the alleged Cleveland senti-
ment in other states is the same as it is
in Missouri, all Ihave to say is that Mr..
CIeveland's tow-line Is rope Of sand. ;"
Chicago News.