Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-18
what Workingmes are ASS cd 9

When workmen are employed to per
form certain piece of labor they gen
orally want to know all about 1t before
they commence operations. The work
ingmen of the nation are asked to sup
port Cleveland for the Presidency, and
the Democracy hold out as an in
ducement for such support the idea
that he is great reformer and that he
was elected Governor Of New York by
the unprecedented majority of $4,000
This Is about all that can be said in
favor Of him. The Democracy of the
Fourth Ward of this city at their ratifi-
cation meeting on Wednesday night, in
Martin Farrells parlors, went further
and recommended support for Cleveland
on the ground that the Democratic
party was the workingmen's friend.
This will bear little examination.
Let us see what Mr.. Cleveland has done
for the workingmen that he should be
80 eminently entitled to their support.
First, then, he vetoed bill passed
by a Republican Legislature that re-
duced the number Of hours of labor for
street car drivers and conductors from
seventeen to twelve hours per day.
There was no class Of people 80 over
worked as these street car men, but
when Republican Legislature came to
their relief, MIR. Cleveland, this great
friend of labor, for whom the laboring
men of the country are asked to vote,
said no, you can work on your seven
teen hours a day and as many more as
your monopolist employers make you
work, and vetoed the bill. Oh, yes the
workingmen will surely vote for such a
man, simply because he is a Democrat
and because he has been nominated by
the Democratic party for President
We imagine that we see the working
men rushing up to the polls almost
breaking their necks to get a chance t.
vote for Governor Cleveland, the pool
mans friend.
Second, then, he vetoed the bill pass
ed by the Republican Legislature to re-
duce the car-fare ON the elevated rail
road to five cents, ten cents being tn,
fare before. 1t mattered not that tn,
fare before was five cents for an hour il
the morning and an hour in the even
ing to suit workmen, workmen's wive.
and children needed cheap fares as wei
through the day. To this bill Cover
nor Cleveland said no. if the elevated
railroad company gave two hours il
the day for cheap fares that was enough
If it did not suit poor working people +
travel during those hours, let them pa
ten cents for the luxury Of a ride, t
enrich this already .bloated monopoly
This same Governor Cleveland is tn
man workingmen are asked to supper
for President as the friend of working
men. We reckon they will do it.
Third, then, the bill passed by RI
publican Legislature prohibiting tn
employing of children under thirtee
years Of age in any mill or factory /
the State of New York, was vetoed b
Governor Cleveland. Those were hi
sentiments, seventeen hours day ft
poor, overworked car drivers and col
ductors and the employment of chi
-dren In factories when they ought to /
at school. Surely workingmen wi
rush to the support of Governor Clev
land how can they helpit?
Fourth, then, bill passed by r
publican Legislature, called Mechanic
Lien Law, to prevent swindlers fro
robbing workmen of their hard earn,
wages was vetoed by Governor Clev
land, the great friend of the workin
men. This bill gave workmen pI
ferred claim, but Governor Clevelal
said no, let them take their chance
and if they get cheated and thu
wives and children are forced to
half naked and hungry, it cannot
helped.
Workingmen must take their chanc
with capitalists and if capital crush
labor it will have to be crushed. Sure
journeymen carpenters, bricklayel
painters, cellar diggers, hod carrie
and all other laborers will raise sho
as they bear down upon the polls in
great workingmen's phalanx to vote
Cleveland, the friend of the workiu
man.
There are other vetoed bills in fav
of labor that might be referred to, veto
by Governor Cleveland in the intere
of capital and monopoly, but enou
have been referred to, to convir
workingmen as to who their frien
are and where their interests are.
THE GREEDY party have proved I'll