Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-10-01
THE HORSE.CAR MEN.
Their Reply to Gov. Clevcland's Veto of
the Twelve Hour bill.

the IWelVe-uOur BIls
As is we'll known, Gov Cleveland vetoed a
drivers and conductors to twelve hours For
doing this the drivers and conductors, as might
be expected, hold the vetosI in grateful and at
most deyoutly that what is sauce for the goose
should also be sauce for the gander, they pro-
pose to do a little vctosng themselves this fall.
has a membership Of about 1000 in the United
Btates of whom at least 1900 are in New York
City alone. Last Saturday evening the drivers
hnd Of N New York CITY met at ther
City, and, after q full discussion, unanimously
adopted the following pream BILE and resolutions:
Drivers and Conductors Of the State Of New
York. City Of New York, and the United
States:
WHEREAS. During the se..ion of the Legis-
lure of the State of New Y lark, held in Albany
during the winter of 1884. an act to regulate the
hours of labor Of conductors and drivers OF
ars drawn by horses in cities was presented,
WHEREAS, Gov. Cleveland refused to sign said
pill upon the following grounds aud in the
tords as written by him and filed with sad
kained by this bill. It Is distinctly and palpably
lass legislation in that it oaly applies to con-
nctors and drivers on horse railroads: 1t does
hmber Of hours work. think, and it it does
lis an interference with the employers as we'll
b the employees rights. If the car drivers and
ess pay, and this bill does not permit that.
Eannot think the bill Is In the interest OF the
korkingmen:" and
WHEREAS, Gov. Cleveland, in refusing to sign
| laid BILL overlooked the fact that the car driv
| Irs and conductors are compelled to work more
hours than any other class Of men in the vari
| bus trades throughout the States, deprived Of
| kating at home or even seeing their wives and
children, either by night or day, being deprived
| kf social intercourse in every respect, subject
| 10 disease and sickness by exposure to the win
)ers cold and summers tOrr1d heat, and un-
| mindful that, had the bill become q law, they
might have been less subject to life of slavery,
| misery and toll; and
WHEREAS, By his action in refusing to sign
| ,aid bill, he has shown himself not in sympathy
| with the drivers and conductors throughout this
! State, but, as IN many other instances, as in
Heated by his vetOes, is in direct antagonism to
! The welfare and benefit of the working classes,
Ind thorough advocate and upholder of great
| corporations,
| Resolved, That we denounce and condemn
| Gov. Cleveland's action regarding the car
| drivers and conductors bill; that he has
shown himself totally unfit to act as the Chief
| Executive of the great Empire State, both as to
mental capacity and his regard for the rights OF
| The masses; and we cordially invite all men Oi
aur calling irrespective Of politics to aid us by
| their work and ballots In securing the election
Of James G. Blaine for President and John A.
Logan for Vice President Of the United States
Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions be
| given to the press. that our brothers on the raj
throughout the land may know of our action
Ind act in conjunction with us.
| MAGNUs SHAREN, President.
Patrick O'Grady, William II. Smith, Edward
G. Kimball, Vice Presidents.
Thomas 81. Lincoln, Charles w. Serrington
| John Adams, Secretaries.
Charles NJ. Chapman. Treasurer.