The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-10-21
How it Is Running In New York.

How it Is Running In New York.
The indications arc that Cleveland will
he buried under the biggest majority tho
Empire State ever gave against any candi-
date for the Presidency. The Now York
san (Ind.) has been interviewing members
ofdifIerent trades and occu patlons aud gives
n number of specimens Of interviews with
q number of Democratic workingmon, as
fellows:
Ut. Burns, Brooklyn stonecuttor, In
speaking Of Clev Gland, said
"Around the entrance to Greenwood Gene
terry, where am at work, there are tully n,ty
stonecutters who, to man, are going to voto
against Cleveland. They wore all Democrat
and voted for Cleveland for Governor. Many
OF them will vote tho Democratic ticket at I ne
next election with the exception of Cleveland.
am q Democrat, and always havo been.
voted for Cleveland for Governor, and It is the
last time Will vote for him for anything. l
hato him because he 10 a monopollst. He Is an
open enemy TO the interests OF the laboring
man in overy particular. His veto OF the Me-
chanics' Lien bill, tho Conductors aud Drlv-
ers' bill and tho Five.cent Fare bill all show
what he is. I could name scores among my
noighbora- masone, bricklaye RS
and stonecutters-who have sworn TO cut him
on the Democratic ticket or TO vots either the
straight Republican or Butler ticket. These
men am talking about arc Democrats, and
never thought before OF voting anything but
the Democratic ticket. don't think Cleveland
has been a square Democrat. He sneaks after
aristocrats and monopolistJ."
F.w. Lewis, 1do wllloushby street, Brook.
lyn, and who works for tho Buttrick Publish-
ing Company, is n dyed in-thewool Democrat,
and never voted anything but tue Democratic
ticket.
~ Ivoted for old Cleveland for Governor" he
said yesterday, "and wish had been where
couldn't have voted the day did 1t. never
have got through being sorry for It. Hts con-
duct toward the workingmen since ho has been
in oflce at Albany is simply abomlnable. He
is no Democrat, and never was. He Is con-
temptible trucker to every big pocketbook
that wants 10 use him. His recommendation
OF the Sandy Hook Pilot bill was an outrage,
just as was his veto OF tho Five-cent Fare bill,
the Car Drivers bill and the Mechanics Lien
bill. II man has to work for q living, he has
got no rights thnt q man or corporation who
employs him is bound to respect. That's Gro
yer Cleyelsnd's principle, II he has good sense
enough to have any principle. He can't havo
my vote for anything I got dlsgustod With
him early In his administration, and have
been getting sicker ana sickor OF MIN every
] day since. As for my Democratic friends
among the workingmen, have nothing to say.
| They must do their own talking. Itwlll not be
hard to find any number OF them, though, who
| Will talk as strongly as have"
The Sun gives number of such express
sions of the opinions and intentions Of lead
ing workingmen of New York and Brook
lyn, all manifesting the most intense hos
tility to Cleveland. 1t is now evident to
all who are watching the currents of public
opinion that Cleveland's vetoes of all bills
passed by the New York Legislature &c
benefit the workmen of New York aud
Brooklyn. have aroused their most intense
hostility, and they will show him on the
9th proximo that they can do q little veto
| ing themselves when they set their head;
| at it.