Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-16
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sional Convention, have its nomins-
tious fer President and Vics president
bssn received with 30 little enthusIasin
as in this year of grace lss4. There u
absolutely no popular welcome 10 'ie
Nominees. no general appreciation OF
,ha action of las. weeks invention. At
RnffaIo. Cleveland's home, there was
considerable Demonstration. In the
,,a.t hot-beds Of Democracy. New
York. St. Louis and Baltimore, some
gums we're fred and an attempt was
made TO enthuse. But il was not spoh'
taneous nor successful.
On the other hand, from all parts OF
the country come expressions OF disoon-
tent. They do not emanate alone from
politiciaus or disappointed candidates
and their friends. These, although sore
appear 10 take their meal OF crow WIN
out visible signs of nausea. But the re-
volt already apparent among the VOTE
inemen il widespread and ominous OF
defeat. The Democratic party has Vo-
ciferated loudly its devotion TO the com
mon people. 1t charges the Republican
party with being controlled and Danip-
MATED in the interest of monopoly. The
charge IL not entirely baseless. There
in no doubt that the allied railroad and
telegraph corporations in this country
have had, and yet have, far too potent
an influence upon the policy and leeis-
lation of the Republicas party. This u
inst cause of complaint, and the various
labor associations all over the country
have been awaiting with interest and
hone the nominations to be made by
the Democrats at Chicago. They we're
united on Butler, but would willingly
have accepted Thurman. To the ma
iority of the other prominent candi-
dates they were opposed.
Especially was this the case with
Cleveland, against whose nomination
they strenuously protested and Ia
bored, claiming, and justly 30, that M
had betrayed them since his election a
Governor of New York. The chair
man of the National Anti-Monopol,
Committee has, since Cleveland's nomi
nation, expressed the feeling OF thu
men who train with that powerful anc
rapidly growing organization as fol
lows: "The laboring men and thu
anti.monopolists viii under no cireum
stances support Cleveland. He ac
oepted the Democratic nomination fol
Governor two years ago on ore OF th'
strongest anti-monopolist platforms
ever adopted by the State Convention
He promised the anti-mOnopoiists hs
would stand on that platform II elect
cd, In good faith, and would stand BY
all the principles enuuciated In the
Convention but he failed to keep this
promise. He appointed a railroad man
as superintendent of canals, and named
two men who are in sympathy with
railroad corporations for the Board OF
Railroad Com nissioners he vetoed
the elevated railroad bill for five cent
fare, and the bill TO reduce the hours OF
conductors and drivers. and in other
ways be has violated his pledges. He
has not been true TO the Democrats, to
the anti-monopolists or to the laboriug
men,"
The Knights of Labor, another strong
National labor organization, are mp In
arms against Cleveland. Since the
nominations were made, meetings have
been held ty district assemblies in sew
eral cities. In Washington, ID. O., last
Saturday nigh, resolutions were adopted
by the organization there denounoinR
Cleveland as q friend Of the monopo-
lies and an enemy of the people, and
urging all workinRmen and their friends
to boycott him at the polls.
Added TO this is the opposition OF
Tammany in New York. The Star
(Kslly's organ bitterly opposed Cleve-
lands aspirations. and since his nomi-
nation has been filed with interviews
of leading labor aeitators, who unite in
saying that the feeling against him ia
intense and that he will undoubtedly
be repudiated by all the labor oreaniza-
tons. Kelly himself il eminously ST.
lent. The Sun In very sore. II says
that he stands as representative OF
the unit rule. for bossism. "a thecrea-
ture of office holders and of the most
intelersnt machine ever used in Ameri.
can politics." This is the man whom,
and the party which. Is now to receive
the support of the independents.
They dictated his nomination. For
their adhesion the Convection aeliber-
ately turned its back upon the work
ingnen Of the nation. To secure the
votes and influence OF few free trad
ers and AnRlicized Americans, too truly
good and pure to support the free, I'M
biased choice OF the Republican party,
the Democracy Of the United States
has betrayed the interests of. and
broken It's promises 20, the hosts of
workingmen who looked hopefully "a
its action at Chicago.
Butler has not bsen heard from since
the Convention concluded les session. He
heads a column Of not less than 1000. ).
600 voters. He has pledged himself 10
their cause he has accepted their nom
nations. While the Convention was
In session Butler telcgraphed to an OH,
Ger Of labor organization in New Yorl
city that he woald never consent TO the
nomination OF a monopoly candidate
Such be had heretofore declared Cleve
land TO be. viii he nov fall into lin,
and support him IL ia hardly posi-
BILE. The situation has no bright side
The support that Cleveland viii receiv,
from the Independents will cut no fieur,
when compared with the OBJECTIONS I,
which Ne have referred. The working
men of the Democratic party are not il
sympathy with the blue veined aristo
Gratis and chronic kickcrs who hav,