The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-09-25
Grover Cleveland and the Farmers.

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10 The Farmers OF the State Of New Vrh:
Two wears ago Mr.. cleveland WAS chosen
Governor by a majority Of 49,. 600 votes A
considerable part OF thi> majority came from
the support given him nv FARCE numhers of
farmers who relied on his e,lIeS of fidelity tn
the principles avowed in the Democratic f1Iat
form of lSs2 For The first time since the DAYS
of Sijas Wright the Democratic parry in that
year had a majority OF votes in the Agricultural
counties and towns in this State.
Mr.. Cleveland is now a candidate for the
Presidency. II j.. therefore. rroner that his
course as a Governor be reviewed in the. LIGHT
OF facts, that the people may Judge how far he
has fulfilled his pledges and Whit is his fitness
for the higher Off e to which he aspire,
II becomes our painful duty to dtnouncp Mr..
Ceyeland's candidacy As unworrhy The sunnnrf
of farmers and of the great body of linden, nd
en1 voters who elected him two wears aroi lie
has violated positive pledge, Of fidelity to the
peoples interests In srlertintt Two Of the
Railroad Commissioners whose duties are 10
guard the interests of the people he chose men
identified with railway rorp0rations. He an
pointed Commissioner of Publi, Works who
|. running the Erie Canal In the interests of
railroads, letting il get 50 out of repair that if
the present policy is continued il is only \
question of time when the Erie canal mu.i be
abandoned. SO far as he rould Inv This al,r,oiut-
ment, Governor Cleveland has ncutralIzed
the popular will for MAKING and krp,,inu + he
Erie Canal as a free public, higbw9y whirb
was shown at the election by a much lsroer
majority for free canals than Governor c rya-
land himself received. This is matter in
which the farmers of Western States are inter
csted equally with the farmers of New York.
In making Board Of State Assessors Gnyp,-
nor Cleveland left the great aqricultural inter
ests unrepresentpd thGuoh His is y subject of
especial importance 10 farmers who are oblio, Il
to bear an UNEQUAL PROPORTION of the hur,Ieu,
of taxation. Governor Cleveland did thi. in
disregard OF the request for the apDointmcnt of
farmer, who, bv thought and study On rro-
nomic questions. was especially fitted for mi,
position and who wa. recommended Nv ull mo
farmers organizations in This State
Gov. Cleveland has identified himself and his
candidacy with corporate monou0lies In h 9
veto Of the Five Cent Fare hiil for Inc Ntv
York elevated railroads, in defiance of The de-
cisiuns of our highest courts he avovtd tho
extraordinary doctrine that the Jooislaturn In
granting franchise TO railroad rornoratrons
eXhausts its powers. that il relinnnishnS the
sovereignty of the peoplr and makes q rnntrarf
which no future Legislature can chance
If Governor Cleveland's veto of this bin il
sound law the people of this State and Of the
United States have no rights which the rorno.
rations they have created are bound 10 resnnrt.
This veto marks Mr.. Cleveland as ure-em,nent-
IN the candidate of The rnonnnnii.ts in III.
country Ii il from railroad rornor,tions
Standard Oil COMPANY and other mononolieS
that the money is to come which il 10 conduct
his canvass 1t is important nat fine mass OF
citizens who intend to preserve ;hejr lihpr,irs
use every honorable means to insure hi, defeat
Thi, is not "A narty uuestion and we do not
appeal as parti>ans for any candidate. Two of
the members of our committee are Democrats
and none of them voted for Governor Cleye-
lands leading opponent two wears ago. None
of them can or will vote for him as President,
and in this we fairly represent the feelings Of
the great majority of the farmers of The. differ
ent parts of this State. 1t is certain that This
opposition to Mr.. Cleveland for President will
extend to the farmers of other States when the
facts of his record are fairly presented.
The nomination of MIR. Cleveland makes an
issue which, as political question suhordjuatns
all others 1t is whether The sovereignty of the
people shall be overshadowed bv the corpora-
tons which they create. 1t Is impos.ible to
doubt that the result of such an issue viii he an
oVerW helmiug defeat