The sun., 1884-10-26
LABOR'S GREAT UPRISING.
TOlLERS IN THE FOUNDRIEs AGAINSf
CLEvELAND AND FREE TRADE

TO1LERS IN THE FOUNDRIEs AGAIHsf
CLEvELAND AND FREE TRADE
Ne DreaA.and.wssev Wages wantsA II Tits
Country DE ssseraSie Worktagmen ARRAY.
ting Thenassivss Against . Common Essay.
Thomas Wright Of Dclnmater's iron foun-
dry writes to THE Sun 10 say that he and all Of
Cleveland: that among the moudcrs there are
only three Cleveland men. and that oil tho
foundry carpenters are for Blaine except one
THE Sun OF yesterday told what somc Of the
workingmen in Cornclls iron works thought Of
Cleveland. and others whom tho reporter saw
yesterday expressed tho same opinion.
Richard Langley. an engineer. said II did
him good to toll what no thought Of Cleve-
land. Cleveland" he said. has done
everything he could against us. and now he'd
likc to get into place whore he could do more
mischief. He's for introducing free trade
which would starvo our families by bringing
our labor into competition with that OF over
crowded Europe. l stand hero all day. attend
ing to my engine. and I'd 10 glad to have as
easy berth as the police have. but. thanks to
Grover Cleveland I must pay % a ysar into
the police fund. I'd work for any Democrat
except Cleveland, but I'm dead against him."
I'm an Englshman." Robert Thomas said.
and worked as as sSorer labor @ IN England thirty
clad TO Be out ofit. Yet il Cleveland should be
elected wo'd have FREQ trade here, ! know
and II my vote will keep It away the curse shall
not Spme to this country"
you'll shoE me thns said william
4 He's been against US ilrs, and last and all
Michael Egen, said he had always been q
Democrat and Is yet. and he was very indig;
aSob bfs t. such as GtSyeF
hc exclaimed. He's as, much Of a DEMOCRAT
ssli every iaborsr in America il he he could flnd an
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who tried to hoist the Morrison bill on us. He'll
get no vote OF mine.
smiths, and werS working together yesterday
We're both Of us Democrats" said Arthur.
and We've worked and voted together for a
good ,an many ~, y1ars Wen M yoto together ,nIs
passed tho Morrison bill. und tried TO prng
US doYn to starvation wages and II Cleveland
Then wo should have 10 compete with lie
laborors ot the old country and 1--we as mieer-
ably ns they do. Wen try 10 prevent that.
not, sorry To- do Il. eycn, il we are Democrats
'orhe has Always worked Against our inteTests.,"
Hunter n moulder said. It's enough TO
make amy honest man sick TO hear his name.
-Four years ago nobody know anything about
him. and since he's had any power no has boon
with rich men"
he was a D.mocra' but hs knew too much
about Cievcland,s opposition to the laborng
mmn and wa, -oiIg to vote for Butler.
doSs Thers Is aray Tna
M man mi. IL this shop that will vote for Cleveland"
free trader and because he is not the working
mans friend"
There Is no more solid Democrat in these
in never vote for Cleveland. When they put
him up II was as much ms TO say that they did
how he y get along without them"
Pat Nee Meshar iar Isp sIsSpnsd working & to say:
Me hss Always deedsS
Besides that. tho old-tlme Democrats don't
"fSt Patrick Mcclure is . mouldsr and he share.
with Joseph Hunter the honor Of being the
9.rongest Butler man In the works. :" am for
bs .s
I'm glad the Peoples ticket Exists. bscausS It
ys: e ehfSSs to yH.s ,se sFs't
The men whom the reporter saw with only
two exceptlons. expressed a hatred for Cleve-
ali ns sn said Tia. 2S o
them only6 were for Cleveland.
~ panlns h,; ThomGsop a. mouldoTi is An oId- tins
1T used to be, very lonely for mo here. For
sixteen years I've voted the Republican ticket
all onS m hs shor bs the rest soSs
against 100 men. Now, that they've put up
this Cleveland. I've got all the company want
and more. Nearly every workingmsn is down
In Cornell's pattern room there are twenty
men; Of whom three arc for Cleveland. and tho
The Colwell iron works are separated only
by q narrow street from the Cornell works
a,ross tho way. Thos. Kennedy is mouldsr
and p,, has Away always been sS solid ID Dcmocrat:
wnsn ssW st
that siekened mo and frightened me. The
Democratic Congress tries TO pass the Morrison
vote. for man like Cleveland. who has been
Ssn. fsG fcSDs % Sss Sevs.hs Ss 81 sSfSuf m S:' for
foreman Of the forge. said. and I'd like to
boat with me and lot him hear what the me-
ehanics hsu!, and Iaborers sny about him on 'heir
'. " Dan oNeil is we'll known among iron mon.
I've been thirty years in this country" he
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Of workingmens interests. and after they made
him Governor he thanked them by vetoing
bill hostile TO them. England loves him be-
cause she hopes to got free trade through him:
SO > viii every irIshmSn in the Country VIII Who las las
any feeling Tor Ireland"
Two weeks ago Peter Mcquinness was riding
horseback as marshal in n Democratic parade.
Since then he has read the papers and heard
what workmen think OF Cleveland. and his
What DO ] think Of Cleveland ?" he. said.
y think he'll be beaten, and it's free trade and
workingmens votes thatii do It. I'm going to
stick to my party and vote for every Democratic
candidate but him., I'll vote against him and
Patrick. Woods is six feet high. the foreman OF
DamOprat ld-tl m
Fenian. lie detests Cleveland. " '
:. England likes him too we'll for me" he said.
and he'll get no votes from any true Irish
men. Four years from now the Democratic
party won't try to make Democratic workmen
vote for a free trader. or an enemy OF labor or
Thomas +. Cooney and a dozen others. all
Democrats. talked the same way.
Tobacco 6rowers Do Not Want Free Trade.
Ono OF tho largest leaf tobacco dealers down
town. when asked concerning the probable effect of free
trade his business said II Cleveland WAS elected tho