The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-11

lature of New York. reducing the pay or piiots
in New York harbor TO a level with the pay OF
the pilots at English ports. We worKihgmen
have not forgotten how Cleveland vetoed q OH
to reduce the working hours Of the 5000 streeo'
car drivers of New York, from eighteen 70
twelve hours. The worKingmen complained 70
him in these words:
When you are asleep in the morning we are st
work; when you are enjoying yourself IN the oag we
are at work.; when you are at the opera az IL az
night we are at work. and when you are sound asleep
at 1 O'Clock in the morning we are still at WORK.
Many OF Us have not seen our children out or Deu lor
years!
This pitlfnl appeal had no effect upon the
gluttonous despot; be vetoed the bill. saying:
81 see no good TO be accomplished by this law.
And. with that vile veto fresh in our memory,
creatures of mud and cirt try to turn the LABOR
vote over to the greatest enemy American labor
ever had or could have. Every workingman Ia
America knows how Cleveland vetoed the Dill
allowing the workingmen of New York to rloe
TO and from their work for 5 cents. ibis was
done in the interest of the elevated railroads
Listen to what the New York Herald OF May D.
1883, SAYS Of this veto.
In passing the bill for the reduction of fares on the
elevated roads the Legislature did what it could to
give effect TO o popular measure. Indeed, In this case
betray it; for tie railroads, satisfied, no doubt, Tor
some good reason of their own, that their cause was
safe in the hands of the Governor. did not tamper
with the representatives of the people.
Here was thu New York Herald in a leaiing
editorial, asserting that Cleveland was corrupted
by the railroads in vetoing the five-cent fare
bill. And still the attempt is made to get work-
ingmen to vote for this man Cleveland. The
attempt will fail.
Henry Wsterson is Cleveland's chum. After
winine. and dining and canvassing with this
mumpsr President, Waterson says of him.:
Of all the arid natures / ever met his is the most
arid; he sympathizes with nobody; he makes common
cause with nobody. He sits in the White House like
a wooden image made to be worshiped, not loved.
The flames of hell will freeze over, and the
fires of divine love smolder in tue bosom OF
God before even his worst enemies can say such
things of Ben Harrison. And yet their upstart
leaders try TO make American worklncmen sup
port Cleveland as against Harrison. They won't
do il.
Watterson says of Cleveland and bis followers.
Never have l seen such arrogance and intolerance.
The whole thing would appear a ranting, roaring farce
of ignorance and bombast if it did not mean the pros.
titution of the Democratic party to the vanity of
political birds of passage, ridiculous in their hneries
and drunk on humbug.
And still the rimps of this Granting. roaring
farce" of an administration are scheming to turn
the labor vote over to 'the wooden image in the
White House" as Watterson calls him. AS an
Irish-American workingman who has carried the
nod, but no mans halter, l will support Ben
Harrison and give my Acknowledgment good
reasons why they should do the same.
AN IRISH PRoTEcTIoNIsT.