The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-05
President Cleveland and workincmen

To the Editor of the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
The fact of President CLEVELAND promising to
reform led me to strongly sympsthize with him
in his efforts to do better, and 1 intended to en-
courage his good resolutions with my vote. I
supposed he felt sorry that. while Governor of
New York, he had in every instance used his
veto power in favor of the bloated bondholder
and railroad monopolist and against the interests
CT the laboring men. and was now going to make
amends for these gross outrages on US, but as
I look at his present associates, advisers and
supportsrs-such men as Jay Gould. Senator
Payne. of the gigantic Coal-oil Trust. Scott, of
the enormous coal and iron combine. 1.-THE man
who said i've cannot control laboring men I'M
less they eat to-day what they earn tomorrow,
with his myriads Of pauper contract laborers,
and the Sugar Trust and Coffee Trust robbers;
and then his Democratic campaign committee
men OF his own choice or consent, made up OF
railroad mouopolists and coal barons OF the
most greedy and pronounced type, like Scott,
who wrung from bis hslf-paid laborers the sl.-
900, 600 he gives to help elect Cleveland
-Barnum, the great iron and mule monopolist,
who shipped carloads of starving mules" into
Indiana TO vote the Democratic ticket a few
years ago; then Brice. Barbour and German,
all railroad monopoiists and money kings, and
last but not least in significance, Major general
Ransom, of the late lamented Confederacy.
While we see these sharks and rob-
bers Of honest toll on the list. we
do not see one honest workingman,
farmer, or Union soldier. who made this coun-
try a possibility for Cleveland to be President.
What do you suppose this flock OF human vul-
lures is going to do for rs, dear lsboring menf
Ask the past. When such fellows as Gould with
bis $40, 000 fee for Grover, Scott with his 81, 0OO.s
900 fee aud the balance of the monopolists and
trust robbers. all Cleveland's advisers and right
hand men, and all pouring their thousands OF
dollars into Cleveland's campaign fund, and
then the thousands OF dollars from England's
free-trade clubs, these things are omiuous OF
evil to rs, and have knocked the thick Demo
cratic scales from my eyes. / can now see him
az he is, the friend of monopolists and trusts,
and the natural enemy OF the poor laborer; a
sham. a wolf in sleeps clothing; and now
the last grand act of this British lion and mule
hippodrome ends by the ring presenting
himself with $4,000 TO elect himself. How
much more distressing his case now, than the
poor homeless women of Charleston; they only
needed $50. The idea of the governments en-
ploye, Cleveland, assessing himself $40, 900 fer
campaign funds for himself is the most outrage
Gus case OF pernicious activity heard of. o
George W.. Curtisl How civil service
given to maintain the dignity of the
Office before the nations of the world,
and not to buy votes with; 1t is a disgrace ma
tionally. In conclusion. as a laboriug man, i fer
one am getting tired Of receiving n few favors
and q little free whisky about election time, and
having 10 be robbed of half my honest earnings
BY the Jaw Goulds. SCOTS and Paynes il they
are good Democrats. the balance of the four
years. The taffy reform. and friend OF the Irish
il getting to be too old a chestnut for noe.
ALABoREs,
But not a pauper contract italian or Bohemian
,aborer.
1NDIAyATc CHS, Aug. 30.