Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-27
WEDNESDAY, JUNE ar, 1888.
Thc Pro-Chinese, Anti-Labor Cam
didntc.

OoaSt, Dut OF Inc Wnole Unlteu ctate5,
are very much exercised Just now ss to
the Chinese and Labor record OF Gen.
Harrison, their candidate for President
They realize that, no matter how much
they may strive to break the force of the
arraignment, the Republican ticket is
doomed II it can be shown that Harrison
has been hostile to Caucasian and
friendly TO Coolie labor. In Saturday 3
Examiner Mr.. Ballard Smith telegraphs
TO that paper an account of an interview
held by the Chicago Tribune with a
strong delegation Of the Labor Unions
that went to Chicago to prevent the nom-
ina ion of the Hoosier aristocrat.
Lack of space prevents us from
giving in this issue the interviews Of the
Messrs. Andrew 7. Wilson, John Boden-
miller, f. +. Gould, w. G. Farnham,
John +. Martin, M. j. Smith and John
T. White. They were all, however, Of
one purport, and were substantially oi
the came tenor as those of Mr.. Gruette,
the editor Of the Indianapolis Labor Sig
nuI, whose views are embodied in the
following, from Mr.. Ballard Smiths
dispatch:
The Chicago Tribune, the leading Re-
publican paper of the Northwest, prints
the following interviews with labor dele
gates from Mr. Harrison's own State OF
Indiana. The Tribune says they are all
Republicans and they are here to oppose
General Harrison's nomination. They
are Andrew 7. Wilson, ex-Master Work
man Of District Assembly No. l06,
knights Of labor, OF Indiana; Edward
+. Gould, Secretary of the District AS
rembly and twice representative in
the General . Assembly John
Bodenmiller, Secretary Of the Cen
tral Labor Union, Vice Presi-
dent Of the State Federation of Trades
w. j. Smith, President Of the Painters
Union, No. AZ; John +. White, ex-
Master Workman OF District Assembly
No. 106; M. G. Farnham, General
Organizer of the American Confederation
OF labor; John t. Martin, representative
of the State Federation of Trades, and
I. M. Gruette, editor Of the indianapolis
Labor Signal.
A more thoroughly representative dele.
cation, the Tribune says, has never come
from the labor organizations. Its pur-
pose is to represent the state OF political
feeling among the working classes of
their state.
II. NJ. Gruette, editor of the Labor Sig
nal, who is also President OF the Central
Labor Union, says: ''From a labor
standpoint it would be the gravest mis-
take if Harrison were nominated. The
vote OF organized labor would be solid
against him. If Harrison's name ap-
peared on the Republican ticket Cleve-
land and Thurman would obtain the en-
tire labor vote OF Indiana"
Son what grounds?"
"Firstly, Harrison is by instinct an
aristocrat. He has antagonized labor in
innumerable instances"
(which are they?"
"His vote on the Chinese bill for one
that has not been forgiven or forgotten,
and next, his failure TO do anything for
our interests in Congress-"
and them"
Ellis conduct during the railroad
trouble Of 1887. He raised company,
armed them in the arsenal and put
down the strike by force. Governor
Porter and others tried to pacify the war;
ring elements, but Harrison was for
force. Harrison did all he could to in
hame le diStr iers
''Are those the chief objections of the
workingmen against Harrison ?''
They regard him as the candidate OF
the indianapolis Jomfal. Except the
New York Tribune no newspaper in the
country has done more to oppose us.
While John G. New is a good man OF
business. he is strong in his prejudices.
His paper is non-union. In his editorial
page he has never ceased to attack us.
Ii it were only for his associates we
should be bitterly opposed to Harrison. +"
Have you already showed your hos
tility to Harrison?"
"We dealt him blow in the winter of
1856. His defeat for the Senate was fully
due to the labor vote. All over the
condemning him. The feeling then
ter now than then"
"Does not General Harrison claim that
you are his friends?'
HE does, but the claim is false. /
have seen Washington dispatches stat
ing that we are friends with him. They
are wholly misleading. The truth is
this, If Harrison be placed on the ticket,
we shall use every effort to let our
brethren everywhere know what we
think of him. He is the weakest man
who could be put up. Governor Porter
is making political blunder in present
ing his name. He is simply the candi-
date OF the machine
(Which party will the labor party
favor? ?''
"Labor is not partisan. The nomina-
tion of Thurman has strengthened the
hold Of the Democracy on labor. Thur
man is tower OF strength with us.
Hence, if they want our vote, the Re-
publicsns can only offset Thurman by
giving us man Of the people, and such
man is Gresham. His public career is |
without blemish. He feels the need OF
controlling corporations. He knows that
the rights OF labor have been trodden |
down. We are willing to trust him."
Our Republican friends are fully sensi- |
bic of the significance OF the pro-Labor
and Anti-Chinese vote. They know we'll
That no matter how imposing their pro-
cessions, or how resonant their orators,
they are doomed to ignominious defeat
with aristocratic candidates who are deaf
to the demands of the Caucasian work
ing man. u