Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-10
THE LABOR MEN AROUSED !
They Call on Gov. Porter, Of Indiana
and Present Their Resolutions
Urging Him Not TO Play Stalking
Horse for Ben. Harrison.
Republicans Have no Desire to Honor
Him but Merely TO use Him.
Porter Don't Want the Office and has
Declared he Will not Accept.
NO LOVE FOR HARRISON.

The Labor Men of Indiana Swear They Will
not Vote for hlm aburiug With Porter.
iNDIANAPoLIs, Aug. S.-The members of
the committee appointed at the labor
meeting last night TO present to ex Gov
| ernor Porter the resolutions adopted at
the meeting asking him not to become
the tool of the republican machine by be-
| coming candidate for the govsrnorshlp,
waited upon him at his residence this
| morning skd were received in the parlor
by the ex governor, l.. 2. Custer acted
tee was composed of republicans that had
voted for Porter, aud had always admired
him for his friendship to their class; that
they came as the representatives of meet
ing which was composed largely of labor
ing men; that the resolutions were
adopted a. the sentiment of the honest
laboring classes of the city, and that the
same sentiment was characteristic of the
class throughout the state; that these
classes have a kindly feeling toward Por
ter, but they would not support Harrison
under any circumstances, and that the
machine, which really did not like Porter,
was endesvoring to use him for the pur-
pose of electing Harrison. "We know"
said the speaker in conclusion, that tn }
object of the machine is not to honor you
hnt Is 90 70
ity for the benefit of Harrison, trying to
uses good man to bolster up base
cause. We wish to be frank with you. All
the members Of the committee are re-
publicans, but will not vote for Harrison,
and we come to ask you TO adhere to
your purpose not to take a nomination at
this time"
The resolutions were then read to
Porter, and he paid the same respectful
attention to the reading that he had to
Clusters remarks. In reply he stated that
he had made no effort to secure the nom
ination for the governOrship, nor did he
want it; that he had stated very frankly
bllbJ nS NOuio uOU dSSSp IlS
and since that declaration he had not
done anything that could convey the idea
that he had changed his mind. He then
invited the committees into his flower
garden, and spent half hour in remini-
sciences and familiar conversation.
HARRIsoN's REGARD FOR LABORING MKN.
The Labor Signal, to morrow, will CON
tain the following, as illustrating Har-
rison's attitude towsr I'd the labor classes:
Benjamin Harrison, Republican cendi
date for President, pever showed his real
feeling toward the men who toll for
wages more fully and convincingly than
in his attack on the street laborers make
IN this city on Oct. 4, 1874. These are
his words, as given by his organ, the In
dianapolis journal, on the morning of
Oct. 5, 1874:
My FELLOW CITIZENS: A short time ago ]
happened to be at place where without incon-
venience, could see these fellows working, and
it as good as a circus to see how thy went
about it. They had about dozen in the gang
and bosS-they must have Il boss even if there
are only two or three of them. They were LAYING
a stone crossing across street, and do believe
that any two stalwart men could have done more
a day than that gang did in three. They were
a
his mouth. Now it is usually inconvenient foI
a man to work and smoke at the same time
The pipe is III the w3y-if he is in dead earnest
about his work. If you men have to smoke you
do when you are through work at noon. One
of them would take out his tobacco and roll it in
his hands TO grind il up fine and leisurey tuck it
in his pipe lLaughterl Well, after striking a
light he would take his shovel and start off tow
ard the gravel pit Instead of bringing the
gravel where they wanted iC. they had it about n
rod away, If it had not boen so far away that
man would not have exercise enough that day to
keep HIM healthy. Lau liter. He woul go to
the pile and put his shovel down on the ground
and look around. Laughter And then anoth-
er fellow would come and borrow his shovel to do
something with. and he would sit there until the
fellow came back with the shovel. Now. my feI-
low citizens, you know what that means. This i,
the democratic reform party that is in powec
now" LLaughterl
Observe, if you please, that he saw this
without inconvenience" Otherwise we
hume or recorded. Observe that it gris' as
his industrious soul that a man sho Id
SUE oke while working. Observe that the
listening crowd are convulsed with mer
riment by his remarks. Observe that the
statement that these events occurred un-
der democratic rule is an intimation that
nothing of the kind will be allowed when
the republicans come in. Oh, what fine
slave driving we shall have then! Work
faster there, fellow! Ben Harrison is
looking at you. Drop that pipe, fellow!
Ben Harrison is looking at you. Don't
stop to rest for moment, fellow! Ben
Har rison is looking at you!