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The ReAs0N WHY.
New York Workfngmen state why
They will Oppose Cleveland.

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New York WorkingTaen state why
They will Oppose Cleveland.
New York, July 29-The FOLLOWING
circular was issued to-day by the work.
ingmen's municipal reform league,
George Blair, whoss name appeers at the
bottom of the reasons for opposing Cieve.
land, Was a state prison inspector when
Cleveland was governor. and A. 3. Smith.
another signer, has beea president of a
democratic club, first master workman
OF the eccentric engineers union and
and first president OF the open trades
union:
To tie WoFkIngmen of the United
States-A circular embodying the fol-
loving points in opposition to the can
didaey OF Grover Cleveland for president
of the United States, was issued by the
representative workingmen OF New York
state. who sent a committee to the demo.
cratic convention at Chicago in 1884 for
that purpose. Eleven reasons why
workingmen will not vote for Olevelaud.
While governor Of the state OF
New York he was opposed 70
the following labor measures: He vetoed
the bill esta5!sA;as G department OF
labor, and making the secretary OF said
department q cabinet officer. He vetoed
the mechanics lien law bill, making the
wagea OF w~orkingmen engaged in the
construction Of buildings q first mort.
gage on the property. He vetoed the
life and limb bill making employers req
ponsible for accidents happening from
imperfect machinery or inferior con-
%struction OF buildings. he vetoed the
tenement house lgsr bill forbidding the
manufacture Of cigars in q tenement
house. Hc vetoed the bill compelling
the elevated railroads of New York CITY
to charge only five cents fare. He vetoed
the printers' bill requiring all the state
printing to be done by union worRmen.
He vetoed the bill making ten hours q
legal days work for all street car en-
ployes. He vetoed the bill abolishing
convict labor in prisons, although this
proposition, when submitted TO the
popular vote of the people, was carried
by q majority vote OF &c 900. He vetoed
the child labor bill, providing for the
inspection OF factories where children
were employed, and prohibiting the en-
pIoyment of children under fourteen
years of age. He signed the bill COM
pelllpg the stationary engineers of New
Rork city to pay q tax OF So per yoar to
the police pension fund, or be declared
from following their vocation. He sign
ed the bill reducing the lees of the New
York harbor pilots, which bill benefited
only the foreign steamship menopolies
George Blair. chairman, packing box
makers; A. f. Smith, secretary, station
airy engineers; New York state labor
delegation to Chicago, 1884. Since the
expiration OF his term as governor, the
five cent car fare Ia q fact. Allthe other
measures which he vetoed have been
passed and are in operation. The
engineers tax bill after being IN opera
tion n year has been repealed.
Brothers, with this record, not OF public
u~tterances, but OF official acts, are you
willing to- elect this man to run over us
for another four years IL the interests of
monopoly and foreign syndicates?
(Signed), All. GAInAHuE,
Chairman Wcrkingmen's Municipal
Reform League o: New York.