The state capital., 1892-05-14

never were before on Governor tller's
Crue position with regard to measures
affecting their interests. They haYe
found that his eXcellency readily gave
his signature to every law passed by the
Thirty-seventh General Assembly for the
relief of the wOrkingmen. They nave
learned that he did not hesitate an IN
slant in affixing his signature to the anti
truck law, and that he as readily signed
rhe gross weight bill and did everything
which he could as Governor and as
.tizen to satisfy the wants OF the labor
INC class and to show his sympathy Tor
them. As an employee of the Illinois
Steel Company aud as q mcmber OF that
splendid body of organized iabJrers ana
,rtisans. the Amalgamated Association
# Iron and Steel works, | am specially
nleased to record this sentiment among
nv fellow workingmen.
The corporation for which labor does
not use the truck system, and It's EN-
| ployees are grateful for 1t. Ihey get
| fheir money promptly and eu1oy Inc
| Notwithstanding system and a splendid
ltheneum, gymnasium, library, bathing
and other privileges, and are progressing
II All civilized industrial people should,
hand in hand with their employers, en-
loving mutual confidence, mutual inter-
lest. and mutual prosperity. Ihls IS IL
Pannblican institution, and II GGycrnor
Fifer could have his way all corporations
whether coal operators, railroad operator
steel workers, or quarry operators
wonld be operated on the same com
mpndahln scale, and with like happy re-
tcnlts From personal knowledge l can
sav that this is the gratifying condltlon
n which Governor Fifer afdently longs
n soc all inductrial institutions ana al
wago workers elevated. He has walked
and toiled among them himself, and 1t l:
mt natural that he should not only
know their wants, but apathlze WIFI
, | them. and when the opposition paper
| reflect upon him as not being IN hea /.
svmnathv with the wage workers the.
resort to what all workingmen who nav
an acouaintance with Governor flle
: And his private and public record KNOW
' IL unjust. untrue, and unmanly
In his teens ''Private Joe" was III
defender of the flag. He was at tn
, front and had daylight shot through III
s breast in defense of Union while tn
h lbriqadiers were detecting him ana III
tcomrades from the rear out OF DANCE
land planning soltical campaigns
home. The old soldiers who foush
! elbow to elbow know him and desire mn
to remain where he is to tlght the
battles politically, which he has pee
7 doing as a private of the Grand Army
= ", II as in the position OF Governor IL
q workingmen want him to remain Nnel
n | he is for the same rea on. lie was dp
IL his ,steens'' to fight the battles OF D
fellowmea and showed his grit ana 10
=. alty. so he is equally able now to stay
t the harness to fight the battles al tile J.
q. dustrial masses as the CHIEF EXECUTIVE
- the State of Illinois, none can SNOW
record more faithful to the masses mo-
loyal to his trust, and more sollcltouS
to tbe welfare of his fellowmen in the graz
,d army of workers from which he spfah
oil one of the cheif reasons why Govern
Fifer is so popular with US worklilshi
q is because he knows rs, sympathizes WI
ld ns works for us, and keeps III totiep "
b. MS. and he never assumed to De apo
60 and beyond the people because he ~
an office or wore better clothes. he
~ ALWAYS as free to go among the people
iy he is that they should come to him, "a
le he is willing TO learn from them as III
~ any other source. These are statelheh
Mr.. Editor. which can not be succe
n fully eontradicted or honestly CRUCES
nd and these are the reasons why G1vefl
Of Fifer will get the wofkingmen,s supp
IL along with that of JOIN MGCAFFRiE
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