The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-18
LABOR is IN REVOLT.
mo Free Trade" the Cry Among
workiugmen In New York.
EVERY DISTRICT is IN Line.
The Industrial Alliance at Work for
Protection Cutting Down the Vote.
Democrats WIN Miss Irish Ameri-
cans and Veterans, toe

ChIlb anu NGSCEAiloe wv
NEW YORK, Oct 1.-THE Adrerti'cr
says: "Take from the Tammany Hall
and the anti Tammany Democratic vote
of New York city 20 per cent of the
Irish-American voters, 10 per cent OF
the Labor vote and 80 per cent OF the
soldier vote that is Democratic, and
the Democratic majority in this city will
be about Is per cent of. 1t will be
brought down to about $4,000, or less
than Grover Cleveland's majority four.
years ago. 1t will be SO small indeed,
that it will bring defeat on the national
ticket. II the majority falls below Co.
600 the Democratic managers will DO
relieved OF the trouble OF throwing up
the sponge. 1t will be tossed Tor them.
The Republicans will come down to
Harlem river with q majority in excess
of that Of 1883. Everything points to
it. Harrison's majority in the state
will be about double what it was IN
1888. Paste this in your hat and refer
to it the day inter election, n then
you Gun publish me as tho great Amerl-
can political prognosticator."
A member OF tho Republican state
committee made the observation quoted
above. lie is a conservative man, who
does not like to rush to print" He
knows what he talks about. Four years
ago he predicted that Harrison would
carry Now York state by 10000 four
DAYS before election. He conceded the
election of Roswell P. Flower last fall
by upward Of 10000, five days before
election.
There is a reasonable basis for his
speculation. There is bound to be a
marked falling of in the Democratic
Irish American vote. The disclaimer
leans never liked Cleveland. He was a
defeated mar in 1884. when the Rev.
DR.. Burchard put the three RS togeth.
err. That saved him by q hair. In 1855
the irish-AmeriCan voters were divided,
as in 1884, and Cleveland was defeated.
Ex.Congressman John Finnerty and
Patrick Egan, recognized leaders OF
thought among the Irish-Americans,
are convinced that any change in the
situation since 1883 is in favor Of ,Presi-
dent Harrison.
The Anti British League and the
Irish American Protection League, two
strong organizations. are opposed to
Cleveland. Their influence extends all
over the United States. 1t is especially
potent in New York and Brooklyn and
in cities along the Hudson. A promi-
nent member of the latter organization
said Yesterday: 1--WE will give 5000
Democratic votes to the candidates OF
the Republican party. They are located
in New York.. Brooklyn, Long Island
City, Poughkeepsie, Albany and Troy.
Their names are known, their reasons
are known, and their sincerity is I'M
questioned"
Never before has there been a Labor
organization in New York City with
branches in every one OF the thirty
Assembly districts, more influential in
politics than the Industrial Alliance.
1t is made up OF workers-men who
think for themselves and act for them
selves. They are not political partisans
in the generally accepted sense. They
are for the party that presents q policy
and a platform favoring worklngmen,
and they are therefore for the Republic
can party this year because they are for
Protection and steady work and remun-
erative wages.
1t has been charged that the leaders
OF the Industrial Alliance are not bona
fide workingmen. Did any one ever
say that Charles ]. Dumar is not a
workingman? No. He was president
of the strongest typographical union in
the United States-famous No. g. John
McMackin's name is known wherever
labor is organized. James Quinn is of
the inner council OF union labor in this
city. Moses De Costa is a power in
the Central labor union. The district
leaders are all men who are known and
respected. This organization-the AL
liance-has made the Democracy trem-
BILE. 1t holds the balance OF power in
New York, and when it speaks on cleo
ton day its voice will be heard. indie
pendent of this organization there are
upward OF forty w~orkingmen's Republic
can clubs in New York city. From a
dozen to fifty former Democrats are
members OF each organization. A little
figuring will show what effect the votes
OF this army OF workingmen will have
in deciding the result in New York
state.
The statement of General Daniel E.
sickles, the gallant commander who
led the charge at Gettysburg, and who
left a leg on that glory field, that no
soldier could vote for Cleveland, will
go down to poste:ity along with the
proof that he was right.
Tho Democratic Union veterans
there arc not many OF them-agree with
General Sickles. They do not like
Clcvoland's record on pension leGis-
lation. They say he was always ready
with q veto when a soldiers claim was
under consideration. They will vote
the way they fought.