The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-28
Why workIugmen Should not Vote
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Why WorkIngmen Should o Vote
for Cleveland and Stevenson.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter of acceptance is
filed to overlooking with "taffy" for the
workingman. One can almost imagine
that he sees the tears of sympathy for
the down.trodden laborer flow over the
cheeks of the Democratic candidate as
he reads his touching references to tho
men Of toll. Then, there is Mr.. Steven
son. He, too, is filed with unutterable
sympathy for the workingman.
1t is all very beautiful, but how out Of
harmony it is with tine records of the
two men. Adlai Stevenson, who as
president of an Illinois mining compa-
ny, tore up, root and branch, the miners
union and placed himself on record as a
relentless enemy Of labor unions, is
scarcely the man to appeal to organized
labor for votes.
But it is in Mr.. Cleveland's record as
an enemy Of the working classes that
the public are most interested. His
record as governor OF New York is not
forgotten and cannot be wiped out. 1t
is not forgotten that while President Of
the United States he recommended the
establishment Of United States prisons,
and that convicts confined therein be
set to Work manufacturing articles used by
tho gorernment-this instead of the hon.
est labor now employed in producing
these articles.
Mr.. Cleveland's course towards the
laboring classes while he was governor
Of New York is a matter OF public
record, and a list OF reasons why wage
workers should not vote for him has
recently been compiled by the Work.
ingmen's Mutual Reform League oil
New York city. This list shows that
while governor Grover levelandvetoed
the following labor measures:
Fint-He vetoed the bill establishing a De:
pArtment OF Labor and making the Secretary OF
said department a Cabinet officer.
Second-He vetoed the Mechanics Lien Law
bill, making the wages OF workingmen engaged
in the construction Of buildings a trSt mortgage
on the property.
Thlrd-He vetoed the Life and Limb bill,
making employers responsible Tor accidents
happening from imperfect machinery or inferior
construction OF buildings.
Fourth-He vetoed the Tenement House
Cigar bill, iorbidding the manufacture OF cigars
In tenement houses.
Fifth-He vetoed the bill compelling Elevated
Roads Of New York 10 charge only live cents
fare.
sixth-He vetoed the Printers bill requiring
all the State work TO be done by Union work
men.
seventh-He vetoed the bill making ten hours
a legal days work for all street car employees.
Eighth-He vetoed the bill abolishing convict
labor In prisons, although this proposition, when
submitted to the popular vote OF the people,
was carried bya majority of 60.OOO.
Einth-He vetoed the child labor bill, proyid'
Ing for the inspection Of factories where child.
rem were employed, and prohibiting the employ
mcnt of children under fourteen years Of age.
Tenth-He signed n bill compelling the sta.
tionary engineers of New York City to pay q tax
OF 81 per year to the police pension fund, or be
debaFred from following their vocation.
Elcventh-He signed the bill reducing the fees
OF the New York hNrbor pilots. which bill bene-
flied only the foreign steamship mouopolies.
Will wage workers vote for Mr.. Cleve-
land in the face Of this record?