The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-29

Cleveland's hypocritical declaration at
the Madison Square ratification meeting
that the scenes then being enacted at
Homestead Knocked the hopes of toll
has stirred up the worhngmen's Re
form League Of New York to set before
the American people an exposition OF
just how much and in what way the
Democratic candidate has shown HIM
self interested in the hopes of the toll
ing multitude. A pamphlet has been
issued by this organization which gives
Ceveland's official record on labor legis-
lation while Governor of New York as
follows:
To the Workingnsn Of the United states;
A circular embodyng the fol-
lowing points In opposition to the
candidacy of Grover Cleveland for Presi
dent OF the United States was issued by
the representative workingmen OF New
York State, who sent committee to the
Democratic convention at Chicago in 1884
for that purpose.
Eleven reasons why workingmen will
not vote for Grover Cleveland.
while Governor OF New York he was
opposed to the following labor meas
ures.
:" He vetoed the bill establishing do
partment OF labor, aud making he secre-
tary or SAID department u cabinet oincer
He vetoed the mechanics lien law bill,
making the wages OF workmen engaged
in the construction of buildings iirst
mortgage on the property.
"He vetoed the life ana limb bill, max
ing employers responsible for accident S
happening from imperfect machinery or
inferior construction of buildings.
''He vetoed the tenement house cigar
bill, forbidding the manufacturing Of
cigars in tenement houses.
'He vetoed the bill compelling elevator
roads OF New York to charge only 8 cents
fare.
lie vetoed the printers bill, requiring
all the State printing to be done by union
workmen.
"He vetoed the bill making ten hours a
legal days work for all street ca- en-
ployes.
"lIe vetoed the bill abolishing convict
labor in prisons, although this PROPOSE
tion when submitted TO the popular vote
of the people was carried by u majority OF
10000.
''He vetoed the child labor bill, provid-
ing for the inspection of factories where
children were employed, and prohibiting
the employment or children under IA
years or age.
He signed the bill compelling the st a
tionary engineer of New York city to pay
a tax Of 50 per year TO the police pension
fund or be debarred from following their
vocation.
"Hc signed the bill reducing the fees of
the New York harbor pilots, which bene-
fited only the foreign steamboat monopo-
lies.
GEORGE BLAIR,
Chairman (packing-box maker),
"A. +. Smith, Secretary stationary
engineer,
New York State Labor Delegation to
Chicago, 1884"
Since the expiration of his term as
governor the scent car-fare is u fact; all
the other measures which he voted nave
been passed and are in operation. The
engineer tax bill, after being in operation
one year, has been repealed. Brothers,
with this record, not OF public utterauces.
but Of official acts. are you willing To
elect this man to rule over us for another
four years in the interest of monopolists
and foreign syndicates
A. III. GALLvHUE,
Chairman Workingmen's Municipal
Reform League Of New York city.
The free trade papers have had deal
to say against Whitelaw Reid on ac-
count of past difficulties between the
Tribune and the Typographical Union,
but it is strange they never have word
of condemnation for the worst labor
record of any public man, living or
dead, that of Grover Cleveland.
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