The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-26
MR. CLEVELAND'S FEELINGS TO-
WARD THE LABORlNG
GLASSES.

Mr.. Cleveland's state papers "i'
models OF good sense and patriotism 3
A matter. such as the late strike, Is
not treated by him in partizan way
In order to create either personal pop
ularity or party trumps, but the inter
est of the whole country is considered
in such a forcible manner and his con-
illusions so self-evident that they must
be regarded with popular favor and
endorsation, and the whole country
without party limits, must take prlde
and feel a security in having such a
man at the head of the government.
We are not hero worshippers, for in all
probability there are numerous other
men quite as exalted in disinterested
patriotism and would take just as
sensible a vi3w of events as MIR. CleVe-
land, but Mr.. Cleveland has so gener-
ally forced our approval and admira-
ton that we may appear to regard
him with too much partzan zeal, but
really he is so generally right that
apy other course would be offensive
TO good sense and patriotism
Especially was his message to congress
in 1886 on the subject of strikes such a
clear and common sense document,
evidently animated by the highest
principles of statesman and patriots
ism, that it was impossible for the
country to withhold their admiration
and regard for the man in whose
hands the destiny of this country then
was and now is at least for several
years.
In that message to congress he
recommended the adoption OF the
plan of appointing two other Arbitra'
ton Commissioners to be engralteo
upon the labor commission and to in
clude the distinguished gentleman al
the head of that department of the
government, he is careful too to recog
pize the limit OF federal jurisdiction
and to express clearly and definitely
the authority upon which it might ac
as a permanent commission, forming
special department OF the
government. He showed that ht
had no disposition to claim tol
the federal government any other au
thority than that which has been dele
gated to it by the constitution aud thu
laws in accordance with the constitu
ton. More especially was he thel
commended for recognizing the right
of laboring men in their intercours
with corporations of capital. ID
claimed the laboring element was il
fact an element of productive wealt
TO this country and he declared tina
the institutions of tie country assure
to each workingman such high priv
ileges that as he well remarked it ca
not be regarded as confined to on
class, and he took pains to impress o
congress that the protection of thes
men had not been before that tim
treated as their importance to tn
country and their own superior char
acter demanded. Mr.. Cleveland ha
been a nottingham himself. not S
much with his hands. but with hi
brain, and that message OF April ?.
1856, shows that he was and is i
full sympathetic touch with tn
workingmen of the country for ever
sentence of the message and the read
ing between the lines is full OF symp,
thy for the working men OF this couI
try that does honor to his head an
his heart. Itisto lie hoped that col
gress will refer again to that messag
the Importance OF which has been ell
phasized 10y the late strike, and cor
slider IFS recommendations, and frol
the valuable lessons of the late strib
some system may be adopted b
which the country snail hereafter b
free from all violence, if not of a