The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-04
CRoMER's LsBOR RECORD
Set Forth in n LITTER to the Muneie
Trades Council.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, Ncy. 3.-Every indication
points to a sweeping; Republican victory in
Delaware county and the Eighth con-
gressional district To morrow. Representa-
tive Cromer has meter had as hard fight
made against him rs in the present cam
paign, but he will wsn by greater plural
ity than was givers him four years ago.
The Democrats realize that their effort TO
stampede the labor cote for Truesdaie has
failed Mr. Cromers letter in reply to the
demand made upops him by the Building
Trades Council of Asuncie that he state his
position on the labor question was pub
paign argument thai the Republicans have
had. The letter is ss follows:
"Muscie, Ind. Nov. l, 1902
ITO the Muncie Tsades Council, Muncie,
l9s;i nGentlemen-1t giies me great pleasure
to acknowledge receipt from your secretary
of letter from youE honorable body solicit
ing a statement OF: my views on certain
questions in which You are interested.
IL fully concur in.the excellent and lead
ing sentiment of your letter that the sue
cess of our Nation IS measured by the de-
gree of happiness Attained by our whole
people, especially By our wealth producers.
the toilers; and earnestly believing also
essential to the happiness of our people of
course / can have 40 objection to pledging
my earnest supportSof such laws on all oc-
casions.
II have lost no opportunity in all the past
to support such measures both by word
and act. and in this.respect my future shall
not be different frokn the past.
Il will have no Opportunity TO aid in de-
feating the equitable process law because
no such law is pen6ang before the Congress
or is likely to be introduced there. This
law makes an issue for the State Legisla-
ture, but not for tfs. Congress.
As for the eightshour law, my acts and
words of the past speak more loudly than
my my speech delivered in Congress on the 5th
day of April, 1902. osn the Chinese exclusion
bill said:
Il hope the tim will soon come in this
country when mfsl who tolls Will be able
to earn by working eight hours day
enough wage to SUPPORT himself and family
with the necessari,s and comforts of life
in his own happy hume of peace and plenty
and accumulate and lay aside sufficient
money TO support lis old age and his loved
ones after he is gore.
Having been tie lifelong and faithful
friend of organized sabor, 1 can abide by my
record and let IT speak for me.
snfere5S bne me If say in conclusion that
not be led aside tby any considerations
whatever into repeating the awful mistake
of 1892, whereby or protective policy was
changed, our mills slosed, our tramps multi
piiCu anu SOupnous.S Ildue necessary. Let
well enough alone. Yours respectfully,
&c. w. CROMER."
The letter concl,asively answers the at
tacks that have bten made by the Demo-
Gratis on Mr.. Cronter's labor record. Har-
vey NJ Koontz, Republican county chair
man, has raised IDS estimate of Cromer's
plurality. He announced this afternoon
that Cromer wOulG carry Delaware county
by $500 and the district by $500 He saws
the Republican stase ticket will have a plu-
rality of 5000 in :he county Republicans
are solidly in line sand prepared to get out
a full vote