The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-18

The Rat Candidate for GovernOr-The Work
ing Printers Have a Word 20 Say-Erastus
Brooks Confronted by mis- Accusers.
TO THE MECH ANIos AND woRKINeMEE OF TIE STATE
OF NEW YORK.
At meeting Of the printers Of ths city o.
New YORK held on Saturday, October A. 1855, the
dersieped we're appointed executive committee TO carry
the object for which the meeting called, which
object Is stated in the following memorial
NEW YORK. October Q, 1855
To MECHANICS AND WoRKISGMKS OF THE STATE NEW
One OF the candidates for the chief magstrscy OF the
Empire STATE at the approaching election Ia November
Erastus Brooks, of the city Of New York. With his
political principles have nothing 10 do at this time.
The printers OF New York comprise all political
But we, one and ALL deny that he is proper man
TO receive the votes OF those who Dor for their daily
bread Mr. Brooks has rendered himself obns x,ous %
working by his uniform hostility TO the interests OF
abor and to labor organizations. One OF the many EVIL
dences this hostility will be found In the follow ing
his city, into the asgravstng details OF which will
not enter
In 1883 owing TO the enhanced prices of provisions
rents &c the printers of this city advanced their
Of prices just equitable standard and nearly all
the proprctors in whore offices the printers scale hal
previously been recognised agreed to the advance At
this time Erasus Brooks the present candidate for Gov
ernop, travelling abroad and his brother and CO.
partner in reply to the demands OF the printers then In
their employ stated that he could not consent to them
in the absence OF Erastus, but that he would be per
sonay responsible for the &c vance until his He
suggested toat the weekly bills nigh. be rendered, In
he mean time AT the advanced price, but that the dt
ference give cents per GOO ems) between the old and
the new prices might remain the books until the
OF his brother This agreed On return
OF Eastus he consulted upon the matter by his bro
TIER when, ncing that 'he printers sui insisted upon
the advance they paid the money that had retain
ed, discharged the hands, and avowed their determins-
ton IN future TO ooy no man who was associated with
such an organization as that OF the printers
Lat r in the year, with the hope OF having the
scale prices universally adopted and in justice to those
who paid tt advanced rat. and were obliged compete
uueCrallv did the prices
tart reduced by the printers. Mr. Brooks however,
declined to pay even the reduced rates and throughout
TO the interests and organization OF the Journeymen
printers
need by the trade rat fice 10 which but few
printers would copcescend to be employed aud Mr..
Brooks is known the ra par excellence in the printing
business.
We therefore brand Mr. Brooks q who declines
TO pay fair compensation tor work done In mis- employ
who while be likes the price OF the paper he owns
edits the right OF the whose labor be
coins into gold TO fix the price OF their daily work.
his con edea rsht TO Tx the price Oh bis paper goes 70
which he opposesthe right OF the laborer place fair
estimate upon his labor and the rgh OF labor combina
Jus, remuneration.
is therefore that the undersigned deem their duty,
II Is their PR vilege, before the public with
protest the election OF Easus Brooks 10 the Office
81 Governor of the State of New York We peal to the
worsDgmen Of fellow citiz whether this man. so
selfish un just and ibera is safe and n man 10
whom To entrus the airs of this mighty State We ap
peal TO the men, Who like Ourselves, earn their hven-
hood by their manual labor aid in crushing out the
aspirations he has built upon such basis, and IN teach
ing him the divine lesson that rhe laborer is worthy
OF his hire and alec the polite lesson that the laborne
this free country holds in his hands the potca
fortunes the wealthy and ambitious OF his follows.
CHARLES W. C0LBURS,
THOS J. WALSH
WILLIAM l. STUBS, ! ,rxac,,iva
ISAAC d. B0YCE, : Eon,ni,,as
ROBERT D. DACK.
GEORGE W SMITH,
ARTHUR ROGERS,