The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-10

WHICH snail 80 lnMuencc the elections as to pro-
tect us from all ehoddy politicians OF every
stripe But let the Taxpayers be stirring
The Plot TO CHEAT THE PMNTEss- CANpoE
OF THE TRIBUNE IN CONTRAST WITH THE Tines
Inc plot of the Tines aud Tribune to reduce
.he wages OF the compositoss of this city is de-
,'a'ee ior the present. On Saturday evening
ne typographical Society held meeting, and
'nc inuighant members were ready to vote down
.ne proposition of Greeley, Raymond 4 Co. had
:. "'0" presented to them. Owing to ihs ndca-
'oas Oh the rising storm, the petition wa, kept
o"ch 'iii q more convenient season. But let not
inc compositors of New York imagine that they
are done with the attempt to reduce THAR bread
ana butter, and put them ON short allowance.
Inc Preprietors of the Tribune and Tinpss will
return 70 the charge when the printers are Of
their guard 1t Is a necessity with them. They
must DO ii, or become bankrupt, or amalgaraats
tho two concerns. The Tribune is manly, snd
tells the truth. II Says" Now that thu
trade IS depressed, and the cost of living
diminished, We think there should bc q cor
responding reduction Tin the printers scale
OF prices) and we trust one will be
effected This is candid. * Tho trade il
depressed" and so arc all other trades. Tho
Tribune feels it in its bones: its advertising in
so reduced that it can no longer afford to nav
the printers their legitimate prices. Bat what
says the dishonest trickstcr of the T;xses. Hear
him.
Our cash receipts have been $50 600 more this year
IMAM they were last up 10 the time All through
The du.st OF the summer months hive had balance
Of from goo TO $50 900 In the bank We have no note.
aioat which we are not prepared Dash presenta-
ton.
II the ''liile villain" has made so much
more money this year than last, why DOES he
enter into combination with Greeley to reduce
the prices of the printers, and why does he not
pay the hackman for the carriage he broke in
running away from Bull rum If it be- true that
he has always balance of from Sis, 900 to
$50, 900 in the bank, why has he any notes oate
We never have any out, nor would he need to
have any out with such balance to his account
in the bank If there is a shadow Of
truth in the statement IL consists in
the fact that one of the partners in
the concern is a stockiobbcr in Wall street,
and he may have a balance of fifteen
or twenty thousand dollars in fancy stocks; but
such is the fluctuation of the market in these
articles that next week not only may that ba-
lance be swept away by the tide of events. but
the balance be placed 100000 on the other
side by q sort of Flemish account
The trath is that both the T INES and tho
Ttene are now suffering for what they have
Themselves DONE They are rcaping the fruits
of their own conduct. They did their utmost
to prevent any compromise being adopted in
Congress last fall, and labored hard to battle
every attempt at reconciliation when it was
easy to have achieved it,. They are now paying
the penalty of their folly in the loss of business;
ard, by the most infamous and mean attempt
ever made, they seek to throw the burden Of
their loss upon innocent men, and to reduce
The prices of the whole body of the printers of
New York in order that the Times and the
Tribune may be saved from bankruptcy by thus
swindling the compositors out of a portion Of
their hard earnings.
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