Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-16

PRYrsRs srRfkss.-The following article
Is from the Eric City Dispatch, which is
edited by B. F. H. Lynn, hi1Aaelfan officer
of the Typographical Union. 1t is fair and
candid, and worthy of attention as showing
what an influential member of the printers
Union thinks of printers strikes.
Strikes seem to be the order of the day among
working men. The excess Of demand over sup
ply in all departments Of labor puts it in their
power to have things all their own way, and they
are not blind to the advantage. Some of them,
not actusted by the principles which returns
good for evil, take delight In this opportunity 10
nav of old scores, no less than in obedience to
the Injunction" Put money in thy purse"
The Cleveland Herald Of Monday evening came
to us somewhat crippled in appearance, and its
leading editorial set forth the cause, from which
we are informed that the Typographical Uuion"
had made a new list of prices, and the eompos-
itors, acting in harmony with the spirit OF the
" Union" had left their places without notice,
and weinfer, without even making an application
to have their pay increased in accordance with
the '' Union demands. If this be true, it ouly
proves that some printers can be guilty OF very
small meannesses, as well as other men.
The Herald says |" The wages paid our hands
ranged from SIS 70 500 per week, and we pro-
posed 10 advance prices for compost ion 5 cents
per 900 ems an advance Of nearly IL per cent.
The Union, we understand. from hearsay, de-
mands that the publishers increase the price of
their papers TO 25 cents per week, thus TO meet
the Union prices for type setting. This we decline
to do, The question, as the public will see, is
simply whether the Typographical Union shall
manage our office or we control our own business.
For the past year the Union has had TOO great
control over matters connected with our news
room, and we were not satisfied with such control
and propose to assume management, fully
ourselves"
We never believed that meanness paid, and
therefore think we have discOvsrsi the reason
why employers usually get the better OF ihsir
would-bs masters in such efforts as these
when men, either through ignorance or malice,
Sorr forget every interest Offairness as to make
q Union the means TO crush or cripple the
business of fair and honorable employer. they
certainly put themselves without The pa'e Of every
business mans friendship or confidence. It il
enough that such organizations should be Used
70 protect the working man against oppression
and imposition, which can usually be secured by
a fair understanding between employer aud en-
pIoyce But an effort to dicttie a mans bn i
ness or fix his terms or prices is the suslimest
Iisca If iraaa.Sa-s a5 folly, aud -tI.n1p ITS au-
thOrs as a set of arrogant pretendeis, whose
skill, in nine cases out Of ten, is only surpassed
IN inItrlOrlty Dy lnelr stupldliyJ ana lhey never
should be admitted into printing establishment,
and this thing of prosritutiDg the noble purposes
of the Typographical Union 10 50 base abuse
Of its privileges, should at ones bar them from
an association with printers who are in point of
fact, fair and honorable Cleveland has been
peculiarly favored with large proportion Of
the scum of the craft, as we shave reason to
know, aod those who voted with the majority
upon this measure are doubtless un qualified to
discharge properly the duties belonging to tbsir
calling.