Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-21

the National Government of the Unltei
States, is the, supreme power 70 which Is
delegated the general government OF the
craft. Through it the certificate OF honor
able membership of the most remote Union
Is held as a sacred thing, and recommends
Its possessor to the friendly offices OF the
craft everywhere, Itis power which has
Hrec0nstracted' the North and South In q.
manner from which politicians may take
an important lesson. Divided by the dis
sensions of the country, no sooner did the
horrid sounds of war cease to reverberate
through the land than the opposing factions
came togetheE drawn by the attractive
power of interest, and, without sacrificing
. single principle, again formed 2 'sperfeetl
Union"-stronger it may be, because che
traditionalpatriotism of the craft led them
to take interest in the opposing armies.
An institution, having for its object the
welfare Of the craft, should command the
respect and allegiance of every honorable
printer (the allegiance OF dishonorable
ones Is not wanted.l A.
But objections are sometimes urged--and
only by those whose ayarlce 1t has checked
that it Is an arbitrary power; that It in-
tervenes between the employer and bis
business, by compelling him to submit to
demands that are unjust. In answer to
this, let me say that this Is only the case
when the grasping aYarice otthe employer
leads him to attempt his own aggrandize-
ment at the too great expenditure OF sweat
and muscle of the empl0ye. But II the
Typographical Union isndt all 1t should be
lit is that in it which is objection
able--its defects, whatever they may be,
can never be remedied by the employer
standing aloof from it, If there Is that in
it which should be approved and encour-
aged and enlarged, it should command the
aid of every true disciple of Faust, no mat
ter what bis station. M
The Typographical Union is not exclu-
sive in its action. 1t invites the employer
to unite with the employe in an organiza-
tion which is for their mutual benefit; it
invites the discussion of everything per-
tanning to the regulation of price and dis
cipline by euey person interested. II the en-
ployer refuses to thus attend to his ownln-
terests, by the influence of his presence and
\ voice, he should not be aggrieved or find
fault if, when radical changes are contem-
Mated. the moderate views of the minority
are frequently overruled by the more radi-
cal ones of the majority. But the Union
opens its doors to the friends OF the craft,
to employing Printers, and invites them to
participate in Its deliberations. TO its enc
mics it presents an animpassable barrier to the
permanent realization of dlshonorable
schemes.
But what shall | say of those who have
incurred its censure ?--that ostdespicable
and pitiable object the professional RdtP''
When the Almighty sought to fix mark
upon Cain, he placed 1t on his forehead, to
be seen of all men-'twas MURDERER; the
thief carries his diploma in his eyes, and
the liar upon his tongue; but the Ran with
L a. hu nm
blance of humanity-his undermining,
sneaking, groveling nature, viper like, al
ways ready to sting the bosom that warms
,it-accursed of God and Stunned by man
with name written in infamy in nevery quar-
ter of the land--wherever he may go, TO be
haunted with that one terrible word
"RAT,n written in letters of fire that burn
into his very soull can only say
of this abortion OF humanity, Let it
haunt him, till his shrunken soul
burrows through to the dominions
of his father, the Devil-the pro-
genitor of the race-who attempted to nn-
dermine the authority of his beneficent
Creator and God there to be welcomed by
the hideous yells of his fellows screeching
in his ears "Rati i-Ratl-Ratp
But am exceeding my limits, aud Twill
close by reiterating the hope embodied in
not be far distant, when every auorthy printer
shall be found within the folds of the Un-
ion, devoting his energies to the elevation
of its standard OF excellence and the extern
sion of its sphere of usefulness.
9Th. The Employing Printers Of COIsmsm-May
the present happy relations between the jourueymen
and employing printers OF this city long continue
Theirinterests are identical. May thoir aim always
be the same-lhe elevation OF labor and the Dene-
1T Of mankind.
Mr.. Clarkson read the following letter
from Mr.. Comfy, whowas called away from
the city: H
COLUMBUS, 18th January, 1867.
Committee of Arrangements Of the FestiUdl:
GENTLEMEN-I am unexpectedly called
away from the city, and thus deprived of
the pleasure of attending the Festival. l
regret this exceedingly, and hope my no.
tice may reach you in time to substitute
some other person to reply to the sentiment
you have assigned me to. j thank You for
the honor conferred upon me, and for the
designation to the particular sentiment
to which ] was to respond. L assure you
and the gentlemen Of the Society, no more
congenial sentiment could have been select
Z ed. join most heartily in the hope that
4 the relations between employers and jour
neymen may continue happy, and In the
belief that their interests are identical /; and
4 give you, as my sentiment for the occa-
sion:
ihe Glorious Art of Prihtin0--Mightier than
armed mpn for It subdues Barbarism nobler than
kings, for Is domain is Reason purer than pr.lse'ts
for itpreserves Gods own Word. II gives NE 70
Thought, language to History, and immortality TO
Libafty. Ef ff II i FsE
Please convey my regrets to the Society.
Very truly, j. nj. Comfy.
After the reading of Mr.. Comly's letter,
DIR. Smith was called for and responded as
follows:
! Mr.. PRESIDENT, GENTLEMEN IL regret
exceedingly that my associate proprietors
are not present to respond to the sentiment
lust read. With longer association, and
necessarily more intimate knowledge and
svmpathy with the noble art you so nobly
represent, they could more fittingly meet
the pleasant obligations of this hour. But,
gentlemen / am unwilling to acknowledge
a sympathy less earnest and sincere than
they or others, in the great interest Of labor
and laborers; in the mutually of interest
between the employer aud employees; be-
tween him who, perhaps more Fortunate,
furnishes the first means of an enterprise,
and they who by faithful labor secure 1t
large returns and great success. Labor Is
honest, especially of God the architect Of
the Universe. In nature, where labors
never cease, Hereveals the heaped up rich
es, the profusely scattered beauties OF his
own ceaseless toll. In his Word he has
placed the ban upon him who tndotentty
rolled up his talent in napkin, and in an
aphorism that has the broad application
Il OF a precept, and even the authority of
=, -, n :, ~, a arts tho rophtq of him Wh0