The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-08-10
Circular.

Circular.
At tire regular monthly meeting Of Charleston
Typographical Union, No. 43, held July %, 1877,
the followin. preamble and resolution, were
unanimously adopted:
CHARLESTON July 2S, 1877.
10 the Printers and Workingmen Of the United
States:
The proprietors OF the Cha, lesion NeWs and
Courier have issued the following printed circu-
lar
CuARLEssoN. S. c., July II, 1877.
Hr. T. &. Neoitle, foreman cf tie Composing
DEAnSiR: Vic desirein this communication to
address Through you. the compostors ofthc News
and Courier. 7uice uitdn Tie past t.0o y,0rs, Te
hdce reduced tie pr'c, Of compositions la each
case the printers in our employ, appreciating the
necessity vi the case, accepted the reduction In
spirit that was at once creditable TO their good
sense, ana gratifying to US. We Go not consider
ti:c price we are pay ing-torty cen,s-too much.
with fair play towards us OH the part Of the
printers of Charleston, We should he able, us we
are perfectly willing, even ut an absolute loss
TO ourselves every week, rs long the hard times
continue, TO pay this price fully and runctually.
But We will not continue 10 pay our coinpositor3
forty cents, il We have to face the competition
of parties whs succeed in getting the same work
done for them for little or nothing. This is not
business competition AZ all. 1t ltpractically amounts
to combination between our rivals aud the
crmposilors who work for them for nominal pay,
to injure NJ, without even bcHcittipS them
-.~k-~--
If this Kind Of eosh ition is allowed to 90
on. We shall feel compelled. on and after Saur
day, the 2lst instant, To fix the price OF compo
siiion i'll the NemS dnd Courier office, at thirty
cents. II the price is low, it will at least be
paid i'll something better than promises. We
would much rather continue TO pay forty cents
aud We repeat, that with fair play the part
oil the Charleston Printers. VIC shall do 30. We
a.mit that The discrimination OF which We com
pam IS not the work of the gcnlcmcn in our
COMPOSING Room. But they ana we arc in the
s''nc boat, and they must hear their share of an
injury which is the direct result of the action,
or nou action u their craft.
He arc contdcni tli.i tnc printers Of Charles
toa. can, by Just and united action, prevent the
necessity for The reduction TO thirty cents. But
il tie reduction he made, we desire j, TO be u:.-
ds!s;ood tha; il vii! continEc no longer than
w!o The printers charge one price to Us and no
price At n'l TO rival newspaper, whose propric
toys are as well able as ourselves 20 pay full
r&te in cash for composition.
Very truly yours,
EigHHAN, DAWSON & Co.,
Proprie;ors Of the News and Courier.
Whereas the above circular has been issued
fer the os'ensble purpose Of causing n strike by
the composi!ors Who do not work in the Office of
the .Ntte& dnl Courier, u plain crleavor 10 cur
tail the amount OF work 10 be obtained in this
city, and All aticar; to secure monopoly which
is opposed 20 the bcs; Interest of all The printers
and worEingmvn ui this city:
And whereas, the propricors Of the Netrs ard
Co"r".', when they had Il monopoly, nc luc,d lne
pay oil their wor>mcn, and few months ago
mate II demand iu"a farther reduction, in order,
AS they said. 10 keep tier pdpSr oRoai, to which
the Union acceded:
And whereas the rIoprieers OF the Nt,os and
Ii. .,Iy a.
iny,"y pCEIud, anu al Il time whcn Mey hdG a
mc#"rv.H, but now, because another Office EN-
p"yinS mcmocrs Of Charleston Typographical
tnion, No. ~, failed to pay ihcir hands iii full
during two weeks i'll last February and paid
them in p"it only some fcw weeks ago, they
uscG deEooEc po~er over their wor.. mcu in order
10 force them 10 resur; to measures which; they
,Link might posj;bl, annihilate all rivalry, re-
store the monopoly they heretofore enjoyed, and
enable ihem TO dictate not only 10 the workin.-
men, Gut Tie entire couimuniy;
And whereas, they acknowledge that The pres
ent ra,es OF pay are not too much, and declare
their ability to pay the same. with equal compe-
tiiSn, clearly showing ihit they are endcavOr-
in; - MAKE use OF thr working printer 10 carry
out t"cir Iesgns u ihe dcti mCut Of The work
msmaA ami lie community IT large; thei eIOre
be il
EcSotr,i, That We dcaounce tle action of the
propr!etors Of Tho NeicS ant CJHrirr as being
oppoSeu 10 ihc Interests OF the W0rkingman ana
the general public.
R'So'rcl, That we regard the action Of the
proprietors of the Neps and Courier as selfish,
auI as calculated, Gy lie use Of Gespofc porcr, 10
throw out Of employment a large portion of the
members OF this Union.
Ersoirsd, That ou" objects are solely for
the purpose OF making support for ourselves
and families, we appeal 70 all classes to sustain
us in our honest and just rights
Ecsoic"d, That we sympat hze with the former
members Of this Union, who are now working
in the NeuS and Courier office, who, through ne
ce.siy, were forced to abandon the Union
compelled TO yield 10 q most tyranrica power
or Csc be compelled 10 rclinquish their positions
to parties from abroad, who have no interest
whatever with Charleston, and to the detriment
Of those who were boru and reared amongst US.
Fcso'r"a, That this preamble and these rcso-
lu!uas hc published uItier The seal Of the Union
aid iha: all pagers friendly to the prin-
ter and workinsman be requested to copy them,
and that copy Ge sent 10 Mechanics Union
No. !. Extract from .he minutes
TUos. j. HLBB, President.
Attest j. c. X. TAYLOR Secretary
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FOREIGN DEMAND FOR Wharf.-The most i'm
portant news to-day relates to an extraordinary
demand for our new crop Of wheat on British
continental account. Yesterday and to.day's
ca caberrams were received orderinp purchuscs