Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-23
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BASENESS
TO THE CITIzEss OF SACRAMENTO

On the 1st OF April the proprietors of the San
Francisco Chronicle called together the printers in
their Office and demanded of them that they accept
reduction of cents per 1000 ems or 10 per cent.
OF their wages. The printers of San Francisco took
the matter under Amusement, and, after due de-
liberation, came to the conclusion that they could
not work for less wages than they were then re-
ceiving. On the 14th instant the DeYoungs sue
ceeded IN scrapng together a sufficient number of
unfair men-technically termed "rats'-to take
the place OF the majority of the compositor in their
office, and thirty-one of them left the establish
ment-only seven Of their old force remaining
The interest We. the Sacramento printers, have in
the matter is this: 1t has only been about eighteen
months since the printers of this coast quietly sub
mitted to reduction OF eighteen and hree-fourths
per cent. of their wages. At that time the reduc-
ton was brought on by the San Francisco Chronicle
We recognize the fact that the Chronicle again aims
blow at the Typographical fraternity generally
Printers are to-day receiving less wages in proper
ton to the hours employed than any other class of
skilled tradesmen. Many of us are men of families
and our wages are now low as men can be
reasonably asked to work for-so low, in fact that
notwithstanding the long hours employed even with
the most rigid economy and steady habits, we are
kept constantly on the ragged edge" of poverty
If the Chronicle succeeds in this reduction in the
price decomposition in office other journals coming
in competition with it will demand a reduction
also. The only recourse left for us-our only hope
is to take up the battle of San Francisco fellow
craftsn en- We satisfied that the only avenue to
the hearts OF the DeYoungs is through their pockets
The support OF their paper comes largely from
laborers and tradesmen, and those patronizsd by
them. To curtail this patronage of the Chronicle
is the object and aim of this address.
There are journals in San Francisco and sacra-
mento tof equal ability and far greater reliability
than the Chronicle whose proprietors are willing to
live and let let Every subscriber transferred
from the Chronicle to one of these journals is a
direct rebuke to that overweaning avarice which
would reduce the man who works for wages to
condition of abject poverty, and clothe his family
with rags.
Politically we have no war with the Chronicle. It
is its disposition TO refuse fair days compensation
for fair days labor upon which we make war.
Finally, all classes of labor are so closely allied
that whoever strikes disastrous and remorseless
blow at one class of tradesmen, does an act that
Will tell with more or less effect upon every other
class. For this ison we respectfully ask and con-
identy hope, that every justice loving man, be he
laborer or one who receives the patronage of labor
will transfer his patronage from that Systematic
oppressOr of honest toll, THE SAN FRAN
Cisco CHRONICLE. to other journa
that is willing to render unto him who works his
Just and fair reward. We urge our friends not to
delay in this matter but 10 withdraw their
support from the CHRONICLE mt once.
Now is the accepted time" A few days of delay
and hesitation, and our cause may be lost.