Daily Republican., 1881-11-15
FOURTH EDITION.
VINO IL to ri anne.
for the RBPuBLIoAN.

VINO II TO Blnmes
ior the REPUBLICAN.
Me srs. Editors.-I read 40 article In
Saturdays Every Evening, signed by
three members Of the Wilmington
Typographical Union, viz John r.
Duffy, Joseph Y wilkins and Albert
H. PAcA. The article alluded too !.
very severe IN its criticism" Of the ovu
era OF the Gazette aud kHPUEL!CAN
They also ca i retlee lou, Mingled wi b
sarcasm, upon members Of the profes'
sion, who served their appren'iccshi :
on the REPUBLICAN and Gazette, an.
ar- TO- day employed In koUne Of the lead
ing offices in New York and Pniladsl.
phia If they were "bOtches,' as the
commit ee term them, could thy hold
= prominent position in the leadins 4
offives Of the country? The foreman
Of the so called one-cent organ, II We are
not mistaksn, learned his trade on she
Eazaite; also several OF the Compos.
tors. The typos employed ON the News
are nearly all graduates OF the REpuB.
LICAN or Gazette offices, are mem Uers
of the Union, and acknowledge 'hen-
selves TO be "botChes." If "e Juige the
article correctly, and we think we can
judge Alright, iour article IN lasI
nights REpUBLICAS was To the point
but it did not 20 far enough II show.
ed one III IN ofthc committee up Il so Id
style, and We propose 70 show the p.b-
lie what the last named mau On the
committee is, An well as one or two
9th rs, who work on INC Morning News
q al are "ulcc' per.Ons to belong to u
, Printers Union, which Is Organized to
uphold u unitr,ui,v in wa. ..s de,naud.
I'd ~ j Iurntymen printers This zen.
{ rmau referred 10, as w,ll a. the oihers
came from "atar dIwa' IN Maryland,
where they l"arnei tie trade ct pr!n..
ins ii n country town. or pre- enhed to
have learned Il. IHcy came 10 this
city, pr cur.d work or nre"t the pt-
! p RS uIrluoutd, ~ regular jo rhcfine; S
/ wages. They wGrr no; W priu that 4.
mount. and th4ir tal,ry Ha- low"rsi
Win h they accep ed like g-ntlc1len,
VIII wish To Keep mp the prices Fi1ti.
! ~ one ,f tHem procured TAT take in
( le l3clamareau office at Dover, " 'r&-
/ ing On TIE iIas Al ihrr wet " & teS-
l,r, AN Inc third STAYED Lb ,ut town,
wurkiJs wherever he 60 and tot
any SUN. WeullI trace IA ir r.r4rr
70 short time. he one VINO welt !
! poNc signs hIs name 10 the arll.
clh Ill question, his being The last sigua-
ture, hIiug aoout ttuished up III DO
yer, writes 10 oIc q til" ABUSED paper,
| for II sltIAhon, teLdtrtng his services
| !of ten dUiiarS lor week, two dollar,
| ~ than III" rsau ar rat, and three
| Il lars les IN ~ III" foreman ufthat y.
Der Vas tn n SO hhA whom he desired
= Undermine lie ,rCured the sltut
, llOu, d Young man who h III serve his
time on tie rams p per also procured
| situation few weeks after %ards, in
the same office, and was rendered the
| toremanship, In place OF this first class
| prIterC) hr u'iny rr,not"d t. the
case, wtiera he rcnailel for about "a
week, amid vhr j~erS of the ap rcn ice
b. 'yS. Not iikn tsi" idea of ucing pr
motcd backwards, he appalled, Ia the
lp,opristor, tennering his services for
rI-n scvou ard finally six dollars per
| week, for the pu pose If under in!ng
/ he young man WAC served his time on
Inc plI cr, who did not know any rhiug
about printing, aid was one of the so
c.Iol "potuA-r- He had his trouble
for hi, palns, ~ he reply m ,de 10 hi.
III ST literal offer Was, 81 don't want
yen al ~ price" We leave " tor ire
puric to Judge who was the "ootch "
rhispar'A now thinks, because he ho.ds
Jle highest position in u compbsiug
room OF invruing daily in this c,ty,
that lie Cau come before the pubic vita
slrh petition .S that published on
) saturday; and make p"o lie think he is
IN an g. aud also = prartIca. printer.
"MurLeE vii! uu;, aha at la,t We have
tIe chtn," I" tell tne pLNhc, and more
|eepacia.ly, the iru. T-mbcrs Of the
cr.u, . hu it vas hat first caused the
" ages OF pr!ute.n ia in'~ ci y 10 30. IA;
hcloW the avtrtsc. Tle person who
went to Chester was ab)u. the same
strip, and va. "bJunoe." from that
CT y ioc lrSins It. cut wages, AID they
re- both ni'e spetsmeIs T. uphold n
rdnl-r,' Union. Thy luay DO very
arll " nile they have IL cd situation
and re making HIT they term good
wages, but let tucn lose tnis 'steady
sit,' aad thea they "uud work right
tore in our midst for any amount, hos
~,rr suall, without once giving the
tnlou \ thought.
We ~o I'D ask one move question and
then We are iou., II IN this. How mucn
.lu ii" C!lirt rnioa Offices ray their
compositurs several ye"r' ago l'e-
tnye ,rerc "kap.ac.ers" came TO this
city tho pr cc paid per 1909 ems was 10
cents. We know tAaL they do NOT get
| that NV, and why" Simply because
| ley have Il Umoa that fixes = prizes
per 1000 ems, to suit Ii" ma iO'ity ci it's
mem berA, as well as the prJprct0rs of
thcse Union offices. Those wuo do not
have the coed fortune to be employed in
either of Inese Offices, a. Crion wages
and beirg II enber~ Of the uuion cIn
gr. pGr't it 10 work for any amount
tiny sue fit % accept IN any OF the other
o !irsa
| Is th's working on true principle ?
We say no. IN vo4rlasion we would
say, that those who first caused prin
ters W sss 10 be reduwd III this city,
should % the very last to come before
the public in such communication a.
that OF saturday. Our idea of pra"ti
| al printers Is that they should have Il
thorough knowledge OF the business in
all its hracchcs. In this respsct the
eentlpmeL atuvr mentioned are far BE-
hind the aga. They eau set type, aud
probably make up torm, hut ueyond
that they know nothing in regard To
true journalism. The truth is mighty
and v i'll prevail.
| A PRACTICAL PHlSrEH.
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