National Republican., 1882-10-23
oovERNMENr pRINTINo oFFloR.
Some OF the stale ISLANDERS Against II
Public Printer Answered.

Public Prlntcr Anawcrcd.
To the Ell l;or of THE REPUBLICAN:
For the past week quite number Of com muni-
cations have appeatcd in the Star from persons
who were alleg Cd to be or ate alleged to be IN tho
Government Printing ofncc, some of them, re-.
gret to soy, continuing words not calculated to do
any one nny good. answered In q short article
one OF them, and sent It to the Sdr but 1t failed to
appear Perhaps II was not worth printing.
now beg little space from you in oder to try and
show little of tile other side, although my feeble
pen is not needed 10 protect either the Public
Printer or his assistants NcssrS Brian, Taylor,
Helm, and ROBBERS, whom he has wisely Elected
to control the several departments Of the great
workshop in his charge. 1t Is simply impossible
for n di charge or furiough to take place iu that
Office without causing suffering to some one, Yet
we cannot
DENY THE PUBLIC PRINTER
the right TO make changes II he sees ~, and
think he has been very careful and prudent so far.
Not one OF us, when We made application io' pal.
tion and were placed here 10y the powers though;
IL was wrong; yet some one may have suffered IN
CO. Sc. sequence; II person feels aggT.eyed Uy tne
AMI Il they can Ike their tase good the 1T evance
will be rghed. II has been done, and viii con.
time so, | supTose. No doubt many & Cd and
efficient workmcn are at times remove !, and We
cGinOt see why. Still, some just cause may exist,
and fpremen are not always blind or un'nlthfnl,
though some seem 10 act MS / they thought they
were. Every employe of government has his
destiny in his own lands, and his official life can
be prolonged or not q, he sees tit. He can make
himself so useful to lis foreman That when f,ir-
Tough or discharge takes place ull the influence
ptsS seed by the foreman will be exercised TO re-
tain him. Take, for example, the hecOri room.
Forty men were retained there, hy order. when
Congress adjourned. a month ltter circumstances
compelled u reduction; fifteen were droI ped. A
few weeks later u further reduction was threat
cnGd, when
MR.. HELM, TO PROTECT THE SKILLED LABOR
so essential to his work, lad them placed else
where, so he conld have them when Congress
meets; nnl II hnpi ened - hit the spccifta ion
room. is q nj amy more unjust than Il wGull have
been to have deeimutrd the Record room? l think
not. give Mr.. Helm credit fer rearing or Lis men.
Argue us yon will there must have exist, d Il ne.
Cessiy to reduce the force. 1t is patent, in spite
oi all assertion TO the contrary thai voters well
as non -vU cr- have been hit. out Of thirty nine
| in the binCcty ON the 9Th seven Naiy!n;dcrs aud
three New lorkcrs were selected; and If you poll
the oilicc you will fnd District men arc MT in the
minority now. Certainly the States have some
rights MS well rs the District. II ncn choose to
come here aul stay aud lose their rights aui nj.
low Others 10 ustrp their places, they have as
! general rule only
THEMSELVES TO BLAME
| AgHin, Mr. R)un Is has been censurcd for allow
| ing men wac wish to go home to vote to wo X
overtime 50 rs TO make up their loss. Now is thi s
uIjnsl2 Men are not aSke l TO 90, or how they Will
vutoif they do so. but they are Informed II they
wish 10 exercise the right of franchise, the same
as department clerks, they cal, and If they
choose to deprive themselves of pleasure and
recreation for several hours night until they
have earned enough TO pay their expenses, they
are privileged to do that. Ii there Is any injustice
here fail t. sec it. JUSTICE.