Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-12
NEW TO-DAY.
CARD NO. 8.

The Typographical Union OF this dtst1ct
wishes to have its attitude in the matter Of its
complaint against the Eureka Evening Leader
Publishing Company clearly and fully stated.
There may be those who do not yet entirely
comprehend the situation. 1t may be thought
by some persons who have not read our ap-
peals to the public closely. that we have scted
cautiously that we have made . false step and
are walking about aimlessly in the dark. The
contrary 10 the fact. We have acted deliber-
ately. and every step we have taken has been
taken in the full i eht of reason and right. We
have been animated by regard for . solemn
principle. To have done otherwise than We
have done, or not to have repealed the efforts
made to degrade us by cutting down the price
of cur labor. would have left us in the position
Of men who disregard the obligations of =
solemn oath. The allegiance of . Union
printer IL superior to every other considers
ton of whatever nature, whether of q social,
fraternal or religious character. In becoming
Q member of Q Typographical Union he fore
swears all other allegiance. and binds himself
by the most rigoroLs oath TO respect and up
hold the laws Of his organization in the spirit
and the letter. Those who are not familiar
preciate the contempt we entertain for . man
who viol Ates our '.iron-clad" oath. Among
Usion printers there Is 10 word in the English
vocabulary that 20 infames the mind and 40
stirs the sensation of disgust as that little
technical word Of ours-"rat." We cling to
the pri aciples of our labor organization with
an srdor and . devotion that intensity our con.
tempt and hatred for . member of the craft
who denies his obligations for any considers-
ton. His perjury. In our minds. Is v1ler than
that for which the violator of an oath Is con-
demned to the penitentiary through the in
strumentality of law for the rat, having been
left alone to his own manhood and conscience,
could not be true to himself. He 10 . creature
who is . prostitute among men, unnamed. self
degraded and foul. The moral space that
separates q rat" from . consistent member of
typographical Union. conscious to himself
of right" 10 beyond the power of words to
measure. In order to demonstrate, practically.
the difference between two printers -one Of
whom recognizes the right and principle in
vowed in tue self protection OF labor, and the
other who ignores this principle and runs after
. dollar blindly wherever IL appears in sight,
We will cite . case in point: Last Friday the
Secretary Of our Union received this dispatch:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7. 1Ss3.-W. P. Hughes:
Friend Of mine is offered foremanship Of
Leader. Is there any reason why he should
not accept? Telegraph Immediately.
K. O. JULIEN.
Here IL . man who, knowing nothing sbout
onr controversy. suspected something foul.
smelt . rat and with due consideration for
his oath. for fear of having his friend make a
false step telesrsphed to the proper source for
information. The proper answer was sen.
him. waning hin and all fair men against
the FRAT" ofics named. Yesterday the follow
ing letter was received:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. g., 1sS3.-W. P. Hughes;
Dear Sir: The writer il the person referred TO
in Mr.. Julien's dispatch Of yesterday as being
offered the foremanship Of the Leader ONCE.
Upon being shown your reply 1 refused the
position. although at the time in possession Of
the Leaders money to carry me to Eureka.
When l tell you / have earned nothing for
eight months you will understand how tempt
ing this offer was to me. l am not Q Union
man by sfhlistion, but / would not assist in
the reduction Of wages. Under the cireum-
stances. l feel justined In asking that your
body will do its utmost to prevent othe,sfrom
taking the offer which would have been such Q
boon to me. Respectfully. CT. WILLIAMS.
Think of this prince Of labor setting type
in the same ALLEY" with . long-tsiled frat"
like W. W. Robins Mr.. Williams is not even
q Union man; Is consequently bound by no
oath: he has not worked st hiA trade for
eight months, and admits that the job would
have been q '.boon" to him. But he would
not. even under these circumstances, trying
IS they were. do anything to assist In . reduc-
ton of wages. A man like that would rather
be right than Pre- sident Of the United States.
Now, behold the other man in the contrast.
W. A. Wheeler came up to Eureka Monday
night. and to-day he occupies the place that
would have been nobly filled by Mr.. Williams.
| could he have taken the job without sacrifice
Of principle. Wheeler, according to his own
statement, is mot in need of work. He was
well-to do where he came from. He asked no
| questions, but came out Of Dutch Flat like .
rocket to assist in rafting" printers vases
in Eureka, having formerly rated in the
notorious '.Call" office. He thinks sixty-fve
cents = thousand ems IL pretty Steep" He
will enjoy the society q any kind of a"rst."
even Bill Robins. Will the publishers of the
Leader-Hon. Thos. Wren. Hon. NJ. d. Foley,
Hiram johnson, g.. A.. Fletcher and Z. B.
Observation-Disclosures TO justify themselves
for this act, which is . blow 10 our Labor
Union? They are all friends Of the lsboring
classes. these honorable gentlemen. They i'm.
port q man here to break down Q labor organ
izatien. They have no principle in the mat
ter. They think we are weak because we are
few in Eureka. They actually deprive good
men of principle and skill of the labor they
| require to earn bread and meat for themselves
and families, by importing 8 mAnifrom Ca'ifor-
mia, who says he thinks we are getting too mach
for our work. Mr.. Wren and the rest Of the
honorable trustees will be trying pretty soon
this is the legitimate conciusionl to use Pen
rose to break down the Miners Union, and put
Cinnamon in the mines to replace white men.
II they dared to express themselves as men,
they would say 30. But that 10 not the
" rats way. He knaws in the dark.
By order Of the Union.
fsKAL.J IVES. b. GEORGE, President.
WIN. +. HUGHES, Secretary.