The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-11-01
A BEAMlNG LIGHT
Directed Towards the Dark Spots Upon
the luminary around the Corner.


To the Editor of the LEADER.
SIh:-So that the public may not b.
so thoroughly misinformed in regard t,
the trouble now existing between tn,
sun office and the Typographical Union
1 would like to be allowed space in
your paper to explain.
For a long thine there has beer
a great deal of dissatisfaction
regarding the type used on the
Sun, it being claimed that it was a
bastard" type, and on Saturday last
the men employed on that paper held a
chapel meeting and decided that il
ought to be rectihed. The decision OF
the meeting was given in writing to
the foreman of the Office with the re-
request that it be presented to the pro-
prietor of the Sun. he 1.-THE proprietary
being allowed until Monday to decide.
The following is the answer received:
CHEYENNE, WYo., Oct. 90, 1888.
f. A. Cautrall, Harrington, King and
Spencer:
Your note of the 9th is unworthy of
reply. Had it come from men know
ing something about printing it would
receive respectful consideration, for you
would then be able to uudei stand what
1 LOCO ems was. Permit me to say
that it will give me great pleasure to
have you depart from the Sun office, as
you are no doubt aware from the dis
satisfaction l have already shown, both
with FOUR type-setting II your deport-
nent. Have purposely exempted f. D..
Reed from the above, because he is a
printer, and is simply unfortunately
thrown in your company. Yours,
L. A. SLACK.
The general laws of the International
Typographical Union state the follow
ing:
Tine proprietors or foremen of print
ing offices have the right to employ or
discharge help at will, so long as they
comply with the laws and regula' ions
IT the subordinate Union in whose
jurisdiction the office is located and the
discharge ia not for maintaining Union
principles"
As the men on the Sun were not
found fault with until this matter &C.
CURED, it was naturally inferred that
they were discharged for maintaining
Union principles, and at the request of
some eight or nine men a special meet
ing was ordered.
AS the majority of the members were
in favor of the matter being settled to
the satisfaction of all parties. a motion
WAS made that a committee be appoint
ed to wait upon the proprietor of the
Sun and ask him to reinstate the men
discharged pending communication
with the International Typographical
Union. Even the men now employed
on the Sun were in favor of this action.)
A recess wus taken to await the return
of the committee. and on their return
the meeting was informed that the pro-
posal could not be considered by the
proprietor of the Sun. By an almost
unanimous vote it was decided to
rat" the Sun office. The Sun says we
cannot declare it a frat" office. That.
Of course, remains to be proven. We
are not anxious that the Sun shall be a
''rat'' office, nor that its present en-
pioyes be pronounced rats, but on
the face of things7I believe we have
only done that which we thought to be
actually right. Full particulars will be
forwarded to the international Typo
graphical Union, apd we await with
interest their approval or ~disapproyal
in regard to our action.