The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-22
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NEHoLD ran FRUIT,
The HERALp again appears 10 its regular
sze, which had been reduced one colun n
per page during the past week, enforced
by the wholesale strike OF its former oom-
positors. and the details whereof have al
ready been stated in previous issue. The
position which We took in the emergency,
that was so ruthlessly precipitated upon
US by these compositors, has been COM
mended by the people and the press OF the
state in the positive expressions used, In
the material aid rendered by all classes and
in the encouragement given In person aud
by mail and telegraph, by scores aud scores
of readers and subscribers. That a band'd
broth,r raced ofsome forty printers,sworn I'M
der a steel.iibbed and iron-olad oath for the
purpose, should suddenly demand at our
hands the dismissal of foreman who had
been in our employ from modest and ODE
lient boyhood at the case, rising by extra
ordinary efficiency, sterling worth, and I'M
tlinching devotion to our interests, as chief
among his fellows, made so by those very
virtues, and require that one OF their own
band should substitute him, and conceded
ly because of no fault, save that he pre-
ferred not 10 Join their forces, was piece Of
dctatorial tyranny and oppression that NO
had been arrant towards to have quailed
before. The arrogant demand coup'ed
with the threat VI instant withdrawal, to
leave us in the lurch in case of refusal,
smacked of species OF intolerablc ALSO
lutism. Nor did they stop here, but they
enticed from this Office even the little boy s.
vino we're with us AS apprentices, and 9th
ers who were employed to sweep out aud
do the chores of the sanctum, the business
rooms aud the composing floor, and to ad-
minister TO these children that terrific oath
OF terrorism. And tins too, done by men
by the good of the order only.
| The right of all men to their personal ILL.,
erty, services, opinions and legitimate con
duet generally, we conccde without quail
| icntion. But when set of men combine,
not merely to disturb and distress their
former employers, admittedly by the
strikers always Just and often more than
generous, to keep others OF their craft from
exercising the same rights, TO aid us, in
our regular business, we denonnce the con
duct as the natural heir of despotism and
the maturing and prolific parent of out
Il al out communism, meriting as 1t has al
ready 30 universally received. the severest
rebuke of all right minded men. For not
only did these striking printers walk out
in body from their posts, but among
other things, they organized themselves
| into committees to visit tho incoming
trains TO intercept and deter craftsmen on
their way to assist us. And they arc ex-
ultant in their boasts that they are in re-
ccIpt OF monies from cooperating organi1a-
tons to boost them in their efforts, In the
meanw lille, the families of some othcrN Use
good but deluded men must be suffering on
diminished rations, and the course that be
ga,s this can proller no excuse to balance
the wrong done to those who bit at
the bait that was set to allure them.
Tnat course has been analogous in
its effects to the putting crew
OF a vessel on reduced food when the stock
of provisions is insufficient for the balance
OF the journey. 1t Is II course of cruelty TO
even their fellows. But when tyranny aud
folly meet aud mu1zlo into silence better
sense, then mercy and patience take small
stock in the in evitablc results. The press ca
tracts we reproduce to-day, exhibit this, for
the sense of common honesty in dreadful
equity has rendered unanimous verdict
against the wrong those striking printers
sought to do us. Aud now II is left TO them
to De hold the Fruit.