Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-07
NEW TO-DAY.
CARD NO. 2.
Our Second Chapter on the
Subject Of Rats"

The members of Base Range Typographical
Union. two Of whom were forced, out of self
respect and for the mainten ance of honest
principle, to retire from the Eureka Evening
Leader Office. had hoped that in whatever con-
t~roversy they might have they would have to
deal with those persons who are in some re-
spects worthy to treat with-men who, though
they have been guilty Of serious injustice to =
respectable class of mechanics, are not with
out responsibility among their ~neighbors
The printers Of this Union had not thought
that Messrs. Wren, Foley, johnson, Fletcher
and Davidson could afford to assume alto
gether the responsibility for 3 grave wrong
that We have suffered at the hands of their
agent. But they have had an p2ortunity to
deny their completely, yet instead of denial
they offer Us only a string Of misrepresenta-
tions and insults. We had not thought 1t pos
sible that they would indorse all the acts of
their agent. W. J. Psnrose, and thereby force
us to recognize him. He is . member Of the
Miners Union. q sister organic alton to ours,
the common object of both being to protect
the wages Of labor and to dignity honest toll.
1t is his boast that he "runs the Miners
Union" This seems hardly credible to us
under any circumstances, but it IL certainly
beyond our comprehension that he can be .
ruler in An organization Of eur fellow.labor.
ers and 1t the same time be doing everything
he can to cut us Oh with bread and water. We
have the highest respect for our sister Union.
We believe that its benefcent purposes are
identical with these Of our own laborprotect-
ing organization. Hence. we cannot believe
that he possesses the influence In the Niners'
Union OF which he makes his boasts.
Among mere time servers and mercenaries 1t
makes q great deal of difference whose OF is
gored, but where men fight for principle i'm
mediate interests are sacrificed for the sake of
honorable triumph in the end. How . man
can occupy . prominent place in the Miners
Union and be = rat among printers is some
thing impossible for the logical mind to COM
prehend. rat" in one place il frat" in all
places. The creature gnaws under forever in
the dark, and is always to be suspected and
watched.
Yesterdays Leader contains . string of
fslsehoods that carry with them their own
refutation. In the first place, would two men
and two boys, who had been making their
living by work in that institution, have gone
out deliberately and without cause. thereby
temporarily losing the only means by which
they have Of gaining . livelihood? Hardly.
t. those who have no leisure or inclination to
familiarize themselves with the points Of the
controversy. this 10 enough to cay. For others
who may desire to look ct the situation In the
fullness Of facts and logic we would like to
make an explanation in rebuttal Of the state
ments of the rat who blows about running
the Miners Union. and who, in this very
boasting. gives himself away to those who
know the character Of the honorable gentlemen
land our fellow lsborers) who compose that
respectable organization.
In the first place. a. to his sspersions In re-
gard to the want of authority in our organize
ton. We are governed BY the laws Of the Inter-
national typographical Union. which affords .
perfect code for our guide a. . srbord nate
body. 1t 10 to US what the Constitution Of the
United States and the laws Of Congress are to
judicial bodies that come under their jurisdic-
pared by the brightest and most competent
men in our craft In the United States.
As to what Mr.. Robins says, we caanot listen
to his testimony. Having become . " rat" he
has forfeited his oath in our Union. and he
cannot have any hearing before MS whateyer.
The men employed on the Leader and Min
ing News. Mr.. Robins included, were to re-
ceive pay for the s'matter" which was dumped
from the former paper into the latter last
week. dump" which was made to defraud
the Union printers land all others) of that
mush labor, and to impose so much old
reprint" upon . long-sufsring public. That
pay for this was demanded for strange printers
just come to town 10 false. and the falsehood
10 intentional.
+. L. Patty and g. F. Rand are the two
Union men who came here last week; and they
did not have even . suggestion Of the recent
troubles, let alone . voice or vote In our de-
alterations. They are square Union men, who
respect their oaths and principles. and are in
every way incomparably above the poor '.rat"
who tries to make them ridiculous among
strangers, by . shabby pun on their names.
Apprentices are never Union men, and we
merely advised the apprentices In question to
leave the rat hole-which they did on their
own Judgment.
The Union Committee never consulted PEN
rose on . proposition to compromise. He
made the proposition himself, and when our
Union accedsd 70 Il he backed down, q might