The Labor enquirer., 1883-11-05
MARDHAN's BASENESs
His Treadhary to the xsn Who Have
Given Him His Only
Prominence.

i At the Republican pow-wow, which
took place in the Academy Of Music Sat
lurday night, modern Judas was run in
Ion the audience as the better part OF
the FEAST" but who, in the eyes Of the
Informed, appeared as the puppet in the
Punch and Judy farce, who dances when
his master pulls the string.
This jumpingjack. lnasquerading UNI
der the kingly title of Workingman''
was introduced as " ex-President Of the
| typographical Union but the gentle
man who introduced Mr.. w. r. Board
man neglected to mention how the Eek y
happened to be attached to his title, and
explain why he is not still in the conf
dcnce Of the men who once houored
him with the highest position in their
society. This man Boardnan explained
to the audience at the Academy how the
workingmen lad been forced into a
false position by the enemy but he failed
to show how he had been forced into his
present position. 1t is the object of this
article to explain what he neglected, and
let the readers of THR Enquirer know.
the true character of the men who, pose
as their agents and spokesmen in the
camp of the enemy.
But before going into that unsavoryi
subject, let me say that all the working
men consulted since the pew-wow do not
take very kindly TO the assertion that
they have been placed in their present
position by anyone. They have acted
as free, upright and manly men, and as
they expect to act on all future occasions,
without being bulldozed BY de msgogues
who claim to be in their ranks, or ene-
mics outside.
"Mr. Boardman," says the Tribune,
"then gave Mr.. Graham's record as a
workingmau." His own record as a
workingman would have come in very
nicely justat that time. Itis really sad
that Mr.. Graham has fallen into such
hands as have handled him in this cam
paign. .
purpose now to tell something about
this mau Boardman, and then a How the
workingmen ofthis city to decide if
they like to have their case stated and
cause pleaded by this bought-up and
self-constituted spoke sman:
4 . 7 q Af- l
Last fall the union printers of this city
began a war on Jerome B. Chafee, be-
cause of the support given by him to a
paper which is known as their bitter
enemy. Mr.. Chaffee refused to consider
the wishes of the union, and they opened
their war on his candidate for governor,
and materially aided in his defeat. In
this battle Mr.. Boardman took an active
part, both in this county and others.
He visited several small towns and min
ing camps in the state and circulated the
posters and circulars gotten out by the
union. He also appeared in one or two
places on the platform as the bitter foe
of Jerome B. Chaffee and his candidate
for governor. The union appropriated
money to pay this and other expenses
connected with the fight on Chaffee,
Now, you are anxious to know what
has occasioned this change from a bitter
and active enemy to a Ioud-mouthed tool
Of Jerome B. Chaffee Since last fall
Mr.. Boardman has been hoisted to the
foremanship Of the news room of the
Tribune-the printers know how, and
they are the only persons interested in
that-and it Is a fact well known and
widely canvassed among the printers,
that he has, ever since that hoist, be.
longed, soul and BODY. to the business
department of that paper. So, you can
easily see why he is prostituting himself
to Chafee's ends at this time. He was
sold with the business Office and edi-
torial columns of the paper at the begin
ming of the cam mpaign.
There are great many printers in the
city who think that, in addition to the
N
above, there is another reason, or rather,
additional proof, thath is acting under
orders from the counting room, in the
fact that his work in the sffice has been
almost entirely neglected for some time.
through his semi-constant attendance
upon the gaming-table, and to smooth
4 matters oyer and avoid a discharge, he
\ has consented to become the tool Of his
masters in this campaign.
4 / hate to have to say such things about
any man, but this paper is published in
the interests of the toiling masses Of the
Il world. and we all understand that our
| A worst enemies are the traitors who have
been Or may crop out in our own ranks
and If we ever expect TO accomplish
anything we must get rid Of them speed
j lily. For this reason, and this alone. all
the foregoing space is given to this case
otherwise | should consider it wasted
and besmirched in being given up to the
i discussion of q man who fails to com.
-mand the respect Of one fellow-crafts.
! man.