National Republican., 1884-09-09
A TISSUE OF FALsEHooDs.
What the typographical Union Really Did
Two Indignant Letters from Members Of
Columbia typographical Union.
10 The Editor.


Two Indignant Letters from Members Of
Columbia typographical Union.
10 The Editor
The Post OF this morning publishes an Item
on It's first page with the distinction OF promi.
nent head lines, which, as member Of Co
lumbla Typographical union, I take the COCA
sion to brand as weak falsehood nom begin.
ming TO ond In tho first place, II is asserted
that at q lato meeting Of our union "a motion
Of oensure, directed against the New York
union for It's condemnation Of the Tribune, was
defeated" II is only necessary to say that no
such motion was made, aud that every mem
Der Of our union Is in perfect accord with the
New York union, in so far as its fight with the
Tribune IL concerned. Next, the article In
question tries to convey the impression that
the meeting Of printers held al Cosmopolitan
hall on Friday evening, was olandeatine
amir, and that there was scheme there con
cocted TO take SNAP Judgment upon some.
body. In this again, tho article IS false for
the meeting was advertised in at least two Of
the daily papers, and special meeting OF Go.
| lumbla union has been called In the regular
way with ample timo given for every member
OF the union 10 become apprised OF the fact,
objects for which IL is called, Next it
| Is not, as stated in the article referred to.
an effort to express a political preference Tor
president and vice president, but the object of
|
deprocating tho passage Of certain partisan
| resolutions at the late session OF the lnternR.
tional union and by the New York union, and
declaring that politics has, or should have, no
place In trade Organizations.
Next, the article makes Capt. A. u. Brock
| father" tho resolutions, and attempts to at
tribute to him q selfish motive in the matter.
| II Is enough In answer to this 10 say that the
writer has personal knowledge that Mr.. Brock
| Is not the author OF the resolutions, and that
theX were written before vacancy occurred
| in tile position to which II is said Mr.. Brock
aspiros As to the "olap.trap' about certain
\ Changer in the government priuting once,
! am sure state II tho writer Of the article IL
question had regarded the. truth sufficiently
20 make inquiry he would he would have
found that those Changes had not the
slightest connection with the political cause
to which he attributes them.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 8, 1884
The following communication was written
to the editor Of the Post in reply 10 an article
In that paper, but It was impossible to tind
room for II:
Having been n subscriber to the Pos, for
some years with u brief interegnum), and
observing Its general fair treatment OF political
opponents, ! was considerably surprised e
md In its columns this morning, under the
subhoadiug Of "a Plan to Capture Colum,bta
Union for Blaine and Loganh the following
wholly untruthful statement, which l hes
space TO correct, IN Justice TO myself and to the
gentlemen who com pOsed the meeting:
Il AZ recent meeting OF the Columbia Typo
graphical union, OF this city, motion Of cen
sure, directed against the New York union fol
Its condemnation Of tho Tribune, was defeated
The motion was fathered by Mr.. Alyan u
; Brock, and at his suggestion a meeting of al
J printers favorable to the election Of Blaine
aud Logan was advertised to be held at Cos
\ mopolitan hall last Friday eyoning. AZ thi
4 meeting O scheme was planned BY which
meeting OF the union was TO be helu, shor
. notice being given TO all except republican
y ENRNA
9 this means the members who previously dc
feated tho obnoxious measure would be vtr
tually excluded and the political resolution
passed. The date said to be fixed upon for tn
meeting ~ next Wednesday but the meeting
| has not yet been called"
Your informant, as to my action In the unloi
referred TO, Is not only guilty OF willful false
/. hood, but he adds perjury TO his falsehood TO
q the proceedings of that meeting he was boun,
by oath not TO divulgo,
'' Not only Is II not true that offered "a mo
!, ton to consure the New York UNION for It's con
~ dempation of the TIbunGN but NY motion dis
tinctly and emphatically indofsed the Ne,
. York union for such condemnation, an
pledged & our union 20 support II morally, an an
;. man who 'willIie will steal, y but your inform
Now, Mr. Editor, tho faithful members Q
/, the union who hgve moved ~ this matte
! haVo no political resolutions 70 otter or 4
pass. on the contrary, they arc seeking I
put Columbia union back upon q pure ly MOI
: bipartisan basis, where she had always bee
h until her delegates at New orleans In Jun
last resolved our union, and every other unio
in the United States, into o Cleveland an
Hcndricks club by issuing a political man
.. festo aimed Ut 'the republican party and l
- nominee" on account of a quarrel with th
Tribune am trying. my associates are tr
ing-eyery decent, fair-minded man
e Columbia union is trying-to drive politics o.
of our union. We believe thore is good sen
enough In our 1000 membership TO utterl
b0nish II, and send you a copy OF the resol
tions, which will, by tonight II possible I
placed In the hands of every printer in o,
body. Get u good strong magnifying glas
y Mr.. Editor, and see If you can ind any ''pol
~ tics in them
= As n union printer am not n politician.
y have never uttered u word remotely sayorin
4. of politics in our meetings for the nnetee
=, years OF my membership. outside OF m
% union, however, 1 am q partisan for Blair
S and Logan first last, and all the time An
~ : this say, that II Columbia union does not r
=. pudiate this political Endorsement OF Clev
~ land and Hendricks by the act of Its aocredtt
~ henceforth u democratic club and that II is
a free fight for the majority. In that case aT
x in that case only and my republican frient
y propose TO sec whether we can muster u nj
r jority for Blaine and Logan and turn the ra
"a = calls out" lfpolitics, and democratic politi
= at that, Is the order Of the day in printer
q unions, then we insist that by every rule
!, fair play We republicans should have what
~ y ut II, And We don't propose to be beaten
4 bullying, brow beating, believing, nor mau
- lin bulldoaing, as we have been heretofor
~ = aud don't you forget 1t, ALvAS D. BROCK.
i; WAsHINGroN Sept. 0, 1881.