National Republican., 1884-07-23
A SENSELEss CRY.
An Uncallcd For and Unjust Attack Upon
Mr.. Blainc--Hc Is to RN Held Responsible
for Condition OF Things Entirely Beyond
His Control.


for n Condition or Things Entirely Beyond
His Control.
To He Editor.
Among some ofthe weak objections urged |
against Mr.. Blaine's election, the very weakest !
is presented by the CrVrsmdn, a paper pub !
lished in this city purporting to be the organ |
of the typographical fraternity. Since tho |
nomination Of Mr.. Blaine II has boon en-.
deavoring TO create feeling of hostility In tho
minds Of the workingmen against this dis
tinguishcd American because the New York |
Tribune Philadelphia Press, and indianapolis
Journal give him their support. These papers
and the typographical union engaged in Il
controversy with each other long before the
republican convention met at Chicago about
| the scale of prices paid for composition.
| These papers refused 10 be control led by the
union, the result OF which action brought
| about q strike. The union jOurncynGn print-
| their places were filled BY non.union mon
This, If we arc correctly informed, Is the sum
and substance of the trouble existing between
| them-painly, u mere local matter, which
| alone can be adjusted by arbitration or COM
| promise, as the parties concefned may deter
the Craftsman should make such frantic an
penls to the workingmen 10 boycott this
progressive man Of the age? Has he ever, by
word or deed, manifested any antagonism to
| ducc any evidence from the public record of
Mr.. Blaines life whereby the editor of this
paper can justify himself In attempting to
influence his fcllow.workmcn to boycott the
man who always stood up for his crntl when
occasion requircd2 Some of the disciples of
the Craftsman assert that Mr.. Blaine does not
appear upon record as ever attempting tosecure
the passage of any measure through congress
where they would be benefited Sheer ignO-
rance as to the history of the past alone could
have induced any one to mako such u reckless
Insertion. Nv rpipfrinn tO the second session
of the forty-siNth congress II Will be seen that
MT. Blaine, then senator, introduced an
anssndment amen to deficiency bill providlng-
THAT the employees OF the government
printing office shall be allowed tho following
legal holidays with pay, te wit; The lst day
Of Japunry, The 22d "a, DAY Of February the ith
such day as may be designated by the Prcsi-
dent OF the United states as II day Of, public
fast or Thanksgiving, and other public holi,
days: Frovided That the said employees shall
be paid for these holidays only when the en-
ployes OF the other government departments
shall bcso paid: 4ndPr9rtdedIrLther, That moth
. ing herein contained shall anthorze any ad-
| ditional payment to such employees rs receive
a annual salaries. And this provision shall be
in force and take effect from and after the 3lst
day of December, lSI0'
4 In offering the amendment Senator Blaine
said
0 "Thls Is a provision which my honorable
friend from West Virginia would hardly class
rs "A dangerous piece of legislation 1t is Al
: small bit of justice to be done to one of the
a hardest worked and most deserving portions
2 of the government employees II Is simply to
? give them the benefit OF the holidays that
. come from political and religious eonsidera.
< tions. 1t is that Christmas and the Fourth Of
Q July they shaIi, IN comm common with with @ everybody
n body else is in the whole district Why should
y they be? appeal to the kind heartedness OF
my friend not to interpose discussion here
n upon the propriety of legislation upon appro-
pration bills to cut off this will not suy gen
r erous, but this just provision
n In reply to the objections made to the
" amendment by Senators Dawes and Edmunds,
= on the ground of being new legislation, SEN
ator Blaine said
"Here Is the senator from Vermont, the IA
o nous fisherman. The bill as II comes from the
d house provides that the secretary of the navy
!. is hereby directed TO place the vessels of the
"A United States fish commission on the same
- footing us those of the United States coast and
'' goedctc survey'-a very large piece of indie
II pendent legislation. II did not arrest the OBJ
Is servation OF the senator from Vermont apnrti
"a ccnsure ut all; but when little bit of provis
~ ion Is presented that gives to "a poor printer
70 privilege that he has been deprived OF by tht
IL rule of the superintendent of public printing
l. which In all the years that the public printing
II Office has existed has never before been denigC
n to him, which restores the status, merel!
Ia atlirms what the law Is, not making new law
~ then the senator from Vermont and the sena
is tor from Massachusetts find that that Is Il yer,
- large piece of findepcndent Legislation"
Now whit Is the head and 'front.' ofthe dis
| llllBulhHtu NlhttHIlltll , why lDls
l. and no more. Because three newspaper
l. which happen to be AT lOggerhcads with tn
n Typographical union are giving their supper
a to Mr.. Blaine, the CrgfiSmdu prctCnds 10 b
~ greatly offended, and lifts up Its voice to dc
is mand that wOrkingmon boycott Mr.. Blan
ct until he boycottS the Journals named. II is no
a. probable that Mr.. Blaine will descend from hi
~ position To play the part Of I'M intermCddlcr i
~ the private business affairs OF II man wit
w whom he has no business relation whatever
10 and with whose business he Is In no wise tntel
10 ested, at the bid of u few malcOntcnts VIII
n would growl under any circumstances or COZ
-, ditiOus. MIR. Blaine Ii not called upon Il
~ make such u fool of himself.
y We are Us much opposed to the cours
Dii adopted by these journals toward union me
rs the CrQftsman hut when We are called upo
10 boycott MIR, Blaine or any other cand
date with clear and honorable record b,
lis cause he or they chance 10 be supported b
ly papers not in unison with the sentiments an
is policy of the union TO which We may belong
40 then II question of difference arises between I
no and those advocating u system OF persecutiO
MT against u man who is in no manner respons
t. BILE for the conduct of the Tribune In the maj
an agement of its business affairs,
Il, UNION MAN.