The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-08-08
BOYCOTT.

TOPICS and the interest of the work
ing man," and published in New
Orleans, has been sentus. whether
this favor was intended to be in
cluded in the courtesy Of exchange, I
or was sent by some of its admirers,
is unknown.
AS, however, the HERALD's Gus
tom is on new contemporary Ell
tering the field Of journalism, we
have given the new conner as at
tentive a perusal as the limited
leisure of a proprietor, compoSltnr
and pressman of a country l.e"s-
paper allows. 1t has to tie adnlt-
ted, however, that our reading has
not been satisfactory one. In
deed. there seems such an lncOn-
g,ui Y between its Ostensble object,
III thar he to benefit the wOrkingman,
and the means by which its attain I,
lnent is sought, that, with all due
respect to The numerous Trades and
Labor Associations who appear to
stand its sponsors, il appears to We
HERALD that a more appropriate
name would be: Ani-Southern
Industry, or, for matter OF that,
Anti-Industry of all kinds.
Indeed, one of its cardinal tenets
is that labor should not be free, bu,
each laborer held in subsection 70 IL
self constituted authority; the
penalty for non recognition ofwhich
u ~. O,t,noi., fysn1n a II nilnN-
ment, and consequently poverty.
! Nor is the blessing of an entire
freedom to labor, allowed to those
who, willingly or from imagined ne
cessity, enter these so called, labor
unions; for to chem the right to
work is rigidly restricted to places
where their union associates are
exclusively employed.
: 10 the proposition that workmen
have the right to, individually, sur
render or restrict their personal
y freedom, may go undisputed as an
abstract proposition; but whether
v such Il course and the enforcement
70 of the rules controlling the members,
70 after this surrender Of theil personal
= rights, benefits either such workmen
or Southern, or any other Industry
is different question.
If statements in the pap T before
MS correctly represent the proposed
e action of the Labor Unions lii New
Orleans, it would not I've venture
" some to predict either short life tc
$. its plan, OF 10 collapse to the unions
IN themselves. No project was evel
- d vs'd for accomp ishment OF any
purpose containing within itsel
III, re certain elements of self DIES
:, tructi0n than the so called boycott
81 advocated by this Southern Industry
In the present instance ever!
OI member of each of these Lab1
e. Unions is commanded to refuse tt
deal in any manner with any one Nit
y either subsclibes for, or adverti>,
lg in the Daily States. Have any o
our friends, for such, notwithStand
at ing this criticism, we are to the mem
in bers OF the Labor Unions, cOnSidere,
" the purport OF this boycott LIE
us point out some of its effects
~ You are a iourneyman receiving
as your wages only weekly, some tim
IN less frequent; to supply the dali.
wants OF your family you, at times
:, need credit from a grocer; the gro
- Ger is liberal as we'll as a bushes
a. o. man, and extends you credit, know
y ing your industrious habits an,
honesty; for years these relation
RS have existed, and you know no o, h.
OF grocer of whom YOU coold eNpee
Up like accommodation; but as he is
democrat, he naturally is a sui
ra scriber to the States, and, the .for,
Of you must boycott him. Who is til
greatest sutfererg Or, you are, al
&c have for years been, u tenant to
good ndord; at times, benin
hand for rent, he has waited on yol
. you and your family like the ten,
rs ment for its location and CONVEX
~ fence; but, having other tenement
W for rent he advertise the fact in til
so States, and, therefore, you mus
4o notify him that at the expiration {
~ the lease that yon ana your famli
~ will remove. In this case are yo
VI not sutfererg To make the MA
~ ter worse you might find that i
No search for another house, lhoS
suiting you best were lillewis
no owned by or under the agency OF,
~ reader of the States. You are
tn building contractor; after conside
rd able labor III examining specific;
ut tons, and considering prices 4,
ex material, you become the successtl
oh bidder for public or private builC
ed ing; all preliminaries are completed
ar and contract ready for signin.
hd when in the office of the corpor;
'ro ton OF private owner you see til
me States, and, therefore you must will
nj draw from the contract so urgentl
desired by you. Or, upon whoI
lea would TALL the loss, when under til
Me iutlexible rule YOU should be force