The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-27
The Relief Scheme.

He says that there were no regular candi-
dates in some of the departments to repre-
sent the employees at the conference with Mr..
Pugh on March End, and that the voting
was in wildcat manner. If Mr. B. did not
know the views of the two men who were
candidates to represent his department be is
the first man that have heard of who did
not, and as we are inclined to think that he
knew that they were nominated to oppose it,
and as he and others, if there be any Except
the delegate from the Belvider Dvison)
failed to put another candidate in the field
they admitted thereby that the plan suited
them without modification and with any
other regulations of whatever character t1at
might be added, his voting a blank ticket
will also verify the fact.
Surmising that such is the Gaze must we
admit that man, unprejudiced as hestates,
would with his own free will not only agree
to become member of scheme that exacts
whatever contribution that it may see pro-
per and pay back w!satever portion it is dis
posed to, in fact have within its power to
refuse and successfully insist payment of
anything whatever that lie would approve of
no. giving employment to any man over 40
years of age could not make any other pro-
visions for him except the Almshouso, but
that he would as part of his duty, as an en-
ploye, influence others to become members
of a scheme that would cost them three
times as much as other equally reliable as
socations.
Speaking again of the election, il we re-
member correctly, Mr.. Pugh's circular cal
ling the same was distributed among the
employees on Friday evening February 10Th,
therefore the men did not get together until
Saturday 20th the 2ist was Sunday, and the
22nd a national holiday, hence there were
but to days, Tuesday and Wednesday, to
nominate candidates, as the election was
held on Thursday, and the delegates not
notified of OF their election until Saturday,
and with Sunday intervening there was
but one day, Monday for the employees to
tives, on account of the conference being
held on Tuesday. merely make this state
| II. ,s.4. - 4.
who talk about fair play in giving us an
opportunity to state our objections when
they really expected us to consider in one
uay C1IOuuaJy anu Jnree nundred and
twenty three of us explain to Mr.. Pugh in
another day what we wanted while they
have failed in twenty more working days to
revise the regulations to suit them. Not
withstandug that they promised to give
their decision on the 25th inst.
They speak of the scheme as absolutely
for the good Of the employees. If we are not
very much mistaken in the language used by
Mr.. Scott General Solicitor of the P. r. r.,
in the meeting that day he gave us to under
stand that if the P. r. R., was not equally
benefited there would be no virtue in it
Furthermore if the doors Of that meeting
had been opened to the press the whole
scheme would have been buried, unmourneC
and forgotten but as it is we are in suspens,
as the original plan was unbearable and b!
, it knowing the object of the promulgator
, we could not be surprised if the one now un
der consideration is even worse, and in con
sequence demanding our disaproval in de
cided manner.
, and hold an election, the tickets to read "re
' lief' OIL ''no relief" aud not compel the EN-
ployes to put their names on the backs of tn
tickets they vote as they did in the last eec
ton am inclined to believe that the thin
would be voted down almost unanimously
: This we claim would be a fair plan as wha
!. is good for the majority should not be yer!
' severe on the minority. At. all events tn
E majority's opinion should be adopted ant
e the majority of employees at this late day ar
/. adverse to the plan. In substance there ar
n only two good features in the book viz: 70
o a stipulated contribution we will pay you
G stated benefit but let the stipulated contr
IS button be as low and the benefit be as muo
It as possible, let all employees become member
If and all on one equal footing as in the old T
e W. & B.
v For Mr.. B. to compare the p. R. r., wit
10 tile old system is ridiculous in the extrem
and il you say to US that the old P. w. &
4 Association is a failure We may be able t
a prove that this very arbitrary scheme tha
ir he is advocating had considerable to do wit
le It's failure, for the reason that it did not sa
r am the master and to mo the man wi
earns bread by the sweat of his brow shg
re bow in submission. II a man who had ne
is CT heard of this scemg were to eat hear
h, supper, read the book Of p r. r., Reli
t, regulations, retire to bed, and some o.
I'd would steal the book, when he lose in u