San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-05
ON BOYCOTTS.
Conversations With Merchants on the
Subject.

This morning a LIGHT reporter held
conversations with several merchants as
to their action on the subject Of boy
Getting" by the knights OF Labor. The
first gentleman seen was Mr.. Joske, who
said: We sympsthize with them very
much and hope they will get things set
tied as soon as possible. We told them
we have a stock of StetsOn hats on hand
and that we should have to sell them.
They did not request us to do anything;
they only explained matters to us and
that it would better for while not TO
send any goods by the Mallory. Our
shipping is done in New York aud most
of it we get over the Morgan line now"
G. Is. Frank, dry goods 1--WE will do
like the balance OF them. At the same
time we told them we wanted to do
what is right to the labOring men. We
live among them and | am In favor OF
scceding to their demands"
A. Drelss, druggist: | think the
whole business should not be brought
before THE public as it IS. 1t is
of course the Knights OF labOr's
business to find out what to do
in the matter. | believe the Knights OF
Labor have certain rights which they
should attain, but | don't believe the
way they are going about 1t, to Interfere
with merchants business, that is not the
right way to attain their oDJeGt, ana l
gave them an anSwer to that effect, but
at the same time If there were means to
IN
other way | should not object at all.
We get our goods by the Mallory line
now cheaper than by the Morgan line,
if we could get them shipped as cheap
by that line we would use it. | think
the greatest part of monopoly would be
on the working mems side If they sue
ceeded in their object
Geo. Dullnig, grocer: only reply was
next to nothing. | told them | was not
paving any attention to the whole affair
vet, and | could not give them any
answer
Il, A. Holland, coffee rooster: 81 was
not going to make any pledge to them
or ANYBODY else. am not in sympathy
with them. My father was knights OF
Labor and it was the only thing about
him that disguised me.
Riedel q Tipps, hardware dealers, Nv 9
told them that we would give them
about the slme answer as Hugo ~
Schneider gave. We are shipping
most of our goods over the Morgan line,
and would continue to do SO as long as
il was to our interest. We don't want
| them to come and tell rs what we should
or should not do. We are opposed TO
| the movement"
J. W. Hannig furniture dealer, 81
always ship by the Morgan line any
wav, In some respects am in sympa-
thy with them, and in Others | am not:
| always uphold lsborers' rights, and l
believe that they have right to de-
mand their rights"
Pancoast, clothing, 81 told them was
going to ship my goods where / could
do best, and am going to attend to my
business strictly, and let other people
attend to theirs"
Rhodius & Tempsky, music ware
housemen, Capital will stop at the top
ANYHOW. all the time it will be there"
A. Morris, clothier, 1--WE forward oul
goods by the Morgan line. We don't
keep any StetsOn hats. We are in SYM
patty with them"
Louis Huth, hardware, 81 ship by tht
Morgan line all the time. | am OF the
opinion that the Knights of Labor are
honest. They want to go with sensible
ideas, and ask for justice and fight mo
nopOlies Isympathize with the body
as far as can see OF them"