Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-02
THIRD EDITION.


rnrroR REPUBLICAN: Allow me to
..v a few words In reference to the
Irinters employed In the com posing
room of the "Morning News Lnsy
~ye whst anton printers call rats; IN
othar Grades they are called "scaDs:
What IL : Hscab?" According to Web
ster. as one of them quotes, ne e
s'mean, dirty, paltry fellow. Woulo
any man walk into an estapnsnnen'I
and take situation ior less lnonUy
4han his fellow-workman was receiV'
ipg INIT n 'soab?" 1 answer no. Are
the printers working in this unfair
office satisfied? answer, yes. rnes
have 70 be. Where would they seek
amploy ment outside Of the office tney
now work in? tell you, Mr.. Editof,
the "Morning News" does not tell the
truth about this matter.
II aavs that its men do not want an
increase Of wages. Why? because tney
are afraid to ask for 1t. Tell me news,
paper In this broad land that makes
distinction between ''leaded matter
and sssolid matter" Does 1t publish
"a muoh tleaded matter" as It die
asolid?" No. 1t robs Its few readers o
an much every day by so doing. Int
News Mutual Benefit Association II
another Penusylvania Railroad Relic
Fund. IL does not compel the men =
ioin. hut Is cents per week Is Kept GU
of their salary. Probably 1t Is one
the many schemes of the foreman
another "Order 1874" perhaps-as ne IA
gigantic brain. ,r.,,,o
Tvpooraphical Union No. 1913, by int
mating that they are drunkards. No'
the T1poQraphical Union was inst
tinted long before the News was thougi
Of and contains as honorable men,
NAV sav more honorable men, tina
the News have shown themselves
be. In November, 1884, when u
Union men left the office, they olo
cripple it, as the News said yesteI9a
but it was the people who look tne
places, If 1t was done at ali' guy, II y
News remembers right, L think IN
Mr.. Edwards told them at the nj
conference that the Union men did Z
"pi" the type or cripple the once
any way.
The Union would not tolerate such
thing. and think that the News sho
ats Ignorance in talking that way. N
rs to the bet Of SIS made by the RI
sheet In reference to paying more NOR
in salaries in their composing TO
than any like establishment In
State. It is false. They claim TO
7A hours continuous composition al
CENTS per 1000 ems; the aftern'
papers in this city give between SCI
and eight hours continuous compost
at the same price. Who makes
most money? 1 will tell you. e
since the News has been running
gives what is called on morning pa
"afternoon composition, which, cot
ed altogether, gives the composition
question grand total OF IA or 10 ho
labor, why shouldn't they earn IL
workinp about half the same time?
But don't you think that man WI
ing all night ought to have more
than day hand? Such has been
custom among all well regulated b
ness establishments, and this Is the
one that ever attempted to reduce
scale of wages and putting day
night hand on equal footing, the CT
of the reduction being none other
losing the city, county and state p'
ing. Now q word to the boy ma
Watson, who, 1t Is said, wrote
munication q few days since In
sINews' "by his own request.
saws that he knows q person belon
to the Typographical U MON who 81
only two years. HedoeSnot. Our
stitution and by laws would not p'
us to do such thing, and he Dug
know it.
Such remarks tare ABSURD. Dt
him take it to himself, could he 8
vertisements in union ofhce as u
them at the-"Eews?" No union
man would make IQp such stuff
looks like it has been put together
shovel, but It may be because n
gets BIO per week enormous ealal
night hand) and . chance at the "
with the rest when he haa DO "a.
Act. would like to say more,
mot Sish 10 consume space, abo
foreman Of the "News" office. l
just like to trace him back to tn,
served his apprenticeship on
torions New York "Tribune;"
went from New York to Chicag
so on, until he reached Philadell
few years ago, and came dow
with the results above mentioned
UNION PRll