Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-25
WORDS OF APPROVAL.
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 The course of the COURIER in regard to the unjust demands of the Typographical union of this city, continues to receive abundant evidence that it is approved by the community at large.
 Rev. Dr. Kleeberg said: I certainly think that the COURIER is right in it's position of withstanding a demand from one set or body of men that faithful employees be discharged that they may have their places or the dis position of their places. But do also hold that as to the general question of rights and wrongs of the workingman that the excesses committed by laboring men are an out growth, one might say, of excesses commit ted by capital. The laboring man in trying to redress wrongs or break his letters is apt to go too far. The excesses committed in the Southwest by laboring men are excesses, but we must remember that the laboring mans wrongs have been great, exasperating and cruel. Hence we do not blame the laboring men so much, while we deplore all lawless- ness and disobedience to law. I hope for the advancement and higher elevation of the workingman, and that the tyranny of capi- tai will also be curtailed.
 Said Mir. William B. Pardee, the manufac turer: The CoUR1ER's position is unquestion- ably fair and comments itself to all fair minded people. The COURIER is right and should stick to it's men. This is free country, and dictation of the kind objected to is recognized at once as unjust and not to be tolerated in business or elsewhere. l am
 T 1G have in my long course of business life had considerable experience with manufacturing and I at once recognize that the spirit of dictation involved in this question is wrong. I have always found also that men when dis satisfied with their wages are almost 1nvar1- ably met in fair spirit by their employers when they state their case to them as men and brethren and fellow citizens, and not in the dictatorial spirit. I have always found here in New Haven that employers are, al- most without exception, ready to hear a claim for higher wages which is not offen- sively made. and to yield all that the condi- tion of trade and their business will allow.
 Said 8 State street business man: Every one will readily recognize that the COURIER is right in it's position.
 Said a hard handed son of toll who has worked in blacksmith shop in this city 30 years as journeyman and who has by econ o1ny and industry built himself neat home: It is as plain the nose a mans face that one set of men have no business to die tate to firm as to whom they shall or shall not employ, or to demand that one set of men be turned out of work that they may take their places or fill the places with their friends. No workingman approves that kind of business. And your men applied for admission to the union and were denied with the exception of a few. Now what that Typographical union ought to do for the in terest of the workingmen's cause is to bury it's spites and grudges and accept the men it refuses to take in.
 Prof. Ayres of the Yale Medical school said: The COURIER course will be sustained by every fair minded man. It is the only position that could in honor be taken. The demand made upon the paper was manifestly unjust and all reasonable people view it in that light.
 Lawyer George F. Ingersoll said: While I have strong sympathies for the 1aboring classes, cannot regard the demand made by the Typographical union upon the COURIER to discharge it's faithful employees as other than unreasonable and unjust.
 General B. E. Bradley, secretary of thse New Haven Wheel company, said when seen last evening: think the action of the CoUR FER to be very just one and for them to turn out their old employees would be very under the circumstances. The public will uphold the COURIER in their ac- tiOn in this matter. will every fair minded workman and Knight of Labor.
 Said prominent citizen: The idea of die tation involved in the case is revolting to every man who prizes personal liberty. The idea that one society shall prescribe and fol- low with malignity another set of men, all over the country, who don't join their society is tyrannical and wholly unjust. This is a free country.
 MT. Horace Mansfield fully endorses the course of the COURIER. He characterized the conduct of those who were attempting to interfere with the faithful employees of the COURIER as unwise, uni ust and tyrannical, and said in conclusion that if man colud in which he might conduct his own affairs, he had better give up everything and sell out.
 Judge Rufus s. Pickett said: With refer ence to the COURIER matter I have this much to say: While I believe in the rights of la boring men l cannot countenance any unfair or unjust demands. Any man or combina tion of men who shall demand that em- ployer shall discharge any of his faithful en- ployes is committing grave injustice which the public cannot and will not endorse.
 Lawyer John c. Gallagher said: think it would be very unjust for the Knights of La Dor to boycott the JOURNAL AND COURIER, and I therefore believe that they will not do it.. The COURIER pays union wages and treats it's employees fairly. If ell working men had as steady and lucrative employment as the COURIER compositors there would be no need of Knights of Labor.
 Attorney L.W. Cleveland said: The action of the COURIER in protecting its laborers must appeal very forcibly to the conscience of the better element of the Knights of La Dor. If the Knights should endorse the un- just demand made upon the COURIER, using their influence to turn hard working men with large families out into the cold, how can they expect that capitalists will listen to their plea for fair play toward the laboring classes?
 A well known clergyman said last evening" It would not be fair thing for the COURIER to turn out its faithful printers on account of any such unjust demands as the printers union has made upon them, and neither do think the Knights of Labor | would uphold such a thing.
 A well known State street merchant said It would be a very foolish as we'll as unjust | hing for the COURIER to turn out their 1 aithful men, at the dictation of party of nen who are looking for their places, and I mink fair minded Knight of Labor | would uphold boycott on the COURIER.