Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-27
MORE TESTIMONIALS.
FIrthef Hearty Endorsements of |
 COur1er's R Refusal to Discharge Fa1

| one who dares have an opinion of his own,-
 being thoroughly indignant at such dictation as blow at the rights of free men in this republic.
 Ex- Governor Ingsrson said: The position
 of the COURIER in the matter is just and correct. It has my appreciation.
 Said Judge Lynde Harrison, desire
 to state the case carefully as follows:l
 think no man or society of men has any
 right to ask or demand of any employer of
 labor that he shall discharge a faithful
 employe because that employe does not be-
 long to particular society. I think every
 man should have the right to work at any
 lawful business for whenever he pleases Said Gen. Colin Ingersoll: The COURIER is right and sound in it's position. It's atti- tude meets my sincere appreciation. don't
 see how it can do otherwise than sustain its old and faithful employee
 City Attorney Julius Cable said: I have not time to express my opinion at length at this moment, but will say that 1 en- dorse the CoURIER's action in the premises in refusing to discharge faithful employees at
 some one else's bidding in order that those
 making the demand can have their places. That matter is perfectly plain.
 Said Lawyer William A. Wright: Put me
 down as heartily approving the CoUR1ER's
 position i'll declining to be dictated to in the
 matter as to whom it shall have in it's en-
 ploy, and especially in declining to discharge
 it's faithful employees at the dictation of out siders
 Said MT. M. M. Wheeler: The dietation
 made to the COURIER is simply damnable
 and revolting to every fair-minded citizen I
 say the public will not stand such kind of
 dictation. It is contrary to the constitution
 of the United States, which allows every
 man to be free and independent as to his
 choice as to what lawful society or church or
 Rhnrx yhaAr ha ball c1,m11
 to. The idea that in country like this free and independent republic . man can't have work and bread un-
 lsss he obeys set of would
 be masters and joins their society, and the idea of set of men prescribing another set and driving them out of work in order to take their places, is one of the most outrageous things l ever heard of. And I am opposed
 to the legislatures denying the right of par ents if poor and hard pressed to get along to
 have their children work and help them.
 Why, lots of the big capitalists of to-day
 were baretooted and even ragged boys who
 went to work early in life. Some of our ablest and richest and smartest men had but little schooling after they were old enough to work, except the school of experience. Lots of the barefooted boys of the street to-day will be the capitalists thirty years from now. This Is free country and gives every man a chance to rise, and the people won't stand tyranny and dictation.
 Said ex-County Commissioner Marcus E. Baldwin, of Woodbridge: Stand by your colors. No fair-minded person but will ap- prove of your position in refusing to be dic- tated to in this matter. To turn of old ern- ployes at the dietation of others whose mo- tive is to get the places for themselves would be gross wrong, and if the paper suffers damage by it's manly course it will have the strong arm of the law to support it.
 Q the City court, said: II heartily endorse the CoURIER's position in the matter.
 Said Mir. Joseph Hale, an esteemed citi- zen, formerly for many years of Woodbridge The COURIER is right, and to be dictated to in that fashion is fragrant outrage Such a demand ss that made is unheard of and grossly unjust. think all good working men see it in that light
 MT. M. Steinert said: don't see that the COURIER has done anything to deserve a boycott.
 From Judge Pardee comes the following, his premises being correct except that the COURIER raised the pay of it's men before any demand was made from the Typograph- ical union:
 FROM JUDGE HENRY E. PARDEE.
 If understand it, your office had made contracts with the printers satisfactory to both parties; neither complained. Then BUILD OulSIu0 pdEtlSS CltAlIQluR UO E0lOQR LO the Typographical union of their own accord visited you and demanded that you should pay larger wages and that your office should be union office; that is, that the rules fixed by the union shall be carried should be approved by them. You assented to this provided or supposing that your em- ployes should be admitted inte the union I understand that you made this proviso thinking that members of the union would not be molested in working for you Now, some of your men are not admitted into the union and you are required to turn them away. I presume if they needed discipline p it the Would union be undee eeoeaadty its rules turn them away. I have no doubt that you lid wrong in the first instance,-wropg by your customers who have @ right that you shall get your work done at the lowest lair market rates and charge them for your selves only fair profit at that;-wrong to he rights of your fellow citizens in allowing to be dictated to by an irresponsi- Ole set of men holding secret conclaves and threatening illegal interference with others in the exercise of their natural rights. For a man or set of men to undertake to dictate to any. man what and where he shall buy, whom he shall employ, or what a stretch of tyranny which no rules in the civilized world would dare undertake. The position in which you are placed is only new illustration of the fact that irresponsible power, no matter how good in it's begin nings, will degenerate into abuse and that the 5he tyranny of many is always worse than he tyranny of one. Of couse you are right Il standing by your rules and your rights md the rights of your men.
 Frank D. Ludington, the president of the | 1ood Samaritans temperance organization, poke as follows:
 1T have been identified, in a small way, with labor movements. My sympathies are Il with workingmen. Yet it seems to me l hat in the controversy between the Typo | raphical union and the COURIER that the | 'oURIER is in the right. It looks like an at empt of few printers to use organized | abor to club some of their personal enemies. | do not think that the Knights of Labor | Till participate in such scheme.
 Said ex-Mayor John B. Robertson: The | >oURIER's position in standing by it's en- 1 loyes is just. The demands made upon it | hould not be acceded to.
 Said several Knights of Labor to 8 we'll :nown gentleman: To drive out the men would be grossly wrong and unjust and we on't approve of it. The COURIER has a arge list of friends among the workingmen, The COURIER raised the pay of it's men and ts men asked to be made union men. That's 10 cause for boycott. Besides Mr. Powder y discountenances the use of the boycott ex- ept for gross and fragrant causes
 Said Rev. MT. Butrick, pastor of Woes CT Square Baptist church: As I understand he matter I certainly approve of the CoUR- FRS course. It is just and right. You ask ne also as to the general effect and result of he present vast and widespread labor agita- ion. It is of course, as you say, difficult roblem, but agree with you and with re- 1arks which you say are credited to Gov. Harrison, that out of all this ferment will ome eventually something better for the ause of labor and better understanding be- ween capital and labor.
 Said Lawyer Julius Twiss: As I under 5and the case endorse the course of the oURIER.
 Said Rev. Dr. Twitchell, the pastor of wight Place church, last evening: The CURRIERS' course is right and worthy of the 1pport of all fair-minded men.
 Said an old member of the Typographical l nion st present on it's rolls: I approve of le CoURIER's course.
 Said gentleman interested in real estate nd building operations-I heartily endorse 1e CoURIER's course. It would be recreant } it's duty as director of public opinion to How old and faithful employees to be dis narged at the dictation of a society which ants men in its ranks to have their places. he principle is all wrong, and the same so- Iety refuses to admit these men into their ociety simply because of society grudees. n hat ia |