New-York tribune., 1886-05-02

tue uoaiers vpnd suner damage TO tner pusi-
ncss and no good would Of It, the ton dealers OF
The city published card March 20 saying that
they shond continue to sell THE TRIBUNE heretofore
on April the labor unions held public meeting, and
selected the cnterpIlsing firm OF Plumb & Boards
ley as tho principal actors In the movement
To protect the dealers OF the city from loss of business
The union voted to boycott the firm. and tried
pls something The firm have lost by this
boycott but they have gained Twenty-Five Their posi-
uoh In the matter has doserveily gained them many
friends; and they have received numerous and we'll
earned congratulations from tho better portion OF the
city, Financially speaking. they have lost nothing IL
mas well be believed tha' Bridgeport people will not lot
Plumb " Beardsley suffer for their admirable fight.
They deserve the patronage of who believes
In the principles of the American Government Their
American pluck is shown by fact that the firm. who
nave large business through tho whole Naugatuck Val
ley have refused to discontinue any part of their sale of
IkBUNEs ywhero. even in one village where they
only sell six They lighting the boycott along the
whole line. Mr. BcardsIey says the unions might As
well ask him to eat only two meals day "a to give up
part OF his business and go without large part OF his
his profits.
Bethel Conn., the only place in that State that dis
continued the sale OF THE TRIBUNE There is dealer
in the town, and he cut or his TRIBUSEs All the
toners Immediately forwarded their subscriptions by
mail leach one saving thereby about SO year,. The
newsdeaer lost paying part OF his business and THE
TRIBUNE lost nothing
hundred Instances can no cited or now 1HE
TRIBUNE has gained in every community whore public
attention has been attracted by boycotng south Nor
walk, Conn., is fair sample. The principal dealer was
boycottei last December for selling THE TRIBUNE Re-
suit: lie had sold 69j TRIBUSEs In November but. in
December, he sold LIPS; and another MONTH when the
boycotting was hardest. he sold l375 rRGBUSEs.
Whenever dealer is threatened il he keeps on selling
THE TRIBUNE and appeals the public to arbtrae the
for him. he with Instant Increase OF busi
As stated before in only about in thou
sand does adeaer yield to tho boycoter and give ur his
TRBUNEs; and In all those cases this business Instantly
to this office through other channel.
In the Hudson River Valley there has been response
to the appeals OF Mr. Scanned and company to the labor
unions redouble their efforts TO cripple Tue TRIB
except In Nyack There three shoe factories in this
beautiful town. employing 700 operatives nearly all OF
them SOBER Industrious and respectable people But
disordery element has lately crept in, coming from
Lynn. Mass and elsewhere. It voted in
March last to boycott THE TRIBUNE and
the dealers notified They all yielded 10 the boy
and of their transient OF THE TRIBUNE
No newsDoy Ia Nyack was allowed 10 sen 'ne paper AZ
The TRIBUNE sent one or It's own young men, Mr.. Peter
J. Schroder up TO Nyack 10 sell TIE TRIBUNE. Inc
Knights OF Labor hootcd at him and called MIN names
and day they chOked cubbcd and struck him IN the
race ia wanton and brutal manner so that his papers
covered with blood; and that did not frighten
him away from town, party Of ton shoelnakeTs met
him This deliberate conspiracy was hap
pity frustrated by two Of Pnkertons detectives sent up
THE NJ, who arrived lust in time Two men
arrested for assault and convicted IHE IRIBUNEs
agent selling the papers. The OOycotters theh
selected Of the principal dry goods merchants, Gen
era Abrtm Merritt and directed MIN TO stop reading
TIE TRIBUNE. lie refused. They begged him to give
up day. He refused that also. They threat
cned, and lie Een published an admirable address to the
public. The Knights bOycOtted him. and fined every
operative who traded at his store. Nyack people now
became aroused and they thrOnged into General Mer-
ritts and him the orders they had formerly
sent New-lOrk be filed. IL Is one Of the singular
circumstances OF this case, that General Merritt
mad been contemplating the removal or his store 10
Kingston. lie had trusted hundreds OF the Nyack shoe
operatives ami hal lost money ny them ana ne was
almost ready leave the town But the bOycottng or
his by the Knights brought to hlm new ana bet
class OF trade. and built up MS business anu he mas
decided remain in Nyack ana cater TO TINS profta-
b- rush OF The boycott mas In fact proved
plete failure all around. The sales OF The TRIBUNE
have increased remarkably TIT, office has now APP
pointed exclusive local agent in Nyack, Mr.. Ehng
ham |. Taman, and gwen him the whole business. aud
this young man has worked up about twice az many
readers Ia this beautiful village as THE TRIBUNE had
before bOycottng began before at this season
Of the year he various newsdealers are very much
astonished turn things have TAKEN and are very
their loss OF the sale OF THE TRIBUNE Inc
boycOtters have issued circular entitled "NyacKs
Revolution" declaring that nobody - being boycottei
In several cases NewYor City, the bOycottcrs have
ranks the by starting stores
stands I'm opposition 10 them. stephen Richardson
formerly president the Newsdeaers Union NO l. was
made the biect this form OF attack The boycOtte
were utterly and with much loss 10 them MIS-
Van Brunt In Williamsburg has broken up four boy
cOtting newsstands