The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-20

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one sido OF Question OF Public Interest
Tho Sunday Nctrs Letter has much to say
about the refusal Of the pioprietors OF the
Wheeling daily newspaper to pay the
advance demanded by the Union printers
lately in their employ also about the re-
irsal Of the proplictors to let their news
papers die because the former employees
refused longer to work on them, In these
things are seen indications Of "a depth Of
depraylly utterly shamelcsa." II the
NeusLtllsr we're to refuse 10 accept an
advertisement at the advertisers terms
and cell the space to another at higher
price, the depravity would be as shame
less and as deep.
All this Is very interesting. Yet 1t Ia
not many days since MIR. Robertson, one
Of the proprietors Of the News.Letter, upon
being shown tho answer Of the proprietorf
TO the union printers, said that the de-
mand oil the printers was unjust, that he
approved the proprietoB' answer, but
would not sign 1t for certain reasons'
Those reasons we're understood to be that
the Letter made q business of being
worklngnan's organ, and did not desire
totake q stand against part Of It's con-
atituenCy. Mr.. 8. A. Kepner, the editor
ial writer Of the Nevs,Lelter, was so i'm.
pressed with the injustice Of the demand
Of the union printers, that he retained his
place as foreman Of the Register and with
drew irom the union.
The NaR. Letter readily agus the scale
because the new scale does not increase
tho rate 1t has paid for composition.
Printers complained that It's type was 30
clean" that man had to Get stoye-pipe
length Of 1t to make half dollar. 1tgaye
piece work but once week, on Saturday,
and IL was necessary to pay more than
was paid by the morning newspapers to
ret the work done at all. Type-settng on
the Ne,sLetisr wasastilll eanerjob because
the proprletora- Of whom were print.
ers, until Mr.. Chew, formerly Secretary Of
the United Nailers' Association, bought
outMr, slull- made special effort togather
in their displayed advertisements before
Saturday, 90 that they might have the
eiat' and their piece hands the "lean."
This has been a constant ground Of COM
plant among printers, and the men for
meriy employed in the 1STELMsEScER Of
fce were In the habit Of sneering OF the
presensions Of the Newsletter as q cham
pton Of labor. No printer has ever COM
planned that the 1SFELIioEScRR type 10
lean there Is not an honest one who will
not admit that IL isiat.
The Neps.Lelltr announces daily cdi.
ton based on the supposed grievance Of
the printers who went out, and intended,
Il posaible, TO trade on the supposed sym.
PATTY with them Of worklngmsn who
cAnnoE earn halt the wages they declined
10 accept The field Of newspaper enter.
prise is open to all corners. Bat the
Fight Of men to wreck, II they can, an es.
tAblishmont which refuses TO increase
theit wages, Is a Blimmer basis than any
suoceaiiul newspaper, has yet been found.
Oh upon.
The daily edition iBto speak fof labor.
II 10 speak for the feedsrnailefs who
were advised by the same interest 10 take
the machines vacated BY the nailOrs, and
afterwards were denounced iot 30 dolngi
and II Il 10 champion the cause Of the
nAiieu whose machines were taken on
that advice, aud are still held. II 10 10 APP
peal iot support TO buSlness men, whose
bubiue6a II claims The right 10 help to ruin
Whenever they may refuse 10 advance the
pay oiomployses, or for any other rea'
noh. Ia the days when the boycott was o
more dreaded instrument than II u now,
lheSImddg Ntf3. Ltlkt was able 10 trade
wilhbuiiaeoB men on The supposed lnau.
ondo iiltpfopriolos in theTfadOa AZ.
nembly, and Il fomaiuB 70 DO seen whether
me daIiyedlHon viii have a good ict.
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