Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-11


headed "Scab Strikes Back" land signed
American Scab." Now as am an
American born citizen, raised In VIII.
miugton from my childhood up to the
present day, and schooled in its public
schools where was taught to honor the
United States of America and her poble
institutions, which were fought for by
the Father Of our country, George
Washington and his noble army who
sacrificed their lives to have the coun.
try free and independent, 1 think it
an insult In every way to every Ameri-
can citizen when man who claims to
be one will pollute the name with
'Scab" at the end of American. As
there we're no scabs who founded and
made this country q free and iudepend-
ent American government. l will at
tribute 1t to "Amerioan Scab's" ipuo.
rance. 1 call on all true citizsns to DO
the same. treat him with universal con
tempt as l intend to do. 1 will no
longer use the word coupled to any re-.
spectacle word, but will simply use it
alone rs "scab."
''Scab" first avails himself of the op.
portunity Of getting bossship which
he could not get before. Other "scabs'
are brought here ID take skilled
mechanics' places, and when the strike
Is settled they are turned out, as the X.
Of l.. mechanics will not work with
them. As these "scabs" 20 around.
no h. Of l. will encourage them, and
every true and honest laborer and me-
chanic will scorn ard shun them az
though they were covered from head to
foot with ''scabs" through some con-
tsgious disease. They are not fit to
work with, nor to associate with.
When the meanness these hearts God
gave them are shown to.the public, it
will only be seen then what low CON.
temptible act they have been guilty Of
as accessories to help to crush the X. of
l.. In their honest fight against oreaui-
zed capital, corporations and monoplies
Of this city snd all over this country.
His acts come to the surface Of the
skin, and he Is known as q ''scab"
wherever he goes by the manufacturer
who gets him.
The men who hire "scabs" to take the
places of other men are worse than the
"scabs," because they know full we'll
that they are doing wrong when they
hire these uuskillsd men who never saw
goat skin finished except when it was
on goats back, and those who sell
them to the shoe manufacturer for good
leather are worse than the snake Ia the
grass, because he does his biting and
singing while he is hiding. Further,
'Scab says he saw O communication
from so-called X. of l. signing him
self "Dot," and thought he did we'll In
choosing tie name "Dot,' for that only
amounts to a fly speck on pane Of
glass. l am glad to see that "Scab"
10 do nirn 1x.l ~
little word "Det" brought him out of
his hiding hole. wish to inform him
that it takes Is letters to spell the word
"Dot," the three fret representing the
beginning Of the name, 80 that If 1t was
spread ou. In full on q pane OF glass it
would make larger dot than referred
to.
"Scab" further says tnat from the
tone of his remarks he would like to
have the public believe IL it were not
for the x. of l.. Wilmington people
could not live. and "scabs" are traitors
and 30 on. What / said was trae In
every word. l never go back on what
l said, and as tor the ''scsbs being
traitors, they are the vilest kind OF
traitors. They could not be depended
on to defend their country from inva-
sion.
The good thinking public could not
trust them again. l wish to inform
"scab" that the X. of l.. are right, and
business in Wilmington will not be
riRhted until their demands are com
piled with. Now "scab" tries to show
what the X, of l.. are, and their
ignorance in reference to the use of the
English language. / wish to inform
country where there were men who
always stood up fer their rights. II
wish to inform him that these men
came and paid their way over. They
left their own country on account of
the tyranny waged asains. them by the
lords OF that country.
They wanted Home Rule, and vel
want the same here in this strike, and
we will fight the lord of the Morocco
Exchange to the bitter end, and as
"Scab" has drawn the line on national.
ity, will inform him that the X. of l..
are composed of men of nearly every
nation, even If they were but two weeks
in morocco factory. They kLow how
to perform their work. taught as they
were by the skilled men, and there was
no nationality at ked about when George
Washington had such men. General
Montgomery, Charles Carroll and al
number OF others came from the same
that these men are from. They
have ss much claim on this country as
"Scab" has, even though he / ad worked
twenty-five ears at the business.
L wish further to inform 'iscab" that
[ am in favor Of every boy learning a /
trade he takes o liking to, but "scab"
must recollect that the X. of l.. is not i
composed of laborers imported from
Europe. l think that "scab" must
have been easily duped when be gave
some Of the X. Of l.. what they begged
from him. ] suppose when you were
30 liberal with your money you must
have haG An object in view 1 suppose
you thought you would have some more |
scabs; but 1 see that they fooled you |
this time. Poor fellow. l feel for you
but 1 caunot help you "scab." He
further says If any of the X. of L think |
that "scab" knows nothing about the |
business he challenges any Of |
them to meet him in any branch of the |
bust ness, from the cellar mp. and be is |
willing to wager from 81, 900 to 81. 900 |
aside.
Now as l am myself a skilled me-
chaDic, served a regular apprenticeship |
Of over six years, l have worked on all
the branches mentioned In his article,
| will take him in whatever way he
wants. l have been over Is years work
ing ut the business. In the first place
We will have some shoe manufacturer
who under stands the leather business,
also some disinterested citizen and
will show to him and them that the
leather worked by scab and unskilled
labor lie rot fit for the market will
take him on bet or 10 bet. Farther
on 'Scab" says, come on all ye scabs,
for IL is an honor to be one, and that i'll