St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-28

two days after the article charging disgrace
full words, etc, appeared in print How then
doc the custodian of the public conscience
know whether what said was "disgracefnF'
or not? Oh. ''it was currently reported he
will say. What says the committeeman
asked you in regard TO taking up collection
here for Olive LeDuc. don't remember whether
/ stated TO you the facts about his child being
dead, but think did. You said You would not
have any paper circulated here for him, and you
went on 10 tell about the other paper which
had been circulated here, and because one OF the
men didn't subscribe there had been letter sent
to you requesting you TO discharge that man. /
don't remember whether there was anything else
said. don't think there was; you shut me on
kind of short and walked of down stairs. As
near as l can remember this is all the converse
ton we had on the subject
lSignedl d. G. WTSsLow.
Minneapolis March Is. 1856.
Whether the grounds took in refusing to
allow the subscription paper to be circulated,
and were fully set forth in the letter adj
dressed to the Knights Of Labor containing
a check for the proportion they desired TO
raise in our factory. whiI b amount We volun-
tarily contributed,) were tenable or not, Is
question on which opinions may honestly
differ. / have twice since then refused 10 al
low a collection to be taken up for men in
our own employ. and submit TO the unbiased
Judgment of an intelligent public that the po-
sitiOn taken by us is correct
/ trust may be excused for occupying so
much of your valuable space in retuting an
absurd and malicious lie. But there is one
PoRTIOS or THE ARTICLE
in question which challenges comment of a
very different sort. This communistic writer
goes on TO say. LIT is necessary, and If pos
sible highly eXpedieat, 10 teach certain men
that patience may give out and that forbear-
ance ceases TO be a virtue" For the threats
of a coward who conceals his identity under
an assumed name feel only the utmost con-
tempt. If our employees have any grievances
which have taxed their patience" and flor
bearance" they know thar the evil viii be re-
dressed and the wrong righted as soon as they
speak of it TO Us. And they need no ofhcious
mischief-maker 70 act as their spokesman or
champion. They have. as body, kept their
agreement with us nobly and steadfastly, and
none know ii better than do we. and none
| appreciate more fully the high sense of honor
which, in spite OF arguments and anurements,
| false as they were numerous. has kept them
| true 70 themselves and TO US.
| So long as / am manager of this company /
| have the right TO constitute myself guardian
of grown-up men who are working by the
| piece or in any other way in this factory TO
| the extent that their conduct shall conform TO
| any reasonable regulations and that right
| propose to execute according to the best of
my Judgment irrespective of what any man
| or body of men may think orwant or demand.
| Ny men are not dependent on me for any
| thing except for the wages they honestly
| earn, and which we cheerfully pay. And IL
| Is because lney nave ieaTueu W NSPSuo ou
| themselves, instead OF listening TO the evil
| counsels of demagogues and tricksters
that they are to-day the best paid.
most steadily employed and most contented
coopers in the city of Minneapolis. All my
official relations with members and commit
tees OF the Knights of Labor have been Of the
most pleasant nature. For the professed OBJ
jects of the order. have the utmost respect
And l am therefore not more surprised than
! disappointed TO find, that, after hearing the
facts herein referred to regarding the sue
scription, as they must have heard them last
Monday evening, they should not have dis
avowed the unmerited attack made on US IL
the GLOBE of the 10th inst.
c. McC. REEVE, Secretary.
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