Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-14
WORDS FROM THE PUBLIC.

WORDS FROM THE PUBLIC. The tsCourier,, Boycott DeRed by the | New Haven Public-KnIghts of La
 bOr ssDown On It''-The Common
 People Won't Sustain Kt-EverybOdy
 Who Knows Right From Wrong
 and Wants to DO Justice Opposes It.
 The unpopularity of the boycott of the COURIER by the Typographical union No AT and the Cigarmakers' union receives num- berless fresh proofs, if any more are need ed, daily. The public voice is unmistakable in the matter. The offensive demonstration is too rank to be stomached by any thinking intelligent citizen who considers himself a free moral agent and takes pride in the fact that this is a free country. In the streets, in the horse cars, in the shops, in town and out, the voice of the people is against it. King Boycott is not to succeed in New Ha- ven, for the public spirit will veto it. To bow down to such dictation is intolerable and will not be submitted to. These and other senti- ments are constantly heard.
 Said one of our most prominent merchants: The case is just here: Suppose one thousand men who belong to society send demand to the management of any one of our large manufactories requiring the discharge with in forty-eight hours of all their hands and demanding the places for themselves. This would at once be termed, and most right eously, most heinous outrage. Would any Knight of Labor with clear conscience would any law abiding Knights of Labor sanction such an outragea Would any man or woman black or white, foreign born or native born, mechanic or laborer, manufacturer or clerk, with any sense of honor or Justice or any self respect or respect for the plain rights of his fellow men, justify such an outragea Not one. And yet this is the demand made by the Typographical union, composed of about seventy-fve men most of whom have not dollar although constantly earning the highest wages paid in the city to mechanics, and earning far more and nearly double what hundreds of good mechanics in this city earning. Now this demand is simply outrageous. Would the Knights of Labor think for 8 moment of ordering out all the hands not Knights of Labor hands in the clock shop or in the Winchester armory or in any other large tablishment? And yet the demand on the COURIER is thoroughly parallel case. If the Knights of Labor are led by men of honor, by men who follow Powderly's com inands and wishes, they cannot sustain for moment such an atrocious demand. They could not entertain such 8 demand and call themselves in accord with the spirit of Hber tv and the free institutions of this country. Such demand is worthy only to smanate from Russia. Men in the Knights of Labor in this city have already answered that ques- tion.
 Said a Knight of Labor yesterday: If any man or committee came into my shop and ordered me to discharge my clerks and die tated to me further that must hire other men that they should select for me l should say such demand was simply outrageous and I wouldn't submit to it. I am 8 mem Der of the Knights of Labor, said the mer- chant, giving the number and name of his lodge, but that is where should stand with such demand made upon me.
 Said ell-known, influential and wide awake Irish-American citizen and taxpayer: This demand upon the COURIER is one no men of sense would make. It is tyran- nical and abusive. The workingmen of in telligence and sense won't back up any such work as that. There's no right in it. Any man can see in a minute that such kind of work won't stand in this country. Every Irishman has an interest in this land of free dom and Irishmen don't sympathize with tyranny.
 Said another Irish citizen, also real estate owner: The COURIER is right and working people are not in sympathy with any such work.
 Said young werkingman: am sympa- thzer with the Knights of Labor and used to take an active part in their metings. But this demand upon theCoURIER is wrong one. I don't think it will get much support from the Knights of Labor. I don't see how it can.
 Said two well known and prominent citi- zens in a State street horse car yesterday, as it started away from the old Green as the new Silsby fire engine was getting in it's final
 ''big licks:" This boycott of the COURIER is infamous II hope'' said one, ''every merchant in New Haven will have the courage to stick. We will keep track and see whom to do our | trading with. This boycotting is infamous" :" ''It is so," replied the other; ''it's getting so that man can't say whom he shall have to
 work for him. Affairs in this country are getting to a pretty pass indeed. give my
 hearty, earnest and unqualified support to
 the COURIER, and so say all my folks" "Yes," replied the other, "I generally know where stand and what think; and I think the demand upon the COURIER is sim ply damnable Them's my sentiments" Said g prominent professional man: l told some gentlemen in prominent store case of the first man that approaches a merchant and threatens boycott Let him demand the name of the man and whom he represents and if he doesn't reply satisfactorily lock the door and telephone for a policeman. That's the | righteous way to OO. NO Iudu udS any Ousl- ness to come into 8 merchants store and threaten, as an agent of something, to dam age his business and hurt his trade unless he submits to the demand. Such work as that is worse than Russian despotism and it wont go down in this country worth cent. Said clergyman: It makes my blood boil at the spirit of tyranny and dictation in volved in this boycotting of the COURIER. Stand firm and depend upon it the people of New Haven will back you up.
 Said another gentleman: Send around to | my office soon and get an advertisement for the COURIER. Though I haven't advertised for 20 years I'll advertise even if have noth-
 ing to advertise.
 Said a prominent merchant: A customer approached me this morning and after buy ing some crackers signalled me that he had something of importance to say. I awaited his pleasure. He said: I give you formal mo- tice that am "a committee" and warn you that hereafter you are to sell no moro gro ceries-nothing but piekles-and I give you AS hours for an answer. Can't sell Turks Island salts No, sir; the edict has gone forth. Henceforward our watchword is pickles, and your sales are linn ited to pickles. The merchant gravely said he would consider and consult his partner and then 'called back" the crackers from the customer. A barley ensued and the case was settled by arbitration satisfactorily.
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