The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-14
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE.
The Wonderful Growth and Results OF
Jealous Opposition to the
Boycott.

From the Chicago Daily Rust er, Aug
1891. Collated for The Enquirer.
Already the practice of boycotting is a
thing of the past. The strength of gov.
ernment has prevailed over the forces of
hell, and no man now needs fear this
favorite device of Communists, MUIR
derers and Knights of Labor. 1t will be
remembered that the Rustler was boy
cotted in the spring of 1889 because OF
our refusal to advocate the regulation of
the proportion of beef-fat in butterine.
On the whole, the circumstance resulted
in benefit to the Rustler. Owing to the
persecution of this aper by the boy
cotters. it was found necessary to leave
the Rustler at the doors of old sub
scribers vino had discontinued, and COL
lect the weekly price as a city tax.
Those who resisted and appealed to law,
soon discovered that our courts of JUS
tice would brook no trifing from out
laws. Our circulation has reached
100000 per day under this system.
We wish herewith to give other OK
amples where the boycott has been
overcome, for the information Of our
readers and as warning to criminals.
John Smith was given six years at
Joliet for conspiracy against the X, Y.
& q. railroad company. Smith ex-
pressed the opinion tnat a certain
freight rate was exorbitant, and was
heard to advise group of men to ship
by other routes
A young girl was sentenced to four
years hard labor for telling her friends
that her STEADY company" was habit
ual gambler. 1t was shown by the latter,
as plaintiff that the prisoner while at
picnic had induced twenty girls to leave
said Young man entirely alone.
Reversing the circumstances, we have
Walter Dude serving out three years
sentence for ceasing to visit respecta-
BILE maiden lady on discovering that
she wore false teeth. Except for his
previous good character, and the fact
that he WAS not engaged to the lady, he
would have suffered the full penalty.
Many ladies who TOOK part in the cru
sade against saloons, which ragged in
1874, are being prosecuted by saloon
keepers, it being found that t. ruin the
business of saloon b! prayer IS con-
spiracy under the existing laws Mem
bers of the l. 0. q T. also are being se
veIeiy punished by outraged and lndlg-
nant liquor dealers. 1t was proved that
in many cases the lodges did, in secret,
conspire and pledge themselves, eacu
and all, to avoid all places where liquor
is sold, and induce others to do likewise.
Why have these cOnBplrators been tol-
Grated so long?
Some less important trials were lost,
and 30 they should be. Andrew Jones,
a railroad clerk, was published among
railroad employers as being unreliable
and dishonest. The company which
had discharged him proved that the
black list was made up by an irresponsi-
BILE employe and the company was, of
course, not held liable.
An interesting case has lust been de-
cided on the West Side. Hyson TeKofy,
a grocer was boycotted for working his
clerks sixteen hours per day, a most
trivial pretext. The decision of the
Judge who tried the case was as follows
"Whereas, the trade of Mr.. TeKofv
having fallen off by reason of this boy
colt, he must therefore be protected. If
his receipts do not reach $50 per dav
after August l, arrests will be made of
those living within three (3) blocks of
his grocery store, who were his GUS
toners but who now trade elsewhere,
and they will be held for conspiracy to
the county court"
But the most important repression OF
the boycott was the case of the street
cars. The working classes only last
month foolishly boycoJted tho three
companies because seats were abolished
in all cars, except the tirst-class cars
used by ladies to 60 shopping. 1t re-
qulred 800 extra policemen to force the
working people into the cars durlug the
early morning and in the evening. Un-
less pedestrian could produce q certifi-
cate signed by two prominent citizens
and attested by notary, to the effect
that he nevor rode anyhow, he would be
arrested and put into car. If he had
no money the police station W ,uld be
his destination. No doubt injustice was
occasionally done to habitual walker ;
but In every great movement toward abb
solute Justice some innocent persons
must suffer with the guilty. 1t has been
proposed that all laboring people be
made to ride, but as this is still a free
country such a measure would be diff :
cult to enforce.
ALI this in Chicago. Many other in
stances could be cited to show that the
damnable theory that some things can
be let alone, is about explained. Though
the bovcotters began their work in
1856 and carried everything before
them for time, yet the vigilance oi
our police and integrity of our justices
are such that the monster is now In its
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