The examiner., 1886-07-17

Progressive Assembly K of L., elected
its delegates Thursday evening to the Dis
trict convention at NIiddletown, mex
Wednesday; and special meeting is called
for Sunday evening to instruct them.
"No IRISH NEED APPLY"
We received visit from a very intelli-
gent young lady the other day, who com
plains of the boycotting proclivities of the
powers that be" at the Retreat for the
Insane at Middletown. She says that she
was discharged for the only reason that il
was discovered that her parents were borr
in Ireland, and that she held to the Catho
lie form of faith herself The young lady
adduces ample testimony to show that this
is the only crime on the calendar charged
against her, for she asked for specific
charges of any misconduct, INCOMPETENCE
or anything else that might be alleged; but
all the reply or satisfaction she was able tc
obtain was, that the management was al
as perfect liberty to present her with no.
tice of discharge, as she would be to tender
notice of resignation if she desired tc
leave. The lady was an attendant on
chronic patients, and went to the institution
on the highest Recommendation of physi-
clan of forty years experience in the special
branch of Insanity.
The poor girl thought that this must be
awful world when such narrow minded
creatures were placed in control over fell
low beings We told her that she knew
very little of the world-that what she
seemed SO much surprised at was the rule
instead of the exception, and few but the
conformist, the prejudced, and the
bigot, had yet any chance of promotion in
Connecticut.
We wish, if there is any way that such
bigotry and intolerance this can be
brought to meet its deserts, that somebody
who knows how to go to work about it, will
undertake the job. We now read every
day of men fined and confined for even
threatening the business" of oLher men;
yet what is this case but depriving one of
the very means of existence, and doing it
through the basest instincts that can find
Judgment in the human breast? And the
worst of it is, that the source from which
this all emanates is a woman-the Matron
of the institution. Poor imbecile, she
doesn't reflect that she is only the creature
of circumstances herself, and if only born
pagan she would ever remain so, not hav-
ing mind enough to reason herself out of
any environment
However, is there no good, staunch,
place-hunting patriot in the state that has
manhood enough in him to take this case
up, if for nothing more than to engage in
the sitting out of this miserable, higoted,
know nothing, unchristian sentiment. The
name and statement of the young lady can
be found at this office. Copies of this paper
will be sent to all having any thing to do in
the management of the institution. That
is all THE EXAMINER can do in the premises,
only wishing it could do more
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL LABEL.
The Hartford Typographical Union, has
passed resolutions to adopt trade mark,
or union label, to be printed on papers con-
trolled by the craft in Hartford. It has
been already given out that but two pa
pers in the city are now entitled to this
passport to favor at the hands of the work
ing people, especially the organized work.
ers. This trade mark is to make its ap-
pearance on August 1st., and all Labor
unions and assemblies of the Knights of
Labor throughout the State are asked to
patronize only those papers bearing the
trade mark, and patronize only those adj
vertising in them. There are no instruc-s
tions as to what course shall be pursued.
regarding those who advertise in the one
and in the other. We fear the Printers
Union have, to use a very homely but ex-
pressive phrase, undertaken to 'bite off
more than they can chaw." The Uuion is
very week, and there are members of the
Typographical Assembly, who will take no
part in the work. Besides, the boycott is
not held in such terror as it was, and its
demonstrative execution is now. circum-
vented by the law. Besides again, there
is no assurance that those papers now tech
nically entitled to this label will wish to
adorn their columns with it. There is
boycott to be feared from the other side,
and as these papers in the field for
business" and business only, the pro-
prietors will be apt to think twice before
acting once. We hardly think that GER
tain column of advertising now appearing
in one of the favorites will stand there
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over body and bones to trades unionism.
And this column is said to have not been
secured only on conditions of said paper
advocating special line of action towards
certain proposed measures in the legislature
at last session, in which certain corpora
tions were especially interested. There
will certainly be an understanding asked
for, if it is not already given, that the SYM
pathy of the working people is sought to be
secured for the purpose of turning it over
into the hands of the party managers at
election.
The EXAMINER has no fight with trades
unionism, only with its conservatism and
inconsistency. That cares for itself
and works in its own narrow methods ig-
noring the rest of humanity. 1t fights to
keep up its own wages, regardless OF where
they are to come from, but has not an hour
to spare for the study of problems or CO.
operative action with those that would
usher in higher and holier Civilization
where strife and contention would be I'M
necessary. We stand on higher plat
form-the platform of principles of the
Knights of Labor. Although there are
some advanced minds in the trades union
men who also stand with us on this higher
platform, and who are ready to push for
ward in the glorious work of Labor's eman-
cipation, the union itself must stand still, or
do stand still, tied to its blind conservatism
pulling down on one day of thu year all
it has been building up during the others.
THE EXAMINER needs no extra tag to
tell what it is and where it stands; and
its editor and publishers need no recon
mendation for their honor or honesty in
the cause of Labor from any body of men
who work for their own selfish ends every
day in the year but one, and that day serve
the politicians and the corporations. They
cannot boycott THE EXAMINER more than
they have been doing; and we only wish
that some of the few who have not done so,
did, good while ago. THE EXAMINER
would have been the better for it. Still,
we have no fault to find; they all do as
they are inspired, and according to the
light given them, and perhaps mean 1T for
the best; but their stopping place is not
o,r. ond bauoYd boIiavino their unions to