Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
stunid Threats.

ing resolutionsp eenouncing me for
compelling carpenters to work on the
BEE building more hours at less pay
than was being earned by carpenters
employed elsewhere in this city, l made
a random guess that the Central Labor
union was fraud, and the men who in
stigated those resolutions personal or
political enemies, who had spite
to crafty, or had been hired
by rival publishers to incite
workingmen against me under
false pretenses. The fact that
not single carpenter has yet been en-
ployed in the new BEE building afforded
sufficient proof that the men behind
those resolutions were not familiar with
fire-proof buildings and not employed at
any building trade.
My suspicious have been fully con-
frmed. The so-called Central Labor
union is chiefly composed Of confed-
Grated professional workingmen who
deal in votes and make living chiefly
in black-mailing candidates. I have
it from very good authority that
those infamous resolutions were
gotten up in the Omaha
World Office by certain printers
who had made themselves conspicuous
in upholding the attempt to burn down
the BEE building four years ago, and
have on various occasions shown their
malignity.
1t is also reported to me that an edi-
tor of that sheet was consulted and gave
his approval to the dastardly effort of
the confederated slanderers.
Last Sunday the following call ap-
peared prominently on the editorial
page of the Republicans:
LABOR MEETING.
A Joint meeting of labor unions of the city
is to be held at the council chamber at
o'clock this afternoon. The object of the
meeting is not stated, but the presumption is
that the strike of brclzlayers will receive at
tention.
The possibility that another set of reso-
lutions may be adopted is calculated to
interest the owner of the building "at the
corner of Seventeenth and Farnam streetsn
in the proceedings.
This call for labor unions was spuri-
Gus, and its object was carefully con-
cealed by the parties who got it up.
The labor unions were entirely ignorant
of it, and scarcely aware of the object
aimed at. The council chamber had
been secured fosa union labor meeting,
but nobody known to be responsible or
prominent as an Iotiieer of labor unions
was willing to father the call. Hence,
the meeting proved a fizzle in point of
numbers or representation of trades
unions. The bricklayers, who were
supposed to be most interested, were
conspicuous for their absence.
When my attention was directed to
the implied threats contained in the
Republican editorial, I decided to
attend the meeting. and meet my ac-
cusers face to- face, if there were
any daring enough to charge in my hear
ing that had misused or betrayed the
workingmen. Less than thirty persons
being present by actual count | did not
deem it worth while to enter the room.
The promoters Of this gathering dis
creetly concluded to avoid discussion of
the BEE building and contented them
selves with proposing grand parade of
WOthlHSlllCu LII vi MI. NlCSulEc.
This was eminently proper and met
with my hearty approval. Mr.. Nc
Guire is reputed to be a representative
of progressive American labor and man
of excellent character. The only question
in my mind was, whether the parade
would be success in view of the short
notice and lack of preparations. This
thrn,,rt ha INV
been distorted into hostility to the dem
onstration by designing parties who
are trying to make political capital
against the BEE. And now am relia-
bly, informed that the proposed demon
stration has another object besides
showing the strength of organized labor
| in Omaha and it's sympathy for the union
briclSlayers now out of employment.
One of the chiefs of the confeder-
ated Central Labor union is boast
| ing that the procession will
| march past the BEE office and ''hoot"
| as it passes. This threat has no terrors
| for me. If carried out, it will reflect
| discredit upon decent workmen who
| have allowed themselves to be misled
| by gang of vagabonds who have
brought labor into disrepute in this
city time and again by their Disgrace
full conduct. For myself, I defy t ut
gang to do their worst. My relations
to the working people have undergone
no change and my course towards
workingmen is too well known to re-
| quire any explanation. But L detest
hypocrisy, and warn workingmen here
and now against allowing themselves to
play cats-paw for the hypocrites and
knaves who have been trying to build
up broken-winded and unpopular papers
by lying about me in connection with
the bricklayers' strike.
IL u. ROSEWATER.
Mrs. Logan's Views.
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