Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-19
THREATENING PRINTERS.
What will BIS Done If tho Union Is not Re
IDstnssd on the Courier Journal.

What will BIS Done II tho Union IL not Re-
IDstntsd on the Courier Journal.
LoUIsv WILLIE, KY Feb is.-Fve mem
oers OF the Democratic executive CON-
mittee for this, the Fifth Congressional
district, met last night for the purpose
of receiving representatives of the differ
ent labor organizations who wished q
committee 10 attempt settlement of the
trouble they imagined to be existing be-
tween the Courier Journal and the Times
and members OF Typographical Union
No 10. Thirfy-two delegates represent
ing thirty-two labor unions in this city
we're present. ore of the labor speakers
said: "The Courier Journal is the organ
Of the Democratic party, and that organ
izStion threstens our existence and yours.
We are here not as pkrtisaus in politics
but as Representatives of workipgmen
asking you of the Democratic committee
for the gooI and advantage Of your party
20 settle this trouble. The same steps
have be taken in the east with the
Republican party, which was requested
10 re-instste union printers to their cases
on the New York Tribune. They refused
to interfere snd the Republican party,
victorious heretofore, went down In de-
feat. You can draw your own c0nclu-
SONS. Lately the Republican nationsl
executive committee succeeded in ling
the l5bor tTo1bles on the New York
Tribune. Next fall with every thing union
In The Rspu olicsn party, it Is easy to see
that the same condition should exist in
the Democrztic ranks, if that party
wishes to rave the equal advantage in
nj inin ha ~ bo
men,"
At the conclusion Of the speeches the
I, lowing resolutions were presented to
the commiEtes:
To the Honorable Members OF the Democratic
Executive COMMITTEE Of the Fifth Congress
siOnsl District:
Wneress, the Courier. Journal and the
Times Ct this city are the recognized Or
gans Of the Democratic party in this city
ard state; and,
Whereas, the publishers of these papers
have ignored and excluded from their
employ, and refused 10 recognize homes
home organized labor aud have supplanted
them with Imported rat" labor;
Therefore, b. IL reso we'd, that we re-
quest your committee to induce the pub
fishers Of these psp rs to recognize and
re-emploY honest organized home labor,
and If lhey refuse 10 d. SO for your com
mittee to formally and pnolicly declare
said "fat" papers as no longer organs O!
your party.
OhsirmaD Shirley said thIt the Courier
Journal sad the Times had never been by
| resolution Of the couvsnIion or otherwise
declared on ia. Organs Of the psr:y.
The newspapers We're free and DO ssld
,hey were ell ''out for The stuff So far
as going in the interests of the party 20
the newspaper pu )lisaers he Certainly
thought the committee would do thar,
but the committee might fail in it's pur-
pose and he wanted TO know IN that event
what would bs the position OF the labor
ing me0 toward the Democratic party.
The answer WAS that il the committee
refused 10 interfere il the matter or failed
In It's mission the troubles would be Laid
before the state centrGi committee and in
turn before the National Democratic CON-
mittee.