The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
AN OUTRAGE ON wORKINGMEy.

Democrats Pack the Typographical Union
and Resors to Illegal Measures.
The alleged labor Representatives who hired
themselves out to the Democratic State central
committee to turn the labor organizations of In
dianapolis into Democratic political machines
are still attempting to carry out their contract.
and In their efforts are r~esorting to all sorts of
debasing schemes. no matter what the cost to
organized labor may be. The last example Of
their perfdy occurred at yesterdays meeting of
Indianapolis Typographical Union, No. !. In ac-
cordance with the views Of tho highest officers
of the international Union, the local unions
were to be kept free from political influences,
the belief existing that only by such q course
could the highest inns of the organization bs
attained. Several weeks ago the scheming Dem
ocratic politicians attempted to use the union
as a political machine, and without authority of
the union began TO publish the Appeal as .
Democratic sheet A month ago the union met,
and by q very decisive majority decided that the
pager should not be political in its character.
The action was a very great disappointment to
the Democratic h~irelines Of the State commit
tee, and they Immediately began schsming TO
have it revoked, and the Appeal again made a
Democratic sheet During the last two weeks
there have been frequent secret conferences in
the courthouse between the schemers, and q
plan OF action was agreed upon. The meeting
Of the union yesterday was packed with Demo
Gratis, while Republican members were left in
inenrance of the proposed scheme in order that
the work might be carried ont A large number of
Republican members were approached and
plainly told that they had better remain away
from the meeting, with the threat that II they
did not do 30 they would be called from their
nearly all of those Republican members away,
and gave the Democrats the majority they had
hoped and schemed for.
In accordance with the arrangement a resolu-
ton was introduced instructing the committee
having charge OF the publication OF the Appeal
to MAKE il an out-snd-out Democratic paper,
and to fight General Harrison viciously. The
Republican minority present made q vigorous
fight against any such prostitution OF the union,
but their protestations counted for naught. Pres
ident Plank, of the international Typographical
Union. by courtesy occupied the chair when
the resolution was offered. and enormously OBJ
posed any such action as 1t contemplated. He
urged the union not to take any step of the kind,
stating that IL was not in harmony with the To-
tsrnatioual Union, and would be suicidal In
his position a. The supreme officer in the Inter
national Union. and as Temporary presiding off,
Ger OF the local union, be ruled the resolution out
of order. but the Democratic hirelinRs. not to be
thwsrted in their scheme, disregarded his ruling,
and passed the resolution.
The action Of the Democrats in so prostitutiug
the union was very bitterly condemned by the
Republicans present, and more SO by the large
number who were intimidsted from attending
by the threat that they would be called from the
cases they held if they attended. The Democrats
know the action will probably be set aside at the
next meeting OF the union, az the Republicans
have a majority. but a. the union meets only
once . month. they thought they could get the
benefit Of having the organ Of the union a Dem
ocratic sheet for that length of time. The Re-
publican members, who feel that they have been
outraged. threaten 20 start . paper of their own.
as an Offset to the Appeal, if the Democratic
hirelinHs persist in what they propose to do.