Workmen's advocate., 1888-06-09
NEW YORK NOTES.

The Central Labor Union don believe in dishonorable compromise with the pool brewers. The boycott is still on.
 Jay Gould takes the trouble to deny that he is sick. The only thing that aiIs him is plethora of the purse brought on by congestion of stocks.
 That jolly pair of anarchists, Dyer D. Lum, of Chicago date of the United States), and Herr Johann Most, of New York (and elsewhere) are to work in double harness in this city The |" frei- hen' and the Alarm will make d fine journalistic duet.
 The letter carriers will have the bene. fit of the eight-hour workday after July 1. The democratic" politicians are al ready making capital out of it, and will no doubt help the celebration by contrib uting to the carriers publication and parade in this city July 4.
 Last Sundays meeting of Typographi- cal Union No. was a breezy one, and nothing of positive importance was done. The union decided not to take sides with either of the two stereotypers' unions, one of which, the youngest, is organized under the l. T. U. Why should there be two stereotypers' unions, unless they differ in fundamental principles?
 One of the "POlitical Demands of the Socialist Party is the abolition of the Presidency, Vice Presidency and Senate of the United States In the face of this the Herald published a report that the Socialists of Chicago intended to nomi- nate John Swinton for President of these great and glorious States, of which one Grover Cleveland is now the President Mr. Swinton thereupon sent a declna- ton to the Herdid. Good The idea of placing John Swinton on a level with Cleveland,
 The coroner's jury found the Brush Electric Illuminating Company responsi- ble for the death of Thomas Murray, the lineman who was killed by the touch of an insulated wire. But the Brush Com pany cannot be punished for man slaughter. and the jury probably knew that. If there are any public officers who are responsible for the non-enforce- ment of the law providing for under ground wires, thus permitting the com pany wires to remain above ground, these officers should be proceeded against.
 Last week issue of the DeutSch Amer kanische Buchdrucker-Zeitn contains an article in which labor politics comes in for discussion. The writer recog- niZes a difference between coercion (PreSSiOn) politics and heelerism( (Schmdnz- pOliik). The former is described as agreeing to vote for candidate (the strongest one-the one likely to get the most votes) if he will promise to do this or that, and the latter to recommend voting for one or the other party to gain a point-being a tail to kite as it were The difference between the two seems more etherial than German itahc hair space.
 The Central Labor Unions "Boycott Circular does not indicate that that body desires to establish the right to boy- colt, for while the circular at a distance may seem to bear the legend Boycott Pool Beer" a closer inspection shows that the C. L. L. simply asks ''all friends of Honest Labor TO take notice that the following named brewers are in thorough harmony with workingmen's unions then follows list of the union brew eriesl, A persistent BOYCOTT having been carried on against all union men and friendly boss brewers by POOL BEER brewers for seven weeks" etc.