The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-21
LABOR IN POLITICS.

LOUISVILLE, February lS.--Five members Of
the democratic executive committee for this
(the 9th congressional district met last night
for the purpose Of receiving representatives Of
different labor organizations who wished the
committee to attempt n settlement OF the
trouble they imagined to be eXi3ting between
the Courler-Journal and tho Times aud mem
bers OF typographical union No. 10. Thirty
two delegates, representing two labor unions
III this city, were present. One Of tho labor
speakers said
The C0urerJouual Is the organ Of the democratic
party, aHG tIat organization threatens our existence
and yours, We are here, not partisaus IN poll
ties but AZ representatives oi the worklngmen ask.
ing You o. tIe democratic committee, for the good
ana advantage Oi your par y to s'tue this trouble
The same steps have been taken IN The east with
the republican purty. the city and state committees
Of New York Icing asked 10 restore union printers
70 the.r cases IN the New YORK Tribune. They re
fused to interfere and the republican party ycior-
ons heretofore, went down in defeat.
Lately the ropp9tienn national executive commit
tee succeeded Ia settling The labor troubles on the
Ha| York Tribune.
A the conclusion of the spceehcs the following
regulations were presented to the commit e.
10 the honorable members Of The democratic
cXecu'ive cOmmitto" tfth congressional district
Whet rs The CoCricrJoufnal aud Times Of this
city ale zoe recognized organs Of the oupcratc
party IN this city and state, and whereas tnc pub.
lsiicr5 Of these plP,fs sc IN lred, excluded from
their employ, and reius - 20 recognize honest home
Orgauizcl labor. and haze supliauted them with
impGr.cd-"rat' -latof, therefore.
Resolved Tint we request your 60 mmittee 20 in
duce the publishers 81 these pnpcfs to recopuize and
IecHpOy honest organize home labor AMI IL they
refuse % SO, for your committee to formally and
publicly declare said rat papers us no longer
gQlls Of Jour pGr-y,'
Chairman Shirley said that The Courier.
journal and Times had never bccp, by rcsuu-
ton Of the convention or otherwise, declared
official organs OF the party. The newspapers
were free, and he said they were all "out for
the stuff" So far rs going in the interests Of
the party TO the newspapers publishers he GER
tainly thought the committee would do that,
but the committee might fail in its purpose,
and he wanted TO know in that event what
would be the position Of laborng meu toward
the democratic party
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On Thursday noon Mr. l.. G. Atwood, our
City Treasurer and Manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph Office announced that he was
the holder Of the coupon Of ticket No. $3.50
which won tho prize OF 100000 in the Dccem-
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Onc-twrnticth part OF the ticket or 200 hay-
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