Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-07

dews as inferior. when, in fact. the
very same clothing was made up by
Union men. They have underworld, by
threats and inducements, to get those of my
employees who do not belong to the Union to
join, and submit to the judgment of the pub
lie. If these men are incompetent workmen and
unable to turn out trst-class work, as the jour-
Eeymen tailoIs claim, whether the fact of their
belonging 10 the TailoFs Union will so far i'm
prove them in their trade as to qualify them TO
do inner work? is this reasonable TO expect
Does the Tailors Onion of Sacramento possess
magic that all al once transforms poor me-
chanlc into frst-class onef Reasoning people
VIII be unable TO see the logic of the Journey
men Tailors Union argument. as they would
have them do, for the public looks at the facts
as they are, and their judgment is not biased or
warped by the undercurrent which is actuating
these tailors in thei foolhardy course. There is
not a tailor who works for me to day who could
not belong to the Union if he choose, but these
men have more sense than the iourneymen
tailors of Sacramento, for they are able 10 see
that they can make as good g garment now as if
they belonged TO the Union, and they are salts
fed In being In the employment of firm which
pays the highest wages for each class of work.
These people would have the public believe
that have threatened TO discharge every man
In my employment should they attempt to Or
ganize. Such a falsehood is worthy only Of
such irresponsible, reckless and treacherous
men, and such an assertion is worthy only of
being used to bolster up forlorn cause. The |
fact of the matter is am this day unaware as
to whether any, or some, or how many of
my employees are Union tailors, and when
l am i'll need OF more help, no man
has ever been asked whether he belonged
to Union or not. / am perfectly Indifferent on |
that point, The only qualifications / require |
are hrst-class mechanical ability and steady |
habits, and il the applicant possesses these
qualities he is at option TO regulate his other |
affairs according to the desires and dictates of
his own Judgment. These tai ors say in the r |
card that have yillifed business houses in |
Sacramento which have built regulations for
themselves, not by deception. but by thor
ough knowledge of the business in which they |
are engaged. If the journeymen tailors have |
construed my language to justify any such !
assertion, they are as much at sea as when they |
foolishy claim that first-class work can only be
turned out by Union tailors, all the others be- |
ing scabs, as they call them. l claim that the
introduction by me of frstclass, Substituting
suits made to order for S25 enables men who
have to earn their living by their toll 10 dress
Wen. Every person who patrooizes my house
lest sense OF the term. The clothes he orders
are made in California by his fellow citizens,
who live and raise their families in California,
and the money is put in circulation among the
people where the firm is doing business The |
same cannot be said of the fashionable high |
priced tailors stores which can only be pat
ronized by the wealthy classes, and the natural
result is that the people of moderate means
would, in the absence of the firm of Joe Poheim,
or similar tailoring establishments be COM
PEELED to buy and wear ready. made clothing. |
Where Is this ready made clothing manufac-
Francisco sMthe balance in the East. That
portion that is manufactured in San Francisco
IS made by Chinese in Chinatown, and would
like TO ask these iourneymen tailors of Sacra-
mento II, in their opinion, much of the money
received by the Chinese is put in circulation in
the Stats2 Their contracted understanding will
probably not enable them TO see whether the
circulation of money conduces much to the
prosperity of a State. They are the first
TO cry, "The Chinese must CO." when
in fact they are doing the right thing to make
them comfortable here. The rest of the ready
made clothing sold here is made in the East by
the cheapest labor. The money is sent out of
California, and Injuries the business interests of
the State just so much. The coats are made in
factories for 81 121 each, the pants for so cents
and the vests for 3712 cents each. Is this the
KIND OF composition that these political econo-
mists OF Sacramento would set up against my
tailoring establishment? Would they like to
see a firm Ike mine showed under that
the very cheap and the very dear tailoring
may nave tue asoendency and have exclu-
slve and absolute power to regulate prices:
and would they like TO see the 600 and
upwards, white mechanics who are in my
emp oyment, earning good wages, and thereby
enabled TO support and educate their families
thrown out OF EMPLOYMENT thus increasing the
supply OF tailors, while at the same time limit
ing the demand. These tailors have the pre-
sumption to appeal to the public 10 redress the
wrong and injustice done them. What are these
wrongs, and what injustice has been done them?
Is 1t an injustice to them that man who has TO
WORK hard for living, can come to my store
ana get a good and well-made suit of clothes to
order for SIS, for which he would have TO paw
from $40 to $50 to the high-priced tailors? Let
us look at the figures and see whether the
tailors who make up the garments or Joe
Poheim makes more out of such suit of
clothes. For s25 suit of clothes the goods will
cost say. from 50 so to Sc per yard, bus for this
argument we will assume that it costs the
lesser price-S2 so per yard 1t takes for an
ordinary suit, S4 yards which will make the
cost of the $1,000. SIS 12a
For making sack coat 90
For making pants. so
For making ........... / D
Trimmings for sllit 4 10