Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-15
ing letter in reply to an editorial slan'lar,
we appeal to the labor press of the coun

every Ioor mans house and get down
into his stomach after his evening meal,
knowing that he can't afford any better
literary desert, was to destroy industrial
by creating Il lack Of con
hdence in their officers; and this in lie
interest Of the political and Capltalistic
rings that control not only this city, but
the entire country.
The letter was written for the purpose
Of generating every organization and
every officer involved in that immense
strike, and bringing the responsibility
home to the individual, that the NerS
may be more definite IN its next charge.
BY publishing the letter and requesting
other labor papers to do the same, you
may be able to offset the scheme Of the
Tammany GROWER.
HCGH GREENAN, Cooper,
JAMES Hubby, Lungahoreman.
j, }. KELLY, Sailor.
T. WADE, Canal. boatman.
Edi0r. ErenjHg NeWS:-l have ju~t been
shown II clipping from )our paper of
January II, containing the following
paragraph:
=" Mr.. Corbin precipitated the great
strike ON the road four years ago, Then
he purchased, for a few hundred dol
lars, the labor men OF District A, 3pmOy
40, who ordered off the eympa htuc
Ia, In l,tA Ia
money, they boldly went from the place
they received it to DemomcO's, and
had a dinner of wild duck and cham.
payne,
The friends who drew my attention to
this outbulst of bias, or ignorance Of
facts, or both. on the part OF the writer,
Were also kind enough to lutulm me
that the most interested organizations
were determined to take action on the
publication.
AS have no desire to see or hear of
labor organizations working their time
III much Ado aUout No hing, lake
the trouble of addressing you on the
subject, though | assure you that the
job is disagreeable one to me, as have
always considered it a useless exp ndi-
ture of truth to apply to any,hl Z that
may appear IN the average metropolitan
daily rejecting on tie conduct
or management of labor organizations;
MS such conduct on the part of the cor
respondent could and would he con
strued AS "A recognition of the "prnnya.
liners ability and desire to speak he
truth on such matters-a virtue which
the slaves do not possess
Mr.. Corbln prrclptatrd the great
strike on the PensI wanna road four
years ago. That's true. CorbIn it was
who dri iG, assume that you mean the
coal docks, not railroad.
Then he purchased for a few hun.
dred dollars the labor men of District
Assembly 40, who ordered off the SYM
pathetic strike in this city,. Aha, : a
damnable, Internal lie On my return
from Philadelphia, after locating Corbln
AT his own game; after turning the
tables" on him, found that conditions
here demanded immediate attenli m,
and determined to ac'. Calling Nj .
jackson of the Herald | handed him
document, that had been drawn
up by me at the knights Of Labor
headquarters in Philadelphia IN antlci-
patton of Just such internal trouble as |
discovered when | arrived here. That
document was written in the presence
Of and approved by committee Of
Curhin's Port Richmond men. 1t was
not an order, it Was a recommendation.
| had no power to order. II | had
would have taken the hide off all Of
them, as well as off CUrbln. Ii had
control over money and men, the rest
of the coal men would have won and
the longshoremen would not have re-
turned as they did, for no docks would
have been left, and there W. uld have
been few CorOins missing, | ould
have played the game more extensively
than it was played There Is not q ,ce0poa,
knOwn to War that / acW not use AZ
Udf!
Eated with their money, they
boldly went from the place they received
it TO Delmunlco $ and had ID DINNER OF
wild duck and champagne. Who were
"they'. Hang your contemplate in
situations If you know them, speak
out; let every one else know them, give
us the facts. a "Demonlcn dinner
Why il had one four years ago Iii have
had ia grippe before thus like all
fashionable folks; it would not have
| been digested yet And duck we'll,
| on my return from Richmond, Va, just
preceding that strike | WAS one OF d
party that ordered duck" for dinner at
small restaurant at Norfolk, Va: be
ing pretty hungry | did ut care to in
vtstigate us to " neither the cooks " ere
particular about filling my order COR
rectJ; but, Judging from The Immediate
and unwhuIsOne effects on me " ntn |
again boarded the boat, it must have
been a drake, and very old one at
that. Since then, no restaurant has
had the chance to deceive me-, and |
assure you never will. No, sir, no more
ducks" for me