The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
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ana Will Remember Hin on New. 9.
Troy. Oct. 2o.-workingmen constitute n
very large percentage Of tho voting population
OF this city OF collar factories and iron mills
While. fair proportion OF them may
DO Chased as Republicans. there are many
OF them who nre not SO hdebound
as to feel It incumbent upon them
to vote for Candidate Fassctt. Tho labor elc-
ment here regard Fussetts candidacy with
marked disfavor. because they know thnt he
has persistently obstructed and opposed legis-
lation that was intended to anchor
ate the condition Of those who labor This
belief has not been instilled in their minds by
others; the Information has been acquired by
themselves. and no amount OF argument can
dislodgeit. BY reason of Troy's close proximity
to Albany, representative working people have
always taken deep interest in labor legsla-
ton pending at tho State capital Trojuns
wero expected by the toilers OF other COM
munities to give it more thnn an ordinary
share OF attention. and they have not
shirked what seemed to them an important
duty conflded to them. They know Fassett
thoroughly. and II the working people of this
section have their way the gentleman from
ChemunG will not be elected.
The printers are especially bitter against
Fassett, an in Troy Typographical Union No.
81 are quite number Of Republicans. The
Troy compositors earnestly desired the
passage OF tho bill creating State
Printing Bureau 1t not only meant
steady employment to many Troy typesctters.
but 1t also promised to tako away much work
from the non-union establishment of Wood.
Parsons 4 Co. OF Albany. When the Stute
Printing Bureau bill was pending committees
OF printers waited upon Mr.. Fassett. tho Re-
publican leader in the Senate. and
sought to enlist his support for that measure.
While he did not promise to support the bill.
he did promise that in the event Of its passage
by the Assembly he would not fight it in the
Senate. This promise, he made to n nom
partisan committee. and one of its Republican
members felt SO pleased over Fassett's assur-
ances that he remarked to tho Elmira statos-
man NJ s.n,.,. .o,, ..,,,.
Tor u state office. and il you take my advice you
will make your newspaper office u union con-
to Pa rs;ft smiled EIessqBnty and the commit
Assembly and was defeated IL the Senate
A19nt The time OF The
Elmira newspaIer composing room under
union rules; but the printers her, do not have
Sey a Ss Ena %
be "ratted" again after election,
az the, many thousands employed in the
avery very large propHrtion are girls and women.
employees also Affects those tho e'r related to them
Convict labor competition has very seriously
affected the shirt and collar industry, The In
Troy the kepS a5 s Ssen Ha1
hem the r Of
sex. and Clinton district, TroJans. ire
psfE sy Of t the Of
%Sssrs s1 The FffsHs% ns
asSaon Hsed Albany G ans on thess
DELEGATIONS were representative Republicans;
Democrat c Senator in support Of the bill and
Their aid; but when Mr.. Fassett was appealed
vvd 3D. Mt ctr. that biz he Tssset
SUI Mr. will lear" his that that
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Riley bill in tho senate That attempt was an
insult t. f, the intelligence Of his auditors. The
On the the ' b was sn reror n'i in "'s an
utieuuetl lpFut, SENATORS Auearn ana
Ives dissenting from the report The
amendment increased the number OF
cnnvicts to be employed and in other ways
killed the best features Of the Riley bill. Mr.
Collins moved to recommit the bill to the COM
mittee with instructions to report the same
forthwith. amended by striking out ali the
amendments reported by the committee. That
motion was defeated by strict party vote. the
Republicans voting In the negatives The bill
was never permitted to again see the light Of
day.
On Friday evening the collar cutters. many
OF them Republicans in the past assembled in
the rooms Of the Troy Democratic Club in the
Obsnrer build ing t. form Il club to take part in
the Democratic ratification meeting here next
Tuesday.
The moulders and railroad men also havo
grievance against Mr.. Fassett They
have had unpleasant experiences with
Pinkerton thugs. and they have labor
ed long and earnestly. but in vain.
TO- secure the passage Of the anti-Pinkerton
bill. Fassett always opposed that measure.
and they havo not forgotten it The railroad
men have an additional grievance in Fnssetts
opposition TO the confirmation OF Michael
Richard as Railroad Commissioner.
They propose to retaliate and may he relied
upon to do so. There is no installing the SEN
timent OF the labor people here toward Fassett,
1t is deepseated. and no attempt is made to
conceal 1t.
In spite OF some Democratic disafrection in
Troy Rensselaer, county will roll up a very
handsome majority for Roswell p. Flower.