Telegram-herald., 1891-03-22

The brieklas~rs Answer his tasinaa-
taeas ia . Vigorous Maaasr-

siK-lrusglng 10 the reputation OF
your paper for far dealing We present
you the following:
We have noticed IA this morning 5
issue 81 your paper letter from Mi.
boland, aud & 8 Just .he KIND Of TAX
We expected, nothing ret0ted, bat s1-
planned AWAY MOL s man Of as has
ever worked for ann. or any other boss
IL the exchange because OF their love
for tals union, but tor what be could
earn as mechanic, and when
work ceases, be = discharged. We
know al about Brother Bo.anos love,
and have had many expressions of II,
and II the members Of the exchange
get as much ~ Il as We have. We pity
them from our hearts. And II they
love Us as he does, We ssk 10 DC saved
from our friends =.
We have not LAID Of for sentiment.
but mean business, aud cannot have
the wool pulled over our eyes by such
talk az that in his letter. Under cover
OF one smooth-looking pretext or an
other, our existence as = union has
been struck At during the past two
wears, and We have been preparing for
il. We are not led iy professional
tIouble-makers," and there are none OF
Us feeding al the CRIB OF our treas
nry. We are standing shoulder 10
shoulder. giving cur time. and some OF
US our money, 10 MAINTAIN our position
as tree men who eau work for whom
We Will. IL We follow Tie
cannot work for a carpenter or
plumber, or anything olt OF the trade
or out Of the exchange ana We con-
slder II 10 be an outrage toward us and
the pubic VINO support Us and the ely
that shelters as. Ne are fighting 10
one and have no III feeling toward any
one, and were this misuuderstsncln
cleared up there IS not boss but
who would employ any OF Us II he hSd
need OF u tomorrow. In a former let
ter the inferior workman d called 4
tinker" Perhaps the public would
be interested 10 know they are made.
A boy Is taken a an APPRENTICE, \ trowel
is put into hs hand anu he is pat 10
work on a wall with other men To- learn
the trade. What is the result We are
rushing Tor ali we are worth. generally,
and the man on either side OF hum can
not stop 10 show HIM anything, OF be
Will fall behind the Others. cen.
sequently the BOY has 10 pick Il up
himself the best he can, and the wonder
is that the boys come out as well as
they do. All have not the same capa-
city 10 learn trade and the smart
ones excel, and the thinkers so-called,
are left TO get a living AS best they may.
That is the way some are forced u 90
the cheap work OF which the bosses
complain.
Tie Builders Exchange says: why
not come out as competitors with them
for the work in the cityT Thank you,
gentlemen. for . pointer. That has
been talked of. We can get ali the
material we want il you force Us IN
selfdefensc TO start cooperative
building association of our own. And
We will leave it 10 the public 10 judge
whether We are men worthy Of its con-
fidence and patronage.
And now, sir. We wish to give light to
those most interested, VIZ: those who
pay the bosses for the work done.
Prominent business men have asked
us the past week, how 1t is that
we ask one price for old men who are
beyond their best days, the same as for
younger and more active men. The
bosses tell the owners that they are
compelled to employ them. Now, SIR.
no boss is compelled 10 employ any
man, and If he does, he can discharge
HIM at any time IL suits him TO do so.
When man reaches the age of 55 years
he can have privilege" card, and is
permitted to work for what a boss
thinks ne is worth. And If anyone i
interested TO know how we instruct our
apprentices, let INN look over our IN
dentures and il will be known. The
boys work i'll the interest of the en-
ployer without dlctatlon 10y the union.
We have been msrepresented, vii
fully, 10 the building public and do not
propose 10 Toe made scape goats OF 10
carry credit for large bills OF indebted
ness by contractors, with which We have
nothing TO do.
Friday the Builders Exchange pre-
scented the rates of wages paid in few
poor union cities. We have the Official
lists of all cities IN the United States
and Canada, and can show that whIle
some have less, many get more than
we. and most OF them work but eight
hours per day and receive more com
pensatlon than We do for working nine
hours. We are getting but an average
between the two. Some have been told
that the man who is a hale fellow, well
met, and can set up the most whisky. j.
the one who has the REST show IN this
unon. This we deny IN toto, and can
boast of men with rs level heads anu
equally as sober as the members of any
builders exchange M this country.
We are not ashamed of the member
of our union who occupies one OF our
aldermanic chairs.
"Now. sir. If there are any more
points needing light, let the public make
them known and We Will furnish the
ILLUMINATION. Respectfully for
UNION No. j,