The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-09
BOYCOTT
THE EVENING
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GENTLEMEN: The newsboys ask their Gus
toners and all other lovers Of fair dealing 10
transfer their patronage from the Evening Re.
port aud Evening Post 10 some other paper until
they again give Us the same percentage as they
give the bOoksIaRds.
They propose from now on 10 sell us only two
papers for i've cents whereas they sell the
bookstands three for hye cents or they deliver
your papers at your door for 90 cents month
aud charge Us 10 cents a month for ours
Gentlemen, we only ask them 10 treat US the
same as they do other dealers aud We trust with
your assistance TO get the same In the future.
The ferry newsboys combine for fair treat.
ment.
This circular was printed by thousands
ana copies were scattered broadcast by
thousands. Every urchin In the trade car
lied one stuck In bis hat where II could be
seen, and thew were pasted in all censpicu-
Gus places. Stakes were driven in the mid
Ole OF the main streets and to them were
fastened the ominous proclamation. Every
6nlletin-bosrd was plastered with them and
DEAD walls shone resplendant with their
red and yellow colors.
BY the time for the issue OF the papers ar
rived crowds OF sprghtly urchlns sur
rounded the pressrooms and kept purchas-
ers away. At intervals one youngster
would attempt to break through the lines
ana ne would be treated with rough usage.
GOT HALF A DOZEN.
One little fellow succeeded in securing n
half-dozen copies OF the Report and started
TO sneak away. He was overhauled a mo-
ment later and went away with black eve
and minus bis papers.
Another lad Of slender proportions sue
ceeded In running the blockade and boarded
a Clay-street car. A score OF viglaut news
boys espied him, and there was wild rush.
The youthful violator of the boycott was
torn from his perch and his papers were
scattered IN the street In fragments. Me
Ginty No. led the charge.
And so IL went all over town until not a
boy dared TO appear with any paper but the
Bulletin, and tue sales of the latter went up
at a rate that seemed marvellous.
In the evening several hundred of the
striking newsboys assembled at the ferry
depot. AT o'clock they formed into line
10 hold boycott parade. They we're
headed by Robert Benedict, big l5-year-
old distributor OF news, who is one Of the
crowd stationed around the Oakland ferry
landing.
Some OF the boys carried improvsed BAN
ners with the Inscription, Boycott the
Post and the Report"
THE BOYCOTT PROCESSION.
The line Of march was up Market street
to Pine, to Montgomery, to Bush. to
kearny, and In passing the headquarters of
the papers interdicted the procession halted
long enough to throw series of derisiye
wells at those f~ho happened to he In the
buildings.
Arriving at Lotta's Fountain stepladder
was procured, and using it as a platform.
surrounded the boys.
The leader of the parade In his own way
told how the strike came about, and asked
for the assistance of the public in the news
boys struggle for their rights. I'VE are
poor boys and many of US have mothers to
support" said he, land it does make a
great deal of difference to US whether we
can buy three papers for nickel or only
two. The Report aud the Post owe what
ever prosperity they have to the newsboys
for they have hardly any circulation out.
side the street sale. They are ungrateful
when they try to cut us down. The Bulle-
tin is the only paper that treats us bows
white, and it Is the best paper of them all.
We ask you TO patronize tho Bulletin exclu.
sively unless the Post and the Report re-
tract their order issued yesterday The
Bulletin will give you all the news and il is
friend OF the people,"
Then came three loud cheers for the
Bulletin. accompanied by tattoo on a tin
can an enterprising youngster had found
somewhere. From Lotta's Fountain the
parade marched up Market street. and in
passing The CALL branch Office greeted
that institution with complimentary hur-
rahs A visit was paid to the People's
party's headquarters in the upper hall of
the Bijou Iheater, where Bernard delivered
another address similar to the one he had
made at Lotta's Fountain. and later he re-
peated his speech again on Eddy street.
near Powell. Everywhere the bows drew
large audiences, aud when they passed
around hat to gather contributions 10
their strike fund they discovered that they
had many sympathzeTs in the crowd. for
they realized altogether some Sl2 in nickels
and dimes.s
THE LEADER TALKS.
speaking TO CALL reporter Robert Ber-