New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-20
WHERE THE PRINTERS STAND
STRONG FOR THE REPUBLICAN. TICKET.
4 MASS MEETING IN CHIcKERING HALL DECLARES
THAT DEAD ISSUES HAVE NO PLACE IN
THIS CAMpNGN-GooD SPEECHES
APPLAUDFN.


THIS CAMPAIGN-GooD SPEECHES
APPLAUDEr.
The Union printers Of New-York City last nighS
nut on record in unmistaSable and forcible terms
their position Ill the present campaign. They
declared that the issues in nowise included that
of trade difficulties which had been Settled finally
and absolutely. They showed up the hollowneSs
Of the pretence that Democracy is the friend OF
labor and made public acknowledgment Of the
debt of the workingmen of the United States TO
the Republican party.
Voice was given to these statements at a mass
meeting held under the auspices OF the Printing
Trades Republican Club in Chickering Hall Inc
gathering included number OF those prominent
in typographical Cnlon No. q ana in other labor
organizations. They were men familiar with the
facts on Which Democratic Misrepresentation 10
based, ami their appreciation Of every good pens
ma lie was inlue Hate and thorough. The meeting
was composed of good Republicans, and the argu'
ments of the speakers OIL Protection, Reciprocity
sound money and far elections were most
warmly appaudcd Eloquent addresses were
delivered by labor leaders and by aoie Repup'
licans, and 1t was made clear that the printing
trades are in line with ali the Others for Harrison
and Reid he position taken by the meeting ~
best shown by the resolutions which were adopted.
These as follows:
Whereas We, the members OF the Printing Iraoes
Republican Cluo having generally In the past TAKEN
sucn political action Is the Welfare Ol our lnuusttiu
organization seemed TO demand, regardless o. parues
or candidates. and -, ,,
Whereas The conditions affecting our trade during
the present campaign have made Ii necessary that tne
Republican primers OF New York snouia organic I'm Ia
deence OF their political principles which. uhcer
present circumstances, are III harmony With their IN
Resolved, That the causes which. In the campaign
of lor4 demanded subordinatiOn Of our PARTISAN
ship to unionism having been removed, We con-
denim any attempt TO make political wariare BECAUSE
Of Iast antagonisns, upon candidate whose ohfeneeS
Resolved That call the attention Of all printers,
especially those who profess the Democratic iath 10
The efforts nearly always successful oi prominent he
pubicans TO bring into the union oid anu, nuinpcr n oi
non union newspapers Of their party, while Demo
cratic managers have been notorousy Indifferent 10
appeals OF that nature directed 10 them.
Resolved That further call attention to the fact
that all nonunlon daily newspapers In New York ard
Kings counties are supporter, OF the Democra,ic
National candidates. notably The New. York Evening
POST and The Brooklyn Eagle and that Grover
Cleveland. whose influence seems TO have caused Inc
Evening Post" TO refrain this year from its usual
ylllfcatlons of Tammany Hall. has made 10 effort 10
printers and raise its embargo on union men.
led bor naray I1 T' Of fmnf Rpbcnn S
President Harrison in passing and signing The Inter
national Copyright law. principally through the rhlr;
unions and, later OF the approval OF Republican
senate and President Harrison OF the AMENDED Ma
the House OF Representatives came from thirty Demo
cratic members.
Governor Vernon Of his state Roswell P Flower, for his
,rachsry To- Union printers ana mo- mcee DnS 81 o'hEr h
last April to whose approval he had iaciliy pteasee
lzed labor shown in the recent strike Of railroad
switchmen at Buffalo. when he ordered out a vast
body OF militia at great sNPense to tne county
ton proved have been uncaned for. and for lns
refusal to consider r ar SsTsH Sl 70 lanes S
ercse political intimidation Oh members of orennized
Resolved For these reasons. too numerous TO men.
on here. we call upon union printers and All Other
S Sn s n %G 10 aaS the pa SS
voting and working AGAINST It's candidate y Tor pres .E
b designed TO benefit organized labor that was placed
In his hands; and against It's candidate for Iics
President. notorious In Illinois as an enemy oil UNIONS
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Among those on the platform wer, Philip J. Scan
nell vice-presiicnt of the club; Murat lastcad. A.
J Lisnet, John F. Dobbs, Clifford StJohn, Charles
J. Dumar and John r. ODonnell, expreslents
Of Typographical Union No. 6; John f. McLansh-
lin J. l.. Kennedy. of Washington X. [. lhackcry'
of Maryland, and Thomas Fitch.
Among those in the audience were General john
r OBeirne. eN-Judge Ieaton. commander of llof'
ace Greeley Post. Il. \. R.: Chlres Ringland.
George Iiuson, William Lowrey. George Morgan,
J. $ Avres. Walter W. Stone. Robert Costello.
John Thompson. Bernard ROsenbaum. Rohert Pr
rio. Harry Gamble James VI. Cunningham, Robert
Nuir George Thomas. James II. Breslin. Oscar
Greene. Fierce =. Hurley, James Quest. Edward
McAuey. Thomas Scanlan. Charles Hutchinson.
Philip Scanlan. j. Eogarty. James o OBrien
Emmett Norris, Andrew Flynn. Pmiip
Frey;ag Charles OMullen, Thomas liam ok, nry
Stein Thomas McElroy. Thomas Scanncn. l.. "
,Johansrn CHARLES Armstrong William Brennan,
James McWliamo, joseph Ryn.er. William Bell,
.r..-
Edward King. James Crinigan Edward Woods,
William Kustenmacher a. Drewy and III. l. VIII
Jams
JOHN R. O'UONNELL's WORDS.
John r. O'Donncl, ex-prcsident of ogriphical
Union No. 6 was nominated for chairman OF the
meeting by Philip j. Scannell, and was Unanimously
elected lie has always stood high in the regard
of the Cnon and his words were listened to with
evident appreciation. Among other things he
said: ,.
In view of the peculiar nature Of the struggle
OF which hi, meeting l. the outcome. ieel , tnac
Uriniegs of New-York Many of the men who stood
In the front rank in tie hsht ceciared IN 'Uot. tS,
that the honor of labor shall be kept and that due
credit be gwen thos VINO ,S"A r aus "a in os sood ,s5
our only principle WAS the one emb.azonsd on our @
banners Ne tried to force the party to when We
belonged to protect the laoorlns men not only by
tariff but by every Other means It's managers were
always willing to do all onPs rHein ", i both sides bas
heen declared We insist that no one sbhl Sahe
noitical capital of the tight which we carried on:
Wc hore The brint of battle. The Democrats suffered
no,bIog Ne left the party TO which We were nr-
voted TO carry on the war Ine ,io mar When
,rn .av thai the night Is over, they ought 10 Keep
stn and moi Interfere llppauses, mon s,oud no.
a,scn ,,or trade mittars. We who are here to-night
nersonifcd fight. aud We feel entitled to say wora
pew We declare tiat Whitelaw Reds hight was an
ho" ,rabIe one | know personally that he often re-
fused the aid of officials Of the criminal law IN ms
.trrgcIe Ne can say that he Is an honorable manly:
nnrisht fighter who played no low tricks. who used
np chicanery If there ever was light tiat was
ho, ,rahiy conducted both sides. II was ths one
Wn,v thai II is over, no union pnter has 1gt 10
conduct a guerilla campaign AGAINST the other l,: sue
=, * MOI The part OF honorable men T. take an unfair
adraptaee Of fight that has been declared over we
declared peace and We propose 10 live up to IL.
ChecIsD -, ,>.. A.. 90 ..uoa rorc.