New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-26
MR.. REID AND THE PRlN rERS
PERFECT FAITH KEPT WITH OLD EN-
P.OYES.
EVEN uARrIry,s MAN uoD on GAVE EVIDENCE
TO THIS EFFECT BEFORE he ALLIED HIM
SELF WITH THE DEMOCRATIC NA-

STIF WITH THE DENOCHNIlN Ny
roxAL CoMMITrzE-LITTERs
From THE OLE HANDS
M less than two columns of space wer, gwen UP
ny flc Democratic "Tmcs On sunday 10 '0'''
Of one Leo W. iodson, compositor foin'fN t't
ployed by The Tribune, who. In the course ~ ''
absurd cpistc, attempted to show mat ~ '"u ""
unfairly treated, and that certain alleged P'o'iS'
made to him had not been fulfilled By Mr. RED. Inc
oply answer that II is necessary to make 10 TINS o
sion i, furnished BY lodson hn~eii. Tor less '"a wv
months ago-that Is before he established ie'a'''n'
with the Democratic National Commitiec-he "'o''
follows: - v,, Son, lso.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In b hof OF the "old nea" of The Tribune coz"
posing loom and OF them. WISH to eh'or ''so
GUS protest against the mispecci sympathy t'"I i w.
nre.sd for u on account OF change Of pocy IN t'I
dcps tneat OF paper which causei 10" OIL '' ~"
TO cee.t change Of base. Those mte.'s~u ''"P'
thlIcrs evidently not 20 much "'if''' "''' -
caled injuries ~ they pea.ed at chance 10 "".
q, II. instrument. 10 place Mr. Whit la" REID IN i'c
position. For my pat. and ." ohe OF "'c 'O"'
most decidedly object TO any such ofI"h-''"''' wa
have no doubt that my fcl ow-wofXn''h VIII ''"'
me in lie expression. For the yeas That wa LEU
ma c,nn;oye nv relations in ONCE were most P'sS
snt The men wers treated a. mea the pay i'f -OO'
part Of the time. eedcc the union s'"e' anu "'S -
no benefit enjoyed by any class OF ohmeh W" We "a.
not possess ana il al owing to one s'id i'c'-""
A. p.id ,,muarizcd himself with every Department OF
The Tribune and made IL his business Pcf'o'"!' "
see that the right prevailed. He was NOT o"N Va -,
nIoyer hut the Trend. Wien the change IN po''! J"
the comuos:ng dc,a determined on M "I'
did not lose sight OF the old men, AID a CONSEQUENCE,
many are stu q, work there; ohcs wee TRANSFERRED "
other departments of The Tribune and al nave "''
cared for Our respect and esteem for MI kcia IS u
dimnlshed-hc IS still the man. as bro cana We nav
not been-are not to day-ookng for outside symp"I!
Very respectfully, LEO w. HopNoN'
This letter Was Endorsed 5y Other men forhcrN
employed in the composing room. as follows
We the urd crsigncd having road tic above ana oeins
In full acco with it, cheertuly append on s's'a'u''
j. FRANK VAN LEEE'
JOHN TYLlH,
Il. IL. COGSWELL'
T. A. FLETCHER.
II ANYTHING more needed to snow INC INV
fa,sity 0, Hodsons charges, 1T Is furnished By the fo
,o,rs letters az Nessr, Yates Baey and Willoughby
Mr. Yates WAS formerly day foreman Of The TIihuh's
Mr. Willoughby in the proolr0om' ana MI h'''ct
Is still with TIE paper as Ply editor
Ncw-York, Aug. is, 1892.
Hon. Whit Re
n. S,,. A one Of the old employees in Tho Trblnc
CONFUSING room whore terra Of Vice has cAteAd q To
something over fifteen YEAR, Thought perhaps i'
words from no upon tic existing STATE OF a"aliS N"u
not be inappropriate at THIS tine. fou pohfeu inc "c
on m r, than one occasion that LONG as they eofu
their work well and faithfully Their future WIS "'S'u
they would he ok car, Of. during the past '"o S'"
Typorraphcsl Union No. has been making eHo''' I"
i'-"''N'
at last tie Office has ben made tul-h'lE'" u"'''
on,.e In con cuurnce OF the oil employees hlN
left your employ, myself amoc tn huhO = 'u " !" V
rcyret There seems b. imprr soA aoold tha you
have forgotten your p,m thai yo DO not lc"'
10 keep faith with tn men to whom uoe promises "eo
made but know is not the case Ih" i@i al 'n'
old mea 70 whom those promises We mao nave o'n pro-
viGed or AID l know personally That tlcr fepFs' "'''
Mr. Milo LAID is taking active steps toward 'eeH - 10
sItons for all the who viii need them t"o' yo''
care will be extended to them until situations arc pro-
vided and they WI te enabled 10 live uAtroi"e' oS uY
Thought that they thrown cut OF "ofk upon H'o'
own resources ad vi no one 10 loo& after eI "e"a
That thou htulne their future 10 one sOID7 VINO
knows your reputation for keeping your wo'a VIII p
extcnded 10 them until they aie PROVIDED win eoou s'
nations and their future established as long as ueS are
faithful 10 their employers, they have been 10 you
How different YOUR course THU whole matter 10 tha' Oh
some othe. newspaper propetos In Ne"-foFk O.! " Is
hardly necessary state. In ole instance "hch rec''
when n, popr ctor wished 20 place his once ID IN union
never a word was said to the old men about inc con
t.nplatd change The frat they knew OF the nat'e'
was when they reported for work oae morning @' uu
and found door locSei upon them ana "'f" 'u'V'
Informed that tacy could week. salary ana t'
.s,cs would cons der itself no iuthcr obiga o~
10 them They helped 10 secure other employ
uent as In the Of your Old rem but were easy
ydn They Of 10 furthc use u the once ana no
,houeht was taken by the onlc, o! ihclr iutiie'
Oue NOR, subject would Ike mention, and that is
The Typographical Union in Utica has launched lor'h
series OF resolutions denouncne yon as an enemy Of te
workinguan, that you sent lot oil printers u "iA
the pare OF strikers that city upon one occi''o''
,,ov q, nv own personal know tlat these state.
meats are most false and unJu't. The man who was
foreman The Tribune composing room at That uHe s'"'
those IL en- 10 Utica unknown 10 YOU although he nay ia"
given out the impression that you were aware Oh IT,
was folly ocouont with the circumstances at the time
and have no hceltauon in saving That he aced upon Ms
own responsibility As for your being an enemy oi u''
isbolins men, that statement is the Nefict nonsense lou
have done moro advance the scale oil WIS LOT p'"
ar in Ncw-Yok CtT all the rest OF the employers
and the union combined. Any one who VIII LOOK up INC
facts can easily c,nvncc himself OF tn; uuui ol Nii'
statement. Yous respectfully, D. a. 49,
Ncw.York, SEPT. 1G. 1892
ToThe Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: There have been in circulation for some uH'e
article, paragraphs either cha King directly or con
yeyng tie impress by inference tha' M iHu' ~
making changes In the mechanical department OF Inc
papr recently has, doing violated a.iee"'''''
which he Rad previously made with those OF ms e''
Move. who were not connected with labor oganlzato
Sympathy has been expressed for the badiyr''tu en-
Moves aid plans have been suggested for Their fe'e''
A. one OF those 'vctims OF misplaced confluence
wish to enter emphatic protest agains, anything o.
the sot. my Ter oaal case can say u's -'l
connection with The Tribune began III the "n,'e' "
ls7o-sO i fully Understood the policy under "Ii'h U''
,,uer vas conducted time, and in acc"ltlh. EN-
tloyuent that paper agreed 70 it, terms suocqu.
events brought direct personal rlations WIN MT
Rsi. and OF tat time no employer, as empoEc
entered into On agreement with the Eeclnr OF "hch
tru.t no i. a. well satsncd The words used by
Mr. Red these; "Mr. Ba;tcy' as long oS 20" vi.
st.nd BY The Tribune The Tribune Will stand By YOU
Since changes been brought about men have
schened and planned bring about trouble ana WsNch
sion the once and to induce or compel MI. heid u
break his word. IL has been avail l I'll!
with The Tribune, n Lester place than ever before
And hone to rfsin Oh the paper fog years to come
have now a. In past, tie most complete confidence
In my employers honor and integrity and a. up TO I'M
present time done than ina, when ne mac
perfect right to do and nothing with "hith have AM
wish to r.Iroah him, 1t Only remains for me to GAY
synlothy with the "old hands Of The tribune !
entirely uncalcf for and OF miter!al when Wou
better be others. Others OF the veterans
fully agrce with in this matter and are not !ti'
dspesscd at tho efforts OF certain people 10 make potca
capital out Of bug.aloo which does not exist. aNe II
their own vivid imaclnitons These people should
this once for sthat Mr.. Reid has 30 lar treated hi
thic f.. mi