Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-08
GOT A PLAT TAKE
SUPERINTENDENT Carr Presented q
Handsome Badge
sY the UNION PRINTERS
Pv~-ss~st tisastxaa Delivers . Nssss
sp~-sh ,s Winch As. Carr Ne
Pile. A Lsok. OF sarpsS-~.

The printers ,ook advantage d Has
ves Carr. the nes superintendent ~
pss.e-. and gave hfm a surprise frssn
which be never sisl recover. Yesterday
u attended the meeting ~ Typu,raph
heal Union Va. 80. Il watch b. Is sasm
her and the nEst thlag be Ane~ hssu
tlfai gold AMI enamel haige had hs.a
pre-ent~i - him by his aimlslng fellos
crafts4aen. fhe badge ~ IN the form n
a star The words Police Saperiat sob
emf aFs engraved upon one side aad the
Inscription Presented 70 a. q. Carr ~
Grand Rapids IyPograpicG taIca No.
z, May ! l-fr;" asipFps the reverse.
The nsier sas selected by William III.
Hathaway and john -. Flanagan. a
e,imsaiiGoe appointed - the unicn for
that pnFpce-. The presentation speech
was maize by The retiring president John
II Fiaunigsn. who said 10 substance:
President tLannixsn's sp-~sh-
MIR Care In. t-1ard - police a.d
hrs commissioners q this the INST "a
tstf fisirg and progressive city 10 Ntchi
gas paid grand compliment 10 the
Intelligence anu personnel ~ organie,d
iaiur 10 az pvinting yea 10 til one ~ tile
met rs-ponsitiie petitions under our
municipal government the superia
tsn,irRcy IL police.
his action has a great signifcaace
ard shows that public opinion Is slowly
b., surely tnrning IN oar favor How
different from Few decades ago. The
ear efforts II trades unions were re-
pf---~d with PASSIONATE violenes ard
y aiignant waferfulness as long a. IL
VA l.s-sabis o. ,io ~ Even when pub
Ia seuflmfnt made 70 necessary ~ relax
t8- severity q older laws they were siill
prosecuted hy legal chicsnery WHENEVER
oppression ccuil on any preteii-.s D.,
!r-fifed snd they are. az this ate day.
q seine extern, the objects a suspicion
AID sinister prediction.
tn ali great strikes. which sometimes
are absolutely necessary and are only re-
sorted to a'ier all other methods fnii,
violence or laxiessne.s. are not counte-
nanccd and the trades unions having a
restraining influence over its members,
rtcgc~ the possibility % such harsh
measure. to a minimum. belle ing that
u Just demands nlay be secured within
tie I.sle n the law. ylng upon justice
and diplomacy.
The Trades Cnipnista
-On the other hand in almost every
cfsse where similar movements are IN
auZured by inexperienced leaders ant
unorganizri men. whether their cause
to Just or unjust. violence without re-
s'raiDt Is rcsps,e,i To- unless such nfs,bs
"a insne'iistsiy APPRAISED
The members ~ trades unionsof this
l. r.. 81. a.
many positions II trust The oific. II
city clerk Was held Tor several years by
tfaslss unioniat- alan r-,lic,. court clerk:
slruT are On The board - public works.
board n review and equalization. in the
common council. and IN fact all bganc hes
o. the municipal government. and have
yet 90 hesr q the tirst one On hetray TIE
epnfidsucc that IL imposed in him. ffe..l
aaeared. from the estimate have mad. of
your character. Mr.. Carr. ha...,i upon an
acquaintance 10 twelve years standing
that tie board ~ police anil fire cDin-
riisSi"rers made no mistake in selecting
700 for the position Il police suI.ria.
tentent
Presented the Badge.
"NoN. Nr Carr. !; becomes my pi-ss-
ar .'utf - present ~ You IN behalf u
'''ttti ft+tbtit ifF[IapHltai n1ou No.
~ pnic~ badgs as a token 10 the -
tes-a 80 shich You are held by the mem
ter- q our cutDn with whom you have
tn affiliated upwards - twenty year..
Aeoepi % aud you can tase prri. in
1~triug q "a 70 "a the elimination 20
TO ,lr~fre - this union % sa honor you
81 - ia-t meeting vhIrh action vas
unanimous. AMI II u were. ps--sihl. 'or
y,u ta have heard the eulogics delivered
a. lhai tluleyou you'd know that all vour
siff - haill up this great organi,a
tan ar fiAs appreciated and are no' IN
Won u conclusion. We wish you sue
crsf In mr. NV tisl - usefulness. and
tai Yfu a heartfelt g,ispe~d'
touhiat Reply.
NJ Csrr ATTEMPTED - make 70
e.. -e ha, he couldn't g. ~ !le inaiiy
nitaege'l a. thsps tie boy for The llesu.
present they bal given hiui and
sff Or ~ friendship and frazier
no 70, x they had displayed toward
ksu iis admitted that he couldn't *
pse-s hiuseif n words hat th- toys
krss vrsf 30 wanted o. say ard srprs.
ca a ass' a. usil