The record-union., 1898-11-01
AL. ]. JOHNSTON INDORSED.
HIS COWARDLY TRADUCERS
ARE DENOUNCED.
Action of the Federated Trades
Council in This City
Last Night.

AT meeting of the Federated Trades
Council held last evening the following
preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, While the Sacramento
I Federated Trades Council is strictly
non-partisan in it's character, and has
persistently declined to consider mat
ters Of political nature, yet it deems
it to be its duty to protest against,
condemn and repel unjust and mali
cious assaults upon the character and
integrity Of Hon. A: J. Johnston, an
honored member of one Of the allied
branches of this federation; and to
condemn and censure the action of
another member Of this organization
E. I. Woodman-in lending himself to
the circulation Of anonymous litera-
ture in which such unjust and mali
cious assaults are made; and
Whereas, This council knows such
assaults to be founded in malice and
untruth, and deems the participation
therein entirely beneath and unbecom-
ing a. member of this federation; and
Whereas, The promise has been
made by said Woodman that, in case
Of his election to the office of Super
intendent Of State Printing, he will
effect saving to the State of 100000
a year in the administration of that
office, knowing full well that in order
to even attempt to fulfill said promise
it would be absolutely necessary to
reduce the wages Of labor therein, and
thereby work a direct injury to every
member of a labor union finding en-
ployment in that institution-an insti-
tuition which, under it's present man
agement, gives employment to union
labor exclusively; and
Whereas, Another anonymous cir
cular has been put into circulation by
friends of said E. I. Woodman, making
an outrageous, indecent and dastardly
assault upon the character and virtue
of the poor working women, who, by
reason of adverse circumstances, have
been forced to support themselves and
those dependent upon them by the Ia
Dor Of their hands; therefore,
Resolved, That this council recog-
nizes in Hon. A. J. Johnston a. good cit
izen, faithful public servant. and
jealous friend of organized labor, and
repels and condemns the anonymous
assaults made upon his integrity as
false and malicious.
Resolved, That this council hereby
censures and condemns the action of
E. I. Woodman, member of an allied
branch of this organization, in his per
sonal distribution of such anonymous
literature, and denounces 1t as conduct
unbecoming one member of labor
sunion toward another.
Resolved That this council con-
demns any and every proposition tend
ing to reduce the scale of wages in
the State Printing Office, as is evident
ly contemplated If the promises made
by E. I. Woodman, as referred to
above, are attempted to be fulfilled.
Resolved, That we scorn and de-
nounce as unfit to associate with de-
cent men and women the man or set
of men who will wantonly and libel
ously endeavor to besmirch the honor
and virtue of honest, hard-working,
respectable women. in an effort to
make a point against a political op-
ponent. Such men deserve the utter
contempt of the whole community.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of this coun-
Gil, and copies thereof furnished un-
der seal to Hon. A. J. Johnston,
to Mr.. E. I. Woodman, and to the
press"