The state Printing by Contract-Evils to


Printers.
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To the Editor Of The Tribune


In a late No. of your paper you express great
qualification at prospect that the State Printing will
be let out by contract the lowest bidder and have
a, ditfe-en, times on former occasions advocated a
similar mode for The disposal of the Congressional
and your own City printing. The working classes,
Mr.. Greeley, regard you as an honest and sincere
friend aud much reliance is therefore placed upon
your ud gment. Now, Sir as OF that class, VIII
YOU permit 10 ask, il, il your Oft repeated and
strenuous advocacy OF the contract system you are
not sustaining of the most efficient measures loi
which there unhappily too many Tor The depression
of those for whom your sympathles are 30 much Gu
listed? II looks so 20 me: and when, In connection
with your forcble expositions of our claims TO re-
.nunerating reward for our labor, you advocate
system which however just in itself, and beneficial
Us il might be in better of things is pressing
an iron hand upon as your good will and kind
wishes seem too much like the mere WORD of
promise to the ear.


have no hope of getting long article into your
paper. and this communication shall be briefer than
| should like to make IL But allow me very
few lines. Some years ago, in your old New
Yorker you held language similar 10 this The
man who hires his fellow man cheaper than his
labor is worth merely because he may, is an en-
envy TO the human race and should be esteemed as
SUCH" Aud few days since (ins.sncing printing to
illustrate your subject you spoke in strong reprehen-
sion o those who being able 10 pay fair price for labor
yet avail themselves OF the services OF such as necessity
and not the lc,l" induce TO work for what price IS
offered till carrying with them others of better disposi
but less ability standard OF wages established
below reInunerating if not ltrRg scae Now IN ms
of printing by you not accomplish
ing the very thing you have thus condemned II the
printing put by contract TO the lowest bidder wnere
will II be likely to go Into the airpaying establish.
ments. or Technically into the rat Offices Who
will be benefited by il Hei who ia willing his work
shall live in degree OF comfort or ne Wno IN
your own language, will hire cheaper than labor is
worth merely because he may" There can be no
doubt about the result of the matter the wages OF the
operative will come down. and in your upon this
question by allowing the Of the politician to over
come the prompings of the phianthropist, you have
placed pourse where many whose appreciation in other
things you have secured greved 10 see you stand


A JouRNErMAS PRINTER.


ls~ This can be fixed just right by three lines in
the State Printing bill stipua,ng that the contractor
for the State Printing shall in case pay less for his
work than the regular Journeymen's prices, under
penalty of foreitng double the amount of his saving
by hiring boys and two rhirders at rat prices