The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-04-24
THE WAGES OF LABOR.

That the democratic party Of this country
/ party which, more than any thing else, prides
itself thar its principles are the principles Of the
Mechanics, the Yeomanry. the Workingmen OF
the land y should be striving to effect an actual
reduction Of tho wages Of Labor, is an idea so
ridiculous and SO absurd that our wonder is that
the wings with their newborn pretended re-
spect for the intelligence of the people, should
be such fools as TO charge them with entertain
ing il. But men never act without motivesiand
wings, with all their patriotism, are but men
however pure they may be in their owE eyes,
they still have the clay covering, and sven they
may act from sinister motives.
What, then are the motives which are now
operating among them What means it that
Honest John Davis must falsify Mr.. BuchonN
ans speech; and then have this spread, as it on
the wings Of the wind Through the length and
breadth of the land What means it, that tho
great guns at Washington must start the cry a.
bout the reduction Of the wages OF labor, and
Tray, Blanche, and Sweetheart must echo and
resecho it, in one long, loud and increasing not.
Of mourning, from Maine to Georgia : What
means it that Webster must play the Sir Oracle
in the Senate Chamber. and exclaim-1 am a.
gainstth the reduction Of the wages Of labor and
the little Daniels of bank officers and manufac~
turing clerks, all about our cities and villages,
swell up with the same squeakins cry - we
too are against the reduction Of the wages Of la>
bor7' 49,
A single fact is worth volumes. II is a fact
then that the constituents Of these whig 'patri-
ots.' simultaneously with their Congress speech
es, have undertaken to reduce the wages Of the
laborsrs in their employment: and here the clue
TO the whole matter
Are not the manufacturing corporations Striv-
ing to gain more profit out OF their operatives,
and is not Honest John Davis, and others a
like honest, striving to make the admnstra-
ton che scape-goat to bear off the whole sin OF
this 'hagtous measured Such course this
ia the hypocritical cant Of the wealthy rionop>
olists, who cut down the wages OF the working
man-'suck course is rendered necessary by
the late experiment on the currency, OF by the
independent Treasury Bill being likely to be-
come law, or by the whole policy of Martin
Van Buren,. or by the reduction Of the currency,
g.. &c. Gladly would we avoid it if we could.
But such rulers as now are in power force us to
il. What can we do when we live under the
worsr government that ever existed on the face
Of the esrthi This is the stuff that is poured in
TO the ears Of intelligent men, by those who
wonld deprive labor Of its reward By such
faLk is the reason, the observation, the common
sense Of independent Freemen daily insul'ed
The greatest hypoorites often makes The long
est prayers; let the mechanics, the farmers, the
workngmen, distrust those who make such mis-
cradle words of profession for their interests,
and at the same moment issue edicts that wsuld
deprive them of their bread The whole OBJ
iect Of this latest whig move is to enable the
manufacturer to reap larger profits, and charge
the cause Of the necessary measure to enable
him to do it-namely, the late reduction Of wa-
ges-upon the national administration - Bos
ton Post.
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION. We have
no, the returns from tie election in thi'
State, but as no poor man can vote there
no man who does not own property
why we cannot expect any thing but th'
usual Wing majority. Let the labore
and the mechanic, whose property con-
sist 10 honest heart, and sInews accus
toned TO daily toll; let such men have
a vote, and our.word for it Rhode Is
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