The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-09-05

Readi Read!!--see how the protected capital
ist takes care Of the unprotected opera


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The other day stated that no Of equal suf
fcienCy and soundness OF money could be specified in
which so many strikes and urnouts had taken place
the part of labor to compel from capital fair rate Of
wages. And il was shown that while apital-proiect-
ed capalis laying up its thirty to fifty per cent. It
has refused in many instances 10 advance the wages Of
labor in the slightest The case Of the female opera
ves al Lowell in particular, was instanced where the
employers published the names o some young women
who were compelled by necessity to strike for higher
wages, and combined and conspred with one anolber
to keep those poor women out Of employ, until they
should be starved into the slavery they held out 10
them.
Below we publish from the New York papers the
memorial of these humble female operatives 10 the
Massachusetts Legislature Its plain, simple andtouch
ing statement OF wrongs will appeal orcbly in the pub
lie justice against the system of factory yranny-hat
system OF incorporated lorness the protection OF which
is called protecting American Industry. We would
advise every reader to keep copy of this memorial
read it 10 his neighborsand call upon the coon parti
zaus who go for the present tariff with all its inequalities
and oppressons-to explain how it is.
| ~ LHs IHdSSdChhSSGS LSyISGIglTG
awe, the undersigned, females, dependent upon the
labor of our hands for the subsistence having left the
employment Of the Middlesex Manufacturing Compa-
ny on account Of violation their part Of the agree
ment existing between the undersigned and said compa-
ny, and now suffering persecution from said company
and are hunted from place to place, that we may find
no employment by which to earn living. Not being
lahl In met tnnrr ria hy
ing suit at law for satisfaction We are compelled 10
seek redress or protection from the powers which
edsaid company. The Regulation Paper" which ac-
companies this memorial reads as follows:
"Al persons entering into the employment of he
company are considered as engaged fortwelve months
and those who leave sooner will not receive regular
discharge"
We did not imply, by agreeing to this, that our wa
ges were to be subject to any reduction which the com
pany might see fit to make, and when they gave US off
cial notice that they going to cut wages down
about IS per cent we considered it violation of the
agreement which existed between u.s. and therefore, did
not feel bound by an agreement which they had right
10 break for fthey could reduce our wages 25 per cent
why not fifty, and still hold us to work twelve montbs9
We therefore, quit working for said company, and The
consequence to us is as follows Some Of us went 10
work for other companies but these companies soon re-
ceved our names, anC we were Immediately turned off
Some of us applied for work where hands were wanted
but were informed that they could employ hone Of 'ihe
turn outs from the Middesex," and may who labored
with us have been obliged 10 leave Lowe, and seek
their bread we know not where, on account OF the per-
secucn carried on againsthe by The Middlesex Com
pany Our names are upon all the corporations in
Lowell that we find no employment We therefore,
pray that you WILL if consistent with your constitution
al powers, stay the hands of prosecutors and If moi
that some law may be enacted which will prevent our
brothers, sisters, AMI friends suffering as we suffer- il
ever they should resist injustice from manufacturing
companies.