New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-10
Employer. and Employed.

Employer. and Employed.
The National IAle'ii gsuccr Of Monday contains
the Official report Of the late Annual Dinner OF
the Columbia typographical Society held lately
IL Washington, from which We copy the following
Toast y TIE Committee Of Arrangs menrs
H. B-s, G-,ssy-Iss .s- ior ar -Po.it Hi7 iao-s
a. ~ -a-f ft-.1-al e. go .trI-r irn 80 =
NJ GaEELEY rose aid responded IS follows;
Hr. Prssiself sad Gsrt.,-e4 Ireturn you ny hearty
thanks Tor iae .siy wih whca ry name hss been
honored ~ your festival know % 8 Customary 70
preface Response q Ills sort Win az aPoo-y ior 10
ABILITY o ,pesk 10 pGolc j ke hat win ~ni-h or
TREND Tne Father Of Pres laisly favored Is /;
ara reenoer smong the traditions q the craft tn7t
cisungu red Priarer Editor. and senator rom ne
Essi rose t1us - repy % congAur mary ''A''
- one u yolr suuusi o-rq-ets end pL4Ans i1aLL
,cri,t czech from l.. rg1t .re-ches POCKET, COM
rerc4o res5fnR NJ PRECEDENT, bsfns ErzPteisG-y
"a ed EDoa &c. But saa-l prefer no eP ..oaies.
The seur ne1t o. our Trend on y ri.hi 'i giDEoNj
hss syls4t from NJ mi-c TIE ideas Tricn nso n
t.ud4d H. ct before you HIS theme vas ne mon
Of Er.uIova,s sd Imp 1ye1-a senunient OF Toe
largest rrltLuless, me pToioln- es' sAl1 @ire
Truth not yer zeIef@-y ---eIs,, % anl -
upon that q e rel interests 90 re Employing and In
uye5 G. ss.es are iderrcs They are noi divert9l al
tsglnis- !rc0wpsl be, but really and ully one.
spesk Of tie Two srfs knowing vel tha' u e PCS
s.5.s TO- here I'D there Al employer @ n as w
noe -ets--to rrpe lager lortllr-Iy scrc-ng down
wages sud gettls worn zone i0- hsi price. know
man WI sometimes maze clglvlJ m tlls Way-shl
don't envy him nis fortune. Bot what nainlain T.
,hattls msn just CO much he enemy u the Empcy
il the Employed c.ass ard hi' policy i eql-y laia
l. both
For aow Is q that employer as class, are 70 realize
prices ard prCfvi ! VII take or own business ior
exam le-Hy 5lsiness q you Pesse-iof TIE Principe
q illustrates 3 o. universal sgpAcaton and sisl.l'
cance live By editing printing, and selling news
paper and = selling % - prices Tar below Nl1t pa
pr costing Ike amount could have been sIl4a i1r
ftear ~ az Z.
much move than va then pad Tor axe amount ~
work. ar sn d0iag ~ well AZ have any rgbt % eN-
pect-doing wtl enough. How can ] afford % sell 90
cheap and Still make money BY selling 81 many pa
pers The basis a my prosperity therefore, Is ae N
iarggtnt ~ fac cvc q Hs1sp1fer Ttfders And inst
enlargement is promoted b whatever enhances the
general reward % Ls1or Let the general fnse OF Va
ses De- cut down oLrtLid and though should indeed
hnd my expeuses somewhat diminished, ] should zee
my income shruuk IN - least equal ratio and ia TAR
greater amount The mechanic, the artisan the day
la5Orer could no longer arOrd o buy HspapeTs-or
.esst would think be could not TIE great nass Of
the community, finding their resources seriously con
trrcted would be driven retrcnch their expend
aud would generally begin with their Intellectual %
preference 20 their 1sterial senL The erect would
BE- felt by all classes but by smOng the nrst re-
collect very well that when the great revui.ion Of 81
came Or. the weekly paper then published TIE Ner-
lOrkU) lost often hundred subscribers Ia single
New England village Those subscribers were journey.
men mechsnics-sh0emskers, haiters, &c. Their work
suddenly and utterly falling they changed their resi-
Qence or tnelr tuplu ymtnt-tuey stopped TAXING
pers, or ~ least paying tor them Ine consequence
my precipitation from moderate prosperity % the
very brink Of pecuniary ruin AID - now, II wages
generally were 90 be reduced Onefourih. might poe
sbly i've thOusand per annum 10 the expenses Of
my establishment Dui / should lose more than ten
thousand dollars In its income So would II be with
others especially with all whose abors minister 10 any
other than the grossest msteral apyeiites Of mankind
The master tailor, halter hOusecarpenter, pisn0iorte
msker csbinetmskeT, uphOlsterer Sc. can never be
truly benefited by q reduction Of wages-they vii
rather be injured and destroyed.
30 far, therefore from desiring reduction Of wages
realize that nv interest employer s distinctly
the side OF advance desire the strongest prac
tcabe guarantees against such reduction As securities
for my own prosperity As a j1urneymsn, always
stood for high wages as IN employer do the same.
At present very well paid for my labor and
desire u others paid likewise wish IL were prsc
tcable % fix minmum-ior though believe the
minimum principle i not entirely popular In this me
ropolis, eth sm for Il myself wish, say II were
practicable TO decree that competent welltaught
faithful journey mechanic could ever be constrained
by his necessities to work tor less than ten dollars per
week. consider that little enough for suyt0o little
for most. ! 90 not say that such an arrangement l.
practicable under our present social arrangements
believe it is not but we can DO something toward
keeying up good wages and trust We shall rejoice
To meet body q well kno IN aud widely honOred IN
this respect ~ the Columbia Typographical Society
" whose praise = In all the churches"-vhom have
heard spoken Of with espect and gratitude By the craft
every here for many years pact always standing
up molly for good wages and the tights OF labor such
examples are Of great value They help US 70 keep
" nat have got aud encourage us 70 look for more
say printer inst the usually paid 70 printers
IN ibis country not adequate u the sbiity the SPIT
tude. and the application demanded BY them They
ought 10 be higher aud they GIT the printers them
selves would unite In insisting advance | am an
employer now, snd ~ employer am willing 70 pay
twenty FIVE per cent above the present average rates
II The whole body Of ourneymen will unite 10 demand
ing and supporting such prices. psy more now than
the body OF my rivals IA business expect ~
continue 10 do But II ia not fair nor just that II
should be required Of me. Fix the wages where you
plesse-snd greatly prefer that they be higher than
the present sveraseout only secure their general en-
iofcement and will pay them most cheeriully.
Mr.. President, | bad Intended - peak 10 another
topic but the sentiment have guc ted chased that DOT
of my mind. give you the sentiment hsd intended
10 Illustrate
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