The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-05-18
Printers vs.. Pirates.

Printers VS.. Pirates.''
This is the heading of an article that
appeared in the Kenton Republican last
week. The writer is down upon those
who advocate substituting women for prin-
ters in place of men. The article in parts
we think, is very good and truthful He
says: 1--WE are told by these. and are ex-
pected to receive it as truth, that women
would enjoy better health in printing Off
ces, than in the occupations of the needle
and household. This is. most absurd
so absurd that we should pass it by in 81
lence, were other persons than printers
themselves competent to Judge of its cor
rectness-for it is an undeniable fact that
not one femal out of an hundred could en-
dure the labor for single twelve month,
if required to perform one-half the amount
of work executed by males. We should
be glad, Tor the rather, sorry, to see
woman standing at the case,' ten, or even
eight hours; if she could stand that then
We claim that she is equally ftfor black
smith, carpenter, or 'sapper and miner
all of whom come forth from days toll
with sparkling compilations and buoyant
spirits. while the printer, with attenuated
form, hatchet and saffron face, drags his
weary limbs after him, an Indifferent spec
tator of all life-reviving exercises. In
truth it is only those who know nothing,
erperinentally, of printing, that twaddle a.
bout tho light labors' of its followers
upon the generally recognized premises
Of the class which, to conceal its ignor-
ance, confuses the public with a never
ending string of senseless words"
If the printing business would be con.
genial to the health of women, why is it,
that SO many apparently stout men after
following itfor short time, in consequence
ofthe injury received from it, have to
take themselves unto some other calling
We are known to several such instances.
The writer winds up by giving, in his
opinion, an exhibit of the advocates of
this newfangled doctrine" There is
some truth connected with the following:
"The advocates of this new-fangled
doctrine are the few rat priaters-men
who would be mean in any calling-and
those sage gentlemen who have failed in
Other pursuits, and with the desire of posi-
tion which the editorial confers, as they
believe, and which they could never at
tain as the reward of talent and worth.
buy few hundred dollars worth of ma
terial; climb into great arm chair; stick
a feather behind an ear, scribble, and talk
like parrots, and imagine they have at
tanned the acme Of human hopes TT ey
have no sympathy for the laboring MIN,
albeit they are always moutbing about
the dignity Of labor" What there is
of them, except selfshness and bigotry, is
sumhed up briefly thus by Scotland's
bard:
"a set o dull, conceited hashes,
Confuse their brains in college classes
They gang in stirks and come out asses,
Plain truth to speak"
For the present we conclude with the
hope that the independent nation of Jour-
neyman printers will not permit them
selves to be rode down by rat printer
editors, nor the no less despicable class
described by the poet Get Job at the
pickaxe the hoe, the spade-'turn OUT
and hire yourself to farmer--anythine
that is honest-but never allow set Of
leeches to take from you blood. life, and
manhood to enrich themselves. Let them
revel alone in their glory"
The miserable condition that country
newspaper publishing is in. is owing to the
miserable conduct Of the editors. They
are responsible for the picoyune prices of
dollar or dollar and fifty cents for pa.
per year. These very men now suffer
as much or more than any body else from
the niggardly prices and small support re-
ceived by country editors and publishers
Why should our prices be reduced while
every thing else that can be named, is
higher?