Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-04-15

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ihst pari Of ih- constitution witch for
BIDS the receiving Of titles and office
from princes and foreign states; and de-
slsres lin guilty Of high treason VIII
joins the enemies OF the United State
by ing them support and counlenanee
We demand. lhtr fore, in tie in'eres
oi hs republic, bat he CEiciAl in terler
ence OF the Pope, through bishops ana
other agents. in the Uniied States, b
pat stop 10; tha, his meddling with the
a sdsirs of the citizens Of this country b,
y energetieslIy rebaked; that the order o.
the Jesuits be declared an enemy of the
republic.
CONDITION OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
As long as labor is not The only cOndi.
ion of employment, the depauperaiion Of
~ the people eau only thereby be avoided,
that the working classes are made inde-
pendent Of the moreyed power, which
otherwise will exhaust them. We deem,
-, therefore, the following measures essen
usl TO the protection Of labor, as they
only will be able TO prevent the physical
exhaustion of the people BY oyer-work-
-, ing. as also the degrsdatiou to which the
working classes are constantly exposed.
Although with reference to this subject
there can be never said or done too much,
we limit ourselves for the present to strive
a for tina, what may now be gained; and
demand the immediate introduction of the
following measures which are much need.
ed in the present state Of affairs in Ohio.
-.i I. Limitation Of the working hours 10
no more than 10 hours per day.
2. Protection of the wages cf labor.
a. BY priority of the claims of work.
ingman in cases of failures
b. BY modification of the laws of 'stay
seof execution" and exemption of execu.
tion,' inasmuch as that they shall never
take effect unless claims for wages OLA
boring men are to be salts fed.
c. by embodying into the present law
respecting "1iechanics' lien," the provi.
so, that every laborer who works for
corporation-be he engaged 10 the work
by contractors or By agents of the corpor
stion--shall have "a lien for the amount of
his wages on the subject on which the la
Dor was performed by him.
d. Providing for disabled laborers, by
reforming the present "Infirmaries,' that
they may become accessible to invalids,
in sense of humanity aud Justice.
4. When contracts for public works are
tobe made, competing laborerl associations
ought to have the preference before con.
tractors, whenever that can be done with
out injury to the public interest. If the
contract is taken by the individual. he is
to give security for the wages of the la
borers who are to be employed by him.
SCHOOL QUESTION.
E- Every men has the inalienabe right to
education, and the State is bound 10 se-
cure it to him. We deem the leading fea-
lures of the American Free School Sys.
tenn to be the first guarantee of that right,
and demand that that system be kept
free from all sectarian of clerical inhu.
ence, and be further developed and carri
led out We think the following reforms
to be especially important:
/. AS the State is bound to protect its
citizens against the injurious conse-
quence of neglected education. every
child is to be compelled to visit the
schools. We consider therefore, the CO.
ercion to visit the schools, the first CON-
ditioh of general education.
sa z. but as many poor parents are COM
pelled by their neeessitous circumstances
TO avail themselves Of the labor of their
children, instead of sending them to
school, we hold that the interest of hu-
mainly demands it that the State shall
furnish to the children of all such parents
who demand il, not only nourishment;
clothing and school books, but, whenev.
er tits necessary, also lodgings in an inst-
tuition especially establishment for that
purpose;-as, without such care, the ben
e6,s of education would be within the
reach only of The children of the wealthy
and the rich.
., We demand. that in all schools
which are visited by a number of German
children, the German language be also
taught.
d. No child shall be apprenticed or
bound to trade before it has entered up.
on its fifteenth year, and after care.
full and we'll attested school examination.
4. School examinations can he made
only by the respective commissioners of
the public schools, and only the certificates
of those officers shall be legally acknowl.
edged.
.e 6. We are,e finally, in favor Of the es.
taolishment of Teacher Seminaries, and
that law be enacted prohibiting the en-
ployment, as teachers. of persons who
have not been educated in such seminar
les, or passed an examination in the same.
Teachers ought, also, to be considered
Stats officials and not those Of districts,
nndsonght TO have their pay appropriated
by the Legislature.
t5 5ltW ON TAYATIoNs
We deem the system Of progressive
taxation to be the most equitable.
No property (except that of the State
snd that of the schools ought to be ex-
empt from taxation; to exempt the prop
erty Of banks and churches we deem an
injustice to the people. But we think
itjusi, that every citizen be privileged
10 hold property to the amount of 5000
free from taxation. We demand pro-
gsessiye tax on inheritance.