Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-10-04
Mechanics ana working Men - Look


David Tod tho Republican Fusion candidate for Cover
nor is very wealthy Hos extensive iron manufaotur
er, snd we believe, owns railroad and has large nun nun
wn was member Of the last Legislature, from Mahoning
county soon after the commencement of the first SEES
vent conspiracy" DavidTod was the author ofthis BILL
aha provided that in mechanics working men
should be deemed guilty Of conspiracy and punished as
ehlsISaLs % Happily this bill not passed. although
Mr. rod was very anxious should boz but had IL BEEN Il
would have oppressed all mechanics and working men,
and at the mercy Of tyrnnnioal employers How
them Of their righsi They cannot do ~ viii aus 10y
gard to their vital interests.-DfesssResr. ~
David Tod made speech at his home
three or four days since, and answered the
above charge as follows;
am glad of this opportunity, surround
ed as | now am by scores of men who have
been in my employ for nearly twenty years,
to notice this charge. Mr.. Webb refers to
bill was instrumental in preparing, which
was introduced by our fellow-citizen, the
Hon. Jesse Baldwin, then member of the
House of Representatives, the provisions Of
which are as follows:
SECTION !. BE il enacted by the General Asssmby Of
the State Of Ohio, That II three persons shall
conspre and agree together to viont other uHa
to deter prevent any other person persons
business every offending shall be deemed guilty
Of conspiracy and SHALL conviction thereof be imprs-
oned in the cell dungeon Of the county jail not exceed
ing ten days and fined In any not exceeding three
hundred dollars, at the discretion ofthe court.
SIC. any person to carry out the purposes Of any
conspiracy defined in the preceding section, shall
threaten 10 UioeRy assaRH shall actually assault iti
vOeNcs any other person or PERSONS with view to de-
ter prevent him. her, them the peaceful prose
cuton his her their lawful business every person
offending, shall be deemed guilty Of msdemeanor, ant
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the cell
dungeon m
fined in any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars,
the discretion fthe court,
SIC 0. This act to be in force on its passage
BY the provisions of this law you viii
discover that, as all laws should, it opposes
or protects all classes of men alike. For
if three or more clergymen, or three o.
more doctors, "shsl conspire and agree to
gether" to use unlawful means to preven
another preacher or docter from the prose
cution of his lawful calling, they are liable
TO its penalties. So, too, if three or mort
propretors of coal mines-for instance, An
drews, Murry and myself-were to conspir,
to prevent an honest coal-miner from get
ting work, the law would reach us. So
too, if three or four moro coal-miners shal
conspire together to prevent another veal
and without such law) unprotected fel
low-laborer from going to work the Law
would reach them. Thus you see that the
object of the law was to protect individual
against combinations-the weak agains
the strong. No well.thinking man, be h,
preacher, doctor, coal proprietor or Goa
miner, will object to such law
Cypress coal miners! Go to Briar Hill
Girard, Clinton, and Fairyiew, where lv
hundreds of men who have grown gra,
with me in this business, and hear wha
they have to say on this subject, Look a
the farms and houses they have secured 70
themselves from the fruits Of their homes
labor with me. Ask the widows and child
rem of all who have died in my employ
ment. Ask the Welchman, the Irishmar
the German, the Scotchman, now surround
ed by their happy wives and little one
whom they left behind them in the oil
country, how they were able to get ther
over. Look to their neat churches an
} school houses, that have aided in errec
f ing, and let all these answer whether hav
7 oppressed the laboring man. Away wit
: such baderdash!