, 1865-12-30
TIRE EIGBT-UOUR FHFL0S0-
PEERS.

The editor Of the New York Tribune las
apparently been champion Of the "eisht-
hour movement" but lately lie does not
seem to see things quite in the lisht Its advo-
cafes 1esire. To the general allegation thAt
capital is obtaining the lions share OF the
profits and cheating labor, :" II. g." replies
~Why don't touEneyrnen sell the products Of
their tndustJ directly TO the consumer instead Of
10 the employer especially in those trades In which
Sns .a3 Of capital and machinery
One Of TIC advocates Of short labor replies,
thus:
II Will ten yon. Poverty ia The neaiction ef
toumeymen. Tie family absorbs the wages. We
havc nothing savcd as tho cnd q lhe year. Com.
e'1s eapsnss5e avg W need eap Inssssaee iesdes-
rhsp. These re hare not. Hence combinations,
at present, are tnpFaeticshle. Put gaEe us two
cconomy aud natural philosophy our common pos
ecFeion. The former we viii apply TO husinets;
the latter TO the inc1case oi machinery. With
.a;.s aS' '"'pt''''n p's*''ls "'e'''' 'ns@ II
an. G." is not satisfied with this answer,
md puts In replication:
Ave think our question If answered neither In
accordance with wisdom nor with the taets tn the
case For we hala ssst sreT e 91ssa IT. ne e,
tho present wages OF Labor and co.t Q! Living,
md That no one ought to 1naI1y nntll DC has done
h e. &c ga xa1ss SS et a. z e. en s ss:aas;
End ne feef that they must atneDd or no tMgFoEe-
mint tn their tiTr16nsfGsekt u poSs1Ae. =. We DO
not see how tourDtyInen are TO earn or save more
money 6y dong IA less srork. 1t seems 10 Is
ccar ss tnnhah. lint either their r1rAtn9s tca oe
Gess or the cott Of Ger 4o3utts and ltelNg more
which amoun!s 10 the sane thing"
The "Eieht Hour MN y in his letter says:
tsBut arc wage. at the present day, determined by
p1inesp1es Of esuitst Evidently they ass nnt; lot
Do not receive anyth3nEs 81 nks 40 equitable nro
10. Il1s is truth which the labItng 1oasscs have
fei Tor many Year,, but hare not tnteltsentr sesn
rsras Whfco i: T ssisN71,a. lie daefcnce ID lie DE-
gree OF skill sud ability. as between the employer
md the employed Is not 90 great rs 70 warrant 50
In this charge Of inequitable payment for
labor In proportion 10 work, q. G. answers:
"Ic4 NJ apply Practical test 10 the point where
on wc secm 70 differ lsrc arc million farmers
al around us who hire 1bor, and most Q! them make
money by doing so-tht prices Of farm products
| having been very high for lbe Last two or three
years, Now this We say-and say It as the zuits Of
| much experience and obserrsdon. Let any nstner
If yo1nf es as oe1n %efR Fl. 1nq
properly; and lc, him leave hie fasn wholly IN the
hands ofthat foreman md thoee la6orert giving itno
personal attention. hui paving each g. oI them nc Or
a!fo liz taxes: and Is an even chance that he VIII
not havc one dollar e over for The use Of hls eap~
tal OF rent OF his iatm. Il he mixes II good u"
loeaucc Of brains oversight, energy. nana:oelnsnt.
| the ease m1y be different But II u mtskake-A
| vcyy great though comton Misfskc-fo suppose
inst IN smpoges 1nsAes money 20 sssgs :, o. hyo So
former easay. OF n aourncymen seem geneTNy te
suppose. Good 1nanaecFt ecncsa1iE mot alwaytl
mn shs S1o 95asI so ssaa}
n.asy Nosau,da, md hi swamp thousands more.
no*sves' 20 ahead and make 1nafse'n better you
The trouble with some {ourneymcn Is, that