Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-11-30
The xyorl9ingmen,s Rc.oI s.,Ions.

The Worlxingmen's RcsOlutions.
The following are the resolutions adopted
at the, Workingmen's Meeting held at the
City Hall on Tuesday evening. They did
not reach us in season for publication In
ourissue of yesterday morning. We COM
mend their perusal to all who take an inter-
est in the welfare of the great mass of our
people-the mechanics and other working
men:
WHEREAS, We. the workingmen of CO.
lumbus, believe that the length of days
work required by the present system. Is too
great, inasmuch as the whole, time Is con-
,sumed by labor going to, and. returning
from the same, performing the indispensa-
Bile business of the family, and for sufficient
sleep to fit us for our daily labor, affording
to the workingman no time for recreation
or mental Improvement. and reducing his
life to condition of fservitude little better
than slavery; and,
WHEREAS, The introduction of labor
saving machinery has SO greatly facilitated
mechanical operations that the working for
long hours tends to overproduction, and q
consequent throwing out of employment
of many whose families depend upon their
labor for support; and,
WHEREAS, A reduction OF the hours
of labor, by requiring a larger pro-
portion of the population IN mechani-
cal pursuits, and drawing thousands from
disreputable and baneiul associations to
which they are now driven for livelihood,
and by iffording employment to thousands
who are often idle and penniless for want
of it, would permanently benefit society ;
and, 20 a' h1rM1ojsr - a.at ~
WHEREAS, The workingman is an intelli-
gent being, requiring time for intellectual
cultivation and Improvement, to qualify
him for the duties of socteCy and citizen
ship, which can only be gained by a reduc-
ton of the hours of labor; therefore,
Resolved, That. we, the wOrkingmen OF
Columbus, declare that Eight Hours of la
Dor ought to constitute days work, and
we pledge ourselves to use our utmost eff
forts to educate public sentiment to an in
dorsement of this principle, TO secnre IL by
legal enactment aud to bring about its gen
eral adoption the earliest possible date, /.
Resolred, That to this end we recommend
the formation Of an Eight Hour League OF
mechanics and workingmen of the city of
Columbus, and in each Representative dis
strict in the State, to unite In demanding
State legislation and municipal action In ia
WI vi diiu w NhieO VIM
similar leagues throughout the country in
demanding Congressional action in its IA
vor I'M all work done for the General Gov
ernment, and to secure its general adoption
throughout the country.
\ Resolved, That feeling assured that the
public sentiment of the country will in
dorse principle so just to the working
met, and so beneficial TO society when fairly
presented, to this end we recommend (as
far as practicable) the employment of eff
cient public speakers to bring the subject
fairly and-inits proper light before the peU-
Pile. and to invoke the press to use its all
powerful influence in favor of Il principle
which, when adopted, will give working
men time to peruse its columns.
ReSolued, That there is no present politi-
cal question so important TO wOrkingmen
as a reduction of the hours of labor; we,
therefore, pledge ourselves before voting,
to interrogate every candidate on this ques-
ton, and 10 vote for no member OF the Leg
islature who will not vote and work for the
passage of law making Eight Hours le-
gal days work in this State; or for any
Congressman who will not favor the adop-
ton of the Eight Hour system in all work
done for the General Governments; or for
any municipal officer who will not favor
IIlt duODllOU vi JDlS Sl SlNul Ill al WI n hOuC
for the city, and compelling an observance
of thesame in all its contracts. .r,w
Resolued, That we earnestly enjOin upon
the workingmen OF this city and State TO
petition the Legislature. at its coming ses-
sion, to legalize this principle, and we en-
treat every mechanic and workingman in
the State not to fail to place his name OIL
some petition that shall reach the Legisla-
ture.
Resolred That the workingman, crushed
down aud enslaved as he now is by excess
sive toll, has not the time requisite to prop
erly cultivate his mind to tit him for socie-
ty, or qualify him for citizenship in coun-
try like ours, the stability and permanence
of whose Institutions and whose general
welfare so largely depend upon the intelli-
gence and virtue of the great mass of the
people, and we pledge ourselves to devote
the time which this reform will give US to
the physical, intellectual and moral inI-
provement of the working classes.
RESOLVED, That it is necessary that
every workingpan should be reader
of some paper devoted to the interests
of the working classes, that we may
the more fairly understand the merits
of our cause, and the progress It is
making, and labor consistently and effec-
tudlly Ill It's pTOlnOIlOn. we, bucIciOTt, TeC-
ommend Fincher's Trades Review as an
able, efficient and fearless advocate of our
cause, that should bein the hands of every
workingman in the country, and we entreat
all our, Unions tquse their utmost .endeav-
ors to sustain said paper, and Increase its
circulation; and thatwe tender our sincere
thanks to all that portion of the press that
favor our cause, for their efforts in our be-
half. and recommend workingmen to sus-
tain them in preferenceto any others.
Resolred, That we, the workihghen of
Columbus, tender to Jonathan G. Fincher
our sincere thanks for the able and eloquent
address with which he has favored us this
evening, and, thai. we recognize him as the
great pioneer Of the Eight Hour move
ment. ,.s-s.-.-.-st .,.-.,.,.-,,s .-,,s-...,
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted amid great outburst Of applause,
and, on motion, the meeting adjourned.
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