The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-22
For the REPUBLIcAN
ENCOURAGE SKILLED LABOR.

Individual wealthaggregated, makes
the wealth of communities. Encour-
agement to manufacturers developes
energy, cultivates taste, improves me-
chanics, and attracts custom, not only
to the mechanic, but to his neighbor.
Every man who goes out tf his own
community to spend q dollar, does just
that much injury to himself and the
neighborhood in which he lives. The
Editor appeals to the people at home
to support his paper on the ground
that it is home journal, educating
public taste, promoting intelligence,
encouraging industry and giving gen
eral tone to society; every argument
he uses is for the improvement of his
patrons; and | may say that there is
not one argument he uses that does hot
apply with equal force to the mechan-
ic, the merchant, the Grmer or the
hotel keeper, a fact here for your pri-
yate consideration. Almost every
steamboat that comes up the river
brings to Greene county articles of city
manufacture, which could be and are
better made in the county and perhaps
at no greater cost. Now why is it
that men will so act? Do they cx-
pcct to get their patronage from the
city; or do they wish by the insult to
drive mechanics and all skilled labor
from their midst into the pent up
boundaries of some dingy city? For
my own part, the only plausible roa-
son that can find, is that it has
tendency to iatten some mems vanity,
by ing from home to some large
tow ,or some place that is all name,
to secure an article which should be
made at home. What is the result of
this kind of dealing? | know men
now in the city who are most excellent
mechanics and artisans, who would |
gladly co'Nc to some country place to
exercise their skill, and thus benefit
some community, were it not for this
oenchant Of individuals to discourage
Ill kinds of home manufacture. Every
community is just whab its individual
members make it, Mean, groveling
md discordant, or noble, generous and
assisting every man who
shows a disposition to become master
If his business. OF course | would
not to guilty Of trying to impose the
claims of any daub, botch, or umphic,
upon the people, No, but let every
nan prove himself a caterer to the
public taste, and improvcr of his cspc-
,ial business; prepare himself by men
al culture, by mechanical skill, by
steady habits, and constant industry,
o merit the claims he may put forth
% public patronage. Suppose some,
u all Of those men who patronize city
work, were to take sample of the
Kind of work they want done to some
killful mechanic in their own town
md say, "if you will do me work like
his, | will give you good job and
'ay you a good price for it." That
nan will in return patronize you as
iberally, because he can then afford it,
nd will, if it comes in his way, turn
many a dollar to your account; but if ,
on will go from home to get mechan-
ral labor done, he can with a good
nee tell you to go there for your pa
Another great advantage in !
ncouraging skilled labor at home, is
'hcn you need something of peculiar I
obstruction, or mechanical ingenuity l
construct YOU have it at hand and '
o not have to delay days and some :
ines weeks to send to the CITY. By
ncouraging home mechanics you help !
D cultivate public taste, by making it i
smiliar with skillful mechanism. "Do
nto others as you would that others {
hould do unto you" If you stand
P for the interests of your communi- +
=, you have right to expect that
ommunity will stand by your inter- /
SIS. The mutual dependence of indi- I
iduals is the basis ofcommercial pros
Gritty, or adversity. Why then dis
ltegratc society? G. w. d, I
THERE are two kinds of girls. d
)ne is the kind that onneors host | q