New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-09
SENATOR BILS0Y TO THE WoRK1NGMEN.
NEGRO EQUALITY IN LABOR-DoUGLAss- NO
PERSECUTION - HONEST WORDS - EIGHT

NEGRO EQUALITY IN LABOR-DoUGLAss- NO
PERSECUTION HONEST WORDS - EIGHT
HOURS.
Senator Wilson of Massachusetts delivered an
Monday After the usual historicopatrotic opening,
Senator became practical The wealth OF TINS
thousand millions Our population from the 4th or July,
776 20 this day has increased thirteen folu e
TO Increase further Half century from TINS day those
viii fiSd the United states valued at more than
5000 100000, increase of hundred fold So IN
But my friends, to-day there are also evils III the
country. There are wrongs TO be rghted. Nine years
ago, we had four aud halt millions OF bohdmeh-Io
day we have not bondman m the country ana INC
power Of the slave master Is broken ana broken forever
Those four and half millions OF bCnumeh are AmeIlIan
citizens today, aud most OF them clothed with the rights
and privileges OF American citizens But great as mas
been our advance, we nave something more 10 40 ~
duty to make liberal Institutions we have an opoT
tunity that other people In the world has ana t Is
70 lift up the poor inc OWly the deIelueh nv WILLIS
Of the country not only to the rights and privileges
being How is this be doucl Not friends by looking
with jealousy envy upon any portion OF our fellow
and in the reason in sentiment and in feeling the sub
lime idea Of the FatherlOod OF God and the brotherhood
and by extending the hand Of fellowship 10 the down
or humbest man in the country, whether De DC
white black man, born In our own country or III
a foreign land tell yOu my friends in all frankness'
that OF the saddest specaces ever presenteu 10 S
i'm the capital OF this Republic, OF class OF
workngmen Iaboring to prevent another work
ing man iaborlng the Government. and tell that
M certain as God egns and governs world such
will rebuked by all that Is pure and holy In The
country and viii be fTowned upon and crushed ont Mr..
Douglass printer who served his country In the
field is working In the Government printing Office in
Washington, and will continue to work there ns lOnS 40
he wishes to- There Is another sad spectacle In the ma
branded because they consent 10 work in the Navy Yard
with black men who assisted In fighting the battles OF the
country; but say 10 you, black men VIII continue 10
work there and stand or fall by God Almghtys help,
some intend TO fight the battles OF the poorest men
in the country, whether white or black.
These words received by the members OF the
trades unions present with loud cheers The Senator then
continued follows concerning the eghthOur question;
The toing masses OF country need time sleep,
time for moral intellectual and social
imDrOyemeut have looked this matter over with some
degree Of care, and unpopular as know the doctrine 10
he to-day accept It, believe IL would be better for
our country the hours OF labor were eight hours instead
of ten believe that II you take thousand men to-day,
I'm the vgOr manhood and let them work eight hours
day, they will do more work IN their Ives lhan they
would at larger number Of hours per day But am
one OF who believe the country Is earning too much
money altogether believe we had better make less
money and "A honest way, ana devote more OF
our time moral mental and social culture The great
thing In this country 10 raise strong healthy honest
aud truehearted men and women, and IT IL OF more
account TO this country to raise up men and
women with sound minds ana SOUND bodies than
10 pile up hundreds OF thousands OF millions OF
capital. Therefore / believe that We should con-
tnue as we have done, 70 reduce the hours OF labor
Large manufactures beng erected, large
shops aud stores, and public buildings, and they
The more time abOreTs have the further out they
20 country to lye and the greater Will be their
Opportunities health and for improvement OF every
kud aud degree. There Is another thing VIC want in this
country We want capital and labor To be cooperative
forces and every manufactory an the country, every
machine shop, every large corporation 70 DO what IL can,
and the who manage them 10 DO what they cam 10
allow the who labor to have direct pecuniary In
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