The sun., 1870-10-21
PATTERSON, N. j., Oct. 20. 1870.
The Rights OF Labor, and How to secure


From Wendell PhHp,'s Speech IN Bos'on otIis
Do you know that there are 9l7. 900 men and
women engaged In Irodu thu industrial fabrics
ol ,his Commanwealth 7 Do You knos tlat y YOU
lody larger tDan all the legal voters Of the Common
wealth-lnIger than all tho ngbtns men of the Com
mOnwcJlthf Two hundred and sixty II tousnnd men
are the hglt en- Of Mhstarh set,s; 10000 ts the
largest vote Massachusetts ever throw; 2t7OOo men
ana women in tho nenufee,urinf and nllnins EN-
ploym onts OF Mssssch ueets add 10 this co 90 far
mers. md you have close or $40 600 aep, and with
those derendeut upon them for bread, you nave be-
tween C00.O00 and $4,000 men. According to MI.
Eennedy, uf ii c cehsr-, tbroelouttLS uf the popu.
latiun of Mass1ch usetis are the laLoring men "
Massachusetts,
Last ~iLtcr I went. with others, up IN the Rsouh.
Ecan legislature. and said 70 ther and my 1ends
said to th,i', 1--WE want m inquiry into te actual
condition OF tie industry Of Ma eaclnsefts; we
want 10 know u wages, e health, the houses, tho
ayes, TIE sc1es HE education. the morality. oi tho
l1horinE classes Of Matsachusciis; We want the
iacjs ON which % o H. the people. We propose no
mo1snte, We aitlek nobody, We clIim nothing We
only ak he irfus,rial facts Of Massachusetts II
the Law IN reg rd to the education Of chi ren under
certain uge. before they are empliyei, nbe, cd I
j. the Law In regard TO treatment Of children in
the factories ohcyedi Wc want an Inquiry" The
wndow. Fine us 5000" w sid tn, laughed
At ~. We went IN private and besoushi ycm; we
suid TO q cn, " Here ere no01 votes The hbor
party claims nothing, inter,eies with noholv only
says We are great mass Of industrious nd wo-
mon" Ispeni fnrtni-ht got down, YOU mi .ht say,
almost, IN ny knee. legged oiey members OF Con
gr'ss and leading clcrgynen. members Of the Hous
ard the senate. giant "a this little boon" Tney
laughed at u. With great elnrt. with great deal
of exertion, went to the outside lohbv tie Renub.
licans that know something pdu -htrl; you do not
nGd srch en- IN ire Lef fislaiu lrcnewod aHgierl,
and said to tlitm: :" Do you know W az fools your
friend. are wukiug Of themselves up theroi Here
are 1900 men. voters here is one half OF tie poru-
,n .,,s " S @, soas. sS we sn' !e & y, Tney
this thing. As IN act OF justice It is YOURS, Us
matter Of yo.icy It is ten times yours" We l. they
vent NJ. This Republican party that cairs TO be
tie especial friends n the vorkingmen: this party
that procaims i,s astonishnent that anybody shoud
presume to tiink that another party should adv cate
tie labor ques' ION, at last granted our reques'
look al the hours the working people have 20 labor
How many hours lave ,hey TO attend TO education
and to the numerous calls OF society," Does civil.
zston and Q, risiapi,y mean nothing with .ari 10
tue laborny peoplef II they do, that class desires
Wei, reltrred TO Mr. Nundelia, who sat here the
other night. lie said 10 me: ~ took up New York
nevspaper the other dlv and II said tnit the Opera.
tiyos Of New York asked the capitalists to conde-
scend 10 meet them and iscuss the questil, OF tie
reduction of labor" =, nnLcsccnd," said this mem
her OF the English House Of Commons " the phrase
struck inc az curious one we don't use It In Eng.
land" why, sir. sid he, "for eleven years In
land every month sig OF the Htoet capitalists o. the
country, the iron trade tue hosiery trade tho cotton
trade. The woolen trade, six mcn REPRESENTING
0C00,0O0 meet six delegates If tho trades unions
no earn their daily bread vita the sweat oi their
brow, TO discuss wages, dscusa business, discuss
tho interests Of tie trade What Ia Ihe IesLli :
That tue laburirG fn tre lifted Hp into the inleli.
gent profession al Uu tusss, and icndly epiri' eA.
it- On lOth tldCs. Wien Iall River rtOIOsgd TO
reduce her wages tea TER cent, the parties said sub
ni.. or move out VI my tenCAont house, OF will
turn you out
Now what do We urop'se. Oh, would welcome
the English plan Of arhtratiIn II the capi,ai.ls OF
New ENGLAND we're only as wsc--I ill not "a, ~
lumano-ai Of Odd Euglgnd; II they WOuld say to
l~Lor: We have ourselves TO consult, We lave co 70
tun. let u.s. II down and orange; II they woulI
oniv educate labor in'o the inttclcics Of business
They went Wen. then, We Will educate them IN
the ranks "f politics. There Is one uLier great
school open 10 America IL II the bslo'-box; bot
Ter than scl oOls wiser Than colleges kesrer than
pulplts. DE T,cqueyillo said, when he jvurney od
through our couuIry! 4 liRvo seen Your colleges /:
have seen your schools but there Lte tao tom =
that teach Nour icnple more than the wi ole OF
them. OSo ~ tue JuTy'ho1 tho other the ballot
box lou want TO summon them to the al fbitIa-
tiou table, and compel them into an arrunc ement
and settlement. We summon you TO the ballot. OK.
aud by the weight OF Overwhelming numbers we
will yet make y evident tnat tiere il In the CON.
nunMealth Of hassA husetts the conscience that ciI
protect three quarters ot Its citizens. lATpAuse