Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-10

inaniod by the memOTlnlists, my action will
DO found TO have been liberal TO afaulL ab.
stained from expressing Oplnions TO the com.
mIttee having no vote "a it--On the charges,
and underworld 10 leaTe their minds rs free a.
could, consistently with truth and Justice, TO
me, and When their report was made to Jon.
gress, declaring that
RVS aEHoRiALIsrs DID NOT PROyE
thsI, charge and s5PJsSS !9' On, sRR,Sysi
and the plans being carried Odt by tho bOard, 1
offered no word 10 defence VI the accused, but
when a member OF that COMMITTEES, who siEned
the minority report
ia. RoOsEvELr-
gave 10 the House bis reasons, Ia speech, Tor
signing that report, l l0lt II my duty TO IN.
mack the errors Of his speech, and ylndloAle tho
District government and Board Of Public Works
aEainst the unjust, add In many cases false,
statements which he made to the House APP.
In replying to Mr.. ROQssyeit confined my.
self strictly 10 the points W hs speech, leaving
every other question upon the majority aud
minority reports. That ylndicatlon made hon.
sstIy, believing that there was nothing in the
records to JUSTIFY the assault upon The board
which that gentleman made. His speech and
my answer TO Il are before the people Of this
District, and they must Judge whether ex.
oee,ied my duty 10 that matter. tApplause.
The Board 81 Public Works needs no adyo.
cate 10 Congress, and l do not ask you TO sup.
port me 10 this campaign as It's advocate but
sSy now, and shall always say that, as an In.
p1rtant branch Of our District government " is
entitled TO iair play before the people aud before
UopgEess and ss Long Sc tTnFH there [t shsl
Of That's IlghL"l
The subject Of improvements and plana gen.
orally adopted by the board | have no doubt
will enter largely into this campaign. | shall
not discuss the mitter hero, but will doubtless
do % Al some length hereafter before the people.
LABOR QUEsrIoN.
Connected somewhat with this matter Of I'm
prOyements In the District Ia a question by no
means local to the District Of Columbia, but one
which Is agitatiny the masses Of our citlaens
throughout the country anu 'h"t Is inc Aoot
There isa vast deal OF donagOgery exhibited
upon this question Of LABOR by designing pOlltl.
uana. You will hear men who shout for " day
and eight hours-men who are seeking tho votes
Of tho lAboriny people-yet who have no more
conception Of the deep undetuurrent OF feeling
which pervadea the masses OF OuI laboTlnE pop
ulation, or tho true philosophy OF this Asplra-
tiou which the laboring men have for better
condition Ia life, than they have OF the Sanscrit
language.
This subject Of relieving the l9lling masses
from burdensOme aud III requlted lite Of labor
II subject which has grown steadily 10 public
Importance for many years past. Almost with
In my recollection twelve and fourteen hours
was regarded as days work. II was reduced
from time 10 time, until now ten hours Is re-
EArded as the period Of days labor. II you
will examlnN the history OF this movement you
llcan party the foremost men were those liberal
spirits amongst Us who were constantly looking
TO the elevation OF suffering humanity, aud 70
the establishment Of Just principles IN me tel1.
lions OF men with oaun other, since the birth
Of the Republican party this labor question has
been one Of Tvs peculiar features. Az that has
been gained within the last ton or twelve years
u attributable directly To tue Efforts OF that
party. tApplause
A Republican Congress was the hrst TO de.
clare sight hours legal DAY work 10 the uOv.
ernlnent service, lapplhuseil anu when one Of
the Departments Of tlfe Government sought 70
eyadB the operation VI that Law, by holding that
tho wages should be reduced prOportionAtely
with the reduction Of tho number o. hours, .
Republican Presldont-now our candldAie Tor
e-eleotion-lssued hts Proclamation declaring
that thereafter no such evaslon Of the statute
should be permitted. Applause and cheers ior
Grantl And when the subject was Drought 10
the attention Of Congress, ~ Il was through the
President, Congress MOI only continued
THE LAW ksTABLisulnu ElGHr HOURS
rs limit 70 day labor, put y made provision
lOT the payment OF those laborers lrOm whose
pay there had been deluoted twenty per cent on
the amount by tho ruling Of tho Department 70
which have alluded aud the toyernmont Ia
bOrers Throughout the oourtry arc 70 day re.
celylnE this money which was withheld lrOm
them under that departmental ruInR. lap.
plause NOT only thla, Dut the heau OF Que OF
tho DeparI ments Of our HOyernment-the Score
tafy Of the Treasury-called upnn to declare hls
construction Of the law as applicable To those
lAboTers who were working with b1vernmsnt
lAb0rers, under the employment ol private con;
tractors, on Government WORK, decided that
those lAborers should DO emitted to tue benefits
Of the law OF Congress, and the Government
contractors were thus oompelled v anmlnister
the same Justice 70 their employees when the
uoyernment was Administering unuer tine law
OF Congress.
SUMMING ur.
Now, say TO you' frankly, that 40 mot Do
heve labOrinB man VINO relies upon the prO'
eeeds OF honeJt toll can perform the duties OF
Citizen In republican KOyornment aud respond
10 the proper demands Ot his family by working
ten hours a day and receiving therefor only the
sun OF 81 90. tOTles Of "GOod !" "HOod ~
i" That's right &c.
The strength OF our government Hes In tho
Intelligence, tho stability, and tho character Of
our labOring people. They must contribute to
the support Of OUT public schools; they must
contribute 20 the support Of the church; they
must eOntHbute TO tue support OF the Statei
and, above all, eaey must see that their families
arc reared under tho best possible influences,
and sent out Into tile world rs we'll prepared as
It Is pnssIbe 10 strengthen aud give force To the
government and Its Institutions under which
they 1--we. assert that no man can be absent
from his family ten hours In each day aud spend
still another hour In going 70 and returning
from his work, aud have any time lett In which
TO Improve himself or to assist Id tho education
Of his family. Applause
SO much upon tue ques ion Of time. Need
add that these things cannot be done upon the
pitthnoe Of tl.6O per day. II We take from the
number Of days In the year the sundays, aud
those days 10 which the labOrer Is prevented
from work by casualties, think We will have
an average annual Income 70 tho labOring man
OF not more than $500. II Is lille for the rich
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