Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-15
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYE.

There is mutual dependence between
the employer and his laborer, and the
frequent contentious that arise between
these two parties are useless and disad-
vantageous to each. That the capital
of the wealthy may be employed with
profit. it is necessary to engage in some
business that requires labor, and the
employment of those who have either
small means or nothing. On the other
hand, the man who has no means, and
perhaps no particular tact or ability for
carrying on business of his own, is de-
pendent on those who can furnish capt.
tai and brains for carrying on some of
the different branches of business. Capt.
tai is always power, though perhaps less
so in our country than any where else,
and it will use to its advantage the mus
cles of poor men, and we, who labor for
others, must always suffer more or less
from their independence and from our
dependence. But the laborer, while his
toll is often severe, and his pay made
quate for his necessities, escapes many
dangers and much perplexity that beset
his employer. When his work is done,
his care is ended, and no fear of losses,
no worry of mind, no failures among his
creditors, perplex his leisure moments.
What he can save of his earnings, can
be used to purchase or improve his home
or to swell his little surplus, and he can
be happy if he is content with a slow,
but safe and sure road to competence.
The man who by long years of toll has
accumulated property, and prizes it &C
cording to its cost, has many forebodings
when he puts it into speculation or bus.
mess, and if he employs the poor, the
risk of his enterprise is all his own. Il
he builds factories, fire, the depreciation
of his goods, panics, and other dangers
surround him and threaten to injure o.
ruin him financially. If he engages il
the safe business of farming, he has more
risks and perhaps less profits than hi
hired laborer, whose wages are demand
ing the surplus earnings of a good farm
For the last five years the laborer ha
had the best of it in this section of tn
country work has been abundant
wages have been good, and, in most cas-
es, pay sure and often. On the othe
hand, the manufacturer, with all hi
toll, perplexity and risks, has not pros
pered as he has deserved F.; the farme
who has been compelled to hire, ha
found it difficult "to make his end
meet" But farming must be done, an,
manufacturing tends to the prosperit
of all. so these two important branche
of industry must be kept up, or ever
body will 60 hungry. Now how can Ia
Dor and capital be made to harmonic
Not by strikes, not by the use of ignC
rant and servile laborers or by the abus
of the employed. Whoever hires anotl
err to do service for him is obligated
pay well for his service, and to treat h
laborer honestly and courteously. An
it is the duty Of the employe to rend
an equivalent for his wages, and by faitI
full industry and care, make the busine
of his employer more profitable. II
laborer is worthy of his hire, and we /
joice in his prosperity, but those wi
pay for labor must not pay more than
is worth if they do the laborers w
soon have little to do, and cannot collie
pay for what they have done. Labor
now comparatively too high, and fl
branches of business are profitable at
present prices. A reduction of wages
being made in many places, and thou
it may be hard for the poor in some
stances, it will, doubtless, be better I
all in the end. 10 meet the exigenc
of the times, those who are furnish
capital and enterprise to carry on
worlds business, must be less lavish
their expenditures, and the laborer m,
be more saving and more wise in spel
ing his wages. We need more econon
then smaller profits on what we do, wi
we sell and what we buy will S
fee. The employer must pay his lab
err as we'll as the times will permit. a
demand of him honest, careful work, q
the laborer must consider his emplo,
his friend, and strive to make his br
ness profitable that general prosper
may be experienced.