The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-09-13

questions in regard to the rights of men
are To be considered, you send Hancock,
Adams and Otis to Congress, who speak
for truth and right 50 loud that centuries
must hear. But when it is = question oil
aiding q railroad or corporation with the
public lands OF the public funds, you pol.
lutte the seats of the fathers of the Repub'
lie with such men as Ames and Twitchell
and " ashburn. the vOlceless represent ltivei
u your money bags and sordid gain. Ard
now, the latter Of these men, tLs ignorant
ol Of organized wealth, asks you TO COM
plete the record of his past services in
favor Of Pacific Railroad and other claims.
md against the promoters If a Ten Hour
Law, by slestlng him a third time to the
fiict of chief magistrate Of the Common.
W, alth.
If YOU could for a little while forget your
ridiculous divisions into Democrats and
Republicans, and force this man out Of the
Governors Chair, you would be doing q
real service to humanity. No party has a
right to arrogate to itself the government
Of your State and Nation, or to close its
caucusss and primary meetings to a part Of
our fellow citizens For the public meas
ures that ultimately result from their
action concern all, whether Republicans or
Democrats, equally alike.
In the name of Justice, then, we ask
you to take possession Of their caucuses, and
put only men in position who will stand by
the laborer and pledge himself on every
proper occasion to support the following
Ten Hour Law
AN ACT
To regulate the hours of labor in Manu-
featuring Establishments
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives, in General Court a.
sembled, and by authority Of the same, -
follows
SECT. l. No minor under the age of
twenty-one years, and no female over that
age, shall be employed in laboring by any
person, hrM, or corporation IN this Com
monwealth in the manufacture of cotton,
wooden linen, jute, or silk fabrics, more
than ten hours in any one day, or sixty
hours in any one week except when it is
necessary to make repairs to prevent the
stoppage or interruption Of the ordinary
running of the mill OF machinery.
SECT. 2. Amy such person firm, or cor
poratiOn, which shall employ any person,
or which shall have in has or its employ
ment any person contrary to the provision
ri this act, and any agent, superintendent.
OVers-er, or other employee Of any such
person, trnl, or corporation, who shall en-
ploy any person in laboring for any such
person, hrm, or corporation contrary to the
provisions of this act, shall for each offence,
forfeit and pay to the use of the Common
wealth the sum of fifty dollars, to be- re-
covered IN any court Of competent jurisdic
tlon.
SECT. 3. This act shall take effect upon
its passage.
We ask you to call meetings at once in
favor q the Ten Hour Law, and to send
10 us for instructions and speakers.
Contribute what you can to help our
cause along, and send to Geo. Z. Mcneil,
Treasurer State Com, 16 kinnard St,
CambrIdgeport, for subscription books and
instructions.
There are mon whose past record has
been such that no reliance ought to be
placed upon any political promises they
may make. You are, therefore, urgently
requested to do all you can to defeat, for
any and every place that they may offer
themselves, the Senators and Representa-
tives whose names and positions, in regard
to the Ten Hour Law last year, can be
found in the accompanying list.
Endeavor, by every means III your power,
to force Senators anu Representatives on to
the party tickets, who are pledged IN black
and white to support the Ten Hour Law,
and for that purpose you are urgently re-
quested to commence your efforts at once
E. NJ CHAMBERLIN,
Chairman Labor Reform state Com.
RICHARD HINCHcLIFFE, Sec'y.