Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-12-19

all we wish to know is that they are
virtuous and honest. Grangers con-
slider that IAN honest man is the no.
blest work of God" and that women
are their equals.
We propose to adopt system that
will hencGt the employer and employ
ec, and raise them financially from the
thralldom under which both are now
resting. We will inculcate and en-
courage industry and economy, and
reduce our expenditures in our tamI-
lies, and on our farms, and pay out
those mortgages, and never execute
any more. We, as Grangers, propose
to avoid litigation, and settle wbatev-
er differences NAV arise in the Grange.
We are determined TO discountcnancc
the credit system and buy as little as
possible on a credit. We propose to
discountcnancc every other system Of
idleness, tending to prOdigality and
bankruptcy. Laboratus takes eXcep-
tions at the address, setting forth as
rule or principle of economy that the
employer should require and contract
for the entire time Of the employee
This seems to be his third nut TO
crack. He spurns the idea of white
men being constrained by contract
from going fishing, hunting and visit
ing at will; after summing up the
whole matter be says :" "NOw If that
is not the very marrow and spirit oi
the old slavery system, applied IN Its
most rigid form to white men, then
we don't know the ncaHiHg of tcOrtS. y
/ If requiring the entire time oil the
laborer, or dockjny for all lost time in
going fishing, bunting and visiting, Is
the maJr'or and spirit of the old Sior-
cry system, then slavery has existed
always all over Europe and America,
and slavery still exists, and always
will, as long as labor remains a spe-
cies of merchandise. Labor is the
laborer's capital A, the la
borer. agrees with B, the capitalist
to give him his (A's) time for twelve
months, for $4,000 Now As capi
tai is labor, B's capital invested Is
$4,000. AS time belongs to Is, and
rs money belongs to \, as the time
comes according to contract to pay
the money. Now let me ask this
modern DemosihcncS if he, morally oil
legally, has the right to quit B'S EN-
ploy at will and go fishing, hunting
or visiting? Now what is the differ
ence whether YOU work for wages o
for part of the crop? all must b'
! governed by contract, hence the hon
est laborcr will not hesitate to ente
= a written contract. Ifyou wish to g.
, fishing, hunting or visiting, specit.
: the time in your contract, but MheI
; the grass is growing and the employ
: cr don't go hunting Cif you do eithc
r 90 fshing) or visiting; labor is
: commodity of traffic or sale, and
0 worth money, and money will bu.
! labor, when you hire a laborer yo
o buy his labor, because you agree
i give money for it and YOU are cntitlc
q to what you bought. Suppose bu
e from and pay a merchant $4,000 f(
:. ten yards of broad-cloth, and step OF
p of his store, and he puts me up 81
l. wards of broad-cloth, and four yarC
# of cottonade worth so cents a var
= and refuse to pay me back or refun
,t $500, the difference. l would sa
- truly be is a dishonest man.
G. Now suppose | hire A to labor t(
" days for ten dollars. A
Is bors six days and visits the 9th
e. four days, and refuses to refund 70
o. dollars for lost time, will be not d
If fraud me out of that much money j?
le With due Difference to the writer,
at must say the argument is too absu
a. to command attention. The length
IN this article forces me to only giyiI
MS a passing notice to two points he trl
d, to build great hurrah's nest
Ie The first is the the furnishing syste
ne to be done exclusively by the c
Ie ploye- or merchant with employe
on consent. Where the employ
nd furnishes one part of the year and
ur merchant the other there is sure to
cir a conflict of interest, and hard feelir
to and perhaps lawsuits arise beI
nd this furnishing supplies should a
ice be distinctly defined by contraC
IDS This modern Philosopher in his z
he to prevent any move looking to
~ form, in the system Of labor, cal
So lated to better the condition Of
to employer and empl"yce, forgot h