Richland beacon., 1874-12-26

tfiifrr Hr4t +nra Y Ss s is to keep NJ and r.
the crop and f,rMi9 2hhk ms !A 9w -4!r w.
that is pay Il for them, and Il is
furnish the team and utensils. Tn
in substance and outline il a contrat
under which, nearly or quite one thir
Of the cotton in Richland Parish
made. but here comes Zone of tn
Committee" and SAYS to nae. bis en
pl0yce. why a'int you "shcllins corn
this rainy morsing? Why Won,
llal!y tell him, that | would shell i
whenever it suited me Why don
yon thrgsh out those peas and oats
The reply would quickly come out
". 40 peas or oats to thresh-the'
are !yonr peas; if You want thea
thrcshed, You can do it; if YOU wan
II done. But out bawis the employee
agaln, why don't You grind those AK
Is! The reply comes out promptly
why that is matter Of mine own 90
ton; | FURNISH my o,cn ares, anG
grind them whenever | please Just
IN this manner would every employer
catch Il rebuff from those who work
upon his place for part Of the CROP
But the Address of the Committee
does not apply to white men, nor was
1t intended for white men; so saws
Zone of the CUmmit'te.' and the
same might be remotely inferred from
some expressions Of Mr.. IIemler -
Still both would prove the positions
q! the Address correct and ri-ht by
citing merchants clerks, printers
boys, a examples, who come under a
contract system identical with that
recommended, still these proposed
regulations were not intended for
white men. That Is, these regula-
tion- and requirements would exactly
suit white men, vet they were not in
tended for them. la other words tbi.
far-i!med Committee says that their
recommended Rules a. 10 labor con-
cracts, are substantially contained in
all contracts made bv and among
white men; and Yet, strange to tell.
by the influece Of some hocus pocn,.
they don't apply to white men. and
that no SENSIBLE man would think of
Offering them As regulations for white
laborerS in this section" All. GcDtlc-
men, / don't want to rub YOU too
harshly-but this looks like self-stul-
,iticatiOn. TO say that your regua-
tion- are good and salutary, and ex-
aclly Identical with those recognized
and carried out among the various
trades and professions pursued BY
white men. still you did Mt intend
them for white men, nor wouldn't ap-
ply them to white men. All, this is
the sum total, the very height of
christian forbcarance!! Alas, vour
clear and di-passionate elaboration
Of some Of the points in your Adj
dress" has led You directly into the
'rcductio al absurdum," heels over
head. This puts me in mind how
Mr. IIemler's head got to "wool gath
cring" in the midst Of one of his mud
diest arguments. Listen TO him. |
know you, Messrs. Editors, followed
copy strictly: "!f you wish to 90 q
fishing, hunting or visiting, specify the
time in Your contract, but when the
grass is growing and the employer
don't 60 hunting Gf you do either 20
lishing) or visiting; labor is com
modify of traffic or sale, and is worth
money, and money will buy labor,
when YOU hire laborer you buy his
labor. because You agree TO give
money for it and You are entitled to
what you bought" Shades of MUIR
ray, Smith and kirkham, what tram
mar. This sentence, as it stands.
all the Rules of Rhetoric.
Grammar, Punctuation and Common
Sense, and makes a foul burlc,qua
upon the beauties Of English Compo-
siti0n. Perhaps MIR. IIcmlcr used the
fine comb too soon, and did mt permit
that "louse" to operate long enough
upon the surface of his craniolOgy
But to return to zone of the Com
nittec" lie still adhcrcs to the no.
ton that no Patron should permit any
oilers to remain upon their places,
neither men nor 9r0Mc1-but should
drive them off their places and "usc
every cXeriIon ~ deter him ar ,bcu
rom obtaining work or labor ~I-o.
where" This sounds little spiieful :
but hear him explain, and me apply
bis doctrine to white Laborers. 1T
IS the duty of ALL" says he, Ito work,
both male and female" rs it de-
grading to a woman to work, and help
maintain her family 2" as not labor
honorable in all ~ But when and
how and where and by whose iictum,
ire our wives and daughters to work!
Whv clearly. by the Patron or En-
dicip~., and on the Patrons
arm Iroof: I'VE urge upon Pat
IS to keep no idlers upon their
'laces, if they cannot work, neither
nen nor ,c0mcn." No wonder "One
# the Committee" claims most en-
'hatically that the address" does
lot apply to white men. We ~ hon
sly believe that every t:ue~woman ,
III help her husband all sh, possibly .
an--but her sphere is generSy with.
doors-to keep the house nurse 81
ne children, and watch the kitchen .
nd perform nameless other du,icAriH-
DING of which will keep the dollars
Der husbands pocket, and verify !
he adage: "a penny saved is a penny r,