, 1874-01-18

;1af- Er1nV !
1ec;siye blow at ono OF the MAIN p1op7 VI oaA
nerniciots system of projection
Co.onoratIn may not be cure 1or every ~
Init the worhngmen OF America would nave 10"
ii their peculiar troubles LETT Il tney woolo ~ =
onerata forthwith to buy, to Sell, to work, and 10
vote down The tariff. ILL.,
The Lubor.QuesttOn.
IN III. Editor Of 71e Chicago Tribune:
SIR: I feel myself under great oplleatlonh ~
Mr. Gilbert Quincy for his gallant compliments,
and would very much like to return them, out
find cannot conscientiously do so' as his 1et'e.
too plainiy eyinceA that he has some practlcal
knowledke Of what he is talking about. une
thing he and I both know. and that ls that ou''o-
;nra hayo been erected and rooted III Chicago |
and
no WAGES PAID |
IN the vorkmen, and it is very probable 1na'
some Of these workmen whose wages nave never
becn paid are now obliged to seek rel1el. II
would be in better taste to help tneso Aen eoi~
lect tie money due them than to stls"a1ize
them as improvident drunkards, and "oulo
echo Mr. Quincy when he says, " You tnas uh-
derstaud the laws OF Illinois, tell them ~" W
get n.' ,.or,
There is so much to admire in the Letter from
"Dato" that can look over that one sma4l 1'en
in which he charges me with hmls1epresentatlono u
tic g.ossest kind. The real TACT OF 1he caso 'e'
tint ne are both correct. Some klnos u iaoo.
are 80 poorly paid in European countries that
the lnborer could hardly be IN any "ofse conul-
t,on. but would be better for the chanee' ano 10
this kind of labor "Bato undoubtedly fe1efreu'
while skilled labor commands oettef pt1ce-1no
cost Of living considered
ALMOST ANYWHERE ELSE
11uffncf1fn
made in Holland between skilled and unskll1ed
Labor it is too much like this country auo LAG
,ahorcr. whether skilled or unskilIed, would be
better OF hero. The unskllcd laborer certainly
could improve his condition here' Il ne
had tho necessary shrewdness; for, just
as soon as ho could shove = plane or
use saw, he could call himself
carpenter aud command carpenters "ases'
which he could not do in the old countries Ii
he would rise above the condition OF common
mt amply himself to trade aud serve long
nnpreutceship, he must remain among the.
poorest class Of 1aboEors all hls ne.
I take England to be q sample OF European
countries generally, aud IN england q sAil1ea
| mechanic
COMMANDS ooop PAY
more pay than just sufficient 10 keep awe; :
| con c.li Ia mind now many families who, III their
| nld ace. had nice little income. upon when
they lived happy and contenteo,m.ne & Ssn sSst the ~
| husband used the carpenters piano. Tue mason i
| trowcl or the painters brush, aud earned LIS
money by his labor alone.-neyer specuiat!nG'
but steadily working aoa q c1nssan t%a cat5v Who
| have saved enough out OF their labor 10 MAKO
| them comfortable in their old age!
Yesterday, 40 EnglshWo sald. ~ lhree years
/ since, we had the American feFer so bad tha1 we
/ had II,
| London and catae here thinking to better our
selves. NV husband had steady place there,
| where he worked for twelve yours, aud where
| liza had good wages. I sometimes worxed TOT
rich lady, and made something myself. which,
added to my husbands pay, gave US GOOD
er1nnort We had many comforts there such az
am sure We can never have here we sent
| our children to the best schools, and paid Il
term for each childs tuition; and t1en We
saved enough to buy homo. WE sold that 70
come here, and I
| NOW IT IS ALL GONE.
NV husband has worked steadily whenever he
| could obtain work, and l have gone out to 90
washing and taken washing home still We can
mr. ANYTHING else, except our hands and next
summer. if nv husband can find steady EN-
nloyment, and am we'll enough to work, we
shall try and save enough to take us oack again.
for am sure ne can never 90 more tnan Jua'
mako living here, and not q Ve1y good one
either"
Yhis illustration Is given to show - Dato fhat
there are always two sides to q question, and II
becomes us to be little careful in conuemnfne
too hastily. agree with him entirely ~ H. no.
workingmen have to contend against, Would
like to confer with him That subject, AND
devise some means for the better spEeaa o. o.
knowledge among the poorer classes. Nitn
rooms properly furnished rendered attractive %
| The presence Of ladies, and supplied with th*
! leading periodicals. where classes couid pe
formed for those men and women who could poi
, read aud write, questions On the labor problem
discussed, and Lectures given by advanced mlnds
| It might reasonably be expected Lnat Tue Wo1h
ingmen would be able to
| REDRESS THEIR OWN WRONGS PEAcEAbLY
and quietly, and without any such olsgracefu
proceedings as took place in the streets OIL Ne'
! | YORK on last tuesday.
3 ingnen will never succeed until they enlist the
= wives in the cause" History shows us Iha
, woman has frequently been the power behlnt
= tho throne; and why should she not here! In
j Eneli.h workingmen we're too wise TO dlacart
+ her influence they knew lts value, and used
Q accordingly. Years ago, when resident IN En-
Il gland; it was my privilege to attend the meet
: inas OF their societies, known then by the nam
= OF Mechanics Institutes, and to read their pc
]. riodicals. There learned to respect working
q men, and, as grew older, 1t hnd an lntuenc
Q upon my Estimate Of men. respect trn
d man everywhere. It makes no difference whet
be was born, whnt il Ills occupation. what ls tn
I quality Of his clothing, what kind OF dwelling
J. lie lives in, or what religion he processes, if II
y is man in the truest sense OF the word, he ha
my unqualified respect. Such men, althous
b they may not be as plentiful as we could wish,
YET THEY DO EXIST,
and may be found among both tue rich and tn
>, poor.
n One thing observed among the members {
these Mechanics Institutes was, that tue poet1
il and sentimental articles in their periodicals we
f written mostly by shoemakers, tailors, ar
II others who followed scdentnry occupation
\ while articles containing the most vlgoro1
3. thought we're the productions of those who
q wolk was more laborious and required mo
,e active exercise.
!: This, be it remembered, was in the days b
i. fora Trades- Unioua were generally known b
Il it will be seen, when Tlades-unions We
IS formed, how we'll prepared these men we're,
ia their previous education, to turn them
of account and so well have they succeeded tn
ia they have established their right to~ speak {
re equal terms with capital consequently til
ey have
Of VASTLY IMPROVED THEIR CONDITION.