Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-01-02

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discharge and hires this, laborer and
supports him in idleness until he can
stand it no longer, and another dis
charge is forced, and so Oh during the
year. Now the farming interest suf-
fers there is no stability in the labor
system. But let the first employer
lay these facts before his neighbor and
preventhim from hiring the discharged
hand, who soon finds that it is to his
interest to return to his old employer,
and faithfully carry out the first con-
tract. Thus labor can be utilized and
lazincss, idleness and dishonesty par
allied.
When the employee leaves, force
him to take his family with him. Did
say force? Yes, force! Another
"Hurrdh's nest for Laboratus to
mourn Orer..s Force him to take his
family in all cases this imposes
hardship and will make him more
anxious to carry out the contract. /
mean also to hedge the employer with
contract, the Patron of Husbandry,
who shall carry out the contract in
the spirit and in the letter, with fair
ness, or be disciplined for unpatronly
conduct by his or her Grange.
During the laboring season he has
moi the right, without the consent of
of the employer-or else paying him
for the lost time-to quit the place to
go fishing, hunting or visiting, on any
day, either in rain or sunshine" l
insist that on the principle of law,
human or divine, the laborer's time
and labor belongs to the employer, as
specified by contract, notwithstanding
Laboratus declares that it is the mar.
row and spirit of the old slavery sys-
tenn. If the laborer has the right to
quit the place one day TO 60 fishing,
hunting or visiting, he has the right
to quit any day and every day, it
matters not whether the grass is about
to take the crop in summer, or the
cold, bleak winds and rains of autumn
are destroying it.
The address proposes rules to gov
ern patrons, employers and employees.
The first recomends written contracts;
the second "tha! employers in all
cases shall be furnishers of supplies,
and that patrons will withdraw their
patronage or support from any mer-
chant or other person who may come
between the employer and employee
without the consent of the employer"
This rule the committee deemed nee
essary in order to protect both the
employer and employee from imposi-
tion by outsiders. How often has it
been the case that the employe. had
to take all the risk in the first six or
eight months of the year, in furnish
ing the employee and his family; out
siders, merchants and other traders
stand aloof during this time, watching
the crop, and when they see a fair
prospect they hold out every induce
ment to secure the trade of the en-
ployee; thus dissatisfaction and law
suits are often hatched up, and the
confidence between the employer, the
employ employee and 'AS=~sfebnn' is de-
Laboratus, in his article of the 18th
inst, says: "This rule, tincturt d
with no small amount of selfshness,
is attended with many difficulties, and
aims a death blow at the rights of
the employ ee" He still goes on to
say: "Dop p't try to make a white
man Cor hegro) buy from you at a
hundred per cent. on prime cost" &c.
This was not the intention of the
committee, nor the intention of any
true granger. The committee wished
to recomend some plan to prevent this
imposition, and thought that no better
plan could be adopted than to place it
in the Grange, where many of the
employees would be to assist in regu-
lating the per cent. on prime cost, al.
lowed by the subordinate grange,
which in all cases, so far as grangers
are concerned, should be uniform, and
any violation should cause the viola.
tor to be disciplined. Thus system
can be inaugurated through the
Oranges, that will build up the for.
tunes of both.
Rule 3rd, "That some rule shall be
adopted by each Grange TO discipline
o patron that shall interfere with, hire
or employ the laborer contracted with
by a brother patron, until the time
contracted for has expired" Will
any man dare to question the p,oprie
ty Of a strict adherence to this rule