Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-09-11

CAPITAL AND LABOR.-The tail0rs in
Cincinnati who do "custom" work, de-
irving new idea of their rights from
the late strike of the cigar makers in
that city, are demanding that female
labor in their trade shall only be tolerat.
ed under certain restrictions. Their
complaint is that the employers are
employing women on first class work
who were formerly employed by the
tallors themselves, and that this innOva-
ton has brought about a reduction of
wages which they cannot stand. They
demand that the employers discontinue
the employment of girls and women on
such work at first hand, and leave them
to hire them when they require their
services"
There should be law in every State
OF the Union making it crime for any
person or combination of persons to in
terfere, in any way, with the freedom of
labor and other peoples business. We
are in favor of 'free trade and sailors
rlghts!" Every man should get for his
labor as much as he can, and every, man
should pay for labor what he has to pay
for every thing else he use, the market
price. A merchant who sells calico at
seven cents per yard has no earthly right
to say that his next door neighbor shall
not.sell his calico at six cents. A news
paper that charges eight dollars sub
scription per year has no right to say
that somebody else shall not publish
one for four dollars less. And so with
every individual, business, trade and
profession in the world. What is one
mans business is not another's, and if
one person can live on one dollar per
day and another can't, then it is the lat
ter's misfortune and not the other man IS
fault; nor has the one any right to COM
plain of the other, or to interfere with
his business or his work.
This is q universal LuaO in the economy
of the a0orld, and there is no way to
change or impede its operations except
by riot, bloodshed, anarchy and ruin to
all classes!
These facts are very grave and vital
ones, and should be well studied and
acted upon by all mankind.
Those poor women seamtresses in Gin
cinnati have just as much right to make
'custom work" if they can do it, and to
make living by it, as any other man,
and the tailors have no right to COM
plain about Petersburg Post.
THE LOCAL TAX WE PAY.-Rock-
bridge with an assessed valuation OF
real and personal property of. SIS, 785, 1856,
pays county levy of $50, 1852; Augusta,
with Sl1 1862 SIG, pays $12,OA; Abe
marie, with SS,17O,3S9, pays $37,634
Fauquier, with So. 1886, 1888, pays $6,55S ;
Loudoun, with $l4, lO7 ,639, pays SIS, O52
Rockingham. with So, 954, 1902, pays SIG,
1855.
Rockbridge pays $4,000 more county
levy than Augusta, Fauquier, Loudoun
and Rockingham together, though they
have an aggregate wealth seven times
greater than she has. She pays as much
county levy as Bath, Buchanan Bland,
Charles City, Greyson, Greene, Henry,
Highland, James City, Lancaster, Lee,
Middlesex, Nottoway. Richmond CO.,
Scott. Wise, Warwick and Floyd all
put together. We pay about one per
cent. on the value of our property for
pendent of County and District. School
tax and State tax. We pay one per
cent, whilst nearly all of the other
counties do not pay one-tenth of one
per cent.
1t is well for the people Of this county
to recognize the real burden, one self
imposed by their direct vote, for their
own personal advancement. The State
debt is not perceptible figure, when
compared with the debt we carry for
railroad, canal, schools and other coun-
ty purposes.
Do the people who wish to lift the
burdens off your shoulders say anything
of repudiating the local debt? Is that
whispered about yet? The State debt
is not hurting you, and its discus
sion is used only as means to an end.
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