The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-02-17
Hire for Wages-Don't Give a
Share in the Crop.

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Share in the Crop.
As the time for making arrange
ments for the ensuing year is near at
hand, we desire to enter our solemn
protest against the ruinous practice
heretofore adopted by many of our
farmers, Of cropping on shares, or
renting lands, Ito ignorant, unskilled,
lazy tenants) to be run down and at
the end of the year returned, minus
soil, fences, shanties or crops. Until
our farms are guided, controlled and
worked by the intelligence of the
country, there can be no permanent
prosperity. With the large number
of roaming laborers, that look out for
a days ratious, with no intention of
stopping longer than the cravings of
their stomachs are satisfied, the rule
of hiring by the day should be speedily
abolished. Perfect harmony, and a
general concert of action should ex-
ist among planters, and a systematic
plan of hiring should not only be
adopted, but religiously adhered to-,
and CARED out to the letter. Labor
should be hired by the month, or
year-a written contract entered into,
the contract read to the employer and
employee, by disiuterested party,
in order that fair, full and explicit
understanding may be had, aud let
each keep a copy of the contract, or
,eave it in the hands of the third par
ty, and if the contract is carried out,
let the laborerbe paid IN full IN cash,
and withoutdelay.
Don't deceive him or Gisap-
point him. "rhe laborer is worthy
OF bis hire" You have received bis
services for the month, and it is
neither right, honest or creditable, to
take 3, 6 or II months to pay him in.
When be learns that he does not his
pay regularly, he becomes indifferent,
and he loses what little interest he
may have had in his work, and with
this feeling of Indifference comes
laziness, and laziness is followed by
impudence, and with impndence
comes Certain in nine cases out OF
ten) a knockdown, a general fight,
and lawyers fee. Now all these
unpleasant occurances can be avoided,
by tile observance of two important
points, first, perfect understanding,
and second, prompt payment accord
ing to contract. We have heard some
farmers (good men, too} say, "lf
pay up now, the hands will leave
me-" Let them leave. Never keep
J a hand moment after he becomes
dissatisfied. 1t is a gross injustice tn
yourself, and does him no good, brt
i'll you pay promptly, there will be
little or no trouble about keeping
hands. When payments are deferred,
it surely and speedily leads to dis.
honesty. With bis money in his
pocket, he is happy and contented
and his greatest pleasure is to spend
it for tobacco, whiskey, etc.-they
are highly essential to perfect happi.
ness. Delay paying him promptly,
, and very soon corn is missed from
the crib, vegetables from the garden
y fruit from the orchard, and the hen
roost is robbed, certain. Don't wait
to be asked for pay-bave it ready
when his time is up and pay him
They are all susceptible of hattery,
and if he has been diligent, a word
of praise costs nothing, and is of in
calculable benefit. If he is worthless
pay him up, and in very quiet man.
ner discharge him. But above all
hire for wages, and don't take any III
on the shares, unless You kao,0 lana
who knows p, who yoa are dealing
with.-Falmers Journal.