The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-19
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-, Labor at Mounds'ille'
e"S.'', %. ,',.nlion h.. been called to q, sh'
", ,.,,b. cOuyic! labor at Moundsyille
~ 'si'S VIZ Il it..lf more and more felt as a
aIs .,i,S, to outside labor in this State
t.lI, thi, city. Already wagons,
s'S '.,1.,,or,, cigars, whips, btOOms and
' ~, Of other articles, are manniae'
I'.I y, Drices that regularly paid labor ..
ai'a .'.,' . compete with. There is now talk
,.s,i', N foundry to the other branches
s'.i. ss.ios.. pursued at the penitentiary!
'.1.rjpr gu, portion Of the labor y. Of
y I. ,,i,oo to contractors in that line
y ~ nj turn out stoves and other iron
:. ~ d prices that will Of course DEFY
'.-,.,ition ~ from those regularly in the
Sjs.a. And thus fresh class OF D. me ..
a,,is viii feel the pressure OF the
=. yi,h increased severity.
VA, 10 DO With prison labor is rapid
i, coming one Of the important quss-
y. n AM d.y. In some Of the larger
''s% ~, eou,icls 4re numbered by thou.
-, They are working at all the
~, ~ ,,I they are turning out, in the
'...,,,l.. -. ,n immense amount OF goods
~. ,,od. are sold below the markets,
Il IA that extent are assisting In the
l,,T,d course Of every commodity.
Il oe,iouaIIy, iu the break down OF
=, manufacturing firm. No wonder
4, mn there /. au Outcry on the sub
!, .,iou, has the public feeling be-
~, /, NOM. parts Of the country on
n sb.c, ,ha, in Pennsylvania the Leg
,lu,, appointed committee some
,rlh,,o to yi.it the leading cities OF
I.,c,,,, and confer with the large EN-.
,,,,p oi labor in order to devise, ii
rsib., som. plan to aIIay this fe cling.
ni,4is..i,s Of this prevalent feeling,
vldbos i! threatens TO increase here
Ix, '. need only refer to the plat.
IN, d The labor associations and In
I,t,iL l.,gue,, many Of which contain
ISOLATION, bitterly hostile to the en-
Iga.uI Of pri,on labor in competition
ih Aoss,t industry. j
bblle remedy for the grievance, we
LEn ssu nothing proposed that amounts
/ uysGing. A recent number Of the
Ev,ru Shoe and Leather Rerias dis
as.d de question at some length. The
sssly proposed by that paper was as
Glsu:
Tb,a iIayery simple plan for utiliz.
IL he labor OI convicIs which, We be-
| In, las been suggested before, and
4 hid, Il carried into effect, would make
D, aaricl seliIupporting, add TO the
| EaIa.nt wealth Of the State, and at
ii.nn. time increase the undeslrability
dEldnE within the grasp OF the law.
n EeiI State oil Illinois, as everybody
| k1aI, i.ndly deficient in the matter Of
| nd rods. Suppose, for example, that
llins he recent reign OF mud the State
ID ban gridiruned with macadamized
Elsun throughout ils length and
hHldtE, should We not have been able to
| kriansnIe amount oil business which
puItsry Lost? Would not millions in
niue d he cereals sud other products
hrs bau marketed, which. as the Gaze
Elsis,Vue totally bloCkadel in the coun.
IyAtoush The inpassability Of the roads?
MI, suppose that In place Of our present
stAod Of furnishing the enemies Of
saty With elegant residences, giving
ht1, UGtuitously, board, lodging,
saAH, lights, 6res and a trade, we
ksald Rt them to work building the
Nit, Ehieh We must have some way or
NAr b.lOre many years. To be more
EPttit suppose that each county in the
Sis should be allowed a quota Of the
Sitsi prisoners proFostiouate to its
RPIllIiOn, TO make roads within such
'Glty, thscounty providing food, shelter
idiuRIisiOu Tor the convicts. There
Sprictical difficulties in the way Of
Ha ehsme when once we overcome the
si'eies conservatism Of precedent and
S'la, We're such 4 system to be inaug.
aftltdr 10 ten years We should have road.
Hmiii over lllinois AZ solid and lasting
1a.oh Roman military roads. Further
en Aa- We should protect honest labor
isa u degrading competition Of slave.
miaOlld make it uncomfortable for
&AisAtf classes Of criminals, and a few
hrir bank presidents IN the gang
nsd Exercise greater moral effect up.
Sl@Pe IN positions Of financial trust
Sn a! The sermons and tracts between
aas md Texas could have. "Tht
saa ~ no right to 20 into business as
= aIsalVldall In competition with It's owr
aatat The man who outlaws himself
Y Violation Of The provisions made BY
.ssg Io' ia protection by common con
sa ssOuss the penal slave OF that soci.
~ as'AOuld Be used "a far "a may be
w S:nsdt Of society be has wrong
Nd nSI for the profit Of penitentiary
Aad contractors in collusiou viii
"S'nos see much 10 such a proposed
a1s'' u The above, and we copy it ii
s'st' a. ttthe reader see how extreme
qaa'uIs It ia to meet the case. That
.s''s' ~ labor !, an evil, "a a competitor
hh AOut,t labo, ssD..;.,,, :. 49,,
a1s 'as't all must admit, bat who i
sI" ny that convicts should cea.'
sas''r or that they could be hired GU
Iva 'u the public roads, Even a
,N''''' 90 the roads, II such a schem
"P'Etissble, they would still come Il
p,all'u With honest labor, and what
= TT'''''', would be gained in that respect
y 'a'sillsd labor that seek. a liyeli
:. q b that sort of snployment, ha
/ ~, - . much right to protection irou
~, .'ls' {" aHy other clasa Of labor. s
ssa Tsa remedy a. the Rsrias pro
aAlhtothe ground.
''a'aninE cOuvicts in their cells /
IN ,S'''' penitentiaries Of the countr,
S,,,, s,''''iug their labor as a saving {
AllliuA 10 the psor,. -