The Newtown bee., 1878-09-19

most severely through tho system of hII- Ing pul lhe nulHid compulsory lHhur ol runlut5 iA contract, Hs pmdirtd it tho prisons uT lha elhlrs of haN York aun Massachusetts, WEera upWHri of one thousands r9WlrLa arq ut present dopiN l0g our tmdn 0f large pnrcenlagu ot it legitimate work, The detrimental results pI ihls practice, wlien, moreover is nol in conformity with my apprlRl laW on tre 7tugnto buUhs us those States, bat merely D matter ni priaau administration, Iuny l., AunHn up us fl llnWs'
 CuNict labor takes from ua, nt the present lGLv, naarly hulf a million of dol lars ear ln wages, ur uu average ol nbuul sNUltO ptr, iunlu furcach journey, uinu and uppreuurr lu ths lraha, Cu.- Niet iubor hnS been lnrgrly lnatrumemal in reducing the wages oi regular Journey men, This constant re luetiuu progress ing stemitly year alter year, has been T,t sorted tn by dealers and manufacturer lu order to approach as ncarly us posslbl, the low pfirra ol "prsun guude' thruwl uh the market by iuHs luing cuntmCtl with tho Aiute, direct Cufapetitiou viii lhom being ui course out uf thn question | Convict lubor has caused many ftCurir to stand sJill that would otherwise b, busy, thus dcpGylug invested capital O profitable employment and cundeuHhu thuusanda ol mechanics to idIeuoss witt | all itS denlurulIz.ng tendencies and eNi l r'snils,
 Convict labor has, in q large measure ! destroyed thai respect for his ttudr in Il rent in every good working man, by th, employment of nleu couAiauu ui ctu. known crime in the calendar, many c ~Iom have barely escaped, through e. reutiNc clcmuHry or tue Hstutcncss o t'rIr Ia"yots. tho supreme penalty Parents no longer desire tu upprcntiC { .eir \, n, to trades in which they mty [ brought in daily contact Wllh the um clSts of society.
 Raoif"i, That the system of hiring on convict labor bv contract, is a uoat eff dcnt meats of increasing puurcrism ant rruuG ;u welt l5 ul creating mohopOli, in trade for the benefit ot few greco. l contractors at the expense of huuOrahl | dealers duing business in lcgitimat way.
 heFoir"d. That while we heartily on
 lotsc any system calculated tu rCstOr criminals tO responsibility and sclI-lr spcct, yei we do not consider it nctcssaI, to make mechanics of them nor feel i l iucunlbcut upon us, to pay for their uiolr' formation with the loss of our labor an,
 wages. Ii fCoIyicts must be kept employed this can readily be done. Ua is in GI Othrr Clrii.td cOaaTicA at OthCrthau skillC, lnhor and without making them dirGc competitors at industrial pursuits.
 RaS0lg.d, That we hereby enter oU most solemn protest against, and com donnatjon of this pcruiciUu5 system tha has worked so much harm and we dr clare and pledge ourselves t0 adopt eior legal and honorable m"ahS to have i abolished and plotted out We hcrcb call, not only upon Matters, bus upon al mechanics throughout this land TO OR GANiHE AT ONCE, by petition and other wise. in 0r,!cr to give weight and fore
 Lo thoirju demands. We beg of them as they value the tradc which gives then bread an the welfare of their families to ignore for orc", past party utilization and unite in VO ing Ht the coming election for no rcrrrss.ntatIve who will not Iled% his best efforts and ind ,rmce to hay prison competition renewed,
 hesOit"d, That we urge upon all Othc trades affected by the labor of cOnyicts L unite WiIh US in our efforts ly Hgitatin the question in every way possible.
 Ee,otrcd, That every consideration O common sense and sound public policy together with due regard for the wei fare Of their constituents, the great mas of whom are mechanics and for publi opinion, shot.Ii lducc legislators every where to conccuc our just demand-tha convict labor be abolished.
 Refoirni, That We hereby invite al daalcrs, jobbcrs and manufacturers O hats thrOu .hout tie country to unite am c cp-operate withua in our efforts to aIat q system which cuit0ils their profits, col demns their factories to idlcnesS ahd de prives their capital of its legitimate cn 1 pl0ymcnt.
 Re8olre,L, That the- resolutions be print ei in the principal journals of the 5tatc Of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Connecticut and Massachusetts.