The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-02

the govcrument 10 enforce others what you oecns
to do yourself. You you'd have thcm compel poop"
To tcsty under oatn as 10 now they coaducs tne' pr
vate business -,
AcGregor half perceived the absurdiiy Of hts posi-
ton and continued TO assert that ne az ieas. awsy
told the the ioerty OF the citzen
to be allowed 10 do rs he pleased In the matter OF ns
oath.
sThapsit. Liberty, by gosh" cried Justus SchwaDs
who SAT Immediassiy behind McGrsgor.
Mr. Rice DO you think the condition OF the poorer
classes would be benefited by the Increase OF chari-
table institutions and the extension OF government
AID, or rather by their own exertonsr
No. MeGresorLt am 10 l.vor o. ,ns psope wo,nn ns
habits or energy, ambition and renectoa
MIR. Ricc-Donr YOU think society would ps I'm.
proved by workns out OF It's suffering rather than IN
invoking government assstanoeS
Mr.. ACCOMPLISHMENTS think. should come
the reason that situated apt drlit into
paupsr'sm ana crime and become burden on tho
eminent help appeals strongest
WHAT scHwAB WANTS.
Al TIC CONCLUSION oil the examination OF McGregor,
Citzsn Senwao stood up. his fame coiorod top
knot 0ristiing ike spiked fenev aud IN his deep
il tnsy wanted hts individual views he was ready to
give Than, but he would soon wait Til the next
asy. when ~ would como down WITH delegation Of
the social labor parry and ben ihev might
on hearing from MIN. ave want 10 see.n he ex-
claimed. ',he United States amend tho construction
for laborng man. "rne people the United
States, you mean?" suggested Mr.. Hewitt. 'Don's
matter but Just amend the constitootion amend tns
coustitootop, amcnd the consitootou, aud, repeat
log tho Injunction till DO reached tho door, Citizen
Scnwab made sturdy bow and departed.
DOWN CONTRACTORS.
Cornelius O'Suivau, Of the Granite Cutters, Inter.
national Up,On was representative to sneak
the depression OF labor and the remedy tor IL. ne
appeared snrewd ana 1uent Of tongue and had In pre
OF consequential AIR about him than the average
workingm.,1. He SAID his trade OF stonecuttlng
depressed Ike all others. but the government itself
great uegree responsible for tho adverse
aition OF affairs in their particular branch of
large amount Of granite work since is7o.
Prior to that the granite cutters were
them reasonable for tho compensation they
ccived Dut the government began system oil letting
out the work TO contractors 10 place o carrying on
Itself, and IL consideration TO the contractor
what sort oil workmon ne employed be generally took
tue cheapest he could ni order that be might have
Inc trca err profit He would take men, for the SAKE
lives, AMI this was grossly Unfair to the sk,lIed
workmen, who had 20 give par: OF their
time 10 teaching unframed hands Under
the cd system OF Uuilding government structures a
percentage was owed the contractors, anu they had
the work, as II was ali the them q money
point VI view; but under the prevailing system It Ia
wig Of the workngmsn are SO Is per cent OF the
who o and tue contractor has the balance Uu-
ger The percentage s,. system a man was sure
directly by the governments but the
money goes through the contractors hands before IL
reaches the mccnanics aud tbat makes an alarming
difference. Tho remedy Tor this he considered 10 be
tue taKing in hand OF sucn work by the government
itself, ana bringing OF from guar.
RES 10 be cut GU the grounds where the buildings ars
going up, 80 10 give working stonecuttcrs .
chance Of employment. He related the in
ment building In Uuca VINO, because he (OSullivau!
criticised the governments policy OF giving the work
this A[r. Hewitt warmly exclaimed, 'If you mad
brought that case OF your beng discharged for such
should have gone instantly TO the Secretary Of the
Treasury about ~
This 6nishcd tho proceedings Of tho nrst session,
and the committee will meet again to-day IN the SAND
place at eleven O'Clock