The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-07-18
TO ALL FRIENDS OF CURRENCY
AND LABOR REFORM NTHE
STATE OF OHIO:

The undersigned, elected members of the
tate central committee at the union conyen-
ion of friends of Greenback and Lobor re
form held in Columbus on September 18th
1877, recognizing the necessity for early
action, hereby invite all who favor such
reforms without regard to party, to meet
in delegate convention in the City Hall at
The city of Columbus on Tuesday, July25d
1878, at 2 O'clock P. NJ, for the purpose
Of nominating candidates to be voted for
at the ensuing state election, and adopting
a platform acceptable to all friends of
a sound currency and the alleviation of the
condition of the industrial classes.
Each county will be entitled to one delegate
for every thousand votes cast for the vari-
Gus candidates for governor in the election
held October 1878, and an additional dele
gate for any fraction over FIVE hundred.
It is suggested that in all counties hav-
ing no regular organization or central COM
mittee, the voters meet in mass convention
at the,county court house on Saturday,
July 18th, 1878, at CLOCK P. NJ, for the
purpose of electins their quote of delegates
and appointing aCoun.s Central Committee
Counties already organized should meet
subject to the call of the County Central
Committee.
The State Central Committee:
A. J. Mowry, Erie County.
L. T. Foster, Mahoning.
J. 7. Throckmorton, Ross.
Francis Barry, Portage.
Joseph Watson, Knox.
John Tucker, Licking.
Robert Schilling, Cuyahoga.
The undersigned endorse the above call
and urge q full attendance: -
Hugo Preyer, Stark County; Oocar Bal
Sandnsky; Jno. T. Shyrock, Muskingur
county: w. P. Magruder Perry county
Goodall franklin county; Chas. seddir
Franklin county, Chas. R. Martin, Senec
county; Joseph Jenkins, Tuscarawas county
J. A. Hostetler, Tuscarawas county.
What shall the working class do to be
ter their condition? Organize, the onl
true road to unity. Without unity th
working class will be kept on starvatio
wages say starvation wages, for were itn'
for the continual labor of the workingman
wife, from the earliest dawn in the morl
ing until late at night, it would be impo
sible for the workingman to support b
family. Twill say nine tenths-of courI
there are some exceptions. There cann'
be greater evidences of the inadequate mai
ner in which the workingman is paid ths
the fact that his children at tender al
are compelled to earn their support, ar
frequently at the most menial employmer
also it is fact that his wife, frequently {
the eve of becoming mother, is compelle
to toll, to the injury ofherself and ofspfir
she brings into the world. Is not such
state of things worse than the most able
, slavery ever inflicted on Africa's 500
children? Yes it is, because the working
mans wife has all the fine feelings of b
sex But, alssl what can she do but toll, to
toll, and assist to make living for far
lily she is in duty bdnnd TO support?
!, Talk as you will of wealth of nations
the workingman creates it, and receives b
little for doing SO. By the hands of t
workineman forests fall and disappear, al
, splendid cities, magnificent gardens. bea
, titled with all the adornments of yerdul
as the enchantment, take their place. II
bowels of the earth are entered, and tres
ure torn from its hidden bed by the hand
y labor. The hard and adamantine miners
= are, by the hand of labor, changed to
most fine adornment that skill and tai
may design. The massive rocks are sew
r ed into ungainly rugged parts. and by t
n hand of labor, are embellished and bes
8 tilted for the adornment of mansions, ps
. aces and the like. By the hand of lab
the massive oak is taken from the for
and formed into sailing palaces and 70
8 resses for the protection of the nation.
!. might go on and enumerate, but it is pls
TO be seen that the workingman is the gr
promoter of wealth. and, in time of ne
8 the nations savior. II Iron Molder's Jo
nal.