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youthful experiences, and was mentally and
physically stunted BY incarceration in that mod

youthful experiences, and was mentally an
physically stunted BY incarceration in that moe
| ern jail-a factory.
Mr. Truesdell remarked that, il Mr.. Morga1
Was specimen Of factory production, lie though
| the argument was against him. (Laughter.]
| Mr. McFie doubted whether the state coul,
nterfcre fn this matter unless that interference
| was in the interest OF children's health.
| Mr. Moreau thought 1t svas the States dut
to interfere, both on account Of the children a
| well as the masses Of }ab0ring men, Just Us
rinterierred with the criminal classes to pfotcc
the general public. The discomfort OF the Ia
| boring classes Tas evidenced in 1877, It still
! existed, and was likely TO break ont at a mo
| Lncnt's notice,-Wheue7er the match was az
| piled.
Mr.. Truesdell asked him If be rested his claim.
on Justice, or whether he relied on threats.
Mr. Morgan said he rested his claims on tn.
Justice OF the measures demanded, but lie deem
cd 1T his duty to point out the dangers of pro
crastfnation.
Mr.: Trucsdell asked if refusal of the Legts
iature to pass these measures would probably
De followed in the near future by an
UPRISING OF THE LAboR1Nd CLASSES.
Mr. Morgan replied that there was nothing to
lear from the organized societies here, because
there was sufficient intelligence in them to know
that by throwing the whole thing into anarchy
Inc proper reform measures could not be ef-
tectcd. but there was discomfort on the part of
those who were not intelligent, and who did not
understand the necessity of these measures, but
who would, when the proper time came, be ready
to do what bad been done In the past. In this
connection be noticed recent slandcr to the
effect that he had gone to Braidwood to organ
1ze military com panY, and stated that he be-
never seen Braidwood. There was an
armed organization here, but it wasn't a
part Of the workngmeu's organization. He con-
sldercd Militia law an insult to him and every
other worktnsman, for what was the militia for
but to stand over them and suppress discomfort
by armed force? Instead Of such Militia law,
what mas needed was the passage Of laws to
remedy the existing evils, which would do more
good than all the militia III the world.
Mr. McFie asked Mr. Morgan If be considered
the ballot-box the only tribunal.
MI. Morgan said he did not, any more than
George.
Mr. Truesdell asked If be proposed to compare
the situation now with that in Its:
MIR. Morgan said the conditions we're different.
The forefathcrs fought fer share In the dis
tribution Of taxes, but with the worlsingmen
now It was question OF lie and death, and
when the alternative was " fight or die " he be-
HcTed in Fighting.
tion to
COMPULSORY EDUCATION,
and Mr.. Morgan expressed himself in favor Of
that reform. He met the question very cley-
erly, holding tllat the fact that strikes occurred
and that riots had happened was due to the lack
of education. With strikes the Labor party had
no sympathy, believing them barbarous, but
there we're trades who still believed in them,
and we're likely to bring on more Of them.
Some little iun was created when Mr.. Nor
gan replied, In answer to question OF MIR.
Truesdell, that the only striking done here In
1877 vas by the policemen-and they struck
Thc next tonic was the proposed creation
of
BUREAU OF STATISTICS,
and Mr.. Morgan wanted the Commissioner ap-
pointed by the Governor, and then give his en-
tire time to the subject.
Mr.. Barry remarked that Mc{3lVray had some
such scheme on foot.
s.For Gods sake" replied Morgan, "dop,t
let McGiiyra touch ANYTHING. respectfully repu-
date McGilyray and all his works. [Laughterl
There arc bogus labor reforners as we'll as bo-
The proposed law making employers responsi-
bic for accidents occassoucd from their careless
ness was next discussed.
Nfr. Truesdell said that that matter was pro-
yided for already In many cases according to the
OF common law.
Mr.. Morgan admitted that to be fact, but in
practice it was found that accidents often oc-
Cured through the carelessness OF employers
Md yet nobody ever heard Of the employer ever
doing anything for them.
AIr. Strcetcr gaTc IN Instance where mau in
the old St. Louis Democrat was Injured through
the care1essness OF bis emploYers,-the ureseut
Dropretors Of the G.-D.,-and had to be taken
10 bis home In hack. When be recovered, and
returned to the Office, bis employers charged
Mr: Morgan called Upon Sir: S. Goldwater to
speak OF the "truck " system under whinn
:lgar-makers had to work. Mt. Goidwater did
20, explaining how certain '*oosscs,n whose
2ames nc promised to give to the Committee,
mid their rlNVn1 in cfunrE txbfp} 11ft