Daily Republican., 1884-12-20
The Now OFt6Ams ENpOSftfOs
she Labor Qurrttan.

in q penitencary the same unstihseu
praise might b. bestowed upon 1t as
upon any other furniture. We need
not be surprised that northern men are
Directing to this exhibit. So far has
unfavorable co ment gone upon this
peculiar show pf mechanical industry
that it is said that the New York
Trades Assembly will take steps to
have this objeo ionable exhibit removed,
and II this request is not complied with,
New York will be requested To remove
her exhibit Farther, it is said that
Congressman Cox, of New York, will
be called upon to introduce resolution
in the House of Representatives, re-
questing the managers OF the exposition
which has been generously provided
with money by the general government,
three fourths of that money coming
from the north, not to permit spacs To
be occu pied with the product of convict
labor. This feeling upon the part Of
the working people Of the north is ex-
cusable when we consider that they are
compelled 10 compete with convict
labor. In another view of the case we
believe that the exhibit Of convict labor
a, this exhibition will do more To open
the eyes Of thb people of the north, and
I'LL their minds with such loathing
disgust for some peculiar labor methods
Of theSouth that 1t will result in great
reform. The subject Of convict labor
in the South will no doubt through this
very expedition be led TO occupy the at
nd mil n nh mn.
Is made, the Democratic party, not in
the South, but in the North, will be
made 10 suffer. 1t is no. only foreign
cheap labor that is initiating against
the labor wages Of the North, but in
addition Is the almost as cheap, if not
cheaper labor OF the South. Labor in
the South never was looked upon with
much respect, and it will be long
time before society will be so revolu-
tionized that it will be looked upon
with respect, but the time may not be
far distant when the Northern public
sentiment will 80 far revolt against
the cheap labor methods Of the South as
TO show Northern laborers that so long
as they vots for party whose success
depends wholly upon the solid South,
they cannot help but have cheap labor
and receive low wages.
IL is a notorious fact that the Sta rs
Of Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama,
Georgia, North and South Carolina,
Tennessee, Kentucky and other South
ern States work their convicts In COM
petition with free labor. Convicts are
hired out from the penitentiaries TO
build railroads, work mines, pick cot
ION and to do many other items of
labor. They are hired on. to con
tractors at from ten to twenty-five cents
a day for each man. But this is not
the worst phase of the question. These
States have a code Of laws very op-
press!ve on petty crimes that would be
almost overlooked in he North OF at
the farthest punished with a very ligh,
punishment.
The penitentiaries are filed with
poor blackR and some poor whites AZ
well for very small uffenSes tits nc
unusual thing for d negro 10 be son
fenced TO : be peniten,iary for lie III
stealing ham or Il chi ken. This d
course incteases the number Of convict,
and ma6er the hiring out fore. ~. |
larger
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-, 80 N'ii" 1d'leo birmingham. 1t
ON hlp3 new Tor the extreme Souti
an, + me cheap labor OF the Sou,
i4"' ven maze very prosperous. Th
q I'shs so 'ar as encouragii
MauUI"t turers III the South was co
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oh dno o1net manufactures spril
mp anu iourish in the South the san
a. IN The North, but everybody ia n
rep"'f'' " ~" TINS done by paup
aoor and a tie expense of the f.
IT, !. , 'nt Country.
ne pt'u'lar cheap system of lab
p.- .ne southern States enable the
%. bi'n y. helau IRON manufactures thou
Ne en ray iaoor Of .he South, TO produ
ne"le, nc@cle OF non, and for soi
tn7 y as' 'hey nave been underselli