The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-31
See that premature stoop in, the shoulders;
bear that dry. hacking, mereiless caught

At A LARGE MEETING
of these women, held ct a hail in Philaie
phia, grand speeches were delivered, bu.
needle. woman took the stand, threw aside
her faded shawl and with her shriveled arm
hurled very thunderbolt OF eloquence,
speaking out the horrors OF. her own expe-
rieDce. Stand az the corner OF street In
New York at or CLOCK IN the morning
Is the women 60 70 their gors. Many OF
them had no breakfast except the crumbs
that were left over from theinignt before or a
crust they chew on their way through the
street. Here they comel Tae working girls
OF New York at q Brooklyn! Thsss engaged
in bead.work these in howeDmaking, In mil.
inery, eDamelIng, cigar mailing. book bind
ing, labelling, feather PICKING print coloring,
paper. box making, bat mose over worked OF
al and least compensated, the sewing wo-
men. Why Go they not take the city cars
! on the way up? They can not afford the five
cents. IL. concluding to deny herself some
sat You want to see how Lsttimer ana
| Ridley APPEARED by the fie; lsoS. ~
that woman aud behold a mora b r.
| rible Dartyroom, hotter fra,
more sgonizing DEATH ASK that woman
how much she gets for her wlrk aud che sitl
| tell you SIX cents I0T making coarse shirts,
apo finds her own threat!
Years ago. one ga obath night. in the vss.i
! bule Of this church, after services, woman
| fell IN commissions. Toe c:aGtor said she
needed medicine not 90 muDh as something
to est as she began to survive in her de
| lirium. she said, gsspinCly:i Eight cents
Eight cents Eight cents / wish | could get
1t dosel am SO tired | wish I co aid get
some sleep; but must get &c donel Eigh
cents! Eight cents" We found afterwAri
| hat she was making garments for eight
| cents apiece, and that she q0uid make bat
! three OF them IN dsy Hear i'll Thr Q
| times eight are twenty four. Hear it, men
| and women who nave com lbrtable ho mes
| Some of the worst villains Of oar cities ara
| The employers OF tnese women. They Eat
| them down 70 the last PENNY, and try ~
| cheat them out OF that. Thu woman mus
deposit dollar or two bsfdro she gets the
| carmen is 10 work on. When the work "a
done 1t Is sharply inspected ihe most insig-
Difcant flaws picked out and the wages re-
fused, and somstinaes the d illar deooised
not given back.
The Women's Protective Union reports 3
care where one OF these poor aou's Il ldiDg
pace where she could get more wages. re
solved TO change employers, lad went To gs
| her lay for work done. Tbs N plover says:
l hear you are going to leave?' Yes" she
SAID. Il have come &c get whst you owe me '
rot eoing to A paw me? sYg" he said II
will pay you," and be kicked her down
| Stairs.
Oh, that Womens Protective Union, 10
| Clinton 7 ace, New York. The blessings OF
| Heaven be on ii for the merciful aud divine
| work 1t is doing in the defenss OF toiling wo-
| manhood. What TRACED es of suffering
| presented to them day by day. a paragraph
| from their report:
Can you make Mr.. Jones; pay me? He
ewes me for three weeks at two dollars and
half week, and can't get anything, and
my child is very sick" The speaker, g young
woman, lately widowed, bCrT into g food
ct tears as she spoke. ske Mas hidden 10
come sgain the next afternoon and repeat
her story to the attorney al his usual weekly
| hearing of frauds and impositions Means
were found by which Mr.. Jonts was Induced
TO pay the ssven dollars and q half.
ANOTHER PARAGRAPH FROM TaEIR REPORT
"a fortnight had passed wa.n she mol.
esty binttd g desire to kpdfv how much
her services were worth. %, imy dear, he
replied, You are getting to De one of the
most valuable hands in the tsade, you will
| always get the very best price! Ten dollars
week you will be able TO ear 30 very easily
And the girls fingers few on with her work
ut a marvellous rate. The picture of $40
week had almost turned her ihead. A few
nights later. while crossing the ferry, she
! overheard the name OF her employer in the
conversation OF girls who stood near. What,
John Snipes? Why, he don's pay. Look
out for him every time. He'll'keep you ION
trialn as he calls it for weeEs, stnd then he'll
go and get some other fool End thus Jane
Smith gained her warning against the swim
| der. But the union held him. gin the tolls of
the Law until he paid the width of each of
these days Of trial
| Another paragraph:
| Her modification may be Imagined when
told that one OF the two yb-dollsr bills
| which she had Just received FOR her work
was counterfeit. But her modification was
| swallowed up in indignation then her en-
| ployer denied having paid hef the money
and ineuitingly asked her tb prove it."
| When the Protective Union hs3i placed this
| matter in the courts the judge sald "Y0u
| will pay Eleanor the amount II her claim,
| S5 So, also the costs OF the cour3
EsHow ere these evils to be Grad cated? Some
| say: Give women the ballot what
effect such ballot might have OF other ques-
| tons ] am not here to discust; bat VIII {
| would be the effect Of female3 suffrage
woman's wages? do not bslievtthat woman
| will ever get justice by woman} ballot. In
1 deed, women Cypress women 9skmuch &c men
| do. Do not women as much 81 men, beat
| down to the lowest figure the Eoman who
| sews for them? Are not womef as sharp IS
| men on washerwomen and nflliners aud
/ mantau-makers? If q woman s(ks dollar
| fer her work, does not her iensSe employer
| ask her il she will not take niuety cents?
| You say, 'cnly ten cents dif4ence;" but
| that is sometimee the dfere1ce between
| Heaven and hell Women oftei have less
| commiseration for women thjb men. Ifa
| woman steps aside from the patti of recsita6e
| man may forgive woman, nevtr. Woman
| viii never gel justice done her fSom woman 8
! ballot. Neither will she get IL from mans
| ballot. How then? God will rile up for her.
| God hiss more resources than vi know o.
The flaming sword that hung attEden's gate
when woman was driven out Twill cleaye
with its terrible edge her oppretors.
But there is something fol- wosnen 10 do
Let young people prepare TO ext in spheres
| OF work aud they viii be able sAer awhile TO
get larger wsges. II it be down that
| woman can in a store sell mcrsIoods IN q
year than man. she will soon &c able not
! only TO ask. bat 10 demand, mof wages and
10 demand them successfully UnskiIled
aud incompetent labor must taSe what Is
| given: skilled aud competenS labor Will