The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-12-19
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manufacturing difidflt ~ The city
fic n'ains tlusirr around and crowd
a, ciu.e %. possible upon the work.
.hops lIp indnioni hufly follows
vho stand In their doors In white
aprons watching fof "irade" ought 10
lo welding nnnV ~ n shovel every
man oi them The poorest rmployc i
not more luhlhnl than they when pay
night arrives. aud none knows ,hr dni
or TIE huur better than iioy They
watch with Intense Interest The closing
hour whrn the crowd come forth aud,
with a bland emile, they welcome the
huyt' Scur, nro squared up there
are general treats and Don the saloon.
i.ts have possession ol large share ~
tho earnings NJ the workmon that
ought 10 carry chcor and comfort 10
! thoir homes. The worst of II II many
employers pny into tho hands Of the
snloon.kcrprrs There are factories
where the machinery I, stopped Tor a
few minutes IN the forenoon anc In he
afternoon IN order that beer or whisky
may be- sent for, and The time 80 lost II
mndc M NJ noon There are factories
where strong driWk is allowed nj the
noon hour only. II Is a common thing
for few men in each department 10
engage small boy 10 run on this cr.
rand. The moment the whistle n
heard he ushcs away To the saloon
with stick about thirty inches long IN
either hand, and upon each nrc strung
four or six bccr-botilcs 10 be filled.
These kids come In for small Sharc
Of the beer. aud pay.night they get q
few cents from the men they serve.
"lt Is q shame that employers should
allow bows To be 20 used They are
equally guilty In violating one of th'
best laws we ever had In this State
the Dramshop act. They would con
fer an untold blessing upon society ant
be gamers themselves II they would N
good faith put up conspicuous notices
IN every department Of their factories
No strong drink allowed upon thcs'
premises under penalty Of dschargc.
Men would 90 out to n saloon, bu
their influence In dcbasing the hoy
and Young men would certainly
be- curtnilcd, and very few
know how many are brought e
rum in this way. Less than woel
AGO. in one Of the most orderly ant
bcst.managed Of thc large shops ol
South Canal street, three young mel
about twenty one Of them the engin
ecr and two boys about fourteen wcr
"llred" for drunken riot In the base
mcni, where they were at work. SlronI
drink u carried into that shop daily Il
noon. II prevention Il better than eur
this would seem like beginning at th
wrong end, and yet II Is going on pei
petually, differing only little from th
present case, where they became hell
lcssly drunk and raised Ned
every foreman or manager OF eS
pcrience can easily discern the growt
of the drink habit In young men an
/ boys. No matter how bright and prom
ising they were when first employe
they soon show the sl0uch and III
sloven; they become stupid and innl
to learn, they have no desire for al
! vancoment, they become unprolltabl
TO their employers. and II they do NJ
demand more wages which 10 gene
ally the case some pretext Is foun
, for getting rid Of them. But little co
, be- done 10 reclaim the confirmed In
briale. The theory held by n grei
\ many few years ago that he could |
! transformed as II by magic. lnstante
, from worthless bum into model I
, sobriety and Christian grace, and r
: main so Is quite generally cxplode'
I There seems 10 be but single cour'
i open, and that IL 10 prevent.
far a. we can, the boys from bccomln
= incbrintcs 10 remove as far as possib
!. the temptation. 10 leave tempiatio
In the way Of people and threaten thel
! with punishment II they yield has bee
failure from the days of Mother Ev
= Labor i3 moi backward IN eombinln
Z against capital, nor capital against I
q Lor. but the brightest day that wi
I dawn upon the world will be that whc
/. both are combined 10 stay the evils I
a strong drink. II il constant qualil
IN the problem that both are trying
. solve. Who will try in the way ind