Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-02

X rrrriage q .,as AZ Eve and
ron tn.n air nj in the morning;
.l' lss i,Srther that .,' tne ,ens must
ssrs O ig Y mon !. their physique,
lss1 10 q an untimelGy XII, uet ,ox his
% more = llv - take a weapon and
Ia BE- ~ !, once. Labor is the
~ tis IVY !, the workineman, ana 20
.sfssloIr, az, q As economically as ne
a use illa ,.. a9 q NAV last hun for q
cau' = e ears ,uu 10 bring him that y,
BDst O ne extrayagant expendi'
s ,sSSia deprive him ,so reduction
Ips' = = I. Sc increases the inde-
onfs o mel seeii.reliance, the self
' mnssohood Of individuals s..' tnat
be na .nsere Of his intelligence,
's' W y, interests of our country
y !,l ~, ( q our institutions ana %
'qA, y, ov " commercial and in
~ o hat the hours of labor
/. ,sduced to eight. o,., from
Z pon a,over as we'll as the emf
n r. y Y Ibe interest Of all alike II
y 'r mon social, economic,
lncta " Grounds. Il is one
sn1 y too soon achieved, ana
l ~ y the condition of all, IN
Il y si,IIlM HUMPHREYS.
a an old journalist and late
snlDls y New York state bureau OF
auction and a uniform eight
a '," claimedfor workingmen.
= work. eight hours rscfea-
,,sbt hours rest IS the
me result Of an eight-hour
ana be a reduction in the
M unemployed. The work
"A would 20 ON just the same.
~ that the superior workers
\ ost the preference to which
,',s entities them. That Is a
' .9srt from the hours of labor,
n !. follow at all, unless under the
hsts moor workman requires as
81 4 and other life facilities as a
81 Imam. and so ought TO be paid
= "a hIs needs, not to his works.
I'm humanitarian principle OF
a rsarity. this doctrine might
\, an the theory of the desirable
semap progress and perfectatility
Z ssory L not only untenable but
+ rs II takes away potent in
n 10 The best possible, unless
~ total reconstruction OF soci-
n sItmistic basis, to which man
Aer tends Just now in profession.
IA active OF our labor ogitators
,rpers are the craftsmen and me-
a hose who make something In
n ia part. OF our male wage
no. over so per cent. are me-
q he rest are clerks, statesmen,
urlsts, etc. Thus then, the eight
AZ for the mechanics must be also
4 q eight hours for trades, farmers
&Itsslonals, else q social injustice
At present that social injustice
pt. There is no reason why eight
Moor should not be enough for oul
Environments, but ii win necessari.
& re a reduction of wages, from ten
< ay to eight hours pay. Against
n msy offset the cost TO society Of
lng the men who are now com.
b stand idle, and yet feed at the
h crib. The equation is eight mer
ID at ten hours, against ten mer
III hours; in the first case
4 yc men unemployed, and in the
n With none unemployed. If this
lYalls 1t will throw a large number
n men and women into more equal
#rpstlOn, thus reaching the present
n ErOduction by the increased mum
rpdueers and a more equitable
Il wage earning.
the adoption of the eight-houl
NJ, two conditions would require
ment. Those who work ou'
and lose their work by baC
IA and change of seasons, woulC
yoiably placed as compared will
orklng In doors. Increased ratC
4 10 outdoor trades now NEE
advantsge. The other condition
pllabOrassociated with machinery
case, as machinery cannot stanC
elemust be a succession of relays
mere now Is between day-workerl
ltHorkers in the one shop o
Inef those men who now work tel
Fould profit by the two hour
must depend on individual char
Pessimists say that the two hour
E y wasted on street-corners ant
msi optionists contend that tn,
lld go to the Libraries or do tn,
#nores. There is no certainty a
nofal result but it seems prett,
4 the unemployed would get som
prom which they are now shut off
HON, THOMAS NJ. BAYNE.
2ayne is lawyer and member Of con
N Allegheny, Pa
was boy, which is not man,
so, twelve hours was the mini
Gays labor in almost every de
OF industry, and as many o.
ana fifteen hours were not unu
NC uion't prosper as well In thos,
se 40 In these, and yet ten hour
sle usual and general allotmen
pe'oted to labor. In view of tn,
'ous results achieved by machin
unost every branch OF work, / ap
sual We could now pct on wei
Y. hours Of labor. 1ut tductiol
vuls Of labor will, in my opinion
beneficial to the masses of tn,
I people. Some will doubtless
I'M Vs opportunity thus Afforded, pu
y oe a small minority.
pncation of improved machinery
q 'nseiy reduced the cost of pre-
va us' more, by far, could be ac,
4 ~ ~ N eight hours than could be
4 hsa.s ago, IN twelve. This Il
aUWn IN the comparatively Low
4 spseially of manufactured pro
therefore, think that al
= general, abrupt re
H. eight hours woulC
~ disturbance, it would be bu
ana as soon as the readiust
a s,e oesh iairly accomplished, VT
/.o Oresper Just as well as il We
4 Sn''nue with ten hours.
" .,t eHARLEs c. ooMsrocK.
tspiss member of congress from
p'as, Mich, lie was nj one I'm,
&ah ia Aaplus, and was formerly
oidenlfed vs. now manufactures
Van. ~ win Ike reduction OF hour
= -'s,s mat all laborers who wish I,
pI liYnU s,d