Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-30

vbo please to work orly eight hour; slso
here are thousands Who are not working
BY the day. bat By the piece or 100. and
want 10 work ten or twelve hours, and
there are stil others who On some days
want 10 work but eight hours and on others
tourteen hours, such ss men engaged On
railway trains or working on farm Az
eight boar system Eo1ls be utterly inPrse-
tieEble in some Of these cases, and could
only Be adopted in the Others when the
large nsiogitY Of the workinguen become
wiling.
4 great diSesltY se0ufroats those Who
are ct present in favor Of the eight hour
system. All these meu are perfectly Will
log 10 work bat the eight hours If they get
ten bours pay, but lot al are wiling TO
work eight hours for only eight hours pay.
Nor are many employers wiling to psy for
ten hours and only receive eight hours
work. This would be equal to Al increase
Of IS per cent in wages. There are some
employers whose profits might enable
them 10 pay this sad Etin
not raise the price Of the
product TO consumers, bu, there are many
more whose margin Of profits is noz very
narrow and they would have to Increase the
price Of TIER prodacts 70 such al extent
that firms working BY tie ten hour system
could uniersel them and thus take their
trade sud drive them out Of the field. 1t
al the firms manufacturing certain srti-
cles in this country should adopt this sJs
ten Of ten hours pay for eight horrs work
II might still be disastrous to both the en-
ploysrs and employees il these firms In q
great usuy manufactured articles the tAriH
protection i not very high L:t the
cost Of production be increased By rsisiD
the price OF labor Is per cent and EnglsLd
can pay the tariff and ship her goods into
this country sHd eel ;hem cheaper than
our manufacturers csu possibly msDutset'
ure them. This would mean The closing
I'D Of mary Of our mills and shops ard the
throwing Of THOUSANDS o. our workiDgnen
oat Of employment This il q feature Of
the eight hour movement that men who
xant t,s bea-s' pay for eight hours work
would DO well 10 think q.
B.iore ga eight hour system can sue,
coed the people will have 10 be educated
ID % The benefits Of il, and a large nsj u
ity Of the people Of every State il the
Union will have to be It's sdberents. lis
or should be, philsDtbropic movement
not 8 selfish ons. Too macy 81 present
ssem 10 be sctipg from q selfish motive
For EorEipgmsn 20 say 10 their employers
Give rs ten bogrs wages for eight hours
york that We may have more tine tOl
recreation and that more men may be en-
ployed, is 10 philanthropy. Ii is simply
sslfshnsss. For employers aud for the
5Cyers Of the prodacts Of labor TO ssy &c
,as workiDguen, II you work Only eight
hours a day and thus give your felloS
zUrkirgmen a chance 10 get employment
you do it at your own expense as We can
not pay you any mere for your products
or for a. hours work than formerly" ID
not philanthropy. 1t is selfshress. Bu'
Ehsu tha vorKingmen Of the country 90 &c
their employers and ssy; IF you will give
employment TO some Of our ielloWs whc
are idle We will work only eight hours PEI
day and take less wages and when tbs
employers say: We will take less profit;
il YOU will do this, and tie consumers o.
the producls say: I'VE are willing to pay
more for what We e6c=uns in order ;ha
the wOrkiugmen may De bsnsated," then
and no. till then, will the eight hour sys
Ten be q grand success.