The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-10
THE T0ILERS.
1hlrd of the Series Of Sermons
of Rev. Il. Dewitt Talmage
on the Labor Question.
He Truthfully POrtrays the Genuine
Hardshlps Of the Labor Glasses.

AluDbl IuNhNipHg NHNlNlNh ho
Hardships Of the Working Classea.' DIR.
Talmage's text was taken from Isaiah xl,,
2: $50 the carpenter encouraged the gold
smith, and he that smootheth with the
hammer him that smote the anvil" lie
said:
You have seen In factories piece OF
mechanism passing from hand to hand
and from room TO room, and one mechanic
will smte II, and another will flatten ~
and another will chisel II, and another VIII
polish II, until the work be done And 10
the prophet describes the idols OF olden
times as being made, part OF them by one
hand, part of them by another hand' Car
pentry comes In, goldbeating comes In,
Bmithery comes in-and three OF four
styles OF mechanism are employed $50
the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith,
and he that smootheth with the hammer
him that smote tho anvil" When they
met they talked over their work, and they
helped each other on with II. II was a
very bad kind OF business; II was making
idols which were nm insult TO tho Lord OF
heaven. / have thought IL men In bad
work can encourage each other ought not
mon engaged in honest artsOnship and In
honest mechanism speak words Of good
cheer2
The Bible comes down TO the minutim OF
everything. II tells US how many dollars
Solomon paid for his horses. II tells us in
Deuteronomy what kind Of roof we
ought to have on our house. II applauds
the industry and generosity OF the Israeli
itsh spinslera, II gives us specimens OF
old-timo needlowork, leather making, tam
ming establishments pottery, brick-hiln,
city water works, ship building,
Men see In their own work hurdships and
trials, while they recognize no hardships
or trials In anybody else's occupation
Every mans burden Is the heaviest and
every woman's task is the hardest, We
find people wanting to get into other occu-
pationa and professions. | hear men in
all kinds Of toll wishing they were enabled
10 do something else, anying TO me: "I
have mistook my path In life; ! ought TO
have been mechanic and / Om NOR
chant" Or 81 ought to have been NOR
chant and am q mechanic. | ought TO
have boen a lawyer aud am an artist II
had undertaken some other path In lfo
would have had an easier time, and would
have had grander successes ! suppose
when tho merchant comes homo nj night,
his brain hot with the anxiotios Of COM
morciOl toll, disappointed aud yeXed 0g.
tatod about the oXcitoments IN the money
markets, he says "Oh, | wish | were q
mcdaniel Whom his days work is done
the mechanic lies down; lac Is healthy In
body, healthy In mind, and healthy In soul,
but | cant sleep; while at that very mo-
mont, tho mechanic ~ wishing ho were q
banker or merchant, llo says! "Then |
could always have on beautiful Opporoli
then could move In tho choicest circles;
thon could bring up my children in very
different sphere from that In which | am
compelled TO bring them up"
Now, the beauty of our holy religion 10
that God looks down upon all the occupa-
tons and professions, and while / cannot
understand your annoyancos and y on can
not understand mine, God understands
thom all, Ho knows all about the troubles
OF those mon mentioned In my toxt.-tho
carpenter who encouraged the goldsmith
nndho that gmootheth with the hammer, and
the gold-boators.
will speak this morning Of tho general
hardships Of the working classes, You
may not belong 10 this GLASS; but You are
bound as Christian men and women TO
know their sorrows aud sympOthizo with
thom, and Aa political economists TO como
10 their rescue, There q great danger that
the prosperous classes, because Of the bad
things that have been said 10y the false
friends of labor, shall conclude that all
this labor trouble IN u "hullnbuloo' about
nothing, Do not 90 of ON that tangent.
You would not, neither would |, submit
without protest TO the expressions TO which
many Of our laborers are subjected,
You do q great wrong TO the lOborng
classes u you hold them responsible for
the work OF tho scoundrclly anarchists.
You cannot hate their deeds more thor.
oughly thOn do Oll the induNal clOssoa,
AZ the head Of the chief organ Of the
Knights Of Labor In big lottcrs, 1nd tho
following disclaimer
"Lot Il bo understood by all the world
that the Knights Of Labor have no aiilia.
tion association, sympathy, or respect for
tho band OF cowardly murdorOra, cut.
throata, and robboB, known M anarchists,
who enoak though tho country like mid
night agaaegine, etlrring up tho passions
OF ignorant foreigners, unfurling tho red
hag OF anarchy, and causing riot and blood
shed. Parsons, Spioe, Fioldcn, Most, and
all thoir followers, Ndorg, and aboitora
should DO gummarily dealt with. They aro
entitled 10 no moro consideration than
wild boaete. Tho leaders are towards and
their followers aro fools"
You may do your duty toward your ON.
ployoe, but many do not, and tho blggoet
buainoeg Arm In Amorioa to-day Ia Grip,
Gougo, Grind & Co.
Look, for instance, NJ tho woos Of tho
womanly toilorB, who have not mAdo any
strike, and who arc dying by tho thou.
Bandn, and dying by inches,
rond few limos from the last labor ro-
port, just out ae specimens Of what fomnlo
employees endure, Poisoned hands and
cannot work, Had 10 sue tho man for 80
oonta,' Anothori "About four months OF
the year eau by hard work oarn littlo
moro than ~ per week." AnohoE "Sho
nov makos wrappers nj III per dogon, can
make eight Wrappers per day." Another;
"Wo girls In our establishment have tho
following hnoe imposed For washing your
hands, % cents, eating piece of bread nj
your loom, VI also for sitting on n
stool, taking drink of water, and many
triaing things too humorous 10 mention.b
"Somo Of The worst williams OF our citloa
are tho employers Of those women. Thoy
boat thcm down 10 the last penny and try
10 ohent them out OF that. Tho woman
must deposit dollar or two before aho gets
tho garmonts 10 work on When tho work
n done II Ia sharply inspected, the most
insignificant flaw Ia plokod out, and tho
wages refused, aud sometimes the dollar
deposited not giyon back. The
womon'a Protective Union reports q case
whore ono Of tho poor souls, finding
place whore she could got more wagoe,
resolved 10 change employers, and went 10 :
ff.tlH H..e r.. Il.
says lhear you aro going 10 leave mop
Yes, she said, and have come 10 got
what you owe me, lie made no answer.
She said Are you not going 10 pay moy
Yes, ho said, Il will pay you, and no
kicked her down stairs. / never sworo
word IN ell my life, but confess whom |
read that ! felt stirring within mo that
was not oil devotional. :
by what principle Of justice Ia Il tha.
thirds nn much nn man and IL ,na,, ,nana &