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


grounds why ,Ss VIZ Y N.
should become ~ y, s'sAtAs
the land, but ~ ~ oi5 ~
workingman. al W ltt \
from whatever schdp slll.&
many questions-,Ir ~
questions--yet upon ~ ~
agree, that wages s KAN, 9ae M
no bearing upon th ss.l'H
h ment oil the wage.
change OF habits T.. 'igi4
people. To chaDgsa q sa|Is
tom toms, then, is the a cs s@s,s
also 10 demonsirstS- ,h., 4
the hours Of ia5c, 'a ~
great loss, either Ia So XVI
employer or tho s's n N
lieyeu by many. p''a
II Is my purpose Il
ployers who mostly y o, sass
10 the hours Of lebo y,p9''sa
the true nature ana 49, asle
this movement. Itissa'1ll
great movement wbIsS \ b
all, hurts none. Nqsa
Through a mistake, (,
ing class have been S3 oa1
ing the productive es o.a1'z
men, Labor organjzss. sSlq h
ducing the hours of 'id'Se
eonsslulnptiye. / maISs,.
ductivity OF labor dceS "
respondlngly with tbe " ~
hours of labor; but n 1,
with each reduction n "
the productivity Of tbs y;
becomes greater. / a "
understood to maIpts.s Y
things being equal, th EN- v
crease in the production I,
isborer; but that With X.
me hours of labor tha y,
changed and new procs ~
take their place, Ia tsh,,s Il
refer. "''SR
Ia all industries, whs,.
labor have been REDUCED 4.
ton lessened2 Look s,'s
Industries where the OesSIs
sunrise to sunset, and NJ
eight, or nine, or Zen W
the productivity lessensS,
factories, or shops, on Az
show that notwithstandisr q
the laborers work less NJ
than ever before, YET pros,s
on increasing to such Al !,
many industries one laSos,
much as ten formerly dIdI
In all civilized coo,lsa
hours of labor are least 4,
or productivity the p,,s
versa1 In no case has I, !t
hours OF labor rsc,si
ductlve capacity Of man,
origin in increasing NJ Et
power of the laborer s,d ), III
OF large numbers who M
of employment, aud tenSs M
lie and impetus TO inSuts
dustry and in any com. 4
hours of labor are longer
necessity for the lri,ci E
provement OF the method, 4
mschinery. maintain
reduction in the hours Of D
mean the increase III Ia y b
ton, but, on the connsu .
We find that with the IA h
hours of labor mans den, .
become larger and arssl M nj
countries where the houn ID
long and wages low it col, b
duce any given article h
where wages are high q d
labor short. With lasoi III
teen hours at 6 cents pei Ec
costs more to transport ! ri v
across the continent ;hanh Iva
with wages at SO aud Il, b
1t would cost the fortune q 1ry
Of China to ride in 4 b. II
country, with labor Il p
hours of labor above glIs.
IN them for 5 cents 1
by the necessity, tie sy,
| people. The redlct I'm
hours Of labor saaa a
great extent that oit-qacH IA,
and supply; itcraA yoI
lit more permits POI
hose at work, makes wssa Z
tent and regular, and brhs I'D,
minimum that cruel "a Ia
of the ilttest." J cas-
eachlng ia its benefceri ere
my other measure khoE inel
hanges his habits andeH ill'V
he lowest stratum Of st
lot only the individual, " hef
ivity. Oul
Let us view this quests nu
oclal aspect. 1t has oiA res
hat to reduce the houn De "
o eight hours q day Hsa ~
lore time to spend In IN 1la I
ebauch-that they VOL norl
rivilege. Let us seeheT Inofa
G true. / will not deny IN
iyen more time for IelsaN ron
in some instances. Bsl Hon
elieye that the large mas fayne
O SOP Even were this ~ Al.
would not time ~ !
rove il? Lord Macaulg so,
smedy for the aeHs ia
,quired freedom Is nI q Of
'ould it be considerable y and
man has been incarsis ne d
n a number of years q We d
Ito the open air aud ~ lAe
ie sun pouring down aeVot
aces his hand before b: lous
m; he would fain rellE l u
i'm his back upon 2. sua1
ould 1t be wise 10 ptri' !. ho
:, rather allow him to ~ uuis
e people, with al ~ ben
me accustomed to lS's PEG
hich he was d straugei' ~ ny opl
The workingmen uie D y 3
e reduced have more 4 ra,'.S
r culture, for reiinens' i ,1i,
ork the longest runSs S slS' !.
, time for either Thq tss =. =
q early m6rn and 70 Is o,,,,.
carried with thelr 10Y ,sp 4 \
ter partakIpg Of thes p's !,
row their tired hints !
ST and 10 recupera'e z 10
hlciently to be prepsn. ne i,
/ rai ,I on The sr n IAN an
! rights, his duties q pro Ses
mink all viii agree W Mccn INK
m NTH that r. works eigai s i.
,iober estimate ca BIZ " ~ !. ca
Ia ZION and bis duiI s 1saesl
d to the state. Hs srsse
tier husband, a ss i r. I
s is not the vote an.