The Daily clarion., 1886-02-24

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other conifatlt' ne says
Wj.h us the employee OF iahorer, in
pursuance of duty be owes the State
10 get rn honest living for himself or
family, sel. bargains away OF 0isposes
Of his services OF labor 10 fhe employer
who. M the start. furnishes the habita
tion. food. and often, raimcul, and the
emplgyment: all Of which is necessary
10 th~ comfort and livelihood ~ the en-
pioyre or labOrcr, and which he receives
iu GdagaCe in consideration Of services.
or labor. oLierpards to ber.ndcred. This
require. considerable outlay of capital.
increase Of obligations to other parties,
whose interests necessarily become in.
yolyed IN the faithful Observance Of the
labor obligation; and then he (the en-.
ploycr) has 10 wait a year. and take the
risk of crop, which only can be grown
by faithful performance Of the labor
obligation, before he can be remunerat-
ed Tor his trouble and outlay"
Moreover, he rthe employer is COM
pelled 10y the civil law 10 comply with
his contract, aud, al10 by the mortgage
on his home and property, 10 secure the
means necessary for liz fuhlment,
Nhio the employee or laborer has the
pri fsto and dcspotic power to wifully
violate aud abandon his labor obliga-
ton with impunity'
"The employer is bound by self-inter-
est, and compelled by the civil law, TO
do right.-c comply with his contract
and, therefore, is merely in possession of
his civil liberty, that is, permitted TO
do only what he ought: but the EN-:
hcentious freedom or license to do az he
pleases concerning his labor obligation,
although il may please him to do wrong,
and damage others as well as himself"
cone class of our citizens restrained,
and compelled by the civil law to com
ply with their obligations, and another
class, and by far the greater number Of
our ,, Populls.lon, N pos possession IN OF l'cen,
shondon' Without cause. ~ contr"ct. I Inv in.
yolvinp the welfare and liberties Of the
people. The license Of one man lessons
tho ,lpertle' OF otherS, ..,
that realizes such conditions and ,es"lts
ought certainly to be reformed, and 40
adjusted us TO suit the race pccwioritles,
anu Si. SECRETARY lue" Nofu 'S'ts OF our
IN, ono can donv tb,t bo wiugrl
violation, aud abandonment without
cause, OF an agricultural labor obliga'
uon' II not o'iIy ueulor"'l]Ing' out &lso
forc nnhl,c wyong > "' '''N '''''
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Government isa restraining or com
PulsIye mschine' nc on'y q questlon 10
connnI.jon noc.ssary for so"nr;nc III III
the purposes Of its creation. No qov
ernment cdn enforce The performance Of ss
se"''ds i,t, dulles, or pro'ec' t'gas o. ffe'e"'
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IN the foregoing we nave ialriy stated
the grounds, lta'les anu a'l' on whlch
MT hagr"oer feS'' MS AGRICULTURAL
labor olI ana ooI niue comment "
necessary 10 sho" VnA' inc 'ounda''oh
Is not very safe
lhat tho state made more corn and
cotton IN looV, with slave LABOR than IN
1851 with Tree labor, proves nothing
more than that slave labor is more re-
liable than Tree labor; aud that there
has been great depreciation IN the
value OF land since 1860, Is but the
natural result OF the civil war The
decrease IN crops raised, and tho depre-
ciauon IN the value oil land, under the
circumstances should not be surprise
but the marvel should be that 9oo,SoS
pales OF couoh were prouuceu IN looV,