Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-04

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eco a.s, - tact' That in the main deny,
iA'.l, ,here has been no such genera
,',s,'dre,ion az the eight-hsur uay - "
n.a,,e any one 10 Judge conclusney
..,ha,n.r or not II would reduce piouse
~, ~ in anv appreciabie OF costly ueglso'
49, : .a.in,ai1 that the isolated facts &. COM
mand az well as analogy, already ,as
Ia, = denial Of such assumption Oh loss
ia radnctIon, Indus rial history SHOWS
shst rverv large aud systematic reoncsivn
' ~ ~. ,.ortIrg day has so far resulted I'D
Oh tne ~, hsnsats Production has never
e ,l.'d. 1, has generally been IN
.'seasad The bureau OF labor reports
-, ,hts AZ between ten nouIs
a. Massachusetts and twelve hours ~
~, ItamnshIre. Observations III lhe
-,,,oe,arnment printing Office at Washing-
son made In the first four years loiioM-
Inc The nassage of the federal elgnt-nour
,ag show clearly that az much work "as
ia,rIv done under the eight'hour RUE as
Rad been done under that OF zen nouIs'
The extra, usually gas-lignt perlou,
were consumed prefunctorlally-.tne ii,en
| beinp tired out--and the WORK uone w
| inc small In amount. Senator JOIN !
ZONES OF Nevada was, as NINE suPsi h.
tendont, the first to Introduce the eig my
hour plan into the Comstock mines. ny
system has been found 10 DC econollioS"y
OF value for miners aud mine-o"noi na.,o,
Looking at the matter as one OF s ., ~,
ogy, insist that the value ol ny VII
he 80 Greatly enhanced In all industrial com
,,,r5ities nv ali processes which go direct
-, rds larger an equity in the distrl-
b,,ion ~ ali the results OF energy and
toll II there is to be re-
dnctlon Of profits in any one az
rectIon as consequence OF tne
IL seeming OF the hours Of labor, LOT one
insist that the employing class is tne one
J hes, and most Justly able to bear ~
do not believe IL will so result, but II So
n larger leisure for labor, with the same
WAGES that are now paid, Will 40 mort
, GOOD TO the social order az Whole tnan
long hours for labor and large pronts LOT
employees can possibly accomplish inc
} eioht-hour day comes TO me as one OF cue
r honorable. peaceful and equitable methous
nv which some OF the evils OF an unre'
: strained economic competition can DC
0 normally corrected. My space Will MOI
D allow me TO treat OF machinery ana lts
+ eftects upon labor and profit; OF tn'
!. dIvisIon of LABOR and its effect In de
Il stroyIup the individual skill OF th'
@ craftsman, artisan and operatives OF IN
+. score of other facts that enter into IN
T. matter at issue. In conclusion urge IN
70 General adoption of the eight-hour rul
e because 1t will lessen to the laoorer IN
r. drain and cost Of life while greatly IN
d nroyinp his personal and social cond
a lion. Because IL will add greatly to u
s. value OF life in all civic relations ana
ut all questions of public economy AVS
Il, because 1t will greatly improve the pric
I'd of life by raising the standard OF lNln
w for all who labor.
HON. ,. Is. WEBER.
OF MIR Weber is a member Of congress III iT %
ns Buffalo, N. Y, aud ish farmer ana meIchai
n IIe writes as follows:l
n. am In favor of the eight-hour wol
er day. Tits clearly in harmony with na
adj ural law, and in accord with the trini
rs of human want, physical, intellectual az
wv moral. II is most appropriate that u
ut movement for the restoration OF u
he natural order things OF should origina
M. among lahoring people who have be
,or the greatest sufferers by It's yiolation,
II In my opinion the eight-hour rule W
Iir- not materially increase the cost OF vi
nv duction, and, most likely, not at all, IL
ary ter work will be done. II any increG
The should occur, there viii be accompaI
en-. ing advantages which viii more Oh
ON compensate for such increase.
md The most valuable element In this
NE public consists In the moral and int
Il. iectual power OF its citizens. These 9
De ments do not figure on assessors boo
hat or in census reports, but, unless we
tyY ingmen can have greater leisure, int
It's lectual and moral Improvement q
ALL power must continue to suffer loss.
er- present system darkens and blights
eri- home and drives pleasure from the aoo'
the OF toll, II calculates accurately the
S. duct OF labor, but II forgets and lea
ier. OF the account the welfare OF the
or ducers Let us have better and a m
4 It. natural order Of things.
)or- WILLIAM 7, HARRIS.
the MIR Harris rcsldos at Concord, Mass, an
mo. well known IN connection with specula
te,s philosophy land education. lie edited =
~ ~. journal OF speculative Philosophy In
sht- Louis, and was, superintendent OF pg
schools. He Is closely identlhcd WIN the :
ners cord school OF rhil9sophyI
" Is favor the eight.hour lawon the VIII
3. A believing that 1t will suillce for the
~ 10 ductiou OF all the food, clothing
rider shelter that Is needed by our people,
fact at the same time adjust the distribu
and somewhat better
rk Is ia;Gk that the Increased energy
that iutp. sijs that comes from shorter h
wing ~ abng, and consequent greater II
king ace,, WIN raise the production EVENT.
earn. I, tae present standard Meanw
them wages may have to be slightly deere
!, are to enable us to compete with FOL
then, markets, where the days work prod
glad greater amount, But an imme
Tor gain would be felt because of the
ed la. OF employing the surplus lab'
liber- now said TO be ont
fact employment. For the eight
mere plan permits Of relays, SO that two
with of laborers may be used whenever
de OF is a demand for increased produc
and The economy OF water power, and
idera- Of steam and machinery, favors sue
Is, In lays, From 4 IN the morning to
70 I'M. the afternoon gives one hour ntermi
labor. for breakfast, from 10 10, after
a my gives another hour for supper, and
for two sets OF laborers are provide
not within the limits OF the hours count
,r, in belonging TO daytime.
work. In regard to the workingman
rom benefited, morally and intellectual
him to greater leisure, should say u
He Is would, certainly, although | know
an en-. few AT present use the leisure they
ward for such Improvement Invention
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