The evening world., 1888-02-28

Wishing you success III all your undertaking.
M. s. Pleas remember that there are thou
sands who are In favor who cannot for many
reasons write. Don't forget to count the poor
workingman VINO has no time to attend TO this very
the law enforced, otherwise 1t might as well never
exist i am writing while the boss u not looking,
James j. Coogan, OF Coouan Brothers-Inciose
herewith will be found the signatures Of our en-
plcyees, with our own Endorsement Of the petition
urday Half Holiday law be lett as 1t now is.
samuel +. Evans. IO+ East One Hundred and
faithful Efforts Of the Morning and EVENING WORLD
In favor OF the workingmen Of America deserve
their thanks. II the wape.earners Of this country
a. THE WORLD Is to them, TIE WORLDS oircula-
ton would be far the upper side Of !, 0Oo, 0OO daily.
and vicinity to Increase It's circulation to the above
mentioned number. Workingmen, DO true. One
sGoa turn deserves another; 49,, ...
Assembly. District-I am in favor Of making the
Saturday half holiday general, as the working peo-
morning till late at night, aud II the half holiday
was Kept by al no one would be the loser.
estate st'' dealers nA Wi1ii;am aasqthns0 S SeSfS YORK sn 9,t tsal
past experience for many years doth Of usl the
sympathy for all our fellow-men, and hone you
VIII succeed IN your gooo work to have the satur-
r. B., BrookiIn-An honor to the little four-page
paper so nobly battling for the Just rights Of the
s working E people ,ss. &. and a., may the fruits Of your earnss.
has heretofore been your reward In ali fyour I'M
dertakinss that have been Just and right. SO win IL
the truth Of the old adage that the "pen is mightier
than the sword" than the success that has been
obtained through the pen guided BY THE WORLDS
WORLD.
II. Cleveland, lawyer, BrooklJn-Believe me,
thing that is to the advantage Of the workers, and
especially SO manifest q benent as the Saturday
law.
J. G. Mulier-I cannot appreciate the efforts Of
THE EVENING WORLD too highly In lending a help
Ing hand to procure the signatures of the masses,
half holiday. I would ike to ask .nose gentlemen
Of the Sugar Trust or the Standard OIL Company
81 ersy da %.oe A Insi our %H isss f Gs wS'fi Or m long sGSr;
Are corporation laws ever repealed?
John j. ,Bealin, 4a6 East Fourteenth street,
holiday" nght. i know Of no body Of working.
men who want TO abolish the Saturday half hoii-
workers Of this city spent thousands Of dollars
lighting to retain 1t in their trade. l also know
that the Manufacturers Association " agreed
means let the Saturday half holiday stand.
dent and Delegate Of Bricklsyers' linton No. a.
l am decidedly In favor of the half holiday, and I
S SSuia Is sns 81 e he ZEE bs u ssaRss Of i a. sl my s4aae. not 4. re- q
taken away from those who have been. getting the
oShShs "a ~ ehu = wi thst u mCIubtIu VI DOtH
the Senate and Assembly viii change their opinion
at the proper time. As tar as repeating the SAINT
making It q imisdemeanor to violate ne laws pM.' Wv"
k ,sas a. \; D O1nd,,y,; ,SS West y, Fostyunf'n street.
the future, a. in the past, its many great and good
efforts In lessening the burdens Ut the workingmen
may meet with its usual success.
From . Working Girl-When I came home from
my work last evening and showed my dear, good
f meth ssIl BE ssa Sssa,in We n SS ySur r pinpsSr r re- L.,
bless THE EVENING WORLD, and I know you will
be successful In maintaining the Saturday half hol-
! saw the sun advocating the repeal Of the bill. az
I always thought the sun was III favor Of working
me, aud / think ali working people should Join me
In that sentiment, as well as IN fhe one I close this
letter with. viz, God bless and prosper The EVEN
q. L. Smith, $40 Avenue Al heartily indorse
your noble effort TO- maintain our Saturday Half
that law stands in jeopardy Of being oVert6roShh BY
msnt Of the eigni-Sour' law as being good for the
boon, ] gladly add my name to your petition, a.
think a small piece OF bread Is better than no bread
out the United States is ike a great machine, grind
ing out work from ten TO twelve hours a day, with
IS;I regulator aEo., Srm as y, 70 h how s., m. 9 wor. y done; Why run
a dsy,i II for no other reason than that of human
ily, this should be long enough. II this law was
It would ne the next greatest blessing to the sab-
bath, for the people. See our poor, hard. working
men and women, and even children, with no time
but to work and sleep. Asa people, who can say
they would not be better OF in mild and body with
this amount OF work each day. No one thinks we
are the worse on for not working on Sunday, and
we not see and hear how our Sabbath u dsseorated,
as 1t were, every Sunday by our everyday work
ing people going to picnics and excursions by tue
thousands on cars and steamboats to get the only
recreation they cant There must DO something
wrong som v here, or this would not be- The en-
forcement of the Eight Hour law would be an ad-
vance step In the cause of humanity.