Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-15
LEASING CONVICTS.
DEMOCRATS INDIFFERENT TO TAE
RIGHTS or woRMSGMEN.
Conditions IN States Where They Have
AeseIafe CoatroI shows AbsoIsse In
slrereae~ to Rights Of Lzbor-The Con
riet Lease System I'm the sszsh-

Niet Lease System in the Sezsh-
lspsczzl Correspozsds1es-l
WASHINGTON, Oct I0-The working
men Of the e0z,nt<y are finding IN the r.
cent labor trouble IN the south hez1rs-
tul opportunity 70 judge Of the real AMI
mus Of the two political parties toward
labor and lADoring people. That the
Democratic party has bean the foe Of free
Labor i a recognized feature Of the earlier
history of this country. and that IL Is still
Indifferent 10 the interests q the lsbor-
ing element mus; be apparent 70 any
body who stops 10 study the situation as
brought sharply into notice By the pres
eut condition q affairs IN the south
Word comes from Teznessee that IN spite
Of the promises Of the governor the COZ
ditions in regard 10 the Use OF eoaTics
labor IN competition with free labor have
r1ot az ali improved
Absolute coatrnl shows Real Sentiment
It i only IN the states CT localities u
which party h2s absolute and undis-
pzted control for long period that It's
real attitude toward any element q So
Getty Is clearly shown Where the ma-
5oyity i slender il i often necessary to-
party leaders 10 hide their rszl ssutz-
1neaEs IN order 70 continue their control
But in the southern states. wasre they
have had enormous mal0-lriss ard held
them constantly BY their Own peculiar
methods. they have shown their entire
disregard q the Interests OF free Iabu-
ard 70 the isborlng element generally
Convict Labor LEASED ia the safe Dem
oerz1Ie" States
Take tie safe Democratic states Of
the country a5 large as 81 example.
ThsVs ara perhaps dozen which have
been considered absolutely safe % the
Democracy under all circuMstancss.
located Of course IN the south
In tan q these twelve states they have
put convics lsbo- into direct c0u1V,etz.l0a
with the yzo-kingnen Of TIE state. II
oaly two Of ne safe Democratic ssazes
has the party omitted 10 show lis hos
Tzlty 70 Labor By falling 70 put c0avicss
II striped clothing into open c0lp@ti-
Ton with the ~orkingmen- Scattered
al over these safe Democratic states
are camps q o1uyicss. worked UPON
plantations CT II the mines II Compel
Ti1a with the lsboring ms1 ot those
states. and If tie lzo1-inS people dare
protest thai favorite argument u Ire
southern Democracy, tlle rife. i t1r-=5
sl-stras- rf7sr1
Brutal Treatmezt Of Pri.oRers-
The tales q h1FrO- which o0zne from
thsss convict camps are shocking. uu1
o1ly II The matter Of tbsiE cruelty 20 t1e
c1zEi-ts themselves. bit 10 tfse yFo-kz.zl-,
people 81 large whose interests a-e oTeE-
ridden bT a party which thus shows is
contempt t0- their interest and
sgPaals- Prisoners are baaten. starved.
threatened with death II order 10 force
Ehsm 70 perform heavy tasks and thus
the cong petition which -hsir a.
E51z p-odzces against the tEa= lsb1r with
which thsy ara brought into o1zupeti-
s11l. Tcsss questions hare been brought
20 the attention q the Authorities tIIs
after time, bu1 vzIs1 10 avail Labo-
l=zsei tcr forty cents per DAY. and driven
70 It's utmost tension with Eoggi-gs and
threats q death. Is calmly put INTO con
petition with the working paople az
large. and fhzv are held II Subsection
By he Use q rifles and Calling guns.
while Democratic governors and legls-a-
.o-s refuse them relief
Compare This with BepubIicaa Mezhods-
This could n9s happen II any bu.
s'1ll1ly Democratic community. ~ le2s.
:. does not happen II a1y other. The-e
z-s tE1cs IS many safe Reyublicz1-
sfz-as al the north Is there are safe
DsD9c-aric- states Al TIE so1lh- Ye-
there : scarcely 3 single one q the ce--
-alrly Republican s-z-as which permits
convict la5cr 10 d brought IN any way
into cOup@rl-io1 with she lzb1-.ng ele-
ZsEt. C01vzczs ara worked II p-ls0zs.
sZ1 care : taken - select t0- them en-
p.ogDe-E il the occupations which VII
bring them IS Iistls Is possible into c1m-
petition with free Labor O. skilled work
men, and p-svsuE t}1sir personal contact
with any.
Co-vlcE camps and c0avics Compel
tio1 with The la51rer are things IN
known II Republican states. and Only
prevail II states where Eh- DeDoc-acy
shows It's true eolo-s by the enjoyment
q II enormous and Absolutely safe ms
.o-isF. And tie more absolute the ma
.9ElTy the more absolute II this regard
II the rights Of the lsbo-lng man In
t=1--weltg1s q the soli1iy Democratic
s-ss=s leased convict lsoo- Is pur INFO
competition with tAs wo-kingne1 q The
e1ll1Cnl-lss- Tsl-tweIfths q Ehz states
Of Eb= Union which lease thzir co1vict
isbo- are soli5ly Democratic states, fc-
there are b1E TWO states outside q the
solidlv Democratic south thai have even
. modified form Of convict lease system
seen in National AnzIrs-
NJ; clly has the Democratic party
shown It's Indifference 10 the rights O.
labor under slavery and under the en-
Eict lease system. but also by the words
Ea3 votes q It's officials az Washington.
When the Mills bill was before congress
= Republican amendment proposing 10
exclude from the United States goods
manufactured By convict labor was de-
tsssad " Democratic votes ! similar
ssc-on II tAe Mckinley bill was al1noss
s9-2dly opposed II the vote By tie Demo
cratic Ue-lers @: the house. NJ. CEeve-
land while governor q New YORK ve.c-si
- oil aoo-2slllg co1TicE labor II prs
CTS. ard while president vetoed TIE anti
convict lsoo- bll II Is.S and again In
ISIS and n MS message 10 congress II
ieos recommended The employment Of
government prisoners Il the mzu1fac-
I1-e q such articles SIS ara needed for
Use By the soTe-umezt, tins proposing
10 put them II competition with tae
S0-GlHgus1 q the country.
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