Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-28
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whoever will take q rrtrO.pctiye
view of the business affairs 81 our coun-
try foe the past half-ceniury, can form
an opinion % What may be looked Tor In
the futurr, especially by the farmer and
ali other persons doomed by prineval
Law to ''eat their bread b! the sweat of
their fsce".
The Ia, 900 miles % railroads hereto
fore built In our republic have given
employment To Thousands, Who, IL no~
living, can aud nothing 10 do, unless
new avenues II labor are prcsetied.
Almost every branch of business which
human ingenuity l. capable % perform
Ing has been prosecuted Ia the fullest
extent, until large surplus OF mer-
chandise has oycr-stockcd the market.
The ~hcels Of Industry are Clogged. the
workmen reduced In wages or entirely
thrown out % employment, destiiulion
and wsnt have ensued.
History oftsu repeats Itself, for What
one. occurs may happen again. Ihe
opportunity Tor labor must bccome
NOR, eirvamscrih~d In the future than
iu the past, for there seems no noce-sity
of continuing such an extensive .ysiem
~ railroad. and other internal improve
m.ut. a. In former wears. Hence the
demand for labor ~ill be less, while the
supply will BE- Increased by the tide OF
immigration constantly flowing into I'M.
country, Offering their serNice. al low
price, IN competition With the American
workman, so the outlook Tor the un-
skilled wsge-earncr appears some~hai
In the future.
IAbor-.asing machinery has given The
manufacturer facilities for doing bush
ness he did not possess before lts intro
duction. Rar,ly one modern Invention
u.ed by a single hand, frequently per
form. the task of twenty operatives,
thus the employer obtains the prc,iuc-
ti,, fierce of scOre Of workmen al
mere nominal sun, Increasing his pfOhts
10 large T. cent on hls Investment
The progress of scisnc. and m"dern
in,.ntions have proved the principal
factors In promoting the wonderful,
prosperity of cur country. The pohihh
managers would have the people believe
our fiourishing condition Is due 10 GER
tain policy 81 gosernmepi.
II i nov contended by many persons
that the introduction of labof-ss'lns
machinery has proved harmful, because
II Ia. turned great numbers oi sorAlhg-
men out of employment. This theory, AZ
.pplieable o. the great mass of our reo-
pie or the highest Interest OF our repuo-
nc, !. absurd, Indeed.
IL 4. equally pfeposterous for wage
earners Ia believe that any egisistioh
uIll b. devised which can ensure contin-
ued employment to l',Vo,"p men,
women aud children In the tnIted
states now depending upon daily ton Tor
the nec,sssries OF lie.
wb.n the present supply OF uier,
sh.odise gets exhausted, a dtmsnn
created. business will revive, aborer. ce
.mployed, the machinery Of the country
nut In ou.ratiou, and continued until
IN. market becomes Oscr-stockod again
a. In times past, then a depiesslon o'
business l. sure to follow Win the ..ne
rr.ult. a. heretofore. Thus, duh penods
an. sure % occur, aud the unia'o,.pfe
consequences will almost entirely iaii On
the wsge-csrnsr.
The well-to-do farmer, surrounded
xith pl,nty, can quietly live la home
n, hl. own, aud rely safely upon
DoantifuI GiVer to supply all his res-on-
,hl. wants. II .esms unwise tor fatin-
%. comfortably situsted, Ia abandon hls
prof,..lou, unless he u ASSURED psio'.-
hand that change will prove To h's su'
vantsge. ,,.,
constitute the great majority OF our
people " ho depend upon labor 10, Nv
,n, n now remsins for the lnteiiiEsn'
farmer 10 decide whether he VII Ds ni'
own master, aud work for himself, ~, ~,
bow I'm s.ryllity at the door Oh .sp"a'
and taeltly obey the commands OF an eA'