Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-03-04
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INTRODUCTORY SPEECH.
Mr.. DooIey's speech before the As
sembly on the EightHour
Measure.
IFrom the Carson Appeal

Dooley, In connection with the eight-hour
law, has been questioned, the Appeal. In
justice to Mr.. Dooley to-day publishes bis
speech in full. He made . gallant fight
for the measure and the ring Of sincerity
Is in every line Of bis speech, which was
as follows:
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen Of the As
sembly: In support Of the measure about
10 be considered by this Honorable body,
/ ask you 70 bear with me and with my
shortcomings in an effort 70 partly and
briefly present 1t.
The eight-hour law has proven beneficial
70 the isboring classes In every State where
II exists. and shall the Battle Born State
be the last to fall Ia liner This remains
for the nineteenth session Of the Nevada
legislature to say.
Nearly every day receive q prayer In
the form OF letter or Q petition from
some portion Of our State, pleading for
the favorable consideration Of this bill,
and lie, me here submit . few OF the more
important. These representing as they do
hundreds OF names from many portions Of
the State, venture to say that no man
placed bis name upon any Of them without
ray Of hope OF better and brighter days.
II eight hours will be established to
constitute . days labor. and nature in
tended that eght hours should be for
labor, eight hours for recreation and eight
10 4 AtaN "a
employed and tha, many more homes
made cheerful and happy.
II means less hours In life taking powder
smoke; less hours In the damp and desc
late underground; less hours in the
poisonous roasters and smelters; less hours
In the deadly mills; less hours throughout
the path and walk OF labor and more en-
ployed.
1. means less paid on, for doctors bills
and medicine and more paid out for educa-
tion and Advancement.
Permit me here TO read 10 you what the
President OF the United States. William
Mckinley. had TO say upon this subject in
his last message to the Congress Of the
United States:
1.-THE alien contract law 10 shown By ex-
prience 10 need some amendment; meas
ure providing better protection for sea-
men 10 proposed; the righnul application
Of the eighs.hour law for the benefit Of
labor. and OF the principle Of arbitration,
are suggested for consideration. and
commend these subjects to the careful
consideration OF Congress-"
And now lot me read to you . tribute
paid BY shor, Bros, prominent firm Of
shipbuilders on the Wear, In Sunderland.
England. They have been trying the
eishs-hour plan In their works for the
las, seven years. and have Just issued .
report. in which they declare the expert
mens has proved very satisfactory. They
profess themselves convinced that under
the eight hour plan the men do not lose %
much time. but really work more hours
than they did under the old system. The
nrm has found that instead Of the produo-
sion being less from the shorter hours OF
work, 10 has, on the contrary, steadily in
creased since 1891. Under the new system
the men start at 7:30 and work with only
one break until O'Clock, and they are
able to do more work and at the same time
more is got out Of the machines, the result
being an increased output and decreased
cost. This report has attracted great at
tention among English shipbuildsrs and
other employers Of labor, who have been
holding out against . demand on the part
OF their employees for the eight.hour
system.
We will now read statistics from the
British Board Of Trade.
1t appears from volume Of statistics
just issued by the British Board OF Trade
that there was an advance OF wages last
year over the increase that occurred in
1896. The wages OF 56O. .7O7 persons we're
advanced In the aggregate BY f31, ,5O7
about Sl57 ,000) per week. In the case OF
only 1885 were wages reduced. The hours
Of labor were reduced in the case OF co.
d2 persons and increased in the case OF
1000 persons. the net weekly reduction be-
ing 2S4.6 hours. More than four times
the number Of persons who obtained an
eight.hour day in the previous four years
obtained ii last year.
You will observe the field Of these re-
Searches, and we might continue with a
long list OF testimonials OF this character.
but what the need; labor is the great law
OF wealth and nature.
The better interests Of every pursuit In
daily life are common with that OF labor I;
the doctor, the merchant. the lawyer. the
speculstor. the oper stor and even sggre.
gated wealth ell have labor for their foun-
dation.
This great commonwealth to-day 10 not