The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-10-25

TO eAo Ea1t09@AlloW Q WORD e ~
About the much aAvsrtissd full dinAsa
pals that our working Ksa. II u saiA
have besn Carrying for Tie past tAFeo
or four yeazA have ben, eoat1Anr
susly. for the Dast g years, In Dssl-
zion to know so1stAing about work
lngnsn's vageA Hke than tWo-tAird0
Of our Wofkingnea are enEaged ID
what II chased - eo0moa labor. TAe
proportion of eomAoa labor, - Con-
pared With an other Industrial employ
nents. has had . steady growth for .
good many yearA Our manufactuEsED
are constantly seskilG through thaa
cid Of mechanical devices. 70 lassso
their demand for skilled labor. Con-
mon laber h the governing force b
the labor market II Axes the rewards
oe skilled labor In ths end fhs lafgo
employers q common labor. such -
the railroads, Iron industries and aSI4-
culture. AZ the price Of common labee.
At NO time within The past 50 ysaS3
has the price Of common labor bsso
lower than 1t II 1t this tina AZ -
time has employment been more pro-
earious than II Is today. A. no tiA0
have the mass Of vorkingnsa bssa
moro dependent than nov. The beuDo
In the great shops are nov 0odAg
among the men and as11as tAs0 -
join this or that DolitieA erganiHtieo
q they never did before. AZ % tns
has Q discharged man net with 0ago
obstacles in the Way ef Ais gsta1AG .
new place.
The railroads arc now yaying -
common labor II cents IN hour. TA0
price was never lower, and the loO
from short hours and lay-e4s V1D
never greater. Even with the pressne
rush Of fall trade and preparations seR
winter. the majority Of railroad en-
ployes are now on short time. Tha
time was when full time. the ysa1
around. was the rule In nearly III e
our industries Now Il u the sxeeD-
ton. At II cents an hour the nan
does exceptionally wen who secures Q
yearly income Of $500. In the iron in
dustries 13h cents IN hour il the reg
ular rrice. The extra Is eents . da1
does not cover the mans extra sxpenso
for clothing the risk o9 aecidenta aAA
the early breaking down from tAs h
boriousness Of tho employment fAo
common laborer IN the mAnufAe$Wo
Of iron and steel fares vorss than tAo
others. netwithstandilg Ae eses . Nft1o
AdEher WAGES.
Can It be said that Tie man Vim
only $500 . year and . family b ssD-
port has . fall dinner Pail! How ea1
such men protect their own intsrsstDe
They 60 early to work and return e.
Aausted late. with only . desire fer
their suppefs and . chance TO resG
They are the fathers Of two-tAirds q
our children. Thrse-fourtAs Of the tA1
exactions Of eur government are fast-
ened upon their shouldsrA They pay
the interest on the billioas a watarsA
stock issued BY oar eoFp0gsaisaA u
can fairly be said that thsy are -
shaved. They can not - called ffse
men. The hunger. cold ard tAirst e
themselves and families binds tleA %
their tasks ~ firmly - could the lnaA
Of an old-time slave driver: and. wdtA
the growing density Of our DopalAtasn.
there seems no premise for than i1 ~
future
To talk to thess people aAo14 NE
present ulexamDled prosperity" a14
threaten them with starvation II fAey,
Do not vote for the continuance =
Dresent conditions. II stmpl. infanGaI
JONATHAN ,. LINTON :
Columbus, O., Oct. Z. 1SeA I