The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-15

slc N'iu oouy ana Child mind: MOTH 4
ing put labor and toll from before sun &,
rise uH;'; after turk. ~ compelled by q
the laws OF nature to dwarf the child q
mind and the child body. because II &
~ III airect conflict with the laws OF I
nature. and Will have It's influence and
erect upon the citizenship OF the 9
future. " I
Even looking at the situation from /.
.o.o business point OF view. II is ,
better that we should not have chiid ,
LABOR. In good many Instances the
miil owners themselves have realized
this fact. and have prohibited child
iaoor IN their mills. Looking to the
future, they know in order tn hnv.,
skilled labor III the grown up man ana
woman. II is necessary that the chiid
OF the present shall not only not bc
dwarfed physically and mentally by
close confinenun, and labor tl,ri,,.- ,hc
lender years OF youth. but that 1t shall
nave all the advantages offered by the
schools OF the community IN SOM.
cases the parents who work in the
MUS Nre required tn sign u contract
10 force their children between certain
uses To attend the public schools pro-
rideu. There "". mill towns in this |
4 state which a models in everything
lnat goes To make an IDEAL comlnu~
n''S. me mills contribute largely for !
the education of the children and in /
some OF these communities YOU will !
IND as good school buildings MS in any
oi the larger towns and cities. BESIDES |
. I VIZ WV IltTS pay tnNlr mart of the
Schooi tax, which g>,cs iuto the genera,
iund, and the most pleasant relations
exist between the mill owners and the
operatives. Thc fact that the mill
, owners. who are in the best possible
position to judge by experiences recop-
hizc by such action the Importance
, OF educating and caring for these
/ cniiuren, Is Il strong argument In favor
OF me necessity Of Il law prohibiting
Z child labor.
u Ill MANY inst ho,
2 rules are not required. and the mill
owners. finding child labor chcarest.
v ana looking only tn the present sub
y Stltute the child for the man. and the
1 heaith anu future huppnesS OF this
+. enid are sacrificed to present gain
y Ihis question is one that has To- he
d me. IN every manufacturing country
anu In every instance IL has been found
|, 70 be the part OF WISDOM, looking both
ii 10 the mental and moral uplifting anu
: the material advancement Of the people
: 10 prohibit the labor IN mills of children
It OF tender nge: England. France. Ger
IT .nnnS, S, ahd All tAe principal mnnufac-
It turing countries uf Europe, and Mi the
6. manufacturing States In the north in
e our own country, after thorough inves-
l. tigation and long experience. have de-
y cided In this manner. The question is
l. Il new one in the south only because the
e south has within very recent year.
v developed into manufacturing section
me manufacturing Industries Of the
10 south IN 'the near future Will bc com
Is pelied To meet strong competition from
;e the people OF other sections of the
< globe, particularly from the far east
,r III order to meet this competition the,
,e must have skilled ana Intelligent labor
!. y ana nus can only be secured In tn.
0. operatives oi the future by the educn
l. ton Of the children of the present AM
20 the children Of the present cannot b,
c. educated and prepared for their dutie,
y. and for good citizenship f they are re
)" quired to labor In the mills during thef
le tender years.
ls The question Is demanding solution
II and the part Of wisdom is to solve 1
"a now. Tor the longer 1t Is left alone tn,
"a more difficult Of Solution II becomes
II rms question was discussed by you q
~ your last session and In one brnncl
OF your body defeated by large ma
1t Jority. Final action, however. was post
ls poned by n continuance of a bill 1,
y the other branch.
% After careful and thoughtful con
# sideration. II Is my opinion that IT,
II q duty which you owe to humanity ant
e the citizenship OF your State To protec
J" Shase children by prohibiting thei
y, iapor IN our manufactures II the par
IL ent does not feel sufficient interest 1,
g his own offspring to look after It's hes
~ interests and to prepare 1t for the higl
= paties Of good citizenship. then it i
, the duty Of the State to step In an,
10 assert fts<authority by taking care O
! the life and the health and the happi
,. ness OF these helpless little cnca.
~ Teanze that 1T IL a perplexing tiuestiC,
20 20 where the authority Of the parent eno
- and the duty OF the State begins. bu
IN question OF such vital importanc
y to the State fine spun theories Shout,
>, not be indulged, but the best interest
W " OF the commonwealth and its citizen
- - ship SHOULD be the paramount issue
~ NO child under II years of age shoul,
ic be permitted to labor in the -mnnufac
~ tories OF this State, unless 1t be neces
Sary Tor the support OF widowe,
mother g II You should adopt such
measure, however, mt least one yen
- Should he given before 1t becomes O
y, ~ force in order that all parties may ad
- just themselves to the new conditions
- EDUCATION.
1t Is principle now we'll recoEnize,
II that the safety OF the government 1t
- self requires that 1t give It's citizen
the opportunity to tit themselves for n,
Intelligent discharge OF their duties I,
" the state Our form of government 1t
ts SELF, In which every citizen is Il ruler
N pends FOR it's preservation upon the en-
Il lshtenment of the great body of Ou
people-their education and instruction
n IN the great elemental truths whicl
,e elevate the mind and purify the hear
j. or man. and which render him cap
N able of government. Subseuucn
=. events nave proved the truth OF tn,
r. sentiment expressed by Washington a
the very foundation OF the government
= that 1t Is substantially true that virtu,
~ or morality Is q necessary spring O
IL popular government. Promote then n.
J. an object of primary Importance, insti
10 tutions for the general diffusion o.
IT knowledge. In proportion rs the struc
q ture OF ii government gives force Il
II public opinion. 1t Is essential that mi.
! lie opinion should be enighten 3D.
public opinion depends for, lis en-
lightenment very largely upon the fre.
II common schools, and The efforts of the
e state should be direC ;ed principally Il
II the Improvement and perfection of 1t:
z system of common school education. fol
h IT is to the common schools that the
r. great majority OF the children mus,
= look Tor their education. This should
not Iti