Evening journal., 1907-11-06
What 1 Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
TWENTY. .sIxrH ARrIot
By Washington Hasting,

think II is safe TO say that no man likes TO be
Sheatedl Indeed, no man likes even to suspect that
he has been cheated though he may be unable TO
Neriy y ms suspicion or prove his suspicious
Of this kind though they may be linfounded are
an the more exasperatng when they exist I'm circum
stances where the wronged is afraid to open his
mouth about a matter which Intimately concerns hin,
and in which he is vitay interested for fear of annoy
ing yv,, oppression or perhaps condgn punishment
When one man works for wages for another as is
the case In most instances whore men have 10 work for
lvlne' ana the wage is nxed one, much per hour
OF per day he has the consolation knowing al The ond
OF his days work. just how much money he has eurnod
uat Day ana at the end Of the week, just how much
money VIII be In his pay envelope pay-nght TO carry
the week following '"s
But there branches OF industry all over the conn
try where this satisfactory ana system OF employ
ment cannot be adopted except among very small pro-
portion Of the employees because n IL in,nrscodliIo
almost impossible to adopt A. fn ai rolng mills f
example this is the case and IA them, universally
s1 a' instead OF the by the day" system wages
adjusted and fixed at much per ton per man OF the
finished and marketable material produced And tbis
is Just equitable and fair system as he other @ e,
Noeu the weghng Of the product Is honestly done and
me weight Of the material produced entered in the
ooo IS an exact and true transcript from the
oooA from which the bill 10 the customer made out
Ana II has the further advantage which is ereatlv 10
e interest OF the employer in that IL gives every man
working under II IAN interest in the business;" because
the material turned out must be good and marketable
ana earefa that It shall be good.
Now do say that any practice other than mis-
9r some Qther fair method, is employed; but do
know that iron often suspect tbat si,cb n Tho
case because they have told sothat the two book,
system IS operated unfairly In some rolling mills ana
that the figures in the books are not awavs similar.
ano tnat 9y ths systematic petty pfering. the men
are cheated and the profits OF EMPLOYERS enhanced
DO not know that these suspicious are well founded
OF OF JUST put do say that many rolling mill workers
honestly entertain them and that there appears 10 be
some good ground for the suspicion OF course o,,on
he suspicion by he workman that they being robbed
by this system of petty thevery is quite suacient 10
cause for discomfort characterization on the mart
OF me worhnen and, as matter of fact think that
II not mrcqucnty In connection with other things lea d
up to strike. 9' 'e''s
But there is method by which this injustice if it is
m Id d a. "a
mere suspicion OF It may be wholly obviated
~ Is very simple method and easily adopted It Is
tnis' froNde the shipping clerk in each department
or subdivision Of department, with a slate known
as the mems slate and on this slate have a correct
transcript from the scale book" written IN plain figures
ana hung in convenient place where every man may
see II the weight OF each heat from each furnace; ana
permit some ntelgent man, working by the like
the rest and selected BY hem verify those figures bv
comparing them with scale book OF the shipping clerk
y this simple means win guarantee that any Injustice TO
the men, 81 a exists the suspicion Of IT, viii vanish INTO
thin If Il isobiettcthst this yvonld he
not? W "
Now. word two to the Trades Unions and am
through with this branch Of the business that I am
We taught that IAN men were created froo .nd
equal-whch do not believe-and that they were en-
do"ed by their Creator with certain naenabe rights
ness'-whch do believe Therefore believe that AS
promised to me In the Declaration independence and
country by the Constitution have inherent and in
anenaole right IL am man who has work for
LOT Whatever price please, whatever terms or cond-
uons please and as much little Il as I please
Just as would sell beef or a basket Of mar
het gardening And no man has any right to Interfere
with me or attempt 20 control influence me i'm the
transaction by any means appliances whatever or Ia
me exercise OF any authority whatever; no matter from
whence that supposed right Is said to be
derived. And ne who does attempts TO do so i'm
te most remote manner degree infringes upon my
right to life liberty and the pursuit OF happiness
violates the supreme law OF the land and commits a
crime against that law and against me and n,v f,m,
Furthermore believe that there docs not exist In
TINS country and cannot our free institu-
tons any righfu authority It labor orranlzatjon or
what not that exercise itself can delegate 10 any
one else TO exercise any right thus interfere with me
~ ue exercise OF my inherent and unquestonabo rights
IN any way, shape form
Anu when any organization, high low rich or poor
or any OF its agents attorneys do SO inter-
leie theN commit a crime-not only against me h,t
against the Law Peace and Dignity OF the state for
whch they should be arrested. indicted by the grand
jury tried IN the courts and. IL convicted nut in IAN,
Win malice toward none with Charity for air the
foregoing and what preceded IT, about embraces fbe
sum and substance OF opinion on the labor oueston.
except with the immortal Lincoln "The undvnr vis,
that all men might be freei"
(ro be contnued)