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B l Recorder IBLICA RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1903. JOSIAH WIUJAM BAILEY, Editor. VOLUME 69, NUMBER n. "i ' ". -";i-'-T.! i:' , , a '.', L- IS THE LABORER UNREQUITED ? freight; part for 8elling. and y(m wiU 8ee "D " t r"w uviiiug f UliU J VII OVV VXJC V In his Virginia Bar Association address Chief the maker of the material and the manufacturer Justice Clark, of North Carolina, dwelt at length in-chief have very little left for their care, and with much stress upon the unrequited labor 'thought, labor and investment. They make far of today that is, unworthily-paid labor. He was less than the laborer does in a sale of $100; they so bold as to compare the enslaved Hebrews make so much more at length by taking a little tnniding me pyramids oi ine rnaroans with the proni in each sale ol many hundreds of dollars. laborers of the present time. But no one should blame them for having the ca- Tti eommirison with thfi crfit. snlnrira nf tVi. Daeitv for oriftiiizntinn tbo thrift t,. a--o tl Ik jhIs of corporations or the great incomes of the enterprise to invest and the energy to manage, stock-holders, the daily wage of a laborer is quite It 's i gift of fortune or the; acquisition of pains. insignificant, do, too, is the salary oi a Chief (,r smuuu t lie laborer coiiiplain. Jit; cannot ,1 usi ice compared with that of a day laborer. But we would not, therefore, say that one's labor is unrequited ami the other's not. The difference in inclines is neeounteil for on otlier grounds. Why Abrahiini. had a big income and his neigh h !- :i little mil', is not to he accounted ft i r in the ; 1 1 1 ; 1 1 i 1 1 tli.it Alirahain was a robber. Scripture in 1 1 ht r gave this explanation nor encouraged the ji .dousy ,,f Alirahain's neighbor-'. Men have i.ni-i I'm- making money. Others have genius v browing it away. One man's labor is worth e,"iv than another's, (die region pays more than !nr. A 'hie!' .Iii-tii-e's labor is worth iimiv '.ii a eh it I' buibr'- in North ( 'a p ! i na ; but a ' b I butler'-: iti New o-h i . i i i ! i i ; 1 1 1 I - lie f. than i "! -Iii-iiei '- in North ir-d':.,.. A iawv.r : : "id. a- ha i d for a 1 i. . in North 'ar-dimi law Vt r ill New nil ..! j..s tor, i S,',huihi ;', , I ' ' !;!'. r. it.-.- i- th. N. w Y.-ri. h w . r . -, mma n, I -: i . ha - m r. , . i , , : ... . t . : 1 1 1 1 1 1 . i - .. t'. , !,, ''o : ' w i ; i. ; in I b: ' ; a h - . ,,;!,.. ... !, b. . W 1 ol'K . I I II II i . ' w I . : 1 mm l: I ' i ' a, i . i. I.i rn ! 1 1 1 r ii 'k, Wo,- ! 'e, ., ; ,,,,,,1, . x ,, I : ' " o ! I i , . : i . , I I i -. I hi V 1 1 a i . i ,., ;, i a h v 1 1 . a ; " ' ha ii tin had I", I h.-, a. i r 1 1 ru.-ri w ith any ih.'m but dollar-. I hav. hi a n I o; , hlrli;, .. I'-'- ! ; '-' -a hi 1 l - o t S 1 1 m '.I ' ii I and avail! ,,' eoin !'' pa lUU Ml ! I S P '.I H I. I j,, a I , . v I . . - i !,, in. -di 1 1 1 -! a in-. 1 1 w a 'In man '!,..' ma, a ;b. ' ' ' ' ' l'i h, a . he p r I I I , W I r. 1 o ' . i I e 'i , a ! I , I lm ! i d I . w i ! i o I a lib- will -!i'W what -h.il'' in :'liere(. the modern la ho l'i r li ei I . , : I' . Labor "ho S i . i 1 1 1 in ill Waves. r SI ' and shoes :. it ure 1 ;i1 i" UN-ring and building I a-a-' 'b'-'bing Vo, S, a I'll g s . 1 1 g 1 1 1 a C 1 1 1 II e ;'i',.i ; n..;. i : Jl.l li'.nV '"' 1 -s and papers Wor,-o, go,,!! . . . '''a r iiroducts H-.ur :;::.tL) lth 1 1 :il.n: ' harly the laborer receives more than any '' "'ii' man in the marketing of a pair of shoes 1,1 ;i,y of tin.1 other products in the foregoing rganize if he eunnot; and if some one does not rganize, lie cannot get decent wages. So far from being unrequited, his labor is paid the bet ter by ri'iMMi id the superior capacity of men to establish and conduct great plants. If left to his ow n de iei s, he might rmt make anything. I'rinti r.s in Kab igh charge '.'''. l-'A cents per ihoii-and ems for setting type ("there are -J.l'ko "in-- in one (, these colimitis). When a man cone s to have a piece ol printing done the owner "I tin- establishment charges him only 10 cents p r thousand, and the rule of late is to charge ''' I ' r thousand or That is, tin- laborer P . I '! cents, leas ing the emplnyer at most only ii J o cents to pay his expenses. ()f the two, whos, labor . requited and wliosi' unrequited' We take it that 11 will he granted then that a ." i"ib th. labor ,,( the modi m w aim ea rmr is not ' fi i , i ti d . and l ha ' on tin- ,,),- hand the mod -i ru w ,il'i a rin -r m richly will paid fi .r lim share : !e 'A r I . ! ' - w..rk. I'' rliap- 'he t ha ! Jiia '.-, had I In- farm in m m:. . ..all tin lunm-r- ' that farm i urn :n.r q in. i. I in lann.-r for the iim mill' ., ' h . - ! I- ill tin s.uiii- l'i la ! loll a s the iikiii- ' ; i : ' 1 1 a : I-, h, is . 1 1 1 1 : i . ,;. i r. ( H tin f a rm ir i ' ii.' . , ! ,, , i ' ., ,, ! a ' 111 1 u-li i loi s ! hi laborer in-, i , . ' I I ' r. ci i. s. l,et w , , n n and . . cent -t " :'' ! po : 'id s , ! raw cotton for picking b . I'm' : , i i 1 : s;,.i 11 ho hah-, whether "a : .! :' ' "" ! 'i' it ..r a' .' 11 '. 'I In- aver la1'., ! i ! , r i - 1 a u r labor. I n ! lie fi port of da N ( , I ; , i ri a a : t I 1 1 h,- w . li I id t l'i a t I lie a er '.: !'..ia i l.irtu hai'or Ml North ('al'olilia is ! ' ' p r 1 1 . 1 1 1 d i . Tb i - is i he ,,w , si class , , f ia!' -r a! ih. -' a. iv paid in die State. W" 1 - a 1 1 ' 1 - ! a ru i ' i - . i an ,, , rat:' "I m".. 1 n ' ;! b dl :ie ',-,!.' a - all mcrea-e Is ri port ed. I', i, ail ail , ! da in i: m riported that labor js -vie. . Ii; 1 ' r..d a-a I i all it is r. ported tha t I il'.-r ii.ai',.1 i . 'iiir. liable. We jilIlt they git a - m::,l, a- liny a r. w.,r:h. A slave is(-, ?,, ,, ai - a . i a : S 1 .1 a H i Six per e lit int. ret is .r.n.iiii. Tb. mam lab. .1 . r ; day c-li, ,-! s .h.imi thre. una - i h.,:. W i d" i'"i ..ac that .lii-lice ('lark meant to say that tin- tanners "I North a r! i na do not pay tlnir hil'iii'i -r- woi'lhily, though he means 1 1 1 tii. i! la 1 1 1 1 a u s anybody, since the tanners pay tar less tor labor than any oiln r class of ,ni ployais. So tar 'h. hae escaped tin- demands ol oi :' a iiii I labor. l or our part we do not be 1 i i x i that tin r. m any oppression ,,f North I 'him lina I arm lalior. labor m in di mand on the farms every where, and men arc commanding their full value. I in! how is it with tin- farmer Is his labor un ia 1 1 tiled ( I'oit unafely we have the direct testimony of the i'ariiiirs o North ('aiolma. In the latest Kepoi'l of the North ('arolina Iliireaii of Labor Statistics the cost of producing a ."ui pound bah- of cotton is put at !,'. that is. 5 l-.'i cent and he runs less risk. Remember that nart per er sells at seven cents he takes a profit oi 1 I'd "f the .$0() must, go for material; part for ma cliinery; part for rent; part for loss; part for H-r pound. Let us reckon if at six. If the farm r sells at seven cents he takes a profit of ! if he sells at eight hu takes a profit of 3.'i 1-3 per cent quite as high as any other class of sellers. If he sells at nine, he takes a profit of 50 per cent. If he sells at ten he takes a profit of 66 2-3 per cent. If he sells at twelve, he takes a profit of 100 per cent. Is his labor in cotton unrequited? The average cost of a bushel of wheat is put on the statements of the farmers at 61 cents; a bushel of corn at 43 cents; a bushel of oat9 at 31 cents; a pound of tobacco at 6!L. cents. Wheat is quoted on the market today at 88 cents a profit of i'(i per cent; corn is quoted at f8 a profit of 2f per cent; oats at a profit of 33 1-3 per cent. In tobacco alone is the profit low. To bacco is selling now at from 3 to 1(1 cents, the higher grades having yet to come 011 the market. We have llo doubt that the American Tobacco Coti paiiy lias depressed the price of tobacco. We regard this as wrong and we protest against it. '''it to th purpose of this article, we have only to point out that the present depression is unus ual, and that for years toha lum been profita ble. Indeed its very profitableness has induced such large production that this in a measure ac counts lor the present depression. We have made it char in detail that the farm ers of North ("arolina get fair returns for their labor. Now take the mattir at large. The (Yii us K. port for I'.mhi states thai th, gross income on total iiivi sina nt in North ('ar-dina farm prop, rt.v is :;.;.!i. that is. nion- than oti.-third. ' di t he w hole. 1 1 1 . -1 1 . is hibor unrequited ' Is it not rather Lett, i- p;l is I than ev. r h. fore' And. -'Cll.e that there is elioucll of .11V.V. strife, and bad teelllig bet We. U III. II all'! especially ill re -" ct to th. ir p, .ss, ssjotis .m, incomes- is it not w rong to .;iNe fin I to thos,- tin s s it mu dan trefoils W.- tab, it that .1 na ice ( 'hi rk had not 1 xain i in d this, sia'istics ot our Stale and Na t i. ti. I' I 1" . 1' is heroic to speak "lit 111 such a lua ' : ' r. I In 1 it' tin rt be n., n. , ,, and we do know thai the v age . a rni m: labor of this country is tin bis! paid m all di. World; and we do know tha! the tariii. r. of today are hi iter off than they ha V e be. U si nee 1 silo , f 1 hi r.- be no Heed, it is a w r-'iig aga i list 1 h. 111. the ( '.m tin n vv ea I ! h and the Kingdom of ( i".!. to sow in their In -a rt the n ,, ot eov el. .listless. jeal"!sy and hate. EDUCATION AM) RACE SUICIDE. Hu gravi chai-oe has been made against the American -ti m of , duration that college train ing is conducive to race sin, 'i,e. After scientific f search tor id,, purpos,. of ascertaining the o.r- ri c! ue ! 'In chare,, w 1 a n- inform, . I hv e "t tb.- iii,,.i n-babh -,-i. iitisis ihai tin- data now available ilnlicat,- that tin hi-hlv educated aiii"!; tb. iiiah ib tin ui dot s re toward I'enro duoing its.lt than any oth. r la rue group of the native population; thai the marriage rale i. the s; and tin- numhei ,, -urv iv mg clnldr, n to the tainilv is epatir than it is t',,r the native popu hitioii at large; s,. that w,- can 110 longer :iivih, tin- eolh-g"- graduate ot having an 1 xc, ptionallv small tainilv. Ibis ah.-i-s ib. aln.ilii'ii and ad iiioiiishes th, con 1 pl a 1 na 11 1 s not to lay the blame I o r 1 In- low 1 1 1 11 u 1 1 1 ; y ,. ( 1 be native American I a 11 1 d "ii high, r ,1 bii-a t i, ,ii. b xcl 1. 1 tig e. SEPTEMIJEK. Little s, I III "' gobll 11 I'od. I )"VV II beside I he riv er. 1 , 1 1 I h- t ' eh o w 1 n I , r 1 1 1 1 11 Makes a 1 1! low sh 1 , r. I a a v is a 1 1 10 p p 1 1 1 ' now an' I la 11 . I h" the s 1 1 u s a sinning"; bail a 11 - uuiiinr with their un-.illn . Kind, r 1 1 1 1 1 it w 1 1 1 1 11'. Little (111 it u s blow 1 n" up hiring v.iii to remember, ( 10b l-n rm I an' 1 1 v 1 11' lea vis I lelp to make September. Paul L. Dunbar. ii I 4 C 1 ! j ti! t , ,! 8' fcnv w1 i'1 111 : i.i J 3' J ri
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