Introductory Lectures on Political-Economy, Delivered at Oxford, in Easter Term MDCCCXXXI. with Remarks on Tithes and on Poor-Laws and on Penal Colonies
Introductory Lectures on Political-Economy, Delivered at Oxford, in Easter Term MDCCCXXXI. with Remarks on Tithes and on Poor-Laws and on Penal Colonies
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...disastrous proposal of domiciliary relief. Such being my views, I was accustomed to employ labourers on my own grounds beyond the number that were actually wanted, or that could bring in a profitable return; but always on the understanding that they were to do a real day's work for their wages, and that otherwise they ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...disastrous proposal of domiciliary relief. Such being my views, I was accustomed to employ labourers on my own grounds beyond the number that were actually wanted, or that could bring in a profitable return; but always on the understanding that they were to do a real day's work for their wages, and that otherwise they would be discharged. I was led subsequently to employ in this manner a greater number than formerly, because some persons in the neighbourhood who had been accustomed to provide employment for a part of the able-bodied poor during the most trying seasons of the year, now, being burdened with the poorrate, refused this aid, and referred all applicants to the Workhouse. But to me nothing appeared so dangerous as to overcome their aversion to the Workhouse. I was anxious to keep up in them the feeling of labourers earning--or at least believing that they were earning--their own bread, instead of being paupers maintained by the rates. Accordingly, I did not give large wages; both because I preferred employing a greater number at moderate wages; and still more, because I was anxious not to disgust them with the rate of wages, necessarily low, which the neighbouring farmers could afford; and thus to draw them off from profitable employment. But the situation of men thus labouring under an employer who engages them of his own free choice, and who may discharge them if they neglect-their work, --this situation would be totally changed, if they were paupers legally entitled to relief, working under an overseer, who is to compel them to perform their tasks. If any one holding such an office were, in the discharge of his duty, to enforce resolutely a satisfactory amount of labour, I do not believe that his life would be safe for a day.1 Not only would a g...
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