Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-01-28
THE TEL 5BAPII,
c. J.. sIIOLES. EDITOR.
Tuesday, Jan. d. TS4S.

IL We find the following extract from the re
port Of the Secretary of the Treasury in the Gem
the Prairie live understand it, it urges the main
! principles advocated by the Fourier Associationsts
but whether it does or not, it contains what we be-
lave to be sound sense, and as consequence, good
democracy:
1.-The energetic American freeman can
and does perform far more effective labor
in a day than what is called BY the restric-
tionists, the pauper labor of Europe and,
therefore, the employer can pay more for a
day 5 toll TO our workmen. Measure by
the day, wages here may be higher than in
Europe, but measured by the work done on
that day, there is but little difference
And when all our capitalists. las some al
ready have shall find it to be their true
interest, in addition to the wages paid to
the American workman, TO allow him vol
UNFAIRLY, because it augments the profits of
capital, fair interest in those profits, and
elevate him TO the rank of partner in the
concern, we may then defy all competition.
This is the same .princip pie illustrated by
uniform experience. proving, that he who
rents his farm, builds his house. sails his
ship, or conducts any other business upon
shares. realizes the largest return, and he
who works by the job produces more in
the same time than the laborer whose wages
are paid by the day. The skill, energy and
industry the interest and pride in success;
the vigilance and perseverance that will be
manifested by our intelligent workmen under
such system, will far more than refund to
capital such reasonable participation in its
profits, and enable such American establish
mcnt TO supply all the nations Of the world.
The introduction of this system will be vol
untary, because it is most Just and beneti-
cial to all parties. tits the participation of
all our people in the government that is one
great cause of our prosperity, and the par
ticipation of our workmen in its profits of
our industrial establishments would exhibit
similar results. Our whale and other fish
cries present strong evidence of the success
attending American industry, when our
intelligent freemen, the working-men of the
concern, stimulated by just participation
in the profits, have driven from the most
distant seas the whale ships of most other
nations and nearly monopolized this pursuit.
The intelligent working-men of our country
arc far better prepared for the adoption of
this truly Republican System than those
of any other nation, and this elevation of
the toling millions of America to a Just
participation in the profits of that capital
which is made fruitful by their industry,
will yet enjoy as great a triumph as that
unfeucrcd trade and untaxed and unrestric-
ted labor with which it ought to be, and
certainly will be, proudly associated. I'm
der this system, the laborng men, while
they receive the full wages heretofore al
lowed them, would also participate to
reasonable extent in the profits, as an ad.
ditiOn to their wages, and as most power
full and certain stimulus to render their la
Dor more productive and thus increase, for
the benefit of all concerned, the capitalist
and the working men, the profits OF the
establishment. W hat is called the pauper
labor Of Europe, is already inferior 10 our
labor, but would be rendered still more
powerlc S to compete with us when labor
more here participated with capital in the
profits. When we reflect that the working
trecmen of our Union must constitute the
great mass of the people whose votes will
control the Government and direct the poll
cy of the nation, the superior comfort, edu-
cation, intelligence and information neces-
arily resulting to them from this improve
ment of our social system is important to
the successful progress and perpituity Of our
free institutions, and must be grateful to
every republican, patriot, and lover Of man
kind