, 1864-09-11
CAPITAL AND LA6DR.
Relations Of The TWo-hot Antagonlst.e; On
the Contrary they are Matually
Dependent.

denagogues who arc striving to mske their living
without labos, to foment dtseeutlons between The
mechanics Of the city and their employers, BY A.
tempting to mako the one class behave that the
other Is tbelf nsta1al. enemy. There is no autag
ohas1n between capital and labor, and should be no
Quarte1. Both relations are governed BIZ dxed
lare ofrada which neither can Disregard or eyade:
and the semsrogue who teaches tie contrary
teaches falsehood. The man who breeds disputes
between employer and cmployc, and crcates 1fs-
tiurt ara eu9stty thonld be regarded ~ common
nn1ssnes a1d i fhs ts enemy Of Just
great ccmana for production, the nbor marked IA
N A excited ana cxhilerated condition, md
Wa3cs arc the order Of the day, Th1s state Of
things muet continue until the war l. o1er and TX
or Gchf hundred thousand soldiers are discharged
Tstc lie. II ls only the less intelligent clsss Of
!sootcfs Who ever arc led s.tzay with the talso
1eeeea,hgs Of eGpperhead astastanf. Capital and
pre- n iact partners rathertnnn antagonists, They
1oth derive compensation from *ne same avoCa.
1n az Ts published some time ago an ad1rcss
psnsetsd oeloFs the Chicago typographical Uuiop
6yJ. hkp111, on the relation between Capi.ai and
Lao. thai eovered Ito whole Questlon. The H.
they oe eucsrtnin!ly., We reprint somo extrscts
~ ngn Il 1orthc pe1ucal Of those who nut have the
THE nltt thing in order Il, to define what I. c,n,.
e
mieer 10 boarded. 41d thereiofs idc, r II not at
capital. and while Idle benefits mol mankind. Clip
10 do urreeLt labor. ~"
~, Labor: deane 70 ee aeg.sss r &; I. .se.oaue-
do pletent 4a9er. II ron hA!e 1ot saved siy for
yonrss!yee. E1thout capital to support the labar.
- wnns - 10 M ta eDsased n reproducing, be etosa
t-hes in fort,.c,eht lhis shows the dependence
Of labor On capital IL Just as ncsecsfary
70 lsbos labor IL 70 esp!t! contend thst thsy
that cspts and labor arc abtagonissic Or are enc
mics, might ss well attempt to persuade ron tint
yoaf a, q,1psr nc .na sour eoseh src enemle There
while man requires food fos his stomach. Clothes
ior BY back. honse TO shelter him. and iael TO
ent upon hin. requiring Ill those things.
There arc certain expenses that aru indtepcnss-
be to sarSa Il natter. r. net 10 whs. It may Be
or In the publication Of reKspaper In the 1rsu.
tacuon. OF buetness the capitalist win be ohjlced
to shs1se IT, 11tt!est OF profit The c,p:tsl en-,
laole to lees by dit, wind, waitr, OF Ichtntne:
e. e. MsaE ard ssar 4ih. a sinking fand to renew
NJ eoek II sde When Il l. worn out; 5th Taxes
tonal, State or local. in tho 0ftt Of thes { fye
items TIC proprietor Of the capital taust lire he
i.ycs On the proas: 1t stands tor lii own compcn-
THE capitalist has no morc control ore, the four
laet named items than tho workmen. Thcy aro
Before he can obtain aimt Of comnensstfea fnr
the use q hls capital he must ffst druct to Gov.
f. ntk, deterioration, taxss and replacement. else
is aIosher very Important irem to add; libor,
which snte,s iuto the conpositlon OF an article.
% ana wh.en muat .lso be aedneted ffum tue saieab
riduuu;:, Thcae etx things liz The value Of tho |
commodity beyond the control Of eitn.r nary.
tts 70 s'as and ss9pp ps and demand
He care not fcis Tor less than enough to Trinh1rsc
;l thc II NsMp tnnnereted, else h viii sink lis
ee hr,ss Sos Sae es Est mora than
hooTc tue maskct or r1e ut which other a1en sell
ter II VII remain on his hands 1nsod, and perish
'''' sbes prepoHtson l., that The bicher
r. r. LES pad 70 tho iaoorer tho bIsher
fns ne .od },e: To .5e,k .5 w9ish 0s ths article at
tic paper.maEer advanced tie p,ies @ Of .sn,tnt"
VIC were obliged to advance our tnhscsn,,on ratcs.
ono " when e q Sns emploJes e9actet higher wsSoe,
maker advanced his charges becsnxe II. l.har md
EsW material cot him more. ' '@9
,iay down s1 anGthsr Proposition vi= tbs amo1ns
upon the quantity Of capital men possess nd arc
willing to 1nssst IN Reproduction. Capital must
sSs s a1ss: r. There Dast 30 rome saving from patt
{arnli!es h!lc producing The enmmod1ty de,ircd.
To clve Increased employment thefc raust be IN
ipe4esse q capital; md e Increase 10 espitsi
sumption Of himself and family. u proportion
to ne ns.tgln Of profit len to the employcr viii bo
;se tse essass - 2! enp3o3meat to labor without
be reduced TO the condition Of the e4rase; and
Then m tse tp t{spissl Mas cerauned, ths oTasr would
BE- dr11en to Eubsist on Tt.d roots. ffnits and
;iWotkmen sre very apt tothlak thst employers
etasge teo nigh. This Ii human nature; each one
100 ,ooks to h's 9wn interest tsst ~ Sniea Is part q
kteadi1, In nlud that without profit greater than
Tic employers consumption, he esanos acd to tho
lumber ol hit employcs-he cannot iced more
mouths; IN othcr words, ho csnnot increase his
The employment that can Be given to lsbo. Is
@ Te.suEed nsttemauea!ly oJ ne amount Of cspitA
"Mhencvtf the profta arc socn taet the eap1taist
- dissatisfied with his share and thinkA he can do
e. g eaap Ed
the ware. he receives. II = man cannot ee1l his
St e9Sfe oe1 +
cnumersted, and have fair prudt for himself BE-
si5e. be will not long continue at Tie easi1ess.
lsbor, let me- illustrate It Tins: lam csoiulis:-
bor. ~ waat 10 p9rsesve ~ valae. must con
work for ne, then my cap!h cannot b repro
tncsd; it remains Idle. rots md psr,shcs. Bot
Acne do not dudet, hccApte Ine lApo1e3 fefnse8
10 cont u1ce my capital on condition. OF working for
me. be aoon grows huugF! 1ad era long starves to
hs hesss g ht
tefeet Of each 10 sentteal md thete Gan be no
tsson1sm, exeept when they are NaR1ng war with
one auuthef and tAst II when one 1e3asea to ezn-
plcy OF the other 10 labor, and like otheE w1rs no
matter which BIdo wins, both receive injury, and
neither il benefited b. the ts11ic:.
I contend that 70 iar rom II oe1ac Hue that
there Is Eatufs1 'aotsGonlsm o9."sen hb9t and
capital that teey ele pgsn<T a,, ~ 8'sSst s II she
c1npcnsa: lon nom he eams trade Or ayocatton;
both lust st,nd back uIs3l fonr creditors paid
raw material; aftef which, 1abor steps forward
snd tskes fts stipulated fhsfo o. The p1ott, and
capital fets Whist Is lt7t- The steck OF Trade be-
tween these txo partners y, knat capttal fur
!ain amount of muscular effort md Intelligent
facas.. fur which lebor a2ress to tsfa 4.
certain FUN far it,, dividend Of the profits
tic other eIpeufes, take" the risks ot good or
bad <a:es, and haye wbAtaVee fe1nAtns. Capital
and labor, are therefore pfrtae7. and not nusa8-
oniets, fIssls and enemies, ~ soms ioolsh men
wcu2d have sou beheto. .Thets1oto, fou eet Jon
are nntnaliJ dependent on each other What |
hands very socn and pe1i4h, 4nicss Too htip mo 70
rtprudueeit. You cannot help pe to rtpsoAaeait It
un|ess a,ye ron part of it-seat 1s falF. II Eo
have any diep1tc. II u only abuut What pa1t ron
should take md ehoufd frtaln. VIC should NOT
quarrel about that. hare a1NAys Thought that
the employer and emp,oJe hhould htve better
rnce,si isuding, and each should mGtn lnte1a2enty