Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-29
Laborvs. CapItaI.

things as shall best promote their common
interest.
Experiences has demonstrated that there
must be strife between labor and capital
even in our country, the best and freest
on earth"
Hence it becomes the Legislative De-
psrtment OF our Government to enact wise
and wholesome laws for the purpose Of
subduing the elements from which this
contention springs.
This is a difficult task to accomplish,
rendered doubly so on account Of the pro-
Qressiye character OF the American people.
| Cspita. has a decided advantage over
labor in influencing the Administration Of
the Government but not quite SO much
in this country as in England-ior there
those candidates who have the most mo-
uey generally succeed in being elected to
/ Parliament.
Yet even here, under Republican form
of Government, it cannot be denied that
capital does exercise a much more power
ful influence than it is properly enti-
tied to.
The enoroachments of its power have
been too little noticed. But withiL the
past four years, SO rapid has been its pro-
gross and so manifest its governing power,
that labor begins to feel the grip Of its
iron hand, and seems to be awaking from
the lethargy which had SO nearly proved
: fatal, The laboring classes of the United
States are beginning to realize the danger
of being trodden down as efectually as
are those of England and other countries
where aristocracy obtains,
The Republican party of our country
have, by their Administration of the Gov
srnmsnt during the last four years, given
; abundant evidence that they are in favor
of consolidated Government-"a strong
/ Govsrnmsnt"--in fine, an Aristocracy-
in other words, the rich men want to gov
ern the country to suit themselves. 1t is
really astonishing that labor should yield
4 any assistance toward the fuItheranoe OF
t sach an end
Yet we DO find many of the lsboring
classes voting with these would-be-aristo-
Gratis. and thus prejudicing their swn best
intsre SITS.
And why Because capital inhuoncs'
a them to do so. a...,
How does capital influence poor men tc
c vote with us?-asks some Jealous Repub
# lican.
We will answer you and to you
y shame be it spoken). The capitalists up
t, ! on whom those who labor depend for
: livelihood, threaten to dismiss from you
employ, the man who dares to vote agains
| your party. ......
II On the other hand, the Democrats
party has always been, and ever will b
u utterly opposed to the encroachments o
" aristocraey. The fundamental principle
ID of our party are based upon this idea
and for this very reason has our organiza
" = ton triumphantly withstood the streHuou
:, efforts of the Varia6le-nsms party to over
in throw it.
/ In the Democratic ranks are to be foun
As many noble men, wealthy as the wealth
lest, who are too patriotic to join thel
& influence with those who dislike our Dem
is ocratic form of Government, although
Of would doubtless be conducive to thei
/, own personal advantage.
!. The Republican press are now, as usua
: endesvoring to deceive the people by pr
rk tending to favor the laboring classes
ms But the Hypocrisy is too transparent, an
the time is at hand when the mighty MAJ
ns ses will apply the remedy by electins me
to public Office who are pledged to repeI
en- the partial snd unequal laws which ha'
been forced upon US by the party now
power,
o. And until this is done, we can neV'
hs expect to enjoy prosperity and hapPines
ro
We shall never have an honest al
ed economical Government until we redu