The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-25
DAILY HERALD.


working mems son'soh~ns
A etssc Cow cniion of " orkingmen has been
in session IN this city for the purpose q con-
,ultlne upon the rights and interests q this
great and most useful class q our people
They de.cry. IN the no very great distance.
their impending doom, II II can not be avert
al BY the speedy adoption q vigorous pre-
ventive measures.
They discover that, In the history Of the
world thus far, capital has controlled labor
and that Government has almost uniformly, in
&C. legislative and executive action. favored
capital. How have the enormous fortunes,
. suddenly made In this city, been acquiredi
Was It By means q contracts and fasoritism
from The administration In what j. the In
gllsh laborer superior In pccuniary and social
condition % a surf or slayef But who riots In
case and lux1ay 10 greater extent than the
Engii-h capiialisty Aud how have those capt.
talists become what they are, but by Govern
ment favoritismf 10 one man ever acquired,
In the period Of single life, by steady, honest
industry, large fortune. and no man ever
viii Great fortunes, unless OCCASION
ally made by lucky spoculations, are
generally acquired through Govern
meut favor or influence. II was 10
In Rome. Her proeonsuls, governors, mill
tary COMMANDER, usurers, ETC., obtained
immense fortunes, by means Of Government
Partially. and then used their fortunes TO con-
troll the Government, and hold IL in Its course Of
fasonfism 10 the rich. oppression upon the
poor. NERREs was but one among thousands.
Now we do not want great fortunes on enc
side and no fortunes on the other-we do
not want our people thus divided, because IL
produces excess, insolence and tyranny on one
side, and want, dependence, suffering and sor-
row on the other. What we want j. equality
Of fortunes, except % far as individual effort,
unaided By Government favoritism, shall make
them otherwise. ANY other condition than
this will destroy nberiy-free Government.
The maintenance u this condition Of society,
70 FAR a. In the reason aud nature Of things IL
can be done, J. ofyital importance 20 the labor
ing man. Now, the late war has rendered
this hopeless In the United states. While the
Republican party has been very loud-moutlied
In proclaiming is patriotism, very ardent in
its efforts TO excite the laboring man 10 hos
tility 20 the south. and 10 induce him 10 leave
his home and expose his life 20 free the negro,
10 has, through it, leaders, living in luxurious
ease at home, been maturing and carrying
through schemes Il legislation TO consolidate
the wealth and power OF the country in the
hands a n moneyed aristocracy, in the praeti-
cal application Of the time-honored principle
Of that party, that the Government must take
care Of the rich, and then let the rich take
care Of the poor. whereby the rich may be able
O. lead the poor TO believe they are their very
kind friends, and thus take the control Of their
votes at the polls.
The truth Is, and IL may a. well be plainly
told now as TO be kept concealed any longer,
not only the laboring men Of this nation, out
Of the country is already iR the hands Of our
H0aeyss! Grisiocracy, and that aristocracy is
composed Of the leaders Of the Republican
party.
Hence the reason why bonds We're issued
exempt from taxation.
Hence, the reason why bonds were issued
with interest payable in gold.
Hcaee the reason Of tariff 70 extOrt from
the laboring consumers q bounty TO the manu-
featuring capitalists.
Hence the reason Of the excessive issue OF
paper money, and the control Of its eXpan-
sions and contractions in the hands Of the Adj
ministration whereby the capitalists. in con
cert with IL, may manage the fluctuations 50 a.
TO gather into their Golfers, at every move, all
the surplus savings Of the unposted laboring
man. This pGper-nsoHey-pO,ecr an the hands
Of ore man, or a FEC men, is the greatest
curse that can agiiet the nation.
Now. word about the proposed remedy
TIE workingmen propose an adoption Of tn.
proposition that eight hours shall be day.
work. This Is well far il goes. Eight
hours day is rs great proportion Of the tim,
any man ought to be compelled 10 work
The balance Of his time should be devoted &
his family, 20 recreation, to study, and to sleep
But the question j., so far rs his welfare i con-
cerned. not the time he works, alone. but The
pay he gets for IL. lie must lire on his pay,
and suppose the capitalist says to him, a you
have reduced the time Of labor One-fifth, l re-
duce your pay one-dfth. We have had war
10 free the negroes, and have To pay so heavy
n tax on my business that | can not afford tC
pay you but four-tfths wages. What is going
10 be done; suppose the workingman says
I'll quit work. Very well. says the capt
talist, I'll shut up shop, except to Whist
and my boys can do. Now, how do they stands
Which will hold out the longeri The capital
ist, Of course; and whyi Labor can not liz,
eith0Ht the aid Of capital. Capital can lir,
trithout the aid Of labor. under the circum
stances we are considering. A few days ex
hausts the credit Of the workingman and h,
must return 20 work or starye. Capital ear
live long time upon itself, and needs not {,
yield to the laborcr. Heaven help the whit,
labOring man Of the North.