Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-18
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AS our artisan classes rise in intelligence i
is well that they should meet together to dis
cuss their interests and take council with one
another. 1t would also be well if the en-
ployers should meet with the employed and
answer such questions as might be put, and
afford such light as no honest man would
grudge. At Il recent meeting in the CITY of
New FORK, Mr. McDermott, President of the
Plasterers Association, made the following
remarks in reply to speaker who had given
utterance to the notion that Capital is the
natural enemy of Labor-a notion for which
the speaker, we admit might find authority in
the speculations of Messrs. Cobb. Toombs
"nd The Richmond eher,riors of the Rebellion.
Mr.. McDermott, himself working man,
spoke as follows:
We fall into grieyous error by abusing capital
anu capitalists and calling them hard names All
TINS abuse never amounts to anything CAPITAL is rs
necessary for us to live as the air we breathe What
creates labor but capital? And in the same manner
LABOR Is the parent Of capital. Nothing on earth is
Valuabe to man until the stamp of labor is imprinted
on It. Now, mania for strikes pervades ali organi
berS, without ever asking themselves if they owed
any duties toward employers at once wish to an
nounce ITS existence to the world by strike Societies
possess rights which they should unfiinchinglv main
TAIN, and owe rights to the employer which thn,,
suoulu new Iellse wages are like the
far and no further they co. Suppose strike SUI
coed, what then? One strike puts up prices in eyor
branch of business and of course reacts on Labor
Rather let us profit by experience: keep wages nj
certain level ana preserve our moral character That
is enough for any workingmens society to attend to-
Let each man be proud of his vocation and commune
with his fellow workmen about everything relating
10 1t. DisorganiZed how can we know anything
about trade about the state of the market affect
ing 1t? Organized learn the exact statistics of our
respective trades, and regulate ways accordingly
certain class of GROWERS and quarreles in societies
rsrnr, ;,+n
habe strikes, and then they the very first TO back
out When brought face to face with the consequences
Of thelr rashness. Growers are the drones in the
molningmens hlve; they are ever snarling at the |
beI; vi oIheTS ever complaining OF cques, ever
Here is some good advice which we com.
mend to the attention Of our Baltimore me.
ohanics' The question Of wages, hours Of
WORK, apprenticeship, relations of labor and
capital &c, are of such Importance that No
one can doubt there ought to be associations
among the different trades for the enlipbten.
meht OF the members on these vital points
freedom OF discussion is the one thing needed.
and many misunderstanding between enrIor
ers and employed may be prevented tbereby
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I'm New Orleans lately, Judge DnnIsr,;ou
decided that the value of pew In church ,r;,b.,
pend in great degree the 'eeitimoto $50 Ge
tather to establish gifted daughter with H. 80.
TO be derived from the conspicuous pcz;t;o ), :;
ton This Is the hrst time we ever knew II I'm be J
80 from the judicial bench, The thin a =.