The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-02
Tom. Hughes' Plan OF solving the Dim
culsy-Take . "M0Rkin gman" Into ths
House and Induce u Conflict OF Ideas.


Tom. Haghes' Plan OF solving the Dim
culsy-Take . 'sWorkin Rman" Into the
House and Induce u Conflict OF Ideas.
from the London Times, April 81
ton Of the most interesting character Of the hourhe
workingman. It could not come to MS ON better author
ity Just Mr. Golden used 10 depict the genuine Lam
cashre cotton spinner for the Information OF his hearers
so Mr. Hughes lecture from personal and immediate
knowledge the vertabe conference.-the real repre-
sentative artisan whose capacity for political organiza
ton is now eagerly debated. We must say too that
tho description has some novelty in H. Much Of wha.
Mr. Hughes said known before but certain touches
now added for the first time.
To begin with, the true workngman has no property
nls IN DIT for Mr. Hughes spoke Of "excessive sol
vency' as scarcely becoming even the workingman's
relieved Of this dea for nd the typical artisan
possessed only Of certain personally in the furni
ure Of his dwelling ou, Of species Of accumulated pro
union OF which he Is a member Thus situated,
he earns his daily bread by his daily labor,
epiaion, places absolutely is,pass.be eAosm
bet,oeess has ella" and other ctasses Of sociesg
stances concentrated upon his work He desires to
raise the value OF his labor by means Of organizations
adapted to that purpose and IN these
omy and the deductions OF philosophy he utterly dis
cards He has belief In either their justice or their
necessity. He does not think his labor ought to be
measured by market value, not does he think II
need be. His faith Is entirely In his trade union,
and he rejects all appeals 10 supply and de-
he can got IT, and his belief rs tina. BE- can get by his
trade union SO far the picture viii be Recognised not
only as accurate, but familiar by all who have made
trade questions their study but then, Mr. Hughes pro-
ceeded 70 say something more. he said that the
the man who, by industry aud self denial,
gradually bettersd his position and raised himself
IN life The true specimen OF the class had no such
ambition He desired rather TO remain where be was,
and stay his class with the view OF doing good 10 H.
He would be glad 10 see the whole class lifted togeher
he repudiated the doctrine Of individual selection
progress advantage. The stronger a man
| was the moro was his duty to Keep
in his place aud help his weaker brethren
given, lot 20 what conclusions Mr. Hughes pro
ceeds He argues that the working men, being ouch as
be had painted them should be in the House
by specimens of their class absolutely impressed
with their doctrines as 10 btag soca ideos int
Iair oNtsion VI. tae id,n, ir.DoIng ~ oher esd'.'
House when they get there NO certainly do not heal
that they are 10 attack the aw Of primogeni,ure OIL
abolish the game laws or entertain asrarian question:
will cndeavor do what Mr. Hughes complains that the
Legislature has not hitherto done for them. "whils
great IDEAS how had the Legislature housed fed and
educated them" Then MS TO the apprehensions ex.
pressed OF the combinations Of the worn. czssts and
their possible prcponderane MT Hughes undertook Ia
dspel these vsons at once by saying that he knew II
two questions this which divided tho trade
unions or London into three pafcA ihat these artic(
might, nevertheless all combine readily enough
| on question concerning not trade, but politics;
! no did not appear to observe Who is 70 sas
that when a held-the field OF poliiIcss opened
10 this power q, pos', iors '7a n4 c.atgs q eyen's ~
think alike upon the proprioiy OF strikes aud d
wishes infer that they would not think alike 10 tht
| election Of representatives, in Parliament We Nigh
| ask whether they pretty mach Of mind q
the last lambeth election but really have no dessr
10 complain OF Their choice We think on tho contrary
| that no working man could speak a working man
thoughts like work ing man than Mr. Hughes DIX
on Thursday evening, and that Il thcse 'dcas" ere
be bro ght collision with soandof opir be u
just the man 70 state them blndy in s ueir native IN
| soundnesA