The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-08-24

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$500 ~ coell< 70 thek eysn II thMe NJ
bstlsr WI u - ~ ~ chankipe ~ plscs
q sho6s, ~ odd not seek u III whether
Il - = - ~ est ~ ~ =
ga . slssp Desls sns
a.. ,.ss y - q s s - ssss
s,ssss <S + e. ,r5S5l Sss.ssn liiIrsns
ioczaitios, snd how lssRSIB Ne news which
&C., ;s... ssss;1 ss. ss sss g.
ss,: . E; y j sss a..
was the district in which he Tired; and =
vas 20 cay for employer . eonDine. ana
employers did combine 90 constantly, ina.
Ia sasny saIIirgs yleu&tol by oae carried
with Il exclusion from the service OF all the
ctbers Az N. too. this tremendoos power
Of a conparativcly wealthy and intelligent
class over poor and isnnfant one Was NOS
sufficient, combinations OF workmen against
employers ior si rsrRSss ssss ,nns If Sns !
knt2 Jaw mas DscM y, = -
--fasal to ful6l his contract - an ohence
still punishable cripinsily before nae's,.
| trste, while masters can only De reached
] hy civil action TOR damages Ia fac'
| has been within few weeks decided BY the
Queens Bench, that mere notice TO Al
employer that, If he did not dssuiss . non-
q ION man, the other worknen would s'rlke Z
VAS intimidation under the statute.
1 - TO talk o. man 70 tnis conlHi0n sor'
tfsetinr With bis employer was "a Abuse OF
language. The relation between the two
wasvnly contract In legal sense; IN
moral sense il had none OF the incidents OF
a contract and il is right to add, that,
whateyes Illusions political econ omssss may
have cherished about &, the rest OF ins
world has never chcrished. any wnateveF'
To society at large, the. iaborer has nssef
been q man who SOLD 90 pueh labor s'or 90
much money, aud gave fuit value Tor wnas
he got. lie has been akipd oil retainer OF
vassal. who was favored ~ being aile~ed %
work. and from whom the employer was en-;
stied 70 exact nos Simply sne ~ -
upon, out ueicrsuce ~ ,,s.
CARO- 70 toe conuuct Oh uis ~uoe H'o ~ -,
codes OF minor mofalss roo, are usuaiiy
Trained by the employing class. the iaoore'
was saddlej With variety 81 duties wplen
"a NO - 81 O. saIa Tha .;,,h, ~ an
"al.s nc - ~. ai;,;..i CO.,
employee, io' '"''""o., " .u' P;.la
povs o. ms "o'AMen. .uuekn ~ go q
on paper, ana seneraffy Iepuuiasou "'su :"
dignation at pubic meetings, IS nevertneieS'
scarcely held in Europe ut least by, niue
tsn,hs Of the capitalist world; and even n
America. the comeon saying about zoe isisy
aparrelling With onss bread and butte D1i,s.
Is pot me eap.essien 81 ,ha. eus h popu nsn
q 10 sSs. Ss .srses ~ mn
cation 70 sarrsads-. bis, Horsl asd social in
dependence. Whether this theory Of The
isborer;s nosition he n GOOD or. had one
re A.. not nav discusslno All ina. w
say. is, that it is not the economists theory
or, in other words, THAI the ecoEomisr:
theory Of the relations Of labor to capital
are not supported BY the facts of daily life
What | agree to do in order 70 escape from
starvation, or TO save my VIE and children
from starvation, Or through ignorance Of my
ability to 20 anything else, agree 20 DO 10,
ger eompoiAon, yuss as noco ss IL agreed
70 y Win Piseoi =. n neau anu Tue
.e.n,s !. man uuuet a.sn o1Is 'anceS are
nos ~ any hesns Tug measure ~ my flgnts,
even " under the laws OF trade.
"When, therefore, political economists talk
OF wnges. as beng fxed by the proportion
which labor bears to capital at any given
time and place, they pres1pPose state Ct
things which = purely loea- Ioe nyPo-
thesis on when 'els A% re ss Is ses'
ne caplsas \. - os !. 4oorers,
place, VEL wy g 49, a. 'L-S OF capital
a"u ess' 800 .snI to prepsn0erats
seeking pronts ~ labor seeking empIay
over the amount ,t;tien az the capita sts
ment, the cong ~.ocs. IL. on the other
axes IN. s,-.o =. ~ iabop offered is out d
nronort;sn ,s.mouns of cap, tal available
~ n. s.rn,l.smens. the competition Of The
Ishora,. sves ths rate. We know, how
- - i rrceess IT, never ondueted
-;ss ~. sIa t-s.5o,n from disturbance; and a
very iars~s .+fion Of the distrust Of poliIi-
cal ccoportr fslt nv the working classes il
dine .s the ,ssnmot;on ~ the econorpi 81
| that their pros.s.af ~. .....a-.- "a as muci
accuracy as thdsse :, ~. 1cience ~ r,achah.
les. Il is safe to- THAI until within 4
very few years, the Fate Of wages has, in nj
European country ut least, been regulated
in the mar. or here described. The 80
powerful regulator, and. the only censtan
4 my =
necessities. re always to'k WA. was on
fered him, ana no NOR Sas ons,eu ina
was necessary 70 supply alm w :,,. coais'
1000 anu cio'n'ns. 80 80 80; ;
o. iue oeieo'.'s - -. ;,ss 49, .f
sas,.S '.s E.sl.nd. 81 a clergyman ia Som
ssh;re fonnd the farm laborers in hi
s.";sh ..s.s..hi. r..;d ladre5. and fed. ant
.,s.al,, .nSinc ,bsir DAYS ia the workhoase
shhr,,b ,b.v n,irbt have had nearly doupf,
wsga.f hs,I.y trsstmeps. and good house
NV moying .ray hnif = DAYS tourney b,
rs;lsa, Soshs raised some fhosse; , ana sen
.,..ns =, ,he,, oF TT lf5At beiny thus IL
so%s - y. AZ, - r. ,bs; : Avn .eccr',
m rhs en- In ,,r,,ce t,ns been that he rem
can't have had a eons,derable rise In thei
w.yss and The great improvement /,
,hs,r ,earmeat. Strikes also. orscan
,vsd hv hane,o,ent oatsidersI nv
20, ,ys.s .nangsr ttbe sams ,dass-7 1,