The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-12-26
v.itteu for the Advseate~
LA bor.
BY HENRY T. GALLO.

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Labor Is. think, admitted by al wviters
upon the question Of Industry TO % the
origin Of capital. II such be the fact there
Is, then, q common agreement, q premise
which is not disputed The question re-
solves itself, then, into the phenomenon
what ia labor From what source does It
rpFing2 THIS may seem a question Of little
import TO the superficial reviewer, but 20
The deep thinker it is the all important
Let Us view this question nationally, d.
vested Of al snshorlty ami predwpesition.
The definition Of labor suitable to the dis
cussion Of economical subjects may be de-
fined, as / think, thus The muscular ef
forts Of men under the guldence Of MUD.
When these Efforts ere employed upon mat
ter, and II made desirsble TO another who
will give for the product due equivalent, il
becomes then, value, and is wealth. Il en-
Flsgsd iarsPEedgcllop, either in the form Of
food 70 gtnefae fresh musculnr f6s6e Dc NJ
aid as snpsFseding portion ef human en-
eEgy, ftis capltal IN the language q politicsi
economists. Vslue does net lie In utility,
but in WHIST II will exchange for, and in this
sense ! viii use value 10 avoid vagsfies.
The valre which matter acquires 10 guam
, tity Of adapted muscular energy employed
upon II, in other words, man created the
value. Ifthis be true, ought yalas to COM
mand man or man 70 eolnwsnd III Ought
the possessed 81 tApitnl ID cons ouencS 81
bis possession, 10 eAelaHa bis fellow At his
pricsf 10 Theological view. ought man fo
coinmsbd Iod and make him do kss bidding
or God 70 command man and subordinate
him 70 law. have no SSubt but many Of
my plone friends WI BE- highly incensed e.
my drawing the above comparison, vet il
seems to me to be right TO use any illustra-
tIon that will assist in uifkink trnth appas
rent II is an Admired fact that mbney "a,
in e generic sense, power; bat 4 il be, DO
not realize the fact that man ought 70 be en-.
slsved by his own creation.
know that 1t is gepelA acknowledged
fact tina. 1t always did command tie services
Of man aud always will Apmif the assel<
ton toibe true, is n right Of Just that II
should be SOL Ny soul echoes that il is an
iniquitous wrong,and every means ought to
be invoked to reverse the orsief OF thamEs
and place man in bis proper relation TO cap
iial. Money 10 its leg .ud5ate function, IS
not capital. bat an SCENT 10 make exchanges,
hut wien used to sustain labor in -eproduc-
tion il ivlElls the iunction Of capital. by sup
plying the wants Of labor BY its power 10
command that which Is desired. IL is not
the mSaeY which satI.sfss wants, but what
it commands or pr0cures.
ham not writing oplease any person or
party, or 70 pampsr to any theory, fansti,
cisrr, jealousy or conviction, But TO elicit
truth, TO reveal, if possible, she social forces
which COZ troll the GestInies Of mankind in q
civilized state. Writing as am from my
individual impressions, my ennnciatiOns
must differ widely from hose wno have
been differently cirCumstapced, therefore
beg the readers OF my sketches upon ques-
tons Of labor 10 be favorable IN their deci
Sions when they dlyerge widely from what
they believe 10 be true, for they mus: be
like myself. Realize only that which they
have experienced. For how eau We Judge
Of tnat whlch We have not experienced. IL
people would only write tTut5fully their
own experiences and avoid authority, we
should baye aburdsace of matter to make A..
generalization upon. We could tken erect a
ed,tiee that would withstand all lbe indig-
uant shots Of the power of the wealthy few !.
The trades unions have not yet struck the
key note to the solution Of the problem 70
the elevation Of mankind, nor yet to the
knowe dge Of the value Of labor in It's differ
ent departments Of industry,
i am swa-e OF ifs difficulty, but fail to
And the man who has YET tui ned his atten-
tion to solve the problem. Capital has, IN
every lard its dvocates--education Ia,
aroused many to eSp0use the cause of the
rights Of labor, but the relations which
these elements have one to the other has no
investi 'ator. The reason probably lies in
the if that cur literary men have always
been ignorant Of the mental and physical
status Of The working classes, consequently
1t has been impossible for them to write es-
says from q true standpoint Of the actuaf
conoitiun Of q laborng man. They have
moi been able to make practical suggestions,
70 the elevation Of msnkind. From ra-
st0nal standpoint Of thought it is absurd 10
even expect any thing TO be done IN favor OF
labor from the SIDE Of cspitsi, notwithsIand
ing mhliens Of pretenions from capitalists.
Nh,n ! make this sweeping ensuciatioB
1miast my political co-wuakrTs, | am en-
e1unteren with stofm Qf personalities and
situpt Tations which | hail back into 1,.sir
teeth with a determinedf Ibrce, aud will.
when am gagged by a call TO order, or The
previous question % that their Eophistry
may not be made piE#rsFt, and their de-
nlgnsmade known. 4h< ekrr:s.liets and their
aGsocales assert that tlIei5 is no antagonism
betweeu capital and labor, and have no
doubt 81 tier sincerity, but ] view the sub
Ject IRON different aspect, end pefceiye an
active eFNxa Tahauaf Anlagonism, all the
tme befnip@ aud il must be so as long a..
the 1slRgisk is not understood. Trn1ds
udi1ns le5 upon A. beng college ]a
Which BE won ingtSan receives . higher
order ~ inslTacNOn, which viii aid him in
solving social problems The practical fxk
pezience which I'd acquires ia his daily In
tefeunEse bsicA4 tlapley to tie bf6 adFans
tsge, because bel has learned IN the trades
unions school ~ employing af means tQ|
ends, which k5@seeag he ceula not AaYe
SFfSlned oil esss isk than an il. hseause' i,
vas here 'de.stloh td am Gu d ~ have
been Oh, sined Lao itnot beon "a, ~ cxisr-
nee Ii the Generic sssssse, no -aa.s s'Izr - /
ainl & .lssee d Iksa . lssRe fPfsnnn ~ S.
n igdnsduai ri 5buctiCrs 4 there be. ben,
! I, esascfIlsn.s sssn laboF and captfnl,
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