The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-09-18

times success IL on one side and sometimes
"n the other, but, by an inexorable law in
herent IN existing social systens, labor would
ultimately come under the dominion Of capi-
tai. We have professed to abolish the
slavery OF the black man to the white man,
anc now we must put an end to the slavery
OF the white man to money. There 10 no
taskmaster 80 heartless and grinding as
capital.
What 10 The present condi ton OF the coun-
tryf Capital is in the hands Of the few
the gov ernment itself 10 in the hands of the
few-aI legislation is directed to the benefit
o. the few-au the presses, pulpits and po-
ltic'ans in the country are controlled by Lhe
few-the army and navy are directed and
omcered by the few-sll production and pro-
daosive agencies are controlled by the few
for their especial bene6t--a widespread
speculation and commercial rascality among
bankers and capitalists, and a general 6nan-
oial rottenness prevades the country. Hun
dreds OF mllions of dollars are annually alb
ssractei from the producing GLASSES to sup
port this vast fabric OF oppression and inias-
tice, and cesseless effJrts are made 70 riret
still frmer the calling chain Of labor.
The masses attempt to rectIfy this unna-
tural state of things BY changes of political
parties and leaders, BY support Of usel.se
legislative measures, through imperfect and
isolated trade combinations and strikes,
through all measures of redress but the
right one.
What 10 the right onef
10 brief, It is the entire subversion OF the
existing social sytem Of capital and labor,
and it's substitution By one Of labor organ
Swa aA Inv
ed with all necessary circulating capital BY
the Government, and carrying on The whole
business OF production and distribution BY
organized labor itself, without the interven-
tion Of any capitalist class or employer
class.
To do this, the irst effort would be 10 OBJ
tain control Of the Federal and State govern
ments, BY discArding all political leaders
and parties, and BY forming sOcial party,
composed OF the Industrial classes, led BY
men Of their own ranks, and directing legis-
laIion SO ~ to subvert the prevailing inius
tice, and supplant it by New DispensaIion
for Labor, that shall give to the many their
Just share Of Al tina AdzantaaAa- 49, qa0oe-
Re.e ~ anong us, ahs muimpqlrx u
no1111nI2 s2slal peWse md suprsNacy
4<+X M4&4@4 OK mRM
% work, builds fsctories ma work " Sts.
srsess dwellings,, raises and distributes food
and clothing, and is the native powcr Ia
creating the essentials of existence? Monev
Who, from the beginning Of civilization,
have possessed this money! The few, who,
through its means, have controlled labor
and compelled it TO toll for them. They
give the workman, for his labor of to day, q
portion OF the earnings which our iniquitous
system OF exchanges enabled them 70 extori
from him yesterday All the money given
~ the few to the many, for work, eventual
" fnds its way back to the few, through
profits and interest. Cities are built. They
belong 70 the few Countless ships swarm
upon at.e sea. They belong to the few.
Generario1 after generation society il di.
vided into the few who are rich, and the
many that are poor. Money Is tbe source Of
power.
What, then, is the mighty power Money,
and how !can the many obtain II? Money
is just what the necessities or common con-
sent OF society choose to designate as money.
For ages it was gold aud silver, and as these
we're not ia sufficient Quantities for the exi-
gencies Of modern production, paper came
Into use as a representative Of gold and
silver. Among us, there has always beon
more paper than gold and since the war,
paper has superseded gold entirely in or
Goary transactions, a1d has been declared
q setter medium for exchanges 50 that
sOW this huge engine of power and oppres-
sion, money, Is but paper picture, pricted
BY mhlions. Cheap and worthless as it is,
intrinssally, It ls nevertheless, under the ex
Isting system Of society, as unattainable By
abe many as though it were gold and silver.
Whys Because the government, by which
this money 10 manufactured and issued, is
controlled BY tee few, for their own especial
benefit.
The control Of governments BY the masses,
therefore. insures the control Of money GLsJ,
"a Just such quantities ms they may need
Political power, rightly directed, will give
money power, because the money is created
by the government, and is nothing but a
legal representative of other things, and ex-
changesble for them The ingenuity Of
Capital, which invented paper money tO op-
press labor, has At the same time opened a
path by which the orkman can be free.
We then have control Of the government
" the m0oey, coupled with the power to
make and Issue money for themselves
What more il needed 70 produce the great
results desired, and usher iu the New Dis
ensstion. Z Nothing but organization by the
masses into cooperative associations, COM
'rIsed Of men Of one trade or system Of la
'Or where practicable, organized a. coroo-
ate bodies, obtaining money from the 90
'ernment in their corporate capacity. sat
Ing themselves to work in buildiny and
quipping manufactures of all kinds. and
arrying on business for themselves'N
There Rre all the elements Of success unit
u, labor, capital and combination. WIZ
;ann0t the many do this for themselves a
veil 40 for the lew What need of outside
capitalists or employers? What difference
: there 10 a" greenbscx" issued by a 90
Vernment under the control OF the few. and
greenbsck" iss ued BY government OF the
nanYg None whatever. 10 each case the
: wrong" owes its value to the popular &C.
IUiescence and the endorsements Of the 90
1ernment. And surely the many have as
much interest 10 maintaining the credit of \
greenback" issued by themselves, as one
ssued by the few, for the enslavement of
be many.
Here, then, we have come to q govern.
nent controlled BY the many, issuing money
o the many throughout the whole nation,
n their organised capacity as CO operative
that they may labor for them
elves, and save for their ow1 use the vast
ums now received by the banker and money.
sDder as " interest,"" and the employer as
profit"
There is no more necessity, in these times
nd i'm this country, for the division Of 20
iesy into employers and employed, caDi.
Ills ts and workors, than there il for an ar
socracy and q cODCOrduaiity. Il NAV have
cen requisite 10 former times, when