The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-07
CAMPBELL ON THE STRUGGLE BE.
TWEEN CAPITAL AND LABOR.

Lewis Campbell, formerly a Re
publican Congressman, now aDemo-
cratic member from. Ohio, took a
prominent part in the discussion Of
Hoar's Labor Commission bill, fay-
oring its passage. This bill provides
for the appointment of three com
missions, to hold office for II year.
at an annual salary Of $1,000 They
are to investigate the subject of wages
and SLe hours of labor and of the dl-
vision of profits of labor and capital
Observation-Disclosures capitalist, the
social education of all, the sanitary
condition of the laborlng classes, and
low they are affected by the existing
laws regulating commerce, finance,
and currency.
The bili las much the appearance
OF Il humbug, gotten up by some
smart politicians to delude the dis
c~ontcnted working men into the be
lief that something is being done for
their relief. To tide over the Presl-
DENTAL election IS evidently the OBJ
iect Of its authors. and incidentally
to furnish some friends with Il sine
cure office. Had Congress really
desired to legislate for the relief OF
the laboring people, it would have
gone mt work at once to do this by
passing a bill for that purpose. To
refer it to a special commission to
report a year hence is simply to get
nd of the whole subject until after
the election, when the Internationals
and Labor societies that hope some
thing from the measure-w viii wake up
to lind themselves left out in the
cold. the ballot boxes shut up, and
their influence laughed at.
The bill passed the House by the
vote OF members OF both parties, the
Democrats trying to amend the bill
Is thoroughly as possible before vot-
ing for it. On the questions Of one
Of these proposed amendments Mr..
Campbell expressed some opinions
relative to the Presidential election
which are worth reproduction. We
extract the following from the debate:
Mr.. CAMPBELL Dem Ohio AZ
@ued in favor ofreferringthe subject
t. a select committee Of the two
houses. Ii the President appointed
the commissioners, they would be
selected from the friends of the Ad-
ministration. PerChanceB orIe might
he at the head OF the commission and
Tom Murphy at the tail. and sand
wiched between them would he, per-
maps. some men from Yale and Har-
ward to 90 abroad for the service, and
10 report. as i'll the San Domingo
matter. the character of the vermIn,
bugs and lizards. On the other
hand. a committee appointed by the
Speaker would be selected with i'm
partialitv. and would be composed
of the representatives. of both the
capitalist and, laborer, and Of the
Democratic party as we'll as the Re
publican party. Unless Congress
should take prompt action to relieve
the laboring classes from the present
oppressive system of taxation. a
storm. with disastrous consequences,
would be the result. The Republi-
can party was not the friend of the
1aboriag man Congress discrimi-
mated against labor, and in favor Of
capital. Commenting on tine repeal
Of the income tax. he said that the
rich man would thus be relieved Of
tie proper burden OF taxation, and
the deficit made up by the mass Of
cOu~uuers.
Nj. DAWES rep. Mass asked If
the Democrats We're prepared to vote
tor retaining the income tan.
Mr.. CAMPBELL replied that he Was
not here rs the representative Of any
party. and said lie wouId like to
know il all Of the Republicans were
prepared TO vote for the repeal Of
this tax.
Mr.. DAWES asked why he imputed
to the Republican party L desire to
repeal this tax
AIr. CAMPBELL replied that the
President lad, not only in his an
nual message, but he lad actually