Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03
Labor Partnership.

Within the last year the conflict
between labor and capital has as
sumed alarming proportions in many
parts. This state of things is both
unnatural and unfortunate. Such
conflict OF mutual interests and de-
Tendencies could never be engend-
cred or sustained tor day among
liberal minded capitalists and lntelli.
gent laborers. The leaders Of these
strikes are no doubt we'll enough in
formed. but with corrupt motives
they lead the lgnoran, masses into 5
course most detrimental to their
best interests. Many capitalists, with
false idea Of their superior CLAIMS
TO consideration over those Of the
lahorer, also misjuaging the intelli-
ocnce and Independent character OF
the representative laboring men, be-
come arrogant and tyrannising be.
yond what justice and humanity can
tolerate.
The lahoring masses would starve
were it no: tor the relief offered by
their employcr-capital; and capita,
would be worthless possession,
were it not for tho value bestowed
upon it by labor. Why then come
in conflict ? The ignorance Of the
onetas to the character of the other
the tendency Of capital to tyrannize,
and the over-grasping demand OF the
unskilled lahorer to get more than
his services are worth, lie Mt the bot.
tom of the difficulty.
That these evils will correct them
selves in the progress OF time. we do
not doubt-or rather generation OF
! wiser and better men will not suffer
such conflict o. dependent inter
es,s. Capital does not properly dis
criminate between the value Of skill
cd and unskilIed labor. No greater
hlunAer is made than in giving a GER
tain fixed value to the labor Of all
alike. No system Is more unjust
than that which requires two men
rendering uneuual service to accept
! Of tic same compensation. 1t may
/
agreement Is a necessary Injustice
Of any number of lahorers skilled or
unskllled, some are able to and will
render more than double the service
performed by others There is an
endless number Of grades of labor,
and each laborcr should be stimulat
ed to higher degree OF efficiency
BY receiving pay according to value
/ of services.
Circumstances make 1t necessary
that some men should labor many
more hours in the day than others;
and some men by skill aud activity
will perform much more in any Civ
en- time than others. It seems. there.
fore, almost imperative that a sys.
tenn he generally adopted of com
| pensating every man according to
their kind and amount of work per-
formed. The great political fraud
OF the day, and that which is calcu-
lated to keep perpetual warfare
between capital and labor, is the
eight hours or working day agita-
ton.
Skilled labor and capital should
be made cooperative to certain ex-
tent, each sharing in profits and loss.
es under terms Of special partner.
ship. A case reported to us but a
few days since fully illustrates tn.
principle, where man with capital
took skilled mechanic without cap.
i;al as partner. The man with cap.
ial said that his partner was worth
a salary of $4,000 to the business, and
that his profits were greater while
sharing with his skilled partner than
they would he had he filled the place
by nh employee that had no person
al interest in the business. We see
no obstacles to prevent Is labor part.
ncrship system being carried out
with most farm help, mechanics, and
manufacturers. Skill brought into
the most active usefulness is the best
capital that can be employed in any
industrial pursuit, and while cash
capital may lie indispensable, skilled
labor and managing ability are none
the less sol /oma Progress.
Dr. +. Guilbert, Liberal candidate
for Secretary Of State in Iowa, was
formerly one OF tho editors Of the
Waukcgan Qll) Gazette: and Capt.
j. J. Gosper, Grant candidate for
Secretary OF State in Nebraska, was
formerly Of Kane county and OF tho
Eighth Illinois Cavalry.
An indignant witness exclaimed
"Thc first time that ever did such
dishonorable act / would blow ont