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hto folks needing cnre who forgot to Join the
procession. For instance,

owl. 1-who own no houso in this city but viii
nesa fai1e my Old snpital Of industry and economy
auBar-hogshoad this cold wonthor. Thousands
OF people would dlalilso Tint kind Of lodgings,
anu yet do not 200 but wo should havo to ro-
soas ,. 70 snem IL There woro not mon who Ind tho
1acu1ty OF building houses for us. Woll, this
rnAn docs not dronm of any advantage from tho
otght.hour law. Ho begins lis day g work nt 6
ociock III tle morning, anu keeps on until 10
o'clock at night,-lnind md body on tho strain
seriously contomplatcs
! DOING ALL HER OWN AousEwonR,
bocauso they cannot meet his liabilities, and pay
| girl 81. .25 n weels, furnish tor comfortable
hor evenings to sow for herself whilo tho lady
Of tho house, In which she is mistress, sits up
| until Il o'clock to got hor sowing dono. The
hitod nidtross refuses to tako loss wagos OF give
| knowing how to battor horsolf, soems to have no
alternative hut do her own work, or cmbarrnBs
her l'lBbapd BY All addition to thoir household
| Expenses Of something like 915 week, which il
| $40 Il ton.
Ono other instance, In my limited ac4uaiut-
| ance is a widow who has been trying to got i
living by toachinG music or keeping bonrders,
Ironing at reduced rates. ,-rntcs corresponding to
| the Bpocio-baBia which we haye reached at lust.
sho was not in tho procession, mud looks "aa
| merry ns tho man who has meal to SELL" From
'4Ao A!stAo 1oo uAtAAA 4Aes JuuHt LILLY
THERE Is WORK,
OF somo kind, for most folks who want It badly,
and wages enough to supply all with bread.
Those who are laboring to keep wages up to tho
]uhger-if nothing else will do-tlat they aro
public enemies, to be met Bqunrelv aud con-
qaorod fair]y, instead OF beiug dandlod, and
petted, and provided for whenever their improv-
dence gets them into difficulty. Norkiu Emcn
arc 50 largely responsible for tho prcecut crisis
thnt they should try patience. Tho real capital
of any country Is lts labor aud when, for long
He.ios Of Years. on frivolous protonses, large
part OF this capital has been kept locked up,
| Or directed into miachioyous channels, tie
definite results
in some grand aggregate. Tho mon holding this
capital have deliberately arrayed il against those
ty,-hayo denied to individuals their ina}iouable
right to use their own labor for their own benefit
hayo mado tho worst workman tho peer OF the
best; introduced into our Government QUO Of
tho worst fcaturea of tho old European tyrau-
! MICS, aud assumed absolute control Of tho bust
ness and capital OF other mon; whot by tho
spirit of our institutions, arc held to be their
equals,
kot by strikos las raised tho rico Of oyery arti-
clo Of uso and comfort; has oppressed tho poor
with hiGh rents, high fuel, high food high pricoE
on every article OF furniture, every kitchen. .uten
sil and tool, used by the la6oring masaos Us well
as by tho luxurious few. 10 worAingmen lnye
been impovershing thousands aud ono another
by
CHOSEN OR ENFORCED lD1rNrss,
ana must feel tho pinch, With those who hnve
mover, on any presenso, deserted tho post Of
duty. Who ever knew d professional man or
merchant, m employer Of any class, Sticking
for bis right to sit with his boot-Holcs turned to
tue horizon for four out Of tho twelve working
| hours OF tho day? Tho tnau WHO ever 1ccunau-
lates enough of tho results Of labor to be abla
| to employ others ia always ono who works early
! aud late, nor dreams OF rest until hi8 work il
| done.
Ono would think, from tho harangucs one
| hears about laborcrs md capitalists, that they
we're u distinct race; but who knows capital
list who il not O laboror, or one who began life
with any other capital tllan Ills labor? All their
combinations OF labor against capital asn tho
them, they seem to mo to bo amo,ig tho mcaueat
associations oyer formed by dccont, woll~ moan
lng mon. My flrst knowledge Of thom was in
the summer Of 1852: was publishing tho Pitts
Worlds Fair in New York; was gouo ten days
and returned to find that my printers lad
stopped work; and tho paper could not be got
t out. we Lad had no trouble. Thoy had giyon
| ne no intimation Of discontent, aud were Under
contract to do my work; but tho PrinIors' Union
bud
oRDEHEp GENERAL STRIKE,
and, in total disregard Of blanosB-honor, they
loft it undono advertised for grls went into
weeks. aud no Uniou-priuter ever after set a
stick of type for mo.
In Washington, in 1866, when I trlod to
publish tho Heconstructionisl, III the faco of
bitter opposition from President Johnaon's
resolving that no member Of it should work in
any office that would do my pros6-work Cause
employed women to ect type. In 1868, took
an editorial position on J. Pittsburgh paper
which Lad department. devoted to tue interests
OF labor. There was 4 distinct understanding
that 1t was to bo 4 medium OF discussion as to
tho best mode OF promoting those interests, anc
such tho proprietors wished to make it; but
soon found that tho editorials and other articles
iu tlat special department wero to bo
HANDLED pA1NTiLY.
Nothing moro serious than a white e-sid-gloge war
fare nlustbe wagedagainst Trades-Unions. Those
who thought them q bad means of furthoriug the
interests 9f labor must roar thorn 'gentiy US a
sucking dovc." Union subscribers would not
read two sidos and so found the paper would
be medium through which Kontuoky gentle
man, sltt!ne III Louisville taking caro OF bis
Smoly City. I dropped it Oh tue instant and
with IT . nice salary, but Aayo had no regrots.
This is my personal experience OF those labor
combinations, which pluy tho despot in timos
difficulty. They, join tho strong against tho
weak Whenever it suits their aims, which arc all
on tho basia of tho narrowest seIishness.
THEY ARE MORE TyRASS1oAL,
WHOM they have tho power, tlan my reapecta-
ble, absolute monarch ovcr dared to be. md
more caprclons; aud il the American people do
not embrace the present opportunity to smash
them, aud loaye erery worltingmau, Of every
brain, or muscle. or money, they deserve the
political eiavory and utter i!nanciat ruin which
awaite them. JANE GAEY Sw1ssMELM.
[rhe, above lottor appears, Of course, solely
labor"questlon il q very broad md complicated
QUO; and wo are willing to furnish tho moaiun