Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
Capital aud Labor No. 2.

Mesrs. Editors; feel some regret that
your correspondent, "a" should drop into
personalities so quick. | had hoped that he
was made OF different stuff; because when
a dehater so lowers himself rs to resort to
personalities It shows either that he has a
bad cause, or that he Is not able to maintain
his side Of the question.
did not take up my pen for the purpose
OF defeating any body IN argument for
argument sake; l approach this question
know ing that u Is deep, serious and little
understood one; and having at heart
desire to see truth and universal Justice
established; aud l do hope that whoever
may write IA this question will cOnhne
themselves TO reason and argument aud not
10 personal abuse, Tor nobody Is edited, no
one is benefited by abuse.
Your types made me say "had" instead of
"hears," and that little mistake gave "An
handle to 4ceuse me falsely :. l took next
10 no part ~ the said talk" VISA merely
4 listener
hope, Messrs. Editors, you will permit
me to strAightcu up MI. IA" a little, and
see whether he desires to continue abuse or
to offer some facts and explain atoms on this
important topic. He charges me with a
desire to ridicule such explanations of what
the wOrkingmen ask If they should explain
whst they mean BY certain things they say,
and says l certainly know what the work
/ ingmen ask" l see by the papers that aome
OF them ask what appears 10 be very unrea.
! sonable things aud desire 20 know what
I
or hnv cause why, and this Is the proper
say ltsg ogr great charter Of rights to
lear 4 each other AMI ~ tily arrive 1T the
'ulth u - mst'r., and then take the best
Hri i.. ecute justice between the capital
80 .l. ne lsbOrer. And this seems to be
&C.. 3. oehi cause of complaint that the labOrei
does ,'Ot get justice done him in the matter,
anu ir some cases l presume he does not
but in the great majority Of cases at the
present day, the laborer gets the lions
For the past ten years the lAborers have
had II almost all their own way. They
have had larger pay for less work than wal
ever known, think, in this country, will
! the exception OF California when the gol.
. fever run so high.
"An says: Contrary to his assertion
they 1.-THE laborersl desire an equality o
, divisions in labor products and are willinl
its use, and no more.
must ask here how this matter is to b.
fixed up between the capitalist aud tn
labOrerY Who shall be sdt UP % censor {
say what is legal interest for his capital
How much II shall cost to keep up building
J and repairs Of machinery &c. Shall tn
d owner or shall some set Of laborers whor
3 you admit eau not succeed, or some Of tn
a economical onesG or shall II be a jury Q
: half capitalists and half labareraf No,
here is a plain point. Don't dodge it, q
d rtdicule II, or try TO corner II by persona
abuse Let us understand some plat
|. ] tfounuHolh Nutu We nave homtAnAuk 10 y
y You can say the State law fixes legs
y rates OF interest, but the States are abou
+ celebrating the laws on usury, and thI
n will be right; then money, like wheat {
a labor, will be regulated by supply an
y demand. which seems fair 70 apply to tn
y most Of things. Then how will labor Tx
10 about what share it will have, If 20
pleasef
Ia The capitalist works, In many cases. OIL
and a hall, and often double the number
- hours that his employee works. Shall b
have wages according to his labor and q pl
o, cent. per annum on capital or hour7 hoI
Al you will pardon me for Aaking question
10 Tor that is the way l have to learn yoi
~ ideas aud then viii discuss them,
- You ask what kidd Of justice IL II tn
81 so divides the good things Of life AZ 10 gii
ar one party all the good and another ali Il
ct bad, compelling me, AS lAbOrer, 10 spend
H. lifetime of toll, while he, a capitalist
IA accident, Ieyela in plentyg He must n
~ hide behind the fact that the same chane
are open to all when he knows all can Il
II. succeed while the success of the few
ld builded upon the failure Of the many. -
no Now Mr.. "A"' just such statements
h that, coupled with just such AS the folio
~ ing FggOlution, offered At a meeting Of
" borers M Neg York, on the 18th inst, Civ
vi me the ground TO ASH the pertinent qui
al tions | have asked about the division
y. capital, 40 Here il the RESOLUTION =
Il NHERRAa, The employers Of labor hA
]
ne country with pauper labor from Europe a
he Asia, 10 the Injury Of the labor movemel
H. without corresponding benefits to the
a. borers thus imported, therefore be II
- Res0iued, That our Secretary be instruct
er to notify the several European COune
ch and request them to use their utmost
h. dsavors to Illustrate this scheme oi capt.
nd istic mOnOpOlists.
~ The account further states that nea
every member of the Council took part
IOf the Discussion Of the resolution, and tina
,a committee was appointed who "were
"A strueted 10 execute its prQpiEl6pg.n
No Now ! must ask what, kind Of justice
that, IL you pleauef What right, IN
name OF humanity. have the lahOrers to !
rO- vent employers from obtaining labor VIII
he it can be had at the lowest rate. for tina
.en just what makes I'd working men feel
A.. bad; there 10 lust the sore that ID be-
'ss holders Association from sending 10 Swci
lrd Tor house servants when they eau be
lad there and are not to be had IN this count
nav This Is a parallel case.
~ The employer certainly has the uudouh
right to send 10 Europe or Asia for me-
que he rhouses 10 de- ~, aud yet the labOrer
the New York say they will endeayor to Fl
gu trate this object.
fbc Let us try he rule the other way. beeA
~. 1T II n pout RUE that won't work b
Ntyp.' You Get ~ per week; have
gh the exclusive fight 10 buy where and W
you please ION general pHngiplosl with
tN= ~ lAfA htNNf VI AANN tut NNlAlht
be the power to say TO you, you shall g
.,,. Eighth and Market aud buy whatever
On' can tird there, whether II suits you o.
nc. ! This ID n parallel case, but our lauol
led would howl terribly then, and with a :
ma reason 20. Aud yet you will compel
III. employer to take such help as he can
- here, whether II suits him Of not On,
tne sistency, thou art jewel.
led One point more and l will close
ktt article. Let Us correct mistakes, "a" I
red his weeks wages is not his capital.
ned knowledge of his trade or occupation Is
~ capital.n ! said his weeks wages was
l'u capital. Webster says: Capital stOe
lan the sum Of money or stock which a
chant, banker or manufacturer employ
ded his business l would suppose mi
~. ability WAS his means from which he u
obtain his capital, This weeks wAgesl
~ the wages become capital fwishFtO "
In a per IN your ear that man or woman
IAN buy many things at wholesale that I
eef, never thought Of doing on " or 20 dOlla
- week the greatest thing needed is
anu knowledge, and next the will 10 exeel
give me these two aud i will render thu
lion anda Of laborers' homes cheerful, hA
Dr. a and abundant, where squalid ignorance
mai miserable wIetcheduess now rules supre
Giveus universal, compulsory edueat
nan and iails and almahouses and heggars
Ugh he few and far between, and capitalists
lie more plentiful, fIsAAcIA