, 1874-02-16

On a superficial view of tile question Of 1abor,
Horkingmen, III tho irritation they feel while
Bmarting under their wrongs, nre too apt to
cherish fceing Of bitter hostility towards those
who, by tho exercise Of their business faculties,
hayc amassed considerable woalth, ,-doeming all
IL their oncmics who are engaged in ahy busi-
ness outside Of the productive occupations and,
vt glance oycr tho present state Of society,
their position acems to be we'll taken. palatial
residences, handsome equipages, grand balls,
and brilliant weddings, at which figure costly
nreas. PEARLS and diamonds, and sumptuously-
prepared tables. in contrast with pinching want
and sQualid poverty.
Tho suffering, Woodworking poor havo nuraod
A EEEL1Sa Or 1iATnED
against those who make such lnyish display of
wealth- asserting that it is they, tho iuduatrial
classes, who crcatod it, and they arc forever
shut out from itH benefit. "The ricl," say
they, "caro not II VIC die Of hunger and cold,
while they enjoy the fruits Of our labor"
Only yeatertlay workingnan said: "Whon
tho fire destroyed Chicago, the cry wns raised
that tho mechanics and Iaborers woro' 'tating ad-
vantage Of the calamity by demanding high
wagoa; but not one word has over boon said Of
the rich taking advantage of tho panic by cutting
down wages !" aud this state Of things this VIM
bitter,
TINT the mercantile and professional men aro as
desirous Of a change as the laborers, and stand
rcady to help the industrial claases mako this
change, just a8 soon aH
FEAsIn1.E PLAN
Is presented. 1n tho Inst fow wealtB, 1t has been
Eaia to mo by men in all grades OF society,
:. Reform or revolution in inevitable. Royolu-
RI n r1fR
have and re arc willing to do our part toward
it. Horo Ia an abom,nablo system, aud there is
another to which tho attention Of tho public
should DO callcd As you aro writing for tho
hayo them romcdicd.
All that Ia wanted isto bring these uaatters' be-
fore tho people, anl find out whore the wrong
Ia; aud then it will be discovered TINT these
tallst; neither aro thoy 80 much the result Of
defective laws us they arc tho result Of igno-
rnnco aud tho loose systems into which we haye
driftcd. Last summer, when QUO Of Our 1no
churches wns in process of building, mon worked
thore who d.d not receive their wages, aud were,
therefore, unable to pr, their board-bill. Board
g-houso-leepera seldom give credit to those
who work for nothing in consequence OF which,
theno men had no placo to lay their heads, and
actually
stErr IN THE oIsunoH,
and procured their meals from friends who were
charitable enough to feed them. Tho Trustees
Of this church Wer0 probably not to blnne, but 1t
WAS tho legitimate fruits Of our miserable coll
tragt-ayBten,.
Tho effects Of the panlo hare drawn public at
tontiou to tho WRONGS In our financial syKtem
which drains the pockets OF tho people to enrlcl
STEW.
Our laws, instead Of batng concise, plain, quo
simple, are 10 lncumbored with forn1a and tech
nicatics TINT The asorago nun does not prctent
10 understand tAesn; which places him at thu
mercy OF u1Bcrupnlous lawyers aud Justices.
All this tile industrial olassea fool, without
being ablo to ace just whore the fault Hos, and
without boing able to apply the remedy. Thi'
ignora.,co viii DO likely to domaud 1uRtice In tut
mallnor in which tho Goddess OF that quality |!
represented; it will demand 1t bllnaly, at the
tol1lt of the sword.
cogniznnco OF this state OF things, and aooinl
tho tlanger which throateua tins truly great
nntiou,-a danger which our Legislators Boo.I
poworlsaH to aYert,-ar organizing societies, IL
Villages, towns, and oltloB, for the purpoue oi
pyotect,ug themselves, and wardng of tho do.
etrrlctlon to which tAo present state Of society
muat eventually lead.
THE oDlEuTs
of those organizations aret
10 resiAt tho opp1easouS Of centralized capi.