The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-01

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having bees defisuded for ases. ds.
trusts sven It's fiiesds. and u con.
PEELED 70 make ooly moderate con
pensstioo for faithful service. These
ase . few Of the disadvantages undsa
which labor 10 entering into . cootes'
which IL destined 70 shake this cou.-
~ and the world. The 6fst victories
vii te On the side Of capital. but the
fnal result, in THO country ct Ieast il
not doubtful. Soone, OF later the
people will open their eyes and be
wise; ADD evidences are multiplying 90
ever, hand that the unjust ~exaeeions
Of capital oil Be resissed until they
shall be abandoned.
The organisation Of the trades union
reaching 70 every State snd Territory;
the more recent and far more power.
ful organization Of farmers TO resist
the exactions Of corporations engaged
in the carrying business; the growing
opposition Of the mssses Of the people
to monopoly 10 al it, forms, and TO
l~esislstion for tie benefit Of special
clauses and particular business inter
eats; oil those thing. betoken the join
ing Of % issue. and she beginning Of .
contest to settle the question whether
the lsbo,er shall be permitted 70 enjoy
the fruits Of his toll.
Whom the gods mean to destroy
they 6rst make mad. The petulsnoe
and rage which capital is nov mani
feeting At the fret steps taken By labor
for its own protection. indicate tha, Q
monopoly is marked for destruction.
The cheering aspect Of this contest is
that labor outnumbers capital ct the
polls, and will ultimately assert it,
power. Capital. if wise. would yield
gracefully. and deal justly; and il. re-
fusing to do this. 10 shall finally be
shorn Of some Of its just rights, il will
have it, own obstinscy to thanks for
the result.
The first attempt Of the people Of
Wisconsin to relieve themselves from
the oppression Of monopolies and 6x
within reasonable limits tho cost Of
transporting our products 70 the ses-
board. has been met with defiance end
insurrection /; and our railroads sre
operated to-day 10 opposition 70 . valid
law. The people are told that railroad
companies will submit 70 reasonable
regulations, but they. and not the peo-
pie, must be the judges Of what are
reasonable regulations. This vill not
do. The sovereignty Of the State must
control its corporations, aud the people
Of the State. through legislatures Of
their choice, may, and must. determine
what is reasonable compensation to be
charged BY railroad companies. And
if the corporations persist in their a.
tempt to rule or ruin, they will only
succeed in running themselves.
l have referred to this subject, not
for the purpose of arousipR feeling
ucon a local question, but because it
is one Of the elements, aud one Of she
earliest manifestations Of . cUntest
that is looming up and beginning to
darker the land. The people of the
whole country are locking snxiously 70
Wisconsin, 70 see whether in this first
controversy between the people and
the corporations, which 10 only .
branch Of the general struggle between
labor aud capital, the people O the
corporations, labor or capital will til.
umph; whether . board Of directors
in Wall street have more power than
the Legislature Of the State.
Upon this contest depends many
mighty questions ; vh.ther under our
free institutions this government Of
the people. BY the people, f., the PEG
pie, the rich can so rnsna4e Is to tat
ten forever upon the fruits Of labor;
whether the rich are to be foreve.
growing richer. and the poor poorer,
whether they Who produce the wealth
Of tie land must continue to live 10
poverty and want. while they who
produce nothing are to rios in wealth
aud luxury; whether, in . word, to
quote from u text, oil men are to be
made equal 10 the pursuit of happiness
By enjoying the legitimate fruits Of
their toll.
A few words - to the manner Of
conducting this contest They who
stand upon the law must concede to
their opponents the protection Of the
Law. They Who demand justice must
render justice. In this unexsmpled
uprising Of the people prudence should
control. No one de-ires % ruin rail
road compsniea OF other capitalists. 1t
is Amply Intended that il they vill not
act justly they shall be made 70. If
railroad compaoies sill nos 6x reason
able rates. reasonable rates shall be
fixed for them /; and when . lav 10
made it shall be observed and it, OBJ
servance shall b. enforced - tie Oh
servance Of other Laws il enforced, BY
the Judicial arm Of the government
The whole people are interested 70
| discountenance and prevent any lAv-
less aod violent proceedings against
corporations fthey e 6s 70 violate