The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-19
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ends, or will you not, finally, be forced into
politics or revolution?
Mr.. Earle-When our organization has
attained full power in the land, it will COM |
pei equity in the relations between capital /
and labor Justice must be done to those |
who are determined not to be wronged |
But, as | said at the outset, we deprecate |
any fanfaronade or ri0tous demonstrations |
They always do more harm than good
AS TO POLITICS.
Reporter-Then, as | understand YOU,
the ''Sovereigns Of Industry will refuse
to touch politics in any shape or under any
circumstances
Nh. Earle-That is putting too fine a
point upon the matter | would rather
state it in this way When the working
men and women have been thoroughly or
ganized,-when they have received the Sc
cial, intellectual and material blessings that
NAV result from that organization,
they will become intelligent voters and be
CAPABLE of Judging who shall or who shall
not rule them. If that is politics, you are
welcome to call it so.
The reporter mentally thought that Mr..
Earle must have had the late Patrick
Henry of Virginia, before his eyes when he
made the last remark.
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
Reporter have said that some
very prominent men have backed your
movement what of Wendall Phillips ?
He is a philanthropist on large scale
Mr., Earle-We have not consulted Mr..
Phillips in the matter. This is movement
of the people, 1t rests on its own merits,
not in great names. This movement will
take care of itself
BEN BUTLER.
Reporter is Ben Butler of yOul
State. He is an eminent lover Of the spe
cies and protested friend of projection
Now, why don't you enlist Ben Butler il
your cause
Mr.. Earle-Oh he is just fit for wher'
he is. | never had any ambition to be as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Butler or to become al
interpreter of his 'philanthropic' parallels
The reporter wondered whether thu
Sovereign Of Industry would have thu
pluck to say so much if Benjamin. swive
I eye were liked upon him.
Mr.. Earle, in conclusion, said that h
. had come from Massachusetts, many year
ago. anu IldC lINtu llSIS up W tlC tIiliO !
the fire when he returned to his nativ
State He intended to remain in Chic;
go until his work was finished, until h
l. had organized several Councils Il
would hold mass meeting of workin!
men very soon, and, meanwhile, would ST
them privately.
! PLENTY OF ROOM.
As regarded the Advocates of Justice
he had only to say that he considered t
city large enough for several organization
He had deep respect for the intele
- of Mrs. Wynkoop, whose letters he h
H read in THE TRIBUNE very fIequentl
II but he believed that the "Sovereigns
D. Industy' had the inside track, a
would receive the hearty support Of t
working people of America.
Mr.. Earle's last words to the report
were: IF it was not vulgar, I'd be W
!! ing to bet turkey supper that, witt
~ ninety days, there shall be established
6 the United States 1000 Councils OF
''Sovereigns Of Industry.
1t should have been previously stat
that the "Sovereigns of Industry ht
admitted women to equal privileges IN tt
ranks, and make no distinction OF sex
the selection of officers
A special meeting Of the 'Natio
Council Of the Sovereigns OF Industry,
the revision of the Constitution, will be b
somewhere in the Union early next we