Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-03-17

II 49,
have lost our money the stubborn and
unpleasant fact is forced upon US that
we must return to the scene Of our la
Dor and there do just one hundred dol.
lars worth Of that labor without any
compensation whatever. However,
this is no great reason for our dospon.
dency, because the earning of one hun.
dred dollars in itself is not an under
taking Of any great moment. The
great reason is that at the time the
conviction is brought home to us in all
its bitterness that We have been earn
ing this same identical one hundred
dollars for ten or fifteen years, and
that as yet we have not realized one
dollar Of it; the conviction that we
have lived in vain: that so far our
lives to all our friends and TO ourselves
has been complete failure. This is
the tl,onght that l,aineth; the one that
makes tire heart and brain grow sick,
and III some extent weary OF life itself
occasionally entirely SO, as was the
case with Mr.. Thompson. You may
say, Oh. well, this feeling will wear
away in few days. and We will be
rcconclcd and c',lirnted again. lun.
dcrstand all abou, that; there is no
feature of the practice in which am
so thoroughly vrrs,I as this one; few
men of my years have worn it out
otlener than myself. Rmt when once
worn out and we arc rcconciled, why
not stay So. is it best tnvo on wear
ing this feeling out until life itself is
worn out. We all knew it is not.
besides. If it is dccrs-'l that our lot
must be one If srrv,tndc. would it not
bc far better Ia make that s'rvitnde to
some extent voluntary instead Of in.
voluntary. ns il .i..'st undoubtedly is
at present! tnd.r out present man.
agemcnt our ca,u,l:ii.u is n,t radically
removed irn,n ii,.t ,i human slavery
itself. | gran, We are ss'l,nwhat oct-
ter treated, ami that W. arc allowed to
change ",ir n,a>isrs i"it lhrsc are the
only material differences. We lave
nothing whatever Ia sinw fnr our LIES
work, while our tasks ar,' all imposed
and compulsory; II W., L'~c '"'r money
at the yainhlin. ,al,n' va m'tI cork or
We must >,arv,. lat u> rnu>c mp and
shake or ir.,n, ok u,in.!, aud our
hearts ;.,.S hc,r,,,s nightmare that has
bound n~ with al ir'a -.i,' s'r So many
weary io.ling Years II. "A base thral.
drnn. We know that wc arc dream.
ing a dream, that dccrivc< Then il
ever why not at present dislcI it!
submit the following proposition,
alL i, there is one man who will sub
scribe to it pledge myself to stand
10y its provisions:
l will put up forfeit and sign q
pledge and stake my word and honor
(such as it is or do botl, with any one
or any number Of men, to quit all man.
ner Of gambling for money. for one
year or forever, while we are associated
in these camps. If there are none
who choose to join me in this, there
is yet one recourse land the only one
for any man) available for my own
purpose. hope and think that have
enough force Of character yet remain.
ing to stop gambling, and | intend to
do it.
I don't publish this as on item Of
public interest as am aware it would
be poor one. However, it don't hap
pen to be the public interest so much
as my own that am looking after in
this connection. Gambling has kept
me destitute for years. and it has kept
every working man ever knew who
followed it in the same condition. And
it will continue to keep US 80 to the
end Of our lives If we continue following
it.
l wish it fairly understood that my
remarks are directed only to men with
Legitimate csllings, and more especially
to those who work for wages. sf
With those men who make gambling
the business Of their lives, I don't see
that we have, or ought to have, any.
thing to do, erceps n let item alone. II
it was not for ourselves and thousands
like 10, we would have none Of them
here or elsewhere throughout the land.