The New York herald., 1877-09-10

70 THE EDITOR OF THE uERALD:-
I herewith send you the communication upon
ssrhe Strike" 1t is written the aide OF labor. II
some OF the questions appear radical to you please
member the question Is very radical one. l nccd
scarcely remind journal well managed and saga
,,ous as the HERALD that tho rights OF labor must
triumph soon that it is to be the great polite issue
OF tho hour and that those journals which, in labors
dark hours, extend helping hanu will IN tho iuturo
reap a rich harvest. remain, with great respect,
yours &C., r. II. FERGUSON.
RADICAL VIEW OF THE sTRIXE
TROY, Scpt 3, 1877.
TO THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
Now that the excitement and hot blood generated by
the strike have somewhat subsdod and people
pablc OF using little judgment. would II not bc we'll
proper US to call halt and examine us to tho
causes and the cdies the present
relations between capital labor hcro arc not
two sides TO this question, and also II We cannot agree
TO work together Tor mutual benefit In the future? As
regards tho rights OF labor advance these princi-
plcs:-
F,rst-That all labor mas perfect right to equal
share of the wealth which II creates
Second--That all capital is but the harvest OF past
labor that is 1t Is what has been saved from the labor
o! the past
In regard TO the first principle many will cry out,
this communism The monopoist press will reg 'ic
the ears OF IT'S hearers with the ougoear communism
until the nnknowing will iancy the Commune IS a
rlghtul beast ready TO spring upon them and dcvour
thorn tooth aud nail OF such would ask wnat you
turn 10 Webster and find Commune denncd
small territory in France" similar 10 our towns
counties Again, look Tor communism II Is defined
rs 'sthc doctrine OF u community OF property among
all the citiZcns OF u State or society"
Now let us apply the principle advocated to the den-
nition and see II It Is say .'all labor
has p:rfec right TO equal share Of tho wealth IL
Creates For example, here are ten men that JointIy
earn day $l0O aud each earns as much as his
ncighbor. Therefore each would be entitled TO $40
II capital used Ia helping them create tins
new capital 500, then that capital would be
tied reasonable interest which should first be de.
Quoted and the balance divided equally.
COMMUNISM DEYISED
Now what would Communism bey II would be this
II there were one hundred men and ten earned
500, and it should then be divided equally among
the hundred men, paying the ninety that pro-
duced nothing much each as the ten got who
produced IT. all that might be called communism The
that the press would like to have the people be-
l.eve II to bc But now let US ses what the present
state OF capital has been doing Take the same Illus
tration. Ten Sl00 Capital steps ard takes
500 for its share, and pays the who created the
hundred dollars (and without whose labor capital would
not nave made ccni) $40, or 81 each for his share
Wha, do you call that friend monopolis,y Is l, com.
munism, spccalism or damunism? should say 1t
was despotc seecsm, keep-all you-haveaud- scall.
you-can-sm. The principle advocated is that those
who create the wealth shall have it-not tha. 1t shall
he taken and divided among the diers. As to the
ond proposition or principle that capital Is the harvest
o past labor, that is setevdcnt ruth and requires
no further proof.
RIGHTS OF LABoRIyc PEOPLE
pie How Will lhey secure their rights Oh tnat IL
about It. The aborng people put up one o their own
number Tor Office, for the Legislature. What is the
result Why, SIR such ghouiB and vulturcs human
shape Jay Could aud others STOP into the districts
into the lobby f labor should happen TO elect Its
maD) and spend millions OF dollars 10 thwsrt tho Will
o the people Mr.. Gould testified before the Legs
lave Committee 1878 relative to affairs OF the Erie
rosd that he had been in the habit OF sending money
the districts all the State
tions elections for Senators and members of
Assembly, and added the signicau remark that 1t
would be as impossible to specify the numerous
Instances as IL would TO recall tue numerous ireght
cars sent over the Erie road from day 10.
day lsee testimony page a56. When we have sucn
f...ta and tnsft hefn Podf NH snV
and many other swndles ircsn Ia our IN inds which
the laboring mons land has been prodgaIy given 10
railroad corporations, who in turn for the grant, have
filled the pockets of Congressman with the stock
bonds OF such road with all these and ofother
carrupt transactions ually before them is be
wondered at that the aboring element desparing OF
ever getting justice done It from the government,
Congress, Legislature or capital, at last righteous
Indignation, in the majesty OF It's power aud
numbers strlke,y My surprise Is, hat has pre-
vented them from doing it years agos surely, it
must have been on account Of the advice Of their
leaders,
THE PRODUCERS
The census gives the population OF the country as
3s 5S,37l. OF number there above years
OF age, IS 22s 947 composed OF a. 25s s66 males and
13 $40 09 fcmaes sos 923 persons did all pro-
ducing, manufacturing and labor or the country, as
fcllows:-
Engaged in agriculture. male and female. :. 5922, Al
Engaged In trade and transportation, male
and female. 19l, ,23S
Engaged IN manufactures, &c. male and ie-
Engaged in professional and personal ser
vice, male aud female ale.................. 6s4, ,703
Total ......................l2 Il 505 923
or this number million will fully represent tho
number OF capitalists, railroad and the business
wealth OF the land. Ia round numbers sag
twelfth OF this country's population represents its
capital and wealth The other eeven-twefths repre-
sent the laborlng and producing class
PERTINENT QUESTION:
Now shall ask some very radical and pertinent
questions, and shall pause for the public TO answer
them.
Who represents the public in this cascY Is II tho
one-twolfth or the cievcn.tweliths?
What is and what constitutes the public good and
wcisrcf IL II the interests Of person eleven
pcrsonsP Is II the greatest good to the smallest
her or the greatest good to the greatest humber?
Arc our laws made for the twelftks OF this
country people, or have they made for and
Lrolcd by and in the interests OF the onetweh of the
commuuityy
Has Jay Gould and his money enacted laws for his
special benefit in New York, or havo they been made
IN the interests Of the laoorIug people, the de facto
pubic and should ne government of the State OF New
York and the United States?
Does tho regular army belong to the onc.twclnh Of
the community, aud must il be called out (as Tom
Scott wants TO bc shoot down the other eevep-
t"enhs oil the pcopc at the beck of
.wen.n Does 'ne navy belong TO the onc-twelth OF
the nation or has the other parts an interest in
nY Was the mita orrauized tor the benefit OF this
nristocratic one-tweiiths
II this clcvcn-wclfths OF the couptrvis ponulation
should deem themselves aggrieved and take posses-
sion OF the lands and property Of TINS nation by force
Of arms and tho power OF numbers would you 10
about ity
THE ORIGINAL LAxD OWNER
would they not have he same rlrht and be eounIlv
Justified. foroiathcrs in landing al lly.
mouth Rock aud forcing back the native Original land
owncrf Until to-day the rattle OF United states mus
kctry ia tho West as II shoots the only native
land owner 10 tho land (the Indian) is plainly near
here In tho East AMI capital monopoiy and wealth as
~ listens applaud the brave and NOBLE that dc pryos
poor Indian OF his home and rights. The poor fol.
low lghts because he has been by treachcry and
lying on every hand by this civilized, enghte enod and
Christian nation Shame upon a nation and its policy
and upon the people who approve II BY this same
ogc and policy would The eleven twcths OF this coun.
Hy's people be equally JUSTIFIED in rising up and strk-
ng for their rights.
THIS part OF tho people have only to themselves
and The rest would DC as easy Of complishmcnt as
The rising and going down the sun Do not laltor
yourselves that tho regular army the IN lita could
prevent 10, Tor before TINS pubic majority they would
melt away like snow before n july sun. ! need
scarcely warn you tnat the country is nearly ripe
Sor this condition OF AFFAIRS the recent uprising Ia
sufficient REM ndcr. will only add that tnis naLion
may be iikcned unto building situated over vast
magazine OF powder In which a lighted match Is
already burning. The least jar and the dre Will drop
into the powder, and rum and dcsoation Will follow
REMEDIES PKOIOsED