, 1877-08-11
THE STRIKERS PROBLEM.

To thS Editor t} Inc IflbtlNt+
WILMINGTON, will Co., Aug. e.-Hcrcaoforc
havc left the strikers problem to DO worked
o,,t by Others, and now for the frs. time gire
public expression to my private vicxs, fully
cutytnccl that tho solution Of tho moment
ATS problem interests and concerns tho phost
pcople,-that, as It sprung from the people, it 10
tvr tflc people to answer. Aside from tho iu-
aalcd rendition Of labor and tho "prico cur.
rent" during and Immediately after tho War,
II is quito easy to decEpllcr tho causes which
brought about tho grand change from bad to
worse. Everything has been In such gaseous
and balloon-lke shape since the War that at
most any moment II only required q slight
movement Of tho lance Of dtstrust In the hand
Of lisqulct 10 puncture tho bubble
mud land us upon tho ycrGs Of chaos.
Tie thrust was gfscn. hut before nottn z It,
rlcasc LIT us understand that ut no time has
there been tcurth Of capital, nor labur, nor
provisions: There Is nov, md always Inns been,
business Of tho country and employ every a-
buFer, each receiving Jl.sk compensation Tor
MS Ilrc, Capital Is accumulated ianor. a man
tlMt lug slu); l'ns tue muscle Of that nun:
ber Of tncn at 81 per day at bis command, and
il entitled to tho profit unl employment ot Ills
"cpHecntratcd labor u us niivh a. tic man wi,o
cxha!tsts hts capital or labor upon bis daily
brcua. Capital aslu Labor being XEidrel, should
being members Of tho saino famliy. As soon Al
:ks esS Sn s'e'GSs; sss ss;w 's's eens e
to!astInes tt,!,'s from n capital and at other
lahbr ia apt to strike back, and Vice ycrsa. Now,
We are really to nsk and answer, Where lid the
arst shock come FRONT Up tn tho tlmu Ut tic
inauguration Of tho Granger movement In this
tlc laa Of thu Granger natic a thrust At capl-
ial ns accu:nuEAtcI anil represented bT rail-
roads. Our railroad capital WAS mostly from
abroad, AMI tho mont ok OAE railroad RccuF.ttcs
With the llrtt stroku of the Granscr tho foreign
eaaitailst became alarmed anl Withdrew l,Is
capitaf. This caused the failure OF DAY Cooke Il
Co., as1 tho Ecnural panic which IL still felt.
take md hid hts head lfor no original
Of dscorl thus cngcn,lcrcd has Infected
other c.asscs, and thu war uuon capital
stu goss On. without waiting for tne Thought
81 tho war Of the member. upon the belly in
the public tHat when the ilanlA anti feet anl
mouth ceascd to almlnistcr to tho wants Of tile
alleged eupcriltous monbcr tho belly went
back On them, and they made ia common. die
scost, will not feed you at salary Of $50, UW
II year, he forgets that Scntt's experience ID
worth more than ILLS. md that samo experience
(which ls Srott'a capltan s nursing The interests
Of ttiae scl!:sane engineer. Thur interests are
mutual. fon STRIKE ti,s belly. although It Is
supplied by ths hands and carried around by
tsu feet. and you, Wit and nlthcr boil.
and good management during The prcscnt
strike, llls saved to his cng!noefn taclE engines
nntl thclr homes, aud to tho Company Ills llfe
salary. Ills occupation gone and -thclre 20
ot years. Let capital ant labor 20 hand Ii
hatId. Tho panIr has closed manuiactnrles,
there % npt tho call for transportation thcro
vas. then let tho engineer share tho burdens OF
press tho other. Tie fault Is want ct private
und publ fc confidence. tbs remedy is tho qut-
citing of tbs public pulse. To keep children
out of mischief divert their minds from mis-
Of employees llas Just said that Ills best year was
wicM he had to study nights to keep tts trcn
pFoltably cmployoa days. Tho great trouble
H., the public attention llas busted It.
Az n moro ~ afTestl .s.an employing labor:
nearly ciilcd, and tho wnnts Ut the future un.
provided !or There's tio:va panic ahead un-
less arrested. How many laborers have sup
pss as ~. tee wntsg M%T 5y.t there % ste @ ha
srtsstonal Of otherwise, flas occn made 10 aid
beet' done for years past. IN congrcss nclthcr
VI to political parties hare t4ollxht Of or work.
ed for ttlat. Congress could hayu aided both,
and by aiding could have kept both In at1auity;
but tnAteatl OF that both parties ara responsible
to larSo extent ln trying to make tho work
insmeu t'lnk t!sat capital and patnpcrcd party
to tho aid of Industry, they have spent their
tsme In md out OF Congress In bcamcarlng
themselves viii, political war'Palnt and In try
tug to s1nlTch each other, Let Congress asscn,-
bic anil pass scrtcs VI measures promoting RAu
cutiyatlng the industries Of tho country. LIT
Congress listen 10 tbs memorial areaiy beforc
1t loT an international railway. Lit them work
Y4t our shIp caasl, opsn Up = feeder from the