Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-17
WINTER AND THE TVOLF.

Summer is gone and over; trees will
ere long begin TO wear their rich au,
tumnal clothes, grapes are ripening
to the full of their ripeness, the hatters
arc calling in the hats of straw and
sending out those that are made Of
felt and silk; soon families that have
been avoiding the heat and fervor OF
the day by living in the woods, on the
mountains, or at the seaside, will re.
turn to their city homes, and to-day
the large army OF soldiers of the pub
lie schools of the city return to their
duties, their furlough being spent.
Soon, also, the churches which have
been closed for the season will reopen,
and the pastors will return from their
summering, reinvigorated and mental.
ly restored for vigorous assaults upon
Satan in his strongholds. Taking ad-
vantage Of their absence from the city
during July and August, Satan, who
cares nothing for the state of the ther.
mometer, has been strenuous in his at.
tacks upon the sheep deprived of their
shepherds, and hard work will be ncces.
sary to bring the scattered focks back
to the fold and safe pastures. Pic-nics
and round dances by the dash of waves
under bright moonlight, with the &C.
compartment of brass bands and the
unending flow of champagne and the
more plcbeian lager, have done their
work and, though that work does not
to us seom so disastrous as it is said TO
be by persons Of sombre turn of
mind, yet certainly it has turned the
minds of "a good many Of us from that
decent solemnity which becomes us so
well when the winter begins TO come
on, and thoughts of coal and wood and
shoes and other necessities of cold
weather should bear upon us with rea.
sonable weight. Weather-w people
tell us that we must expect an early
and severe winter this year; and
though the crops have turned out well
and there is every promise of the long.
hoped.for revival Of business which 10
TO set us on our feet again, yet people
of moderate incomes, who have not an
absolute certainty of retaining them
during the bitter season, would act
with wisdom should they at once be.
gin to look ahead and prepare for
what is coming. The storm-and stress
period for laborers, or for any man
who depends upon his present exer.
tions for the support Of his family, is
not yet over. The wolf is cyeing the
doors of US all, and in the winter he
will prowl about them, eager to seize
whatever may bo had.
In view of the trouble which is like.
" TO como it would bea sensible thing
for the "working-man" to think over
his troubles in reference TO himsclfand |
his family alone and without any re-
gard to 'principles" which are laid
down for him by men who have caught
the echo of some very disreputable
Communists and pretended political
economists whose wind is expended in
saying what "should be soH and not
what is so, and, inasmuch as 1t is gov.
,rned by laws fully as inexorable az
Iho law OF grayitation, must remain so
rs long as men are men. Sclfishness
md greed are bad things, but II the
Objectionable words which are used by
he working.man in his thinking in re.
gard to the relations Of employer to
,mployo shall 80 be changed by him
ls TO express the true facts, untouch-
ID by passion, ii will be found that
hey have been carried entirely out of
he realm OF facts and are misapplied.
For instance, when q man complains
hat bis employer does not give him
he full value Of his services he will
generally find If he takes the time 10
hinls about the matter that that en-.
,loycr is pursuing precisely the same
inc OF conduct that hc, the employed,
,ursues in dealing with his butcher
md baker; that is, he is getting as
rood an article as he wants for the
mallest possible price. at Is naught,
is naught," saith the buyer, "but
when he goeth his way, then he boast,
tn !" but whom the thing which the
'uyer buys is labor, and not the pro-
Iuct of labor, hc who furnishes il, and
) Of course desirous of getting fancy
rice for II, is but too likely tc turn
bout on his heel and say that his en-
loyer is q greedy and selfish man. SO
Is in the highest departments Of
york and 80 II is in the lowest but
qually is il unsound in all cases.
But probable the aggriovod "work-
ngman" has heard enough to surieit
i'm in regard to the law Of supply and
emand. Hc certainly needs no morc
to on that topic Hc has
cen carried away from theory on the
art of those to whom he listens be.
cvingly and those to whom he turns
deaf ear. Through all the cloud and
list OF words this fact, however, re.
,ains clear: He must take care of
imself during the winter. What is
no best way for him TO do so2 Plain. I
: it is not tho sacrificing Of himself :
" the good Of his "union," which may
rop from under his icet and leave |
i'm helpless at any moment. II is