The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-17

able, and should cReerfully De scceded 10
by every reasonable employe. More
than this, 1t should be the spirit of labor
TO sympsthze aud CO operate with capi-
TAI suffering from any of these causes.
The removal of them can only be &c
cemplished by concord snd co opera
ton.
Now, in order to bring about the re-
qaired reforms. and at tie same time
! stay the growth of the anti-Democrstlc
principles, the masses, while obeying the
! law and all duly constituted authority,
4 shOu ID labor ss u unit together.
/ From our definition of labor or capital
uncrystslized, it will be readily inferred
that the right to unite in brotherhoods
| AMI ades-unions is inalienable, and be-
longs to every man who can justly claim
| citizenship. The liberty TO exercise this
right Is also specially declared in the
Declaration of Independence, as fun
oamentsl principle OF a tree government
and this principle is clearly laid down in
our great National Charter; yet there
are many that claim to be public guides
VINO ignore this right, aud practically
deny the power to exercise it.
The same right is guaranteed TO the
labOrer 10 centralize his labor-cspItsl tina!
is accorded the monied capitalist In the
organisation of banks, insurance, rail-
road and other forms of joint stock com
panies. This union is the strength of
monied capitalists, and through it can
their power and influence be welded in
gigantic and effective form. So great
has this power become that Legislators,
both State and National, and even courts
OF Justice have been made creatures OF
their d!ctatorisl will. This concentrated
power, sometimes has been used for the
public veal, but more frequently has It's
force been directed for individual az.
grandzement st the expense and to the
injury of the laboring classes.
To check these encroachments upon
personal rights and liberties, the labor
capitalists OF the country must exercise
their equal rights, and organize, not into
a few local uuIOns, but into one broad,
general bro.he.nO d, national in It's
character and equitable in its object.
This National Labor Capital Union
could have rs many State and district
Subdivisions as the respective occupa-
tlons require, each with us local officers,
with local government, while subject, in
n degree, to the deliberations of the Ma
uonal Council. The doctrine of Com
munism in these societies should be
specially excluded. All influences of
5 .etsrisn or Political nature should be
znaluusly guarded against. The motto "a
r days work for fair days wages"
might take defnite snaps in n schedule
Of certain standards OF prices for certain
| Qualities Cf services. "Justice to en-
/ pioyer and employee should guide the
members in all their cCunses and &C
tions. The will Of n large majority OF
| the people of the several States could be
! manifested through such unions, and such
! laws be made as would best promote the
interests of the whole people.
1t may be asked, Whist will alleviate
the suffering population We answer,
| that there are many remedies which to
us seem practicable Cniet among these
Is the recognition by the monled capi
| talists OF the rights of the lsborer, an
uow little can | secure his services for,
| but ho0 much can OIOrd TO pay him.
ss expressed by an emminent manu-
1acturer of New England, must be the
I spirit of the managing power. This
/ SORT of policy would yield its own re-
ward; for just in proportion to the
amount of disbursements in the labor
market, SO Is the business augmented in
all the mercantile and commercial mar
kets II A pays out 100000 more this
year than last, 100000 more is put in
active circulation by the labor recipients,
and A, along with the rest OF the com
munlty, shares in its benefits. He sells
more to his employees, and more to those
VINO provide food, clothing, and shelter
Tor his workmen. The reverse OF this
policy has, in no small degree, brought
about the general shrInkage of business.
Another way by which relief could be
obtained is in this: There are millions
of acres of new land, needing only set.
tiers TO open and cultivate. II proper
aid and encouragement were given to
thousands OF those now IDLE, tides west
ward and southwark would soon set in,
and new lite would be given to what
now are forests and prairie wilds. Home
steads would soon be seen scattered rs
blossoms of civilization, in regions long
known only 10 the b9tfslo and wild maR
of the forest. The productive industry
thus utilized would augment the ns-
tions wealth in such a ratio that 1t
would pay the government 70 give
to eacn settler one hundred and sixty
acres Of land free transportation TO it.
and supply OF provisions tor six
months. Retrenchment of expenses is
all right n certain directions, but 1t is
no retrenchment to discharge a faithful
worker, only to support him In ldleness.
A wise and benefcent government
should make the happiness and prosper.
ity of It's people its chief concern. The
penny wise and pound foolish policy
Is crippling all forms OF exchangeable
values.
The paving of Of the National debt
and restoration oi specie payments are
not nesr rs important to the whole coun-
try as the utilizing OF the labor capital
now yCarning for something - do.
Among the needed reforms Is the re-
vision of cur National Banking Law, by
taking from it the feature which gives
premium Of abou. six per cent. in gold to
the banker, more than is now allowed on
mortgages AID other forms of security.
In ordinary business, among business
men, If \ Uorrows from b $4,000 and
give for security = first mortgage on his
(As) property, B, the lender, expects to
-ecelve say seven per cent. interest on
the bond he now holds against A. I'm
der the banking law, the Government,
who is the lender to the banker OF bis
circulating medium in the form of cur
rcncy, with its the Governments) in
dursement thereon, really receives not
one cent tor the loan, as B does IN busi-
ness. but the Government Correspond
ing to B actual y pays to the banker
corresponding - a SIX o. more per
cent. on the bonds deposited for security.
This is radically wrong, rs it imposes al
unjust tax upon the people. In a period
of war such law was, perhaps, made a