The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-05

oaton. TicIrst I,m,is nf their owi, ri.,lt. ',n1
OF thf means wa ID they c..n liw.ul, SOUR,
Thvs- Wy W ion subord nat on mud ear. Tor tic
ehis 81 others ar. ordinarily and sonnet. mes
h'IornlN 'Nhtht Il D'forig ineuiprd nat un-
,Nl uud y 81 nj f.. cNunpi' stta.,ls in It's
hanriul influence. The vic nus The die, ami
disor"r' men Who's lives and f. j H. $ aro ~
IN IT, NEUTRAL qualities Hun make them, become
lil's ana hrlI"ia 10 thr work of nn NJ N
Jury urpn Tn" capital tAut ~, ats the d .nnni
.ci hhi supple Tie Wr.fs Of honest Labor.
re nrsiru ton OF property follows us an in
eNtahlr result and the whole power OF 80 'Irty
az NY ny thvs' VINO haNn rr~oriSl To- coercion
WI. b ihy had ~ rlsht w,atty,r 10 use;
!" Just thought To- ailc an interest in the wei
fare of the So allied "laboriug cnssrs' which
dc not frcl. ot 10 have any indirect purpose ii
tn, 80 sugg, stions " there arc any among
them who know ANYTHING Of me. they know that
am not conSpr uOus IA a sceker for the favor
capital last or lahoirr This matter 81 "strikcs'
i a subject on witch have reflected a gr"nt
drnl hctOrc tho late disturbances; but always
profess iur moro IN its bearing upon the inter
'eis oi labor tinn upon theintrrests ofcapt- II
II ~ ever proper To regard them separately. Gen
orally speaking, capiai can take care OF itself
with the MD ~ ~ IN legislation us II ~ necps-
sary for society to apply for its protection For
hanri", against the destru ton OF property by
nOls. il has u > me tAtent the protect on Of
the laws which oblgo tho communities where
su'h destruction takes place to MT kr goOu the
i'ss. Against u.hcr w.iiul injuries il has the
system of legislation soci,ty would cease to -.
isi uc'uus" property could not exist. Nay. the
widest or thr " syst communist could not on
stru't nOrufy that I'D not defend property
from violence, Tor whether the ownership Is IN
ind.Niiuns separately. or in the collect We body
ard that ownership must be drienIci
Eut whnt can prote t labor from tho ns~rs
ana injuries VIII ia 1t inileis upon itself 10y lis
shorts gifted "u'ris tp prevent the free and
open competition which il lis very lifci Let us
Hk" the interests oi iahor ns If they werc sup-
rect OF lr.,sidtuu properly separatle from the
interests u mon capital. and sit JoWntp d".
' 80 tn means 10y which tiny arc To Doe cared
for Labor rs an individual possession. 1t Is
tir poor man tupllA " p MS ohlv prop fiy .
u - commodity Tor sale. an the r...u- of
every man To dinlcsc oi 4 according 90 hi own
interests - an al ~olutr individual right. NOW
where Is the phiHntlropl~t who. with wis"
.rSud for uiOSf who huy, this commodity Tor
sal. woul nJNis, r.sh nam 10 sIrr .nIrr his
individual right To- deal with hls own laior 49,
he s"'s IT. INTO til" keeping of n committee of
other work mon. To- lr Il al " tn ~ they 81" III
Ihr managers an or.dn.z rs % trades unions
WI say mat money capital IL Org .niD.d. ami
that as Is interests ara antlgon site to tho M
tSrr~is oi iahor. i"hur must o. orSan'z"i .n SET
drirn,e They point TO the IA t that IN ii inii-
Nldull money capitalist surreniers the control
oi ms money Ia an organization wHirh AIS
~ s"mmii.ee 3r board 81 manag.rs:
sHry for the individual owner ~ labor
.apial to do tho same thing. FOR in unlun
thor Is str, nSth. In,ao y slSon- oNcr.uuh a
DIST ton winch Z H. very imp rtant for them
To- observe. The individual owner OF - sum o.
money lNiS H mo IN Nf-siil illtlill OF
inn WITH others, because tn en- rprs' r.
guirt- az larger mass oi capital tuan any one
man can supply. Ia order tadt the wuolc mass
oi mQn.y may bc made avail.Nl' tp ia" as, to
winch II s 10 be employed. 1t must he lut under
The control VI a delegated body. acting 10 agents
for al the owners. But IN the cos. If ga. u
laDor,r'H captu. which IL nuthnl but has iudl-
viIual pow To- work with his own mus les or
his own SIKH, there is not only no sslty for
organization. hu' urEhu41.iil ON Wnieh Inv oiNs
GvlsAatvd power TO deal with ca.h man = iai.or
- me managers ~ toe pl,anIs-.t'on may $50
Ill. - iNsli.NNly ~ mis- .lleNoU- surrender to TIA
miro 10 others 81 that winch every man ean
and uu-ltto ho"p under hlS own control. IL =
shd that tIr Individual workman. is,atrd and
h'hr' - weak. hhl th"t 3D. union IL 7irch-th
Il IL not true. however, That the individual
Workman WHO surI"nIrrs h.s own ll.or To the
e. ntrui a a trulc- union. VINO works when his
dc.rgatrd leaders tell him b work. und
who stands idle when they tell him not
10 work. Is IN tar weaker pos ton than If he
Kept thc control VI hs own labor IA his own
hands IL IS charged with more ur less trutu,
that tho delegated managers of associated
money eaplial manage II badly. IN their own
selfish M; rests. and often against the Interests
ol the stool holdrr-. l. that any reason why the
lhdlNidu" owners 81 iaior capital should mn
t"l' sd ia an oIS"h'HAl.oh 10y putting ga Ia man
LABOR capital under the control OF managers
WHO. however hon - ti.oy may b.. nrr of u the
"H-t WIS., ahd prudent oi the Whole class to
winch they belong Where hasih"re arisen. in
ms whole country. among nj a." leaders OF Ia"
lrAlng classes. a siu-lr man Of such sound
h'r- OF judgment 81 -H b ulsiut'rrstHi and
lru.ent qualities, AMI % ~ d rnpu'ty i|f tieai-
ny with IN" wi are II his fellows that h~pusit
govern. Their Mdtidual inter- sts When W.
SO 81 u a man. Wr shall s"- "a moral MIRA lee
W. shall $50 a statesman arsns out oi some
ihe'hahlcni employment. Always sup. slrL Tat
ne II real workman. and not a dcmugugu",
MI"se comprrhens.on oil great AMI conpli.
'"l"d suiprNt, whose rcA n nt intellect and
Whose s.h-lt n s. oi purpose III hun 10 b. the
.urtu llan ui the interests 81 men whose daily
tire a 'ptnds uIon the absolute SCUM - Of
his clndu AMI decisions. when % lrklng-
man rLtrlS legislative body. to u viii The
assembled Wisdom 81 the whole community. his
MOI .tHI.. "a a. ] fI8.Nr I|taN d. o
ptruucnt OF Industry may otrn bs II great
vlre; but Il Is To- be- CORE ted 81 course. by thr
average Judgment 81 other clasf = IN all mat
trI- innt eonrrh TAO welfare % h.s luss. as we'll
IT. IA i.ii other tiHgs. IGt when, ly lT.,ut' 49,
s"ci"lipn. BODY ~ workWrn ars clu'Acd wItA
bh ih01iut" authority % tat" Id then fellows
Wh"l iNry sNall ur snnll not work. and ~ what
proc. they prr lntrurtcd with a power Win h no
sane Leg stature OF any country. inonarchlcsu
republican. OF commun stic would ever Intru-t
o anybody. and Whi h wnrAlnGmcn should
nrfor 'irato hy 'olunAry ass1 elaton.
In tic r..se ~ money capital. 1850 .lutcd and
"'tduif M rreat "Nt"rpris' g. the law ''an do
.u"ihiiiE :! restrain anI punish corrupt MS
nMnH-'n. nj 'y tie dr.'eaiei hudi,s ana 10 as
80 lh~ .ndiNiluAi owners "i tine rnuiial IN rof-
Co., TIN. tue mistakes ~ their agents but IN TO
'Hrr "i lhe poor m"r eap.tal-Aus iAbOr-his
sni' los 90 On and his uniy rrauuro.-whht
clu thr law dn % prot.cl HIM from the misman-
ageWrAt, the errors the selfish policy. or The
PASSION 81 il!lss to whom he h q, Voluntarily
-dtrenitrei "a" Iightto dr.u wth bis it.r all
Hs tiiry see M must aiy tAat II | Werc to try
a. frame a law inhi woulu prot'ct the members
ni-tuk 9n or corrupt decision OF tie mauH-
grl7, should not know how t. do II. The dill
IL any Would be- INIT hy Mo very trims = the
,isso lutlch earh man has voluntarily bound
himself TO act. ia the disposition Of his own h.
Dor. ~ H., Is tod 10 act OF course. with the
rrrrly charitable part ol these dissertations. ihe
contribution OF money 10 help each other IN
5 kWts and IN involuntary poverty, no one
can ilni ihult IN" more of It thr better But u
d. Nnl known that these uHsorlations are not
iimliclto works Of charity. The whole land s
nil"d L. day with families wanting foot be-;