Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-08

being s~upplsnted. There IL not Q branch
Of industry In San Francisco whore this
IL not true as fully. or nearly so. as with
the shocmakers. The Chinese work for
wages so low that q single American can
not live on them, much less one who has q
family. Tho great fact 10 that tho pres
ence OF the Chinese In America 10 the be-
ginning Of radical changes In the labor
system OF the country. Chinese labor Is
not merely Chinese labor. but It's intro
duction hare introduces elements into the
labor problem new In the history OF this
country and fraught with momentous
consequence TO the future condition OF the
lAboring classes. Heretofore two systems
Of labor havo existed, viz. : Free labor.
- seen In the North. and slave labor. -
formerly existing at tho South. The free
labor system built up the empires Of
wealth, progress and industry OF all the
Northern and Western States. The system
Affords an opportunity for the Cd
ucation and prosperity OF the non
capital masses. Free labor places the poor
man In . position to defend his rights
against the aggression and oppression OF
aggregated wealth. IL more nearly than
any other system distributes tho wealth OF
. country among the many and prevents
It's vast and oppressive accumulation In
| tho hands OF q few. Under that system the
laborer has q voice In fixing the reward Of
his toll. Ho Is In competition only with
men who, like himself. desire to rise In tho
scale OF human progress. Tho rate OF
wages IL ixed on . scale admitting OF the
education Of his children and home COM
forts and ~elegances for his family. Capital
and labor are partners In tho production
Of wealth. FREQ labor gives TO the laborer
. share In tho profits Of this partnership.
Free labor gives 10 this country intelligent
masses, which arc the glory and strength
Of the nation. Under II . man could rise
from tho condition OF ccasolcss toll and by
industry and economy acquire . compe-
teucy. Under 10 social conditions were
not fixed and unalterable. II eliminated
clssshood In society aud made opportuni.
tics for advancement, socially, politically
and financially, equal. Mark the under
lying reason Free labor did this because
Il had only free labor To contend with In
the field Of competition. II q man desires
tho education Of his children, 3 home
for himself. tho comforts Of civilized
life In that home. q competency laid
by for age, and, In short, tho O
LIl0Ku WHICH tAblt nhu ~,
his wages must have q rate making these
things possible TO him. In tho division Of
the Joint product Of capital aud labor. the
share Of labor must DO sufficient for the
b%ettermens mentioned. Capital will not
concede this unless II must. so II follows
that wherc all labor desires TO rise, all will
demand q rate enabling II 10 do so. II one
man wants q house he Is not enloined by
the competition Of another who has 0 sim
liar laudahlo desire. Free labor then was
and Is what II IL because Of the character
Of the competition under that system.
The character Of the competition. then. IL
. great essential In q system Of labor.
This will DO still more fully illustrated by
carefully considering slave labor. Slave
labor eIisted at the South. In that system
capital owned the lAborer. His clothing.
his food, his dwelling and all his desires
and an~ticipations were under tho absolute
control Of his owner. That owner took
the fruits Of his toll and surrounded him.
self with elegance. comforts and refine.
menh. Under the slave System there 10
no dispute between capital and labor as to
the division Of the profits. In that system
capital was q dictator. 1t had free choice
In the division, and IL took II all. II dwelt
In mansions, while labor crawlcd In o
howell. II rev,led In the embellishments
Of learning, taste, culture and refinement,
while labor groyelcd In squAlor, poverty,
Ignorance and hlth. This was what
happened when capital had power
10 dictate " tho division OF
profits. and this Is . fair indication Of tho
extent Of Its generosity. Within this
system the ~nOn.cApitAlist white man lad
no chance 70 rise. he couiu NOT ucmAhu
. rate OF wages or reward ior labor, ineimu-
ing . nome, ior ms e~ouipeuu1n. ny
slave had only . mover. oeAseiess .on'
nnuer tho e~ohulhon " nopcies' po..t.y,
10 slavery ~ everything put NAME LApor
In competition win the desires Ny asPirA.
tons Of elvillxaton D e~nl'snNnihen'
may nope 70 rise anova lase =, eaa,Ss
serviiuue' put w e~on'pu"'ion WIN Vs. ~
uon Ahu oAIpaIi'" ~ NUS u'.ps" ~
hopoicss povSr.y. " ,ho ue y, ~
systems stahuins ~ 'h1 uAh III. 49,
whois qucsuon' oia'o IAoo, nas usP..
peared IN TACT u "! messo,y ~
enoct' AhI now comes ips rht.nss
other sen, " Twin mon nv
iaoor. mere Us new eompcuuon. LonA
lat u wei. Whicn does ~ mos' reselicie,
Tree OF slave iaooI WIN " uenianu 'nS
elegsnces OF we iloe man VI 'nc sluaio, W
tho slavoi IL u chooses = ho,ui, tnen
home VIII disappear as ths inne'''supv !,
labor, Tor competition Is ioveior. Witt
demand Q ratio OF wages inciuuihg educa.
tion, for its children, INC Carpets anu
books and pictures anu music on . ciVllxeu
homer II NOT then these thihgs WIZ DO
eliminated from tho lilo OF lapoi, iof
capital will. by force OF an inhorent law o.
accumulation, form = pA,lheishlp MN
that partner VINO VIII maso ,ho smAi'
demand IN tne uin.s'on ~ \.
competition u capl.aI WIN vAp,'a' ~ ~
same cnannel OF ACTIVITY VIII lo,Hv
this. The mahulae'oIy PsyIhs wy 20"
win the nome anu ,hc ouuos'ioh ~ "
cannot compete win inAt Wnieh ny on,y
The rate comprising lne noscI' oom.n
ton OF capitai WIN cnpi'Ai W ,'tuoo uo
law oil prodncuoh WI sen anu ,A'vt =
cheapest laoor' D u u ny reason VI 'nis
that tho cheaper inoor aiwAys urivos Uu'
the dearer iaoor. Inc rystem ol .ms ~, ~.
cine states Is iap,u'y .orIhIns s'ou ~
new TACT mat the Ohlnamah grAao "
civilization oilers eomPetupn 70 Ino s'A
OF civilization aitained ny WHY" 'A1o,. a.
already shown, lanor cAnnn, r'sc ao',s Wv
level OF Its compeuuoh. ino 'ssnJ ou', Nv
by slavery wE tho Save ns' asA .nam
home. anu ~ Is y rcnvma' w n M