The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-11-28

part may be in later stages of the enter
prise which they are undertaking But
some OF their aims are clear They be
lieve that the interests ot the lahornr, OF
the people. AS they say. will be advanced
by gripping and injuring capital in every
possibly way; and This they intend to do
They will influence legislation in this
direction wherever they have the power.
They do not regard the capitalist a. one
of the people. but as criminal ard enc
nv who has no rights that the people
should respect. Those who possess prop
-rty and who live in comfort and refine
ment are more and more regarded as ,he
foes of The workingmen intellectual
Labor is nor respected Professional men
scholars. teachers. and cultivated people
are none ot them acknow Iced as lahor-
ers, or as having any just title to lahors
rewards The relations between the peo
pie who have property and culture, on
the one hand, and the wor'linvmen, on
the other, are regarded by the bitter
more and more as state of war; so that
any advantage gained or injury inflicted
by the laborers is to be regarded as iusti-
fable and right We are in the earlier sta
ges of a war upon property, and upon
everything that satisfies what are called
the higher wants of civilized life The
workingmen are taught to regard works
of art and instruments OF high culture
with all the possessions and surround
ing of people OF wealth and refinement,
as causes and symbols of the laborer's
poverty and degradation. and therefore
as things to be hated The movement
has already in many places attacked and
crippled the higher departments of our
public school education, and it's leaders
IL oil r. anH
Tor scientific research. The strongest
tendencies and influences now operating
among these people are leading them 30
& region and condition in which regard
for the higher elements of the lite of
civilized man, for art. literature. and cul
ture. is impossible They do not value
science more than art or religion, except
in those applications OF it which have an
immediate commercial value. The war
against all these things will he prosecut
ed with desperate energy and persistence
unless something is speedily done to
counte teract and change some OF the chief
tendencies of the age unless there is an
evolution or application OF forces ade
quate to create a new series OF circum
stances The instincts of destruction are
already very strong in multitudes of men
in this country. They are becoming g
fercely hostile to everything that does
not belong to the material life of man. or
which is not required to satisfy his bodi-
y wants.
The greatest danger is not that OF
armed violence or riotous destruction of
property. The chief point of attack,
naturally, and as arranged by the leaders
OF the movement, is to be for some time
to come the money or currency of the
country. They have for some years en-
deavored to bring the whole subject OF
the currency, its character basis, and
amount, under the direct and immediate
control OF the people in mass meeting
assem- bled, SO that all questions of the
issue and circulation of money shall be
brought before the country. voted upon.
and decided anew at every election At
present the leaders favor a series Of fpint is.
that is, strenuous advocacy of some meas
ure that cannot be adopted; and, when
it is defeated, the attempt. without at
tracing attention or exciting opposition
TO obtain in another form as nearly as
possible the same Legislation Unless
there is more effective effort to prevent
such result, our experience of vast
Initiation of the currency, with the slow
and psiniul clim bing up again to specie
pay yments, is likely to be repeated. There
never was much purpose or CO operation
among the people of this class in our
country until very recently, but they are
now awaking to sense of their power
Their idea OF government liz to place less
emph asis upon constitutional provisions
to disregard or set them aside when nee
essary, and to depe' d more and more
upon congressional legislation to make
| the judiciary and all other offices elective
l. IL l.,
of Congress- or rather OF the House ot
as possible, the entire administration oi
the government directly in the hands oil
the people. to be conducted by means oi
the political canvass or campaign The
aim is to destroy. little by little, the con
stitutional and representative character
of the government in order to enable the
people to decide everything anew, il they
wish to do so, at each annual election -
| There is to be an agitation or series o
Efforts for the reduction OF all terms o.
office to the shortest possible time Our
fellow citizens of this class hold that rep
res-ntatives OF the people should alwaYs
obey instructions from their constituents
or should immediately resign They d.
not trust each other very far and tht
workingmen especially believe that i
one of their ow n number is el. ct-d to
place in state Legislature or in Congress
he can be bribed or bought up by the
money power, and that for a verv paltry
sum They never before had any com
pettnt directors; but while they still
quarrel among themselves over details,
vast number are for the first time in suo
staptial agreement in their purpose te
seek the ends which | have Described
| 1, al.
and by any methods that promise partia
success. They hold that it is the func
ton of government to make good times
for the people, that is, for the working
men and that there is already sufficien
wealth in existence in our country t.
give the working people good times, if i
were only rightly distributed
This, after many years of observation
extending to most OF the States o. oul
counSry, | believe to be lust estimate o
our present condition and tendencies
| We have great increase and develop
ment of uufavorable and disorganizine
| forces within our national life, ana NJ
corresponding increase of wholesome ol
vital activities. The influence OF the
church and of religion upon the moral,
and conduct OF men has greatly d~cliued
and is still declining. There is yet, as
have SAID. n large amount OF moral torce
snd healthful life ia church Relginn is
not extinct. But the really Significant
fact here ia that it is constantly ln-in !
ground The empire OF religion owe
human conduct, It's power rs n conserva
| tIv- moral and social force, is 20 lar lost
that some things which are Indispensable
To the existence of society can no longer
be supplied from this source without ,,
great Increase of vitality in religion itself
The morality based upon the rel,g'on
popularity prnfessed has. to H fatal extent,
hr. KIN down Muititudas of men " h,,