The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-10-10

and contemplate, should be able to make
so much trouble, but so it is Cohen op-
crates mainly upon the negro laborers in
Washington-the most cxcitable and,
when excited, the least rational ol human
beings. He tells them that they are un
derpaid-and when did such laborers
ever refuse to credit such a statement?
He marches about the city with n long
tail of colored strikers behind him; he
visits places where the non-strillers are
at work and tries to force them to throw
down their tools and join his procession;
and then he parades to some other point
to renew his violence and increase his
forces.
There is something very irritating
about even the partial success of such
nuisances as Kearney and Cohen. One
can not help feeling a degree of sympa
thy with those who are feeble minded
and ignorant enough to become their
dupes. If those whom they mislead
would but think a moment if they had
but ordinary shrewdness, they would ask
themselves the reason OF this sudden and
affectionate interest in their welfare
When a dubious stranger is over friendly
with US in the street, or in railway car
riage, we button up our pockets and 90
instantly upon guard. Yet when an agi-
tator tells the operatives how much he
loves and how much he pities theLI, how
sorely they are oppressed, and how hotly
he burns to emancipate them, their
hearts are instantly won, and abandon
ing the work which gives them susten-
| ancc, they form a procession and march
| pleased but hungry, wherever and into
whatever mischief he may lead them A
strong delusion seizes them that this is
better than 81 80 day, and that they
can make a much better livelihood by
shouting and swearing, or. if they like
that best, by standing at corners or sittin 9
on stoops and doing nothing at all This
is the ridiculous delusions into which the
Cohens, and babblers Of like kidney, be-
tray poor creatures who, if they refused
to listen to such nonsense, would be in
dustrlous and moderately prosperous. As
for Cohen, he is well pleased enough He
never makes bricks; he never lays pave
ments. He has a higher mission-to
emancipate or to delude into crime those
who do. Nor is it likely that they would
let their friend and benefactor starve
He has belly full, however hungry they
may be, and a pocket full, however mon
eyless his disciples
The matter is simple. Workingmen
if they would but exercise their common
sense, would know that a professiona
getter up of strikes is to be thoroughly
distrusted If enybody else interferec
with them and their contracts in such
way, he would be Indignantly told t.
mind his own business. But when a vol
uble stirrer up Of sedition like Cohel
tells the laborer that his wages are alto
gether too low, he touches a sensitiv
chord and is listened to respectfully. H
improves the opportunity, and may sool
empty factories, mines, briclyards-
places which just before were hives O
, cheerful and not altogether unprofftabl
industry. One who Systematically pu1
sues this calling of making men discor
tented and turbulent and reckless, is a
/ bad as pestilence. Often he is shrew
enough to keep out of the hands of th
, law; but too often the law is afraid {
: him, or, rather, those are to whom its e.
| ecution is committed. When murder
. come as in the Pennsylvania collierie
| we begin to hang. Perhaps if we ha
| some way of suppressing the Cohens an
/ Kearneys at the start, we need not han
I | at ALL New York Tribune.