The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-16
WHITE SLAVERY.

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There is firm in New York which
employs number of girls to do work
on glass signs that requires quick
eye and steady hand. The principal
of this frm-who began life with a
basket on his arm-now counts mil
lions, and lives in palace outside of
the city. Those millions were built
up out Of the unrequited toll of the
workers. AS a general thing, the
alternatives were work or starve
And taking advantage of this helpless
condition Of the workers. down went
the wages and up went the millions
and the palace. Now it so happened
recently that the millionaire firm pre-
sented job of work to two girls
employed by it at a price that would
give them unusually long work at
very low wages; SO low indeed that
the girls utterly refused to do it.
Mark the ingenuity of those task
masters. Here's how they talked to
the girls:-'.We took this job at low
rate. rather than let it go to our rival
OH the other street. Help us out
with it. Do each of you 500 pieces.
and that 5 all we will ask you to do,
and when Il job comes you will get it,"
Well. the two poor white slaves set
energetically to work, and finished the
500 each. They were counted, exam
ined, packed away, and another batch
brought out of the same sort with
renewal OF the broken promise if they
would only do the new batch on the
same starvation terms. ''FOr you
see,' said this Patton Bridge boss,
IF | hadn taken this job the other
house around the corner would have
taken it; then we'd have nothing to
do. and isn't this better than moth
ingv' Now comes the test. One of
the girls had 4 hold and a home to fall
back on. She put on her hat to leave.
The other girl burst into u food of
tears. 80 Tilly, if l could go. too.
but my poor old aunt and uncle We
have nothing but what l can earn
here So she sat down to her dreary
starvation work, literally watering it
the universal picture. How do they
like it
If the workers had their natural in
heritance to fall back upon they could
meet on equal terms those who
wanted their help. AS it is, it is only
tears and submission. But Congress
won't give them their inheritance.
Congress is besieged by Jay Gould
and Tom Scott. The hesiegers have
already captured the strategic strong
hold Committees. We hope and
trust the whole garrison will not sur
render TO them. English captains
who did not bring their ships cour-
ageously into action have bren court
martialed and shot. Cowardly COVER
uors who have opened their gates to
the enemy have met the same fate.
Nov. before our sitting Congress
commits far worse crime, we take
leave to remind them of the ''atmos
pheric disturbance" that is rising
around them. and TO suggest TO them
that the old party chains are cracking
in all directions: that the age of
ACCOUNTABILITY is already upon us,
and that the accountability will be
measured by the nature and bulk of
the crime: that IMMUNITY is stone
dead: that IETRIBrTIoN is alive
and may shortly be ''aicking.
Wehave had all along tolerant and
even friendly feeling for Congress.
1t has been very rudely shaken of
late-ever since it closed its ears
against the cry of 10000 suffering
miners. preferring to companion with
Scott and Gould. In whatever we
still retain of that friendly spirit we
warn them that they stand on inse-
cure and even dangerous ground. We
also submit to them that their is a
growing power in the Republic that
will soon be able to protect it. and to
punish those who have labOred and
are row laboring TO subvert it. The
true. Constitutional Sovereign of the
Republic have been made hocus-
pocused into an immense gang of
white slaves. They believed in you,
gentlemen politicians. They believe
in you no longer /! And while = brief
segment of your circle remains. we
gently advise you to make good, hon.
est use of it. Take the people by the
hand; lead them out to the s.promised
land" and send Scott and Gould and
Roach about their business. That &
our friendly advice to you.-Ivisa
World.