The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-20
vol. XLv.--N0. 35t.
GENERAL BUTLER SPEAKING.
.-,,,yG rORTH ms PFCrLTtR IDEAS
~ pOIITTCiL ECONOMY.


.,.,,,ps his Sources Of Income.
49, ppccr addressed tho workingmcn
T' r,,cn Of the A,irocdte printing Office yes
W. ma He was formally presented by tho
s.,,,ni Of the Company. Nj. ]. W. Onder-
s,,t and spoke as follows:
'y",,,,s ,Sp I.ABomSd MES OF New YORK.
..Ishould say fellow laboring men and women
| U,y,wY,rk for hold that all men and women
ut,h,rera in whatever sphere OF life they are
".,,oI fthcy work every day in doing some-
.s'agas irregular employment to render their
.,nn,ry better and to render the condition OF
s,nm,ro tolerahlo and more favorable. DO
.,m,ke the ordinary distinction between labor
.l,an,ial make three classes, capital. enter
misc labor.
'flsane ,apital as that wealth which Is so In
,os,eA that without any action on the part OF It's
ounsr whether he lives or dies. will bring to
him OF his children an income which income
ma may spend simply to pandcr to his own pas
,,ns AMI his own sclnshncss. whether for
greed Or pleasure
rntsrprisc Ia that capital which Is used and
,suslly employed in establishments like this,
tr The purpose Of producing that which will
mako Non better give them instruction. md
,ll In carrying on the great work oi civilization
,pl pt,grcss. either in building houses or
| v,rkshora and carrying on manufactures.
Labor il simply that employment wherein
| mon work for certain rate Of wages. and do
no, share with the men Of enterprise and capi-
| bl In any oi the uroilt-.
Now ,herc never has been fair division In
Nia country. or I'm the last generation. between
capital and enterprise Nor has there been
hir son between enterprise and labor. One
otthc reasons is that men have invested in en-
trpri-cs and borrowed the capital. and have to
pay alargo Interest Nhoh tha' interest Is 10 DC
g., again tmu-t l' eoi out OF labor. 1t can come
lloh "o""'.' '''-' A.,
hand q single mon or produced ny the alu oil
49, ~, 81 49,, ,i..,,,,.,,,,.os ,c,or
NV tnY ,,,. IN" g., nov. nncnssarilv almost an
tasonisms "' l3u =" 20 rup nun p' , en-
trpll-' ,nl A7e IVY. az u ~, W. ~
was"' ~ ,1M w, u, TON y hc ~ ipst
cause M NM ,'- l' h, IN, ~ ~ "a ~
!ihh ne WIZ =" l"NlT ~ M" 9Y,," .tnt t, l-
IA, MAJ 10 Payso NJ l"r tn" H7t oi M @
,In. .sp,i ,v v''7 nrvn '''''' "0 nus "
screw u u2Wh uW' ~ you ~ lol' .....,.. l.,
9.iaS lr c,nlu.'h ni lncn 81 'n,.rprlses y
nott2 10 enN 81 ly ynu who nav, ialr Wag,s Tor
your l",or. me ulIn'HS ms h'ch thet 'sls-
IfuOn ivI ,.r NV ciEnu'h NvniS, YI siN s
yssais amp iliS ~ ~ .uil hU"'S ~ ~, ~,
o. CAPITA m. nsHnet 'nlrrIr -. nnI Ihere-
iotrlrk S.ulnh hh- lpr'ssrh W., u am WhE' =
lel me i've you W l.lnsIWloh "' Wh"' meah'
e3'hM 'lcic may o. no iiils'nN'''. .i. ,
IL nm accusHu ~ H"hiu- y nrE' Vuanntly OF
upNsthncnnt e'hn1I hlah'- no Hin'I'Yh -
Tnark.r fhWT h chV,ir,,. I'M W,sn nan'
yacurer Lying in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS city. hay
INV hH worSon ~, ha i,l IN
mahulh 'urrs 'n nm h n.y.; IN pvhu-ii uiHnEh,
~ uoh WI, IT,, rms u'iI ~, ~ , ,
money IN p2husi LhuEn,e.a buI nniscIiI = "a ,
~, J thy n,coiA ,ho, ~ ca,i,o w dyari
come cor iahSr in HAT way. Th"r"fHr" took nv
sand WIN rn,sr,hrSe; 61Gt%.,mi tr9nriss
s,,,ot -, Ia1 ~, rS MN "a, cain =,
r.i No., vont ~ Eorrw so I' money sny ~
iouni thI 'estaiiislmnnt' Sumposn have ionr
hnnds Nm, ~ ,r con, int"r~si NV sWn
D,In.1 uaS,iH ,,ut 10, Jon Nav, the money
xou donit ,vsn, NJ. a. 1is.nn mode uyselfg NJ
Il mo n,n,,v IL NV, -,.I in this business II be
my ianh'S u 49, ~, ~, ~. c,, ~ IN mail
IN 3 ~ nv fC'r non cont I must have two be-
cant rhrrefnra want Won to unv mo six no
cont Then ought To have something for IN,
ono mar cont You nny say you will insure L
bu, ne insurance company may break or SOM
one may run 81 YIN the en moG9y fSa, srnS
somethinG for the fact that my bonds are az
preoating in value about one or two per cent.
year SO you see II amounts to about ten pe
cent. that n man has to pay To- capital. Tho maj
Of G1,"TPTsss the %9Hey 5aus paid f.
IT, and employ others - attempt 10 got back til
Ten per cent. and make something moro besides
bonds itself, without saving anything Else
comes directly back upon the laborer. and who
over ures capital must make luis prOnt out
VI 'roIi i 81, ooo, ,ho, ho,.o ~ o,.r.,,,, =
- w. IN IN t""t 49, vi, ~ ~ sturt
Iial and plant" twenty per cent is work
Prom tho plant and material have got b
make nine per cent. for the use Of borrowe'
capital. The material Is bought IN the market
lslA not make out Of that. All have got Z
make money out Of is that twenty per cent |
must come out OF labor. Ii IL not my fault tina
lhave to do 1t. 1t is not the fault Of the men o
ellerprise.
Although as have told you, the money II
borrowed. the tax gatherer comes along ant
BAYS You have got fine institution here
want 10 tax you two per cent more" although
The money is borrowed
The whole legislation has boon in favor OF the
men Of money aud not in favor Of the men o
enterprise or Of the lahorer All through Thu
town there arc entcrprsing men lab0rng dA,
tTday and seeing the products OF all they ar,
uolng slldv out from undor them. listening L
the cry Oi hard money newspApcrs When vii
hey wake up and understand their cause anC
your cause. and your cause and their cause ar,
Doh ono Whom you and they wake up and un
derstand IT, you will stand upon the same plat
iorm in this matter. Wien will you chang,
legls ation and bring out all property 10 3,
taxed luat once ana no more lapplausel JUS
onos. md then your taxes will grow less
Ia The Ollen time when this country was nrs
Organized our fathers saw this state OF thing,
that IL novy artsiuu and attan,pted IA prout h,