The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-20

tiohs Tie state cannot fully comply @ith
her duty 70 provide for the general welfare,
without collecting large annual revenue;
this she only can get from those who have;
but large annual collections, without annu-
al profits on investments, sooner or later
realize ccnhscation Of proDerfy. Confsca-
ton is not protection. .I-ore she must see
to it, that tie relation e~isting between
labor aud capital is 10 aceotdaace with jus
tIce and expediencg
Capital becomes public benefcctor when
it associates with labor, and furnishes the
employment which betters its condition
and at the same time enables the State to
comply with her obligations, and grow into
a great and powerful commonwealth. the
policy Of the State, therefore, should be
TO make capital associative instead OF spec.
ulative; and labor cooperative instead Of
imperative; association and not specula-
tion, represents employment for labor-the
greatest of all problems to be solved, and
employment realizes redistribution Of
wealth, accumulated in the hands of those
who have it; profitable inyestments-se-
cures appreciation, instead OF depreciation
of property, and thus brings prosperity to
the people.
The interests OF all classes, therefore re-
quires the protection OF capital, and this
only can be done by cyilly enforcing the
performance OF simple labor obligations. or
contracts, by law, practically applied. Pc
cuniary obligations cannot be performed
unless the labor obligations, upon which
they are based, are also compiled with.
The law now enforces the one, bur falls to
compel the performance OF the other; aud
hence comes all the idleness, waste OF capi-
tai, and decay OF prosperity, now so mani
fest among us. The ruin and decay Of
commonwealth, once so great and power
ful, Is a crime against the progress and the
civilization of the age Duty to ourselves
and our posterity demands the prevention
of u calamity so terrible. To do this re-
quires, that, the performance of simple
labor obligations, essential to the general
welfare, should be made misdemeanor, by
law--which alone can enforce u rule OF con-
duct and educate and lead the thoughtless
and ignorant In the line of their duty and
interest.
In matters of business, the two most i'm
portant obligations are pecuniary and la
Dor obligations In their relations, they
should be mutual and reciprocal--this
should be fact and actuality. not mere the
DRY and verbalty; as duty and justice to
all classes requires this, the State is the
only party, with sufficient wisdom aud
power To secure this end, so essential TO the
general welfare. The law, therefore, which
| alone can express right and repress wrong,
In social relations, must compel the perform
ance of both obligations, by furnishing a
practical and certain remedy, preventive of
| their violation. Remedies, however must
BE- adapted to the facts.
| The State in all the majesty of her power
dare not impair the obligation of con-
tract" She enforces pecuniary obligations,
and If avoidance is attempted by fraud. pur-
spes and unc0Vers It, and allows no defence
except that OF inability; simple labor obi
cations or contracts, are more essential to
the general welfare, than pecuniary obliga-
| ton, because the Interests OF more parties
are Involved, and their on-pert0rmance
cons flutes u great fraud, because OF the
injury to innocent third parties, and absence
of inability.
In the one case the law prevents the lesser,
and in she other permits the greater fraud
This is inconsistent with justice and expe-
diency, for it thus legalizes robbery, by per-
hitting the Ignorant and thoughtless to ex-
ercise the private and despotic power, of
injuring others with impunity any and all
frauds will be practiced, which the law per-
mits. Therefore, whenever the ordinary
labor motives of necessity and desire, for
better being, fail to compel the performance
of duties essential to the general welfare,
then they should be civilly enforced the
punitive power of law should prevent labor
frauds---the great curse-now so damaging
to all classes; then will we have such indus.
trial order, and such harmony and accord
between labor and capital, unifying the in
terests of both, and adding greatly to the
prosperity and liberty of the people; by in
creasng their abilities to realize the full
fruition of its blessings. This progress of
the law is absolutely necessary for the sub.
sistence, security, health, education, enioy-
ment, morality, and religion of all classes:
for these purposes governments are organ
lied; the ymust exercise all powers necessary
for attainment of the objects of their organ
ization.
And how much better to do this than
temporize and wait until idleness, want,
crime and decentralization, together with
Misrepresentation of causes producing them.
nislead the people into wild, vague and dis
orderly theories of communism.
That this can and will be done, am con-
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the mode and method Of its doing; nor in.
dictate details of suitable legislation,
The wisdom and ingenuity of man, which
has developed such great progress in mech
anism, and all the arts and sciences-t taking
the inert ore from the earth, and moulding
it into such material forming it into such
shapes and contrivnces; and then by adapta-
tion of all these, compelling them with
unerring certainty, to perform the work of
human hands, can certainly 50 arrange tie
relations of labor and capital as to realize
the great SECRETARY aim-the existence and
general welfare of all, To believe other.
wise, is to assert; there is progress for all
the sciences except the greatest of all; the
science sociology; which teaches how to
adapt and regulate the relations of men and
nations, for wise aud good purposes.
AT the risk of firing you, have thus en-
deavored to explain the philosophy and
practical workings of social Organization.
the business OF this life, in which we SIRE
all engaged, and with which we should
familiarize ourselves; it is emphatically
labor question-for work is the very essence
of our existence and enjoyment here, and
our happiness hereafter. Let us bear N
mind that the battle of life is questsen oil
buslness-that its victories are 10 be won.
in great industrial campaign. patiently