The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-12-11
OUR LABOR SYSTEM

The labor problem is getting to be
very intricate one to solve. Capital is
worth nothing without labor, and
labor is worthless without capital.
They should walk hand in hand and
the most amieable relationship should
exist between them as they are both
dependent to some extent, although
the capital must triumph in the end.
The labOrer is worthy Of his hire,
and should be paid promptly, but
when he requires the most eXorbitant
price for what he does because he has
his employer in his own hands then
it shows a most dangerous spirit, so
dangerous that it ought not to he en-
Outraged.
AS i'm the case of the rOustabouts OF
New Orleans where they asked $50
per month for their services, or pay
ing - for common field hands and
81 % per hundred for picking cotton,
are all such eXOrbitant changes that
the employer is not able to pay them
and live. To encourage such II labor
system is sowing the seeds of agrarian-
ism and the doctrine of socialism as
taught by Stuart Mill and others is
inculcated which finally eliminates
in political or civil revolutions, under
mining governments and destroying
the liberties of the people. The op-
pressive system which exists to-day
in ireland, has its origin from SINH
lar s0urce-whCrc the capitalist is
landing it over the tenant. Lord
Glads tone with his wonderful admin
istrauve abilities is at Il loss how to
quell the Irish agitation and secs
ahead Il storm which will shake the
foundation of his government to the
centre.
Onr labor system is getting to be
more uncertain every year. When the
present generation ofnegrocs passaway
he cant depend on the younger class
of negroes ~ they have been brought
up in idicness around the towns and
have never been framed up to work
like the older class, who were taught
to work by their masters on the plan
tations. Instead Of learning to work,
most of them have learned only the
accomplishments of how to smoke
and how to drink.
Besides, Northern emissaries, not
satisfied with starving and freezing to
death 10000 of them in Kansas are
now forming an organization to colo
mize Il host of them in Mexico. Not
satisfied with the thousands of immi-
grants which they turn from the
South to their Western field they
wish to move away or destroy our
color,d labor system. Under such
circumstances Mississippi must renew
her eXertions to procure reliable labor
from some source.
Mr.. Nathan has just returned from
Portugal with quite Il number Of inn
migrants for the planters OF Louisiana, .
and other citizens are making efforts /.
to bring over 10000 laborers of the
same kind. They are said to be fine
farm hands and adapted to our eli /
mate. Tennessee has large colony .
of English immigrants, Georgia will |
soon have II colony, thousands are .
settling upon the rich lands Of Texas,
but Mississippi seems to be tagging in
the rear
We have richer lands than either
Georgia or Alabama-the Mississippi
drains one Of the wealthiest valleys in
the world all we need, is to keep our
present healthy form Of Democratic
government, be free from carpetbag-
gers-procure good reliable class Of
with some money, and
mississippi is destined to be one OF
the most prosperous States in the
Union.