The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-08
Labor Against Canital.

The conflict between labor and capital
is fast assuming q dangerous aspect
Capitalists are inscriptions II they
had not been they would not be capi-
talists. Capital has taken labor by the
throat and Is not only throttling it, but
uses it as the instrument to control the
government and to levy contribution
upon the whole catalogue of industries
Of the country. The conflict between
labor and capital Is literally irrepress-
ible, and although the brawny cohorts
OF the former may rally and offer battle
now and then and sometimes even
pierce through the gold-plated monitors
OF the enemy, yet they must gather
themselves again into instant fight. for
their pursuers are invineible and ir-
resistibIe, as far as their resistance in
concerned. The situation in the north
Is alarmingly dangerous. The north il
essentially the battle-ground Whers
these two antagonistie forces must of
necessity periodically clash. The great
Pittsburgh riot was a Waterloo. Labor
came rushing to the conflict, gathering
strength as she came, and made q
mighty thrust, but the outer walls of
the enemies fortress trembled oulv
slightly and the hot shell soon drove
the assailants back dismayed, and then |
they were surrounded, captured and |
actually made to pay indemnity, A |
long quiet follows and labor dresses her
wounds and brushes up her armor, and
last week again attacked the outposts.
Over 10000 men on a strikeI Over
100000 out Of employment Aobs at
tack, burn and murderI What Eeenes
Of destruction and desolation and suffer-
ing will followI 1t is brought about by
capital grinding, grinding, grinding
wages so low that men cannot live, and /,
they are compelled to demand higher
wages A strike follows and capital
finally yields, not because she pities
distress or is forced, but she has run
put to the end OF the tether and she is
'nly drawing in to repeat the process.
And while these poor, brawny, SCOT
Itained, roiling millions are suffer-
ng and groaning and dying, capitalists
sVel in royal living and pile up noun
aims of gold. Is there any remedy!
3 government poweriess to protect her c
'eople: Shame to say, yesI The con- 4
,ress,. the president, the cabinet, the
Iundred-thousand ofice-holders, are q
be servile, criuging, fawning slaves of .
ne ney-power-anxious to serve .
hem, kneeling to serve them. The Q
reat king, MONOPOLY, reigns supreme, .
{ is the creature of the republican 9
arty, incubated, reared, caressed by 1t,
nd now worshipped by it. Whenever
apital has a scheme to wiring more y
iillions of money frsm labor, govern y
lent responds to its beck and rushes Il
18th all its machinery and power to 81
lie aid of the mOney-kings. The whole II
achinery OF government is constructed n
prostituted for such purposes and IL
ere are none to check it. Such things ~
yer occurred when democracy ruled,
d perhaps it has grown too rank and OF
-rible now for any mortal power to
eek it, but if labor has any champion,
d If it ever is emancipated, it must :,
ne through the party that for fifty
AIS was able to protect it and yet a.,
Ierts its power to do so. Down with r.
tyrant, Monopoly Down with its
Their and aow its slave, RadicaIism
in Tennessee cannot afford 80
'plit upon pAltry matters when their e'
ty needs their aid in the great mis- -
4 Of delivering their toil-stained sun
rched sens from the whitening,
Citing grasp OF the political devil y, ~.
! that is winding its poisonous arms az
'ut them and sucking their substance -:
az, making the poor poorer and the
4 richer, and living itself upon the
mbs that tall from the rich mans
lie and the fat bones that be throws ]
m and tempts them to greater op- as
ssions in his behalf. nrs