The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-05
FOR CONG

Heir origin mainly through
9islation and are TO day fos
10y taxation upon the produc
e interests of the country. TIL,
strikes which are becoming 50 alarm
ingly frequent in the East, are tn,
outgrowth of this system of aggre
gated wealth, and Il want of !:
proper regard for the needs of the
unprotected classes. This condition
of affairs has been the means OF
causing bad feeling between capital
and labor, and demagogucs are not
slow, for political purposes, to take
advantage and profess to be the
champions of the labor or producing
classes. This is very proper, as
capital can take care of itself while
labor cannot remain idle. But there
is a conservative and Democratic
ground to take on all questions, and
i'll this one particular, the rabble Or
ultra sentiment does more injury
to the very class whose cause it aims
to defend, than good, and is really
its worst enemy. Capital and labor
are equally protected in their rights
before the laws. They must, in order
to be prosperous, have a common
interest in each other. They cannot,
without injury to both, antagonize,
and they should be mutual friends
and co laborers. This is the only
way both can prosper. Special laws
to protect and foster specialintcrests,
must be injurioust to those who have
to support these privileged indus
tries. This is the case with the man.
ufacturer and producer, undoubted-
~. If the manufacturer is allowed
to add so to 100 per centum to his
profits by virtue of a protected law,
that works an injustice to the pro-
ducer and consumer, which consti-
tute by far the greater portion of the
people in this country. The same
holds good. as between the manufac-
turer and day laborer. If, through
protection, the necessaries of life are
increased in value, the laborer must
have an increase of wages to meet
this increase. No special interest
can be protected by law without Sc
riously disorganizing trade and bust
ness generally. 1t makes little diff
ference to the laborer whether he
receives 81 or s. per day SO long as
his rent, food and clothing rate cor
respondingly. To protect one inter.
est at the expense of all others can
not be done successfully. From
necessity, the protected Industry
must essentially divide its unjust
profits with the unprotected class. |
Wepresume every intelligent reader
will agree with us in these PROPOSE |
tons. But while this is the case, it |
is not necessary that capital and Ia
Dor should become enemies and war
against each other. On the contrary,
they should be mutual friends and |
labor for each others advancement.
What is for the permanent good of
the one, is equally good for the
other. Money has no value without
the labor of the country puts it into
practical use. Nor can labor prosper
unless there is money to pay for it's
use. They are essential to each
other. There has been too much
protection for money and not enough
harmony between labor and capital.
Under this system great and power
full moneyed interests have been
built up, and these seek to perpetu.
ate themselves through the force of
law instead Of a common interest
This is wrong, and both must suffer
if it continues. The strikes are the
outgrowth OF this system. But there
is also another view to take of this
matter. These moneyed interests