The examiner., 1882-03-25
Examinations.


 There is certain paper in the city of Hartford which bears the label denomina- ted Democrat" but were it not for this distinguishing mark it would be impossi- ble to sort it out from those labelled |" Republican"
 Its policy of late years forcibly reminds one of the story of the Scotch matren, who when her children prayed always taught them to "boo their needs" both at the names of Christ and the devil; for as she explained, "one can na' teel, you ken, whose hans they may fa' into."
 Our contemporary though keeping steady eye to the interests of our capital ists and monied class in general, neverthe- less {" boos it's heed" occasionally to the side of the poor man. It desires to see him comfortable and happy pr6viding he only preserves alignment in the "ranks," turning deaf ear to the seductive plead ings of {" strikers" 's communists" greenbackers," or in fact anybody that would ask him to open his eyes and behold the iniquity of the surroundings.
 We have boycotted the thing for years, not wishing to contribute one penny to the support of hypocrisy, yet for all that we are sometimes found in it's company, as detective is found in the company of a sneak-thief.
 However, it's last production on the labor question is not so bad, and is pre- sented more as a sample of it's logic than as to the manner in which it ssboos it's heed"
 In speaking of the late strike at Law renee, it waddles along in this style: The mill owners run a number of board ing houses, and they ordered the managers of them on no account to receive strikers. This aggravated the mill hands and they left work. An excitable meeting occurred, and they voted to "stick." Unless new hands can be employed the mill will be compelled to shut down, and 5000 people will be enforcedly idle. This to most of l them means utter want and destitution. The mill is reported as being liberal to it's | employees, and the proposed plan to pay by piece work would have made no mate rial difference to competent hands. Fall River spinners are awaiting the result of the Lawrence strike, and will govern them selves accordingly. They are dissatisfied,
 
 Let us analyze The cause of the strike was the refusal on the part of the boarding house managers to entertain " strikers, |" that is, the hands were " strikers before they had struck at all. How explain this :? But, ah here is another passage-(wonder where the report comes from)-"The mill is reported as being LIBERAL to it's em- ployes, and the proposed ptan to 2oay 6y piece aOork would have made no material difference to competent hands, The mill is "liberal." Then what has become of the reserve which iberality would ensure, against Gutter want and destitution," on account of few days rest. Are competent hands, not as competent to judge whether the "proposed plan" of piece work at the proposed prices would make no material difference to them, as is the editor of "democratic" paper hun dred miles away?
 And by way of warning to the Fall River slaves, they are reminded that "idleness to them is starvation,' therefore they had better be satisfied with their present g dis satisfied" condition and give no further trouble to their '' iberal' employers.
 Oh, for the day when the benighted, degraded toilers can behold the true inwardness of hypocritical knaves, and rise to the enlightened standpoint of |" striking" not for few cents more, or against few cents less, but striking at the root of the whole system whereby honest men are at the mercy of greedy competitors. And this day will never dawn so long as the present political parties are permitted to live.