Daily Republican., 1883-08-09

everybody.
THURSDAY AUGUST .. 1858.
Strikes aud their Kennedy.
The telegraph strike is apparently no
nearer solution than when 1t began
three weeks ago. One thing, however,
u evident, the longer the strike con-
tinues, the less possibility Is there for
compromise with the strikers. Tele.
graphing is not such an intricate and
mysterious business that it cannot be
learned in very short time by An or
dinarily intelligent young man or
woman, and there are numbers Of them
in the country who are anxious to take
the place of the strikers at the old wages
The telegrapher's lot is no doubt a hard
one. They are not regulated by hours
Of labor like other tradesmen, and have
no hour they can call specially their
own. But when they accepted the posi-
ton they hold, they did 80 with q full
knowledge of what they had to do and
Of the requirements Of their positions.
Their labors have not as general thing
been increased nor their wages de.
creased. Besides this, being in posses
sion of important positions and hold
ing the keys to much oSthe business Of
the country with the power to block and
disarrange trade and commerce, by
striking they have forfeited the sympa-
thy of their employers and the general
business communities. Still the SYM
pathies Of the large majority of the peo-
pie are with the strikers who sincerely
hope they will succeed. Nohody denies
their right to strike, for higher wages
and less hours OF labor, but after all
the question will be regulated by the
demand and supply for that kind of
labor as for every other kind. We do
not wish to be understood as being OPP
posed to the right Of laborers Of any
description to strike. They have per-
feet right to strike and indeed it is the
only .ring left them to do in order to
enable them to preserve their self-re-
spect and independence when great cor
porations with no souls in them bear
down upon them and demand the pound
81 flesh as well az the ounce of blood.
Various means have bsen devised by
which capital aud labor can work har-
moniously together, but the plans have
TOO much friction and lose their go4h
effect. Capital properly invested brings
six per cent. profit but modern capital
ists are not satisfied without they are
making fifty and one hundred per cent
Labor must put up with mere scanty
pittance, that ekAs out . miserable ex-
istence. The man who gets control OF
capital invests it for his own benefit,
making the most out Of it he possibly
can. Hundreds an thousands Of men
AEC hVpt WV u ~ W. lhAb"ho VI P'N
erty and hard labor tht: Il few may BE-
come millionaires. Tnts is abOut the
true state of affairs and will always re-
main so, the extent to " hich It is allowel
to remain, however, resting with the
<Seat world Of lahorer5. Strikes have
their influence In estahiiahilg an equili
brium between labor ard capital, To a
certain extent, but to preserv. ths
eQni!ibrium they mus: he contihu,'j
and frequent aud ion. extended strihe
are worse than tho eT. complained 81
The only true remady ooems u lie n
judicious legislation, no. of tbs DENIS
Kearney character, but ;Las legisiat.or
arising from the virtue pnd intelligence
Of the people. 70 SECURE this, the ma >
Of the people mast e99o'ae more Indus
trious, intelligen: and viftaous. They
must understand that they are citiZepS-'
that they are part aud parcel Vi tn
nation. They snouid understand tia
when they dispose II th.ir Franchise to
pa,try consideration they are barrev
ing away ,hetg liberties and s-i:n
themselves to monoI,nl,e- that in tur
will chasti-s AMI Cypress them. III
gap between labor and capital will b.
come wider aud wider SO long M laDo
tends the supple knee 10 capital a Gel
erAl education and Intelligence vi
bring the conflicting clements ci"s''
Ignorance ard Incidence will widen u
distance between them The comrar
tive strength Of tho cpttug populhtio
10 two 20 one AZ lrasL ~ favor OF laho
and yet n-sEHt" tins tact, our Congre
and uGr Legislatures arr Il ed with IL
friends .: capita rar'" will De l
chang uut' 'a.lr" 7 -,"-~es NOR" II
telIigorr" AMI ars NOV s'jeprNdrnt
il tlerxcr,ise of the franchise at Il
ballot box 10" ore p'n"' 'Shere labor
still. o'raI "iuaIi'G "i'h Ihtai
.IIuGR UuaUlg e,., N h.s be
overrulcb By h,. iri"nl. III GOT reply
further ~ ,hr Charg. VI -penGing Fl
Thousand dollars u e,,.-" the Der
cratic nomination for "a Neruo. OF o.
This il KIND aiger l. u r,an rbo
put himself IN = iai' f''n which