The Labor enquirer., 1884-01-05

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such wrongful course Of action on the
part of class of men who are hanging
upon the labor Of this country, and
draining the life-giving blood from its
veins. A society which is quietly and
supremely awaiting the awful and car
tain overthrow of our freedom social q
well as political. A society which, after
having set aside the only true principle
of wealth tending to govern mental
prosperity, i. e., wealth which is 80 di-
vided and applied a to give-the greatest
possible amount Of happiness to the
/ people which having turned aside the
| true channel OF wealth's distribution
and foated into their Golfers, and ground
the masses into condition of submis-
sion and servility, even more terrible
than that of the English peasant above
referred to, will boldly rear aloft their
heads and proclaim themselves the
rulers, the arbitors of and for the peo-
pie, and leave us no means Of escape.
Doubt you, my fellow-men that this
will be the result of our dereliction in
| the duties we owe to ourselves and our
fellow-creatures If such doubt per
wade your minds, search over the laws
which have been framed in this coun-
try during the past ten years. Go at
this work manfully, having but one de-
sire, and that to know the truth, have no
desire to hide the hideous frailty and to
place its virtues and beauties in the
most advantageous light; make your.
self conversant with the affairs of the
country, and you will find that all legis,
lation has tended toward a certain class
and you will realize there has come over
us decay of the sense of justice, OF
morality and humanity /; lack of unity
in the nation; an ever-growing spirit OF
irreyerence, lawlessness and other in
difference to national honor, which, ii
not speedily checked, will lead to the
utter disruption of our once glorious re-
public. p
Men of America Look you calmly
and dispassionately at the future! Con-
slider the grave wrongs which have been
heaped upon the labor of this country
ask yourselves the question: Is it for
the common veal that a few persons are
allowed to pile up colossal fortunes; to
traffic in the bone, sinew and brain of
the masses to demand that the pro-
ducer yield the harvest of riches which
is the sole result of the exercise of their
skill and energy2 Ask yourselves this
question and answer it not till you have
painted to yourselves, lin your minds
eye," the two great pictures of life, viz
Poverty and Riches. Answer it not till
you have compared the life of the capi-
talist with that of his slaves; for slaves
you are, every man, woman and child
of you; and discover, if you can, a
tracing, footprint of the primary prin-
ciple of religion, government and So
ciety-justice, that principle SO long
since forgotten that its remembrance is
but the memory of dream faded in
the vista of misty past.
Oh, men of America Have you lost
your claim to the title of man, that you
sit calmly awaiting the condition of serf-
dom which so rapidly approaches DID
your ancestors spend weary years in
claiming home for you in the wilder
nesses of the new world, and ley down
their lives in protecting it for your heri-
tage, which you will allow to be swept
from you by the Vaccinations of few
despotic, unscrupulous usurpers?
Perish the thought You have been
derelict in your duties to posterity; you
have only been duped, hoodwinked,
blinded, misled for a short time by the
flattering promises of future betterment
held out to you by these tyrants.
But now see new era in the his
tory of this country labor is awakening
from its lethargic sleep, and / see the
dawning of a new life for the nation a
life of prosperity, wealth and national
greatness. -.- ...-. r..
The dawn of that life is heralded to
me through the perfecting of labor or
CARNATIONS, based, upon principles of
justice, humanity and equality; they
are taking up the cause of suffering
mankind, aud their oncoming is as re-
sistless as the rising of the tide.
Tremble, you base despots; tremble,
you conspirator, Monopoly; tremble,
you traitorous schemers, for the edict of
the people has been sounded to the
world No longer will be countenanced
your scheming for the creation of a
moneyed aristocracy! The republic
must and shall be preserved The pro-
ducer shall enjoy the fruits of his labor.
&y OPERARIUs.
Patrick OiDonnell was duly hanged at
Newgate, early last Monday morning.
The American government made futile
attempt to secure respite, but the Brit
isb authorities treated it with as much