The Labor enquirer., 1884-08-30

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honest and sincere in his views that The
present system Of politics and the re-
election Of president, backed BY his
tricky and trained parasites, is most
serious danger to : free government Of
the people, why does he not recommend
an effective preventive ; and ne must
havs heard Of proportional representa-
ton, the only true method whereby :
government BY the people can be real
lied. The notion that a president must
only be eligible TO Office once, will not
cure any political sickness. Proof Tell
anyone that they will beallowed but one
gorge AZ the. fat pickines of the land, and
the inevitable result will be more con-
tinued and determined effort to lay in
lasting supply while he has the oppor-
tunity, The only benefit the people
might derive from such a law would be,
that swallowing 80 much the incumbent
might burst. We have too many polit-
icaf quacks whotamper with disease for
corrupt gain that their profession may be
perpetuated.
This would be-president subtly seeks
to obtain the votes of workingmen by
saying they should receive their full
share Of the care and attention of those
who make the laws, and by admitting
that the country is the common heritage
of both employer and employed. The
man must be dull indeed who does not
admit and believe;that little. But it is
mere talk as far as he is concerned, for
his past actions prove him a hypocrite
and knave. "The tree shall be known
by the fruit it BEARS" and this tree in
the worlds orchard has borne nothing
but crabs. His perception of the rights
of man 60 no further than individuals.
He thinks it just and right that the rich
corporation and the starving seeker after
employment should stand on the same
level and does not see, or if he does, lg-
nores the fact, that what is play to one is
death to the other; or, in other words,
he thinks there should be no restrictions
put upon grasping, selfish monopo-
olist in his demands from labor, pro-
viding labor consents to the contract.
He sees no harm in the fact that because
some are starving, others roll in riches.
Wealth accumulated by the sweat Of
other mems brows carries with it no
shame to bis intelligence. He thinks
any person or corporation has the right
to make the best bargains they can with
labor, and no power, not even organ
lied labor, should be allowed to prevent
them. A blind, sensual greed deters him
from seeing that a contract wrested from
labor under the system he supports, is
more despieable than highway robbery
it is as bad as one building wall around
man and his family in the night and
keeping them prisoners until the man
consents to sell himself and family as
slaves, foi food to keep from starving.
The clause referring to laws interfering
with the moral right Of citizens is semi
smart bid for the votes of anti-prohibi-
tionists; it means nothing; it promises
nothing. If it means anything, it means
rumseller has perfect right to take
the last dime from the drunkard's wife
and children, providing the drunkard
consents and shows his moral blindness
more conclusively.
The whole,let from beginning to
end, is bid for the peoples votes with
out offering anything in return and with
out even promising anything. It was
made as short as possible to avoid crit
cism, its trainers realizing that silence
is golden" where the purpose is to rob
and hoodwink the people.
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