Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
,,..ss by a Prominent Exponent
/, ,hs views OF Texas 0rgan-
izations.
,.sproteotion-MistaLes of Labor
4 ,,.n-communism Condemned
Railroads.
Austin Statesman.

q ,sbe financial secretary OF the state
II 4, Of the order, and Is also the
. oof the Farmers alliance of Texas.
"a A report of the substance OF his
"A I. the Statesman Is not TO be UNI
"A, as In any wise endorsing his
n INF simply affording Us readers
n lormatlon OF the objects of the la
Limitations which he represents as
n ,ort of his speech conveys.
fI,ckson commenced by explaining
N m OF his address, which was to
FL "a the audience some facts with
n . TO organized labor, and In order
"a positlon might be fully appreci-
Ia alluded briefly TO his own ante
Il AS Tenncsseean by birth,
q Democrat, trained In the school
"a rlty as q laboring man, and ac-
n IA TO the work common TO men In
Ia OF life. But while occupying
"A suon he claimed TO be Just, and
|s,ed the right of all men to think
"a in defense Of their principles
4 ierence to labor and its interests.
. gASIzArGON PROTECTS LABOR.
n question OF labor organizations
y h purposes Is being investigated.
|public have the right to know why
n being thoroughly organized in
IN Il can be answered in q sentence;
protect labor, Applauscl. And
h ian You that labor is being pro-
A tell you 10 uncertain truth. Pro-
4 thrown around labor by organ
IA Some say, "we can get along aS
Efthout organization as with it.n
4 the great mistake of laboring
n IN with the organic power of labor
Ian derive protection which they
ia any other way. An individual,
Nance, may make demands that are
r this power TO enforce them single
f ( Inadequate. But throw around
B Thousand, or ten thousand, warm
HI and strong arms, recognizing his
IA and his demands will be more
tghly acknowledged than in any
'HTay Some say
ENtfElK uP LABOR oRGANIZATIONS,n
will become better, hut | say
~ Mere 10 disband them from the At
kto 10 tie Pacific, wages in this coun-
Maid undergo reduction which
S|'ag but organic labor has prevented.
T. b these organizations it should be
r Mood that we mean no unkind cut
Il sontions. We mean no deshuc-
espltal, but we seek discussion
III such regulations as will protect
1, well as capital. We say to the
and CAPITALIST, we are not poinr
your houses. and do not wish to
YOUR propcrty. We don't mean
THE ballot yOX
&roy little politicians. rApplausc
! riler.1 There are some men who
+ box beyond Immediate facts and
that the hiring of outside labor
&ung them high wages is simnly 10
Nphbor unions. and that. if that
Hteomplished, the wages would be
reduced i'm keeping with the
Of those regulating them. IL is
,nuch Ia G price of labor, as shar-
Z the profits that accrue from the
b men who toll, that we contend
Bben man gives Il dollars worth
~ for dollars worth of work, it is
HIN that he has no right, as some
to share OF the profits, simply
he is paid wages. Look ut the
IN You know that under thcii
ID Of operations we pay them So ii
wherever we DO a dollars work
I'm. Yet the law of Texas protects
their demands, The government
It's strong arms about them, and
SETS THE EXAMPLE
Mnunisn. But they say to us: Yor
share the losses and take no &C
Of the profits, which they have
m the reduction of our wages
- they have made to meet thci
Let Gould or Huntington or Tho
fbilts want money for any purpos,
hi When losses are sustained, ther
1fag0s are reduced. and ask, if it i
III reduce mems wages when rail
BE losing money, why should the,
Mddyanced when the companies ar,
millions? But
WI THE CONTRACTOR
Em und5r bond, and If | pay hlgl
/ 1gAat am | to do when / Loser W.
~ remedy for this. and say ahan
contract system Make n Law
tent such a system, so that skillet
les shall be employed. Give you
D men who will stand and work TO
Ednot lounge around like contract
I'm their hands in their rockets
use, / tell Won the contracto
Door at the very lowest value an,
bis contract that way. If there