The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-15
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
THE LOGIC OF eREeNBAoKERs
Pretty Good IL 1t Would Work.
Plan by Which the MtllenniunA
Would Surely Come-Every
Man His Own Mint.

DALLAS, April 14,--IEditors HER
AID. lit sesms that there ls now pend
ne, and has been for years, great con-
fiict between capital and laboc, which |
has been the cause Of many strikes and
the destruction OF thousands, yes
millions Of dollars worth of property.
Now, it seems to me there should be no
conflict between The two, but that one Is
Indispensable to the other; capital
must have labor, and labor must have
capitol, and when the two are property
used there Is harmony and prosperity,
Now. / don't believe that p strike ever
did any permanent good 10 the strikers,
but did them more or less harm In the
long run, While my synypathies wore
with the strikers IN their recent trouble
with the railroad, cspid not endorse
the means used for redress. J '5sink
Governor Ireland took The proper and
egal view of the matter. Any ono has
perfect right to quit che employment
of another, or of any corporation by CIV
ny notice, and when paid for their SER
vices, their connection with their on-
lover ceases, and they have no right tc
interfere with or use anything belong
ny TO their employer any more than
any other individual or corporation.
ANY other rute would produce
anarchy and ruin, Might would make
right, aud every man woulC be 6 law
unto himself. But is there not a rem
edy for all this2 | think there Is.
Remove the cauSo and there will 10 no
more of IL. Vol, what ia the cause?
Want of money in circulation. Wei,
how is il TO be put in ciroulaHonf BY
giving employment TO all who are Will
ng and able to work, Mt remunoratiYe
wages Aud right herd we will lay
down this propositions: That every gov
ernmantghOuld furnish a healthy cir
culating medium for hoy people by Civ
ng employment 10 all who axe willing
TO work. Let the government employ
every one that offers Ia work, and give
them living wages, say 81 per day aud
board for common labor, and more In
proportion to the knowledge aud skill
Of the person, put them TO improving
our harbors, draining swamps, lmproy.
ing tho highways, building bridges,
cleaning out streams Of water that are
manageable, and; building levees, ard II
that is not enough, build railroads. Pay
these men off every week or month, as
he case may be. This would enable
them to pay their merchant and pro
vide for their families, and By this
means the money would go into eircu
lation and every Industry would prosper
and when individuals did not employ
those who wanted work. the govern
ment would, which would do away with
tramps and stop tho great flow of hu.
man beings to the penitentiary, as most
persons go there for theft. If every one
could get employment at living wages
there would bo no necessity for any
one stealing. New Industries would
spring up all oyer tho country and give
employment to men and women, ana in
short time there would be but few per.
sons at work for the gosernment, as IN
dividual enterprises would have them
all employed, which would be tho OH
iect sought. This means of putting
money In circulation would do away
with the ruinous rate Of interest that
persons have to pay to banks and other
corporations who loan money. People
would have money 70 pay thoir taxes,
and all would be prosperity and happi-
ness During the war of the rebellion
we ofton paid So for q plug of tobacco,
but we had the S. 10 pay for IL. If it had
been 10 cents Il plug and wo had only n
nickel, we could buy only q halt
plug. Give people employment and
pay them Tor their services and
they are prosperous and happy. Let
ihom be without employment and thoy
are unthrilty and unhappy. II Dallas
county, or even the city OF Dallas, would
put her idle mon TO work improving
streets and bridges, sewers, etc., /
think there would DO moro prosperity
in our midst. II live in East Dallas,
and have heard all about tho high taxes
by going into tho old city, but l am
one of the IL who voted TO 50 In. Taxes
arc nothing when people arc prosper
Gus, but they are o burden, though over
so small, II pooplo are not prosperous
and out of employment. | could add
much moro TO sustain this proposition,
but this ~ already too long. / would
like to SEQ Dallas one grand city, noted
for her energy, prosperity and enter
prise. FORWAnD