The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-30

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fsction while murmurlngs OF dlscontent
are aapping the very foundation OF 90
ciety. Let us
STOP AND CONSIDER
these questions. Not agltat0re, but
great statesmen, have sounded the key
note Of this warning. Would you oapi.
talists have the laboring man reduced
TO absolute ign0ranceY Would you
pluck out his eyesp But deprlying him
OF his sight, like Samson. will not do.
priye him OF his strength. DO you want
labor blinded, persecnted, driven In the
dust, until II can no longer reason2
You don't want II, l don't want II, and
there 10 not man here who wants II.
great many theories have been ad-
vAnced aa 10 how this problem ought to
be solved. How shall wealth be eQuit-
ably distrlbutedp submit 10 you that
II 10 not right when from t20, 900 q plant
OF over $4,000. 900 has been started In O
few years. am told that there were
no profits made In the Cleveland rolling
mills last year, and yet outside mills
are paying better wages 10 their men,
and are doing we'll. There Ia difficulty
here between them, and II ought TO be
settled. The employers should meet
their men and convince them by facts
and figures that they are not making
any money. Men can reason as much
as their employers, But II has never
been the policy OF the Cleveland rolling
mi people 10 talk or reason with their
mel. When they strike they are told 10
20, and that ends II. IL Ia due TO these
men, TO the merchants OF the Eighteenth
ward, TO the cltizans OF Cleveland that
the mill proprietOrs should have reas-
0ned with these men, and tley would
have submitted quietly.
In France the proat-aharing system
has been introduced that Ia, q certain
per cent OF the net profits 10 divided
among the employees at the end OF each
year. BY that means the w0rklngman
10 Just ae careful and economical as his
employer, better work 10 turned out and
strikes are unknown. Don't you think
that the Cleveland rolling mill company
could do the samep II II performed its
duties II would never have trouble or
strikes. The profit sharing system would
solve the difficulty.
The press should be conslderate, II
should tend 10 quiet and cool down the
turbulent paeslons OF people. Ameri-
cana don't want soldiers and policemen.
Talk reason and w0rkingmen will listen
10 II; but undertake 10 intimidAte them
or 10 divide them they will probably 70.
coll. l know that perhaps depredatlona
have been committed during this strike,
but we want 10 stop and think that some
OF theAe people are cropping In the dark.
We want 10 stop and consider that II is
often the case that some wretch, some
monster In human form, setting aside
oil respect for law and order, commits an
unnamable crime and often an outraged
populaco will take tho law In ite own
hands and string him 70 limb OF the
nearest tree. That's not right; that's not
law; but they do II, and the preea says
that the provocation was great and the
fellow deserved II. II, instead OF call
Ing out the militia the employers would
say, Come, let us reason together; you
want 10 per cent. more; We can't pay 10,
and show yon hguree 10 provo our state.
ment, the men would DO aatished. But
no; the Cleveland rolling mill people
say; "det out OF mere or Woli Bn00t you.
1T Is NOT cHRIsTIANTTY,
Justice or common sonso. whatever the
outcome Of this may DO you want 10 70.
epect every right. preserve order and
obey the law. But let us say that those
on the other side shall perform their
duty; II not lot us discuss the question
and show them where they stand and
they will fly before public opinion.
When you 20 10 your homes tonight 20
there with the determination TO abide
by the law and preserve order, aud II
you believe you are wronged stand up
FOR your rights like men, and II you
can't and work here you will 1nd II
elsewhere; but at all events show them
that you as well as they can respect the
law. The merchants and reasoning
men are with you, their eympathies are
with you aud bid you God speed that
you may succeed In your undertaking.
Hon. ], p. Green, member Of the Legls-
lature, made also an excellent speech,
referring TO the rights Of labor, and In
that connection referred to his beiug q
slave In the South. Mr.. Keitel spoke In
German and the chairman McGuire
made the closing speech, A series of
forcible ard judiclous resolutions were
paHaen.