The Labor enquirer., 1885-01-17
HE HAS THE pAHAcEA,
Bst Dess Net Tell What It Is1Ths
-sD1ience ef the Labor Prob Ienrin
Need 81 Funds.

Bat Dees Not Tell What II IsJThs
."Dcienee 81 the Labor Prob Iemnin
Need 81 Funds.
There are thousands of persons living,
no doubt, who have been what is called
successful" in life, who have been im-
mersed in business and monetary affairs,
who have accumulated fortunes, and vet
have arrived at only vague and unsatis-
factory views concerning the ethics Of
riches, poverty, labor, capital, etc. They
wish to apply their surplus means to the
advancement of the best interests of
mankind, but they are at q loss to know
in what way that object can be accom-
plished.
There is another class of minds who
are of philosophic and scientific cast.
They are very apt to be failures in BUSH
ness pursuits, and sometimes live and
die poor. Yet they are benefactors of
their race by the discoveries they make.
and the light which they throw upon
difficult problems.
These two classes could do an immen-
sity Of good compared with what is now
achieved) if they could only understand
and cooperate with each other for their
mutual good. But the gulf between the
rich and poor is so WIDE and forbidding
THAT little Of friendship exists between
them, but much of enmity and disdain.
Therefore little or no progress is made
in real righteousness and the ethics Of
the relations Of these classes.
Now, concerning myself and my prop
osition: belong to the second class. /
am Of an inquiring. penetrating, scien-
tifc turn of mind. For about forty years
I have felt interested in social prob
lems, and proportionally became disaf-
fected from business affairs. am now
upwards of go years of age, very poor,
and almost totally blind. Bitter expert
ence drove me to study and search deep
ly and closely for the secret or obscure
cause of the miseries of mankind, es-
pecialy since my iftieth year have I
sought for the scientific solution of the
labor and capital problem, that question
which now so disturbs society and
threatens the peace of the world. In
this pursuit haye succeeded to my en-
tire satisfaction. r.. =
That is to say, have discovered and
mentally, formulated the science of the
labor problem; or, as some term it, the
labor and capital problem. am mem
tally prepared'to elaborate, it, or. unfold
and elucidate it to the understanding of
the common people; but to do this I
need pecuniary assistance. I do not
know where or how to get the necessary
aid ). therefore, l have decided to make
this appeal to more fortunate philan-
thropists. .. - ..'
To any party who NAV be willing to
further the cause of humanity by aiding
me in this e1igency, promise to work
| with assiduity in bringing out the new
science. If prove incompetent for the
undertaking, or should default in the
performance of the work, I will then
Forever hold my peace as social re-
! former. Possibly I haEeisa few more
years of life left in which to do this
needed work. l do not want to- pass
| away until I shall have fulfilled my as
pirations in this direction. Ny mental
ity is graved with this unborn science
when I shall have revealed it to the
world I shall feel lighter in heart and
can then die content. believe the mis-
sion of my life is to discover and develop
and reveal this science of the labor prob
lem, and this will folm the true basis
for the science of sociology.
1t is no sudden perception of facts or
principles; no hasty conclusions from
immature reasoning that l denominate
Science of the Labor Problem" 1t is
the result of a gradual growth of reas.
onings which have been many years in
process of evolution. 1t is based on the
everlasting principles of Truth, Reason
and Justice Therefore term it the
science and ethics of labor, riches and
poverty. ".
They who think that the so-called
science Of political economy is the
science of the labor and capital problem
are grossly deceived. Political economy
is no more the science--the true science
of those matters than astrology is the
true science of astronomy, or alchemy
the true science of chemistry. The true
science of the labor problem will rele-
gate political economy as far into obllv.
ion as have modern astronomy and
chemistry thrown into oblivion the an.
cient sciences of astrology and alchemy.
Amy person desiring to correspond
with me with view to the furtherance
of the objects of this overture, may ad-
dress me, until further notice, at s45
East Ninth street, New York City.
| E. F. BoYD. !,
PSI read slowly, by the use of q
watchmakers' eye-glass, and write with
typewriter. !,. E. F. B.
New YORK, January
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