The Wilmingtonian., 1886-06-19
The Employees Interests.
Editor TnE WILMINGToNIAN.

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Editor THE WIIMINGToNIAN.
Although the labor question has been dis
cussed from the most eminent commentators
down to the ward politician little has been
offered or done to remove the chock from the
wheels of progress. And the manner of con-
Quoting elections demonstrate wonderful
inconsistency upon the part Of men who have
banded themselves. reje citing all professional
politicians and saloon keepers. We believe
there is no rule in their order to prevent
member from voting for whom he may
choose, but they do say that no man of either
the classes named shall enter their sanctuary
as member thereof, and In consequence of
this declaration we fail to understand how
member of the organization can consistently
recommend and endorse a man for position
of trust while he is not worthy of the name
of brother
A man who is a saint at church OH Sun
day, and sinner at home the balance of
the week, is commonly defined as hypocrite
and is not usually considered either useful
or ornamental to the society of which he is
a member, therefore when men are being
fraternally bound would it not be proper
thing to exclude from their ranks all men
who have proven themselves deceitful and
unworthy of trust.
| As it has been in pea3e, we imagine a
mighty host prepared and pledged to deposit
their ballot against the tyrant monopoly,
but when the ballot is over and the laborer
is defeated, we find that more than half the
army were traitors and unworthy of rest
ing place beside the notorious Arnold.
| Not only in politics do men show their iu-
| consistency for if we remember correctly on
the second day of last March some three hun
dred employees representing over forty thou
sand workingmen of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, stood in the presence of the General
Manager of that company pleading with him
| to abandon absolutely the much talked of
| relief scheme and shall the result of these
delegates protest prove dead letter on ac-
count Of men who were then blatant in op.
position now giving it the support when if
there is any improvement in the most objec-
tionable features, or the original intentions,
we fail to comprehend it.
question naturally occurs to us while
so much trickery and deceit is abroad in our
land that if all these chan geable people in
cluding orignators of such schemes in com
mon with honest disposed folks should be 20
ffart7lpasl - -obtain.an inheritance in thes---
world to coss ere certainly will be mix
ed meeting and difficult time reconciling
their relation and transaction toward each
other on this earth.
In conclusion would it not be well for the
laboring man at least, to use the discretion
Of the fox spoken Of in the fable and
that is while they are out Of trouble
remain so and not be deceived by those who
are mighty to impress and thereby deceive
all who place confidence in them.
The man who will stand on the corners
and talk himself hoarse in opposing a scheme
and will show the white flag to the first
superior that approaches him on the subject
needs help and pity and all we can ask of
such is, if they are afraid to resist the i'm.
position to say so, that we may know them,
aud the extent Of their number
A. KMBo.