Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-19
WoRKINGMAN.
The knights of Labor and Political
Issuea.

Editor Morning NerS: All true friends
81 the Knights Of Labor must deeply de-
plore the stand they have taken on the
leading political issues of the day. No
one desires more heartily than the writer
a more friendly understanding between
labor and capital, and a more intelligent
Apr, citation OF the Inter.dependence OF
these TWO great elements. But in their
fight against free UIHde and an honest
currency the Knights are lmpaiing them
selves upon their own weapons, and
proving the efficacy of the Deprecated
silver dollar 10 blind their mental eyes.
1t is because the English House of
Commons is so thoroughly reure ssuta-
tive body that the English people enjoy
i5le blessings OF free trade and a currency
that enables the most Ignorant TO knO y
sSfhat Is tue real NdIue OF the commpd ties
he purchases witd it. A. long as the
fhbnOpOliZiEg manufactures can exercise
the power given him by protection TO
claim gold yaiues for his inferior goods
and gay oil Tue wage earning operatives
vita silver dollar worth heavy per-
centase less OF the purchasing power
than IL assumes to represent on It's lace
it Will be futile for LABOR to organize
against The tyranny OF capital.
am no friend TO the lawyers cTav-
lDg for ONCE, nor very ANXIOUS to see any
more OF them in our log slaCiVe halls
than there are already; but do not think
they ENJOY such lions share Of the brains
o. the country as 10 render it necessary
for them to be selected as the special
champions of the brain in its assumed
contest win Drawn" The bone ana
sinew" Of the country and the brains OF
the country are as inter-dependent as
labor and capital; and the more even the
L.. ....Ft b. q .t.sst
tue X eater Will be the national prosperi-
~ aud the public happiness.
/ do not recognize the necessity for
labor To combine against capital or CAPT
tai against labor. | cannot but think
that tutse mutual antagonisms magnify
the very evils against which each is Ii ghU-
ing. Redress for labor may more readily
BE- t'und IN that competition which free
trade creates. Even surprising that its
tendency Is to lessen wages, winch l 10
not admit, compensation viii be amply
found IN the better quality, greater dura-
bihty aud lower prices Ut the manutac-
tured article. A greater demand for skill
in the workman viii enhance the value OF
his services aad enable him, on more
equal terms, to demand the true value OF
his knowledge.
ldo not hold with the principle that would
make OF the struggle OF labor and capital
ana vice versa, political question. Free
Trade, as political issue, no more beiuugs
10 TIE Democrats than protection to the
republicans, aud the whole question Of
labor and capital centres in the great
national issue OF tariff reform. Labor il
simply mistaken in the assumption it ha,
made tue major OF it's political syllo-,Ism;
and II iteXercises the brain power it really
Possesses, instead Of wasting time as il
did in the person OF Mr.. POwderlv, peep.
Ing over It's garden fence to watch the do.
nestle affairs ofits neIghhor, and leave
the question OF the Gladstonian policy
alone, IL Will soon recognize the neces.
sity Tor change Of base, and make al
advance IN the attainment OF its ends.
w O. l.