Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-02-28
TWO AT ONE GAME
CAPITAL AND LABOR FeNC-
ING WITH EDGED TOOLS.
homeopathic Treatment for Capital.
lists Who are Sick but Bound to
Recover With Proper At
tentiOn-the World
a.Laughing.

The old saying, "Diamond cut Da-
mond, seems likely to be illustrated
in a new and startling manner. just
at present there is apparent in socic-
ty considerable friction. but there
are so many base, ordinary stones in
the market, and there has been
such a lack of knowledge that the
large and sparkling stones have com
manded their own figures regardless
Of purity or quality. We refer to
the social friction between Capital
and Labor. Capital has been cut
ting its stones from Labor's stores,
making Labor do all the cutting and
and polishing beside, and struttlng
about in its mOnopoliZed 1incry, till
the people of brains who know
thing or two, and have that finer
feeling Of delicacy. known as Justice,
are beginning to think it u vulgar
exhibition and about time for the
high-hyers to return some of their
borrowed plumage.
That we are all creatures of imita-
ton no one will dispute. That
when we have seen Il thing done
many times we naturally attempt to
do some similar thing, nobody will
deny. Having watched Capital for
years we are beginning to realize
that it has adopted good measures in
many instances successful it has
always been when it has combined
its forces. What has stood in its
way? Not the poor instruments it
has used-thc wage kers. For
years and years they have only been
too willing to aid, trusting that the
time would come when they. too,
might join in the competition.
The time has come for them to
step in. But with the opportunity
there comes u desire to set up sep
arate organization. With different
aims, to be sure, but with similar
machinery for running their combi-
nation.
While the monopoIists Of land and
money have been very successful in
their previous efforts, they have yet
failed to monopollze one vital organ
the brain. This lacking quality is
beginning to pit itself against the
opposing force with all the energy of
acquired education and the example
set it.
An organization, planned on bust
ness principles, is now in the field.
and its first advances are encourage
ing.
In turning against aggressive cap
italists or monopolists their own
weapons it makes them alarmed.
Combinations, the extent of which
they never dared dream Of, are
turned against them. The pill is
not at all to their liking. For it is
not always sugar-cOated.
When we see political weather
cocks veering around our way. we are
wise enough to see that there is a
machine inside that regulates the
wind. When We hear of a combina-
tion of Crpsuses planning to hire de-
tectiyes to spy us out or form body
guard for their valuable hides, we
smile and ask whether they know
that they haven't hired some of us:
When we see members Of their social
cliques abusing public and private
trust and cheating Justice, or when
we read of the lust of aristOcratic
fashionables we deplore their code of
morals and the teaching Of their pull
pits. We despise their ostentatious
charity.
For We know our organization is a
unit-vast and embracing all toilers.
Soldiers are in our ranks, and Uncle
Sam pays them. Scientists lent us
their aid. Thinkers, who could teach
the professors in half the colleges
teach us, and all are working uncOn-