Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-13
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.cncral. The boycott agar st the
MALLORY line Of steamers has spread
rom Galveston, all through Texas,
dong the line Of railroads. and
abroad managers are asked bvthe
Rights Of Labor TO refuse TO haul
goods that are TO be shipped by the
Mallory line. Merchants are asked
not to ship OH the Mallory line,
and the boycott is general. All
along through the country, east
from St. Louis, away up into New
England, strikes are IN progress.
In New York a number OF horse
csrl.nes ceased running. Mr.. Nc
Cormick the reaper man won his
fight, and the Champion Reaper
works in Springfield, Ohio took the
bull bv the horns, and discharged
every Knight of Labor in their en-
ploy, without waiting for strike.
The proprietor, Mr.. Whitley said:
s'Our shop will be running with a full
number Of hands by Monday at least.
W. shall send TO various cities through
ont the state for men. We were COIN
nelIed To take this course in the interest
of human liberty, and so far as We are
posted on the course Of the organization
In other cities il has been, one OF terror,
intimidation and tyranny, ana tbey
were constantly influencing others 10
ioin the order who did not know any
thing about il. 1t is a question WITH
every factory whether II shall have all
or none of its men belonging 10 these
organizations and whetherlt shail nave
those strikes or not. There IL no mld,
I die ground. believe it Is for the GOOD
/ of the community to take such
course"
The East street Champion Reaper
Works is one Of the largest factories OF
AGRICULTURAL implements in the world
and its shops cover many acres. Inc
| situation at the Nalleable Iron Com
pany lockout is unchanged. With ,Uc
/ men thrown out Of employment IN the
past two DAYS the labor question pre-
sents an exceedingly serious aspect III
this city. There 1900 Knights Of Labor
in the various shops here. An open all
meeting of 800 men was held all day.
The same trouble seems to exist
among the reaper and mower workmer
Of Akron, judging from kilograms re-
ceiyed.
The Knights of Labor are enemie:
to all who are interested in Agri
culture. They do not admit this
it is likely that they do not believe
it, and would be astonished if they
were told they were, but it is none
the less a fact. Every man who il
not capitalist himself, is natural,
against the capitalist, in a battl'
between capital and labor, or think
he is, but he is not. The object o
labor unions is TO acquire sulficien
strength to dictate terms to employ
, ers. That's The plain English of ii
self protection is what is claime
to be the object, but unless the.
are strong enough to dictate, the
cannot protect themselves, an
when they get strong enough t
dictate, they go too far. They clair
the right to fix prices for labor
to say TO an employer who he shall
and who he shall not, employ an
e to 90 even further yet, and say VIII
@ shall, and who shall not work fc
an employer. They refuse to wor
themselves-if they choose-an
e also refuse to let others work.
:, By inaugurating boycott, the
ruin the business of the merchal
y boycotted, or, they force up Il
price of labor, and necessarily Il
price of manufactured goods. II
;. consumer is the sufferer. for Il
), manufacturer in being forced
~ pay more for his labor, is force
10 to get more for his goods. I'll
in nowise benefits the producer
the raw material, but on the co
h trary, compels him to pay more
~ what he buys. without getting al
Of more for what he sells. 1t is
ct this reason, that a knight of Lab
n is a public enemy. and particular
an enemy TO the agriculturist. I
farmer and planter will have
eo combine to protect themselves, a
M when the grand war between CAPT
uh and labor does come as come
We must, the agriculturist will find IL
W. his enemy is the knight of Lab
y. and not the capitalist. Every ra
&c roadstrike is damage to the farm
"a along the line of the road where
- strike occurs, and a boycotter a
- Knight of Labor combined in q
"A and the same person is worse th
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