The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-03-25
SOCIALISM.
Labor Unions and Their Effects on the
Business of the Country.

own all the land, all the manufac
turing establishments, all the rail
roads, all the telegraphs, and in
fact, every industry Of any kind anC
at the same time run all tue mer
camille and other business of the
world. This is socialism in nu'
shell. The reasons they offer, or
their face are good, and are calcu.
lated to lead many astraY. For IN
stance they site the fact that since
the year 1916 manufacturers and
capitalists generally have had an
increase of over two hundred per
cent. per annum on invested CAPT
tai Or in other words a hundred
dollars invested now yields a profit
twice as large as it did in 1915,
while laborer Is not paid but a
little over one third more wages
than in l84J. They claim this is
too great a disparity, which is a
fact, but they wills not allsw reality
or any other property that increases
in value to form part of the prof
its. They also say in the United
States that the laws are so framed
that the monied man has all the adj
vantages over the skilled mechanic
and other industries, for the reason
the capitalist inves' his money in
U. 5. securities which are exempt
from taxation while everything the
mechanic or farmer owns is taxed
by state, county and municipal au
thorities. They claim this is mon
ey and here again they are right.
Another reason they urge is that
the various state governments are
leasing convict labor to capitalists
and that said labor is being used in
driving out honest, Industrious
men and filing the pockets of the
leasers with ill gotten gains and
here again they are right. For no
greater outrage was ever committed
than working thieves and murder
ers against honest men.
Many minor reasons might be
gwen; but will the remedy destroy
the evils? Any intelligent man
knows that healthy public senti-
ment is fast remedying some of the
evils now spoken of and will in the
end bring all things right in quiet
conservative way. The seed ,sewn
by Herr. Most and other agitators
have done more TO bring labor or
CARNATIONS in disrepute than al
most anything else that has been
done or said. They have no respect
for private rights whatever, but if
they can produce a storm and ride
upon the waves they are happy, no
matter whom it hurts. The govern
ment running everything in this
country from a cobblers shop to the !
largest manufacturing establish
nent and the largest railway is a |
fallacy so patent that it needs but
TO be mentioned to be discarded. |
What the government is running
now has in too many instances
proved failures. The labor unions
are now in a position to do great
good if they will be conservative, |
out they will never accomplish any.
hing by violence. And they AFRO
gate to themselves to rule the entire
abor of the country, having no re-
'pect for any one that does not be-
ong to their organizations. Is
ibis right? answer emphatically,
No. Take the western strikes for
Instance. Thousands of miles of
'ailroads are now standing still do
ng no traffic. Who are the injured
parties? Most assuredly men and
interests who have nothing to do
With railroads except 20 ship their
FOODS and produce over them. rhe
ailroads have their roads, their
.ars, their engines and their men to
un them. The shipper loads his
FOODS no matter of what kind, the
rainman starts the train and the
trikers disable the engine and stop
he train, so the goods are not ship
bed. What is the result? Why
and thousands of men
IRE threwn out of employment and
differing is the necessary following.
s there anything conservative in
his, is there anything in it to com
mend these strikers? There have
ecently been some railroad bridges
burned in Texas, done by lncindla
Y strikers. Is this conservatives?
The railroad managers shave had
heir say and the strikers have had
heir say and the whole matter re-
olives itself into this. Tie railroad
avs to the strikers, ''you have q
light to quit and if you do not
want to work get out of the way and
We will put men in your place, bot
We had rather retain you, leaving
ou free to belong t. any organiza
ion you choose" The strikers
''no we will not work and |
We will not let any one else work {
nd if you do no accede to our pro
,osition we will stop every wheel in
he country and not a pound of
GODS shall be moved throughout :
his entire land. Is this conserya !
i've, is it right? No, no, it is wrong,
cry wrong, and if carried cut will
roduce untold suffering snd mise H
Y; anu CHe perpetrators vi IL win
e visited with the disrespect and
pposition of every right thinking
nan and woman in this country. ,
f the strikers have grievances
nd the managers refuse to listen
o them public sentiment will force
hem into measures.
Tbs very worst feature in the
7hole matter is the innocent are
made to suffer for the guilty. Mer
hants, farmers and manufacturers ,
Tho are not in the most remote de-
rec connected with the strike are
be worst hurt. For instance sew
raj industries have had to suspend,
Why? Could not ship their goods.
Why? Strikers would not let the
rain run. Now if all the laborers
were knights and all had
truck then the thing would be off
erent, but the fact is that not half .
# the employees have left their posts.
the engineers, those brave
non wbO nava Uivau- co muph tn the