Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-09
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importance TO be treated, as the Hon,
Cbauncey y. Black has done In his letter OF
acceptance, ~ one Of the most urgent ques
tlons In our national aud state politics, lei
him carefully read the now and able work oi
Prof. Richard T. Ely, Just published by
Thos Y. Crowell a. co., Of New York, under
the title Of "Ihe Labor Movement IN
America" That will convince him OF the
correctness OF Mr.. Black In regarding the
problem as one OF the first magnitude, its
solution N one OF the most delicate and diff.
cult tasks, and Its serious and careful con-
siderstion as one OF the first aud most pres
sing duties OF every true statesman. For. AZ
Prof. Ely says In his preface, 'sThe labor
movement treats of tho struggle ofthe masses
for existence, and this phrase is acquiring
now meaning In our own times. A marvel.
lous war is now being waged in tho heart of
modern civilization. Millions are engaged
in It The welfare of humanity depends on
It's success"
MUcH of the dangerous character of the
agitation has been cauSed directly by the
supercilious or cowardly neglect with which
the matter has too long been treated by our
| statesmen and tho leaders of thought To
have their pleadings, arguments and de-
mands met with sneers or utterly ignored
and given piauslbility and force to the cry of
the comparatively few but exceedingly loud.
mouthed anarchists that nothing but dyna.
mite and destruction, force and violence A
sense Of personal danger and loss, will ever
succeed In gaining the attention of the rul-
ing social class. The proper adjustment of
the present difficulties between labor and
capital, the employed aud employer, may be
dinicult But cowardy and unjustly to re.
fuse even to attempt such adjustment ONLY
ms "a IA more 6ltlirnlt Ostriph.Ii ka IN do.
our heads and refuse TO face the trouble
surely does not remove but only intensity
It. And that is just what has too long been
done.
IT Ia therefore q cause for sincere congratu.
lation, and ground for encouragement and
confidence that at least one OF our can didates
for governor has frankly and manfully con-
fessed that the laboring classes "hsve special
grievances demanding special remedies" I"
and acknowledged that "there il essential
wrong in those laws which permit such a
division OF the common produce OF capital
and labor" as enriches the few without pro.
portionately improving the condition OF the
many. Such expressions from such a man,
together with his remedial suggestions, are
hopeful signs that at length a strong, coura.
geous and broadly patriotic statesman Is will
ling to study and deal with the labor problem
in a just spirit and on righteous principles.
WITH reference to the specific remedies TO
~ .,s.a ,,,ia.,a, p'ppo9o'
'no H"iio a' 'ho'o Dy N'i' piAch,
only that ne goes iurther, and OF course treats
the subject much more In detail on one i'm
portant point, however, he differs radically
from what are known to he Mr.. Blacks
principles, and what must, l think, be the
principles of every consistent Democrat
FoR example, after deprecating 'the throes
l.lNA NIxyl inn ba hatta
condition with the red ress Of wrongs known
10 oxis, tho ramediaa Tor whioh .ra ,r,
-, ,,t, ~ pI, e
,aRueiy uhueisvoou WI, M niach says u
believe they Will cease, and cease only when
the wage-earner IL placed upon the dead level
OF legal equality with the wage-psyer at
every stage and In every particular OF the
several transactions between thom." Prof..
Ely declares on this suoJect that zone crying |
need OF the times Is equality In The adminis-
ration OF the law .''..' lhere Is one admin |
istration 1or the poor, another Tor the rich
ana still another, wineiy dlierenf, Tor vast |
corporations II Is iaie 10 deny this Every
Dody knows IL ano the laborers resent 1t |
pitteriy,'
AGAIN ProL ELY argues trenchantly and |
al length IN iavor OF the most thorough
organization OF labor. On p. liO he quotes |
aPprovingly from 1horold Rogers on this
point VINO does not "thlnk II extravagant to !
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remedy for all public and private wrongs
must be In the law and industry organized
nnder the law, aud with the protection OF the
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