Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-09
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To The Editor Of the DtSpdtCh'
read Mr.. Powderly's address WIN grea,
interest. II Is a most entertaining an'
original document. He has given tue suo'
,cc' mo discusses great consider 'tion, but
he has failed TO compass II, think, In all IL
length and breadth. To regulate society
outside of law is difficult task-with toe
aid Of law il Is often impossible. 10 say
that how shall 90 10 school till he Is six
teon NAV be good idea IN the main; but
the widowed mother may strive While me
how "a at school. Every true man IN this
coiIntry Il In favor Of eleyaiing the masses,
but how best TO accomplish 1t IL the
question, Mr.. P0wdcriy says dedicate y
Them. This il one step. Another one i
equally. and indeed more, important, ana
that Is, teach them morality. Develop their
hearts as well as their heads. a disiln-
puished divine once said In this city, " Inc
world does not need many great men, On,
n multitude OF common men," we ueeu
much work-hard wOrk-and we must have
Tie men with muscle to do 1t. These make
the country aud the wealth, and we must
then have the men with brains to manage
This great country, while the toilerS toll on
Itc,nuot be otherwise. As IN the lower ami
NAL kingdom, so God has impressed upon
us the higher animal man certain grca
natural laws that ere necessary 10 hls eNls p
encc. Supply and demand Is one Of these
great laws. Macaulay said that the army
Of Great Britain could not supply London
with eggs, yet London was well supplei
by the operation OF this law without any
sort OF aid from the Government. w
can't turn the course OF the river, but W
can dig canals and irIIgate and fertiliZ'
small tracts OF land. SO OF these labor move
meuts. Much good may be done by c.
operating with the existing parties. and
through them upon the Government. ANY
independent movement must in the end Dc
a failure.
THE DUAL CONGRESS.
The recommendation OF the committee
on the subject OF congressional matter' l.
most remarkable. take it for granted that
Mr.. Powderly has seen and approved oil
this report. IL is that each State send one
representative 10 Washington. to rem I'm
ninety days at IS per day, and supervise
Congress. This seems TO me would be
gross insult to that BODY. II has in 1t an
element OF rebellion, too, which it Is no.
hard TO see. A newspaper in the in
tercst Of the knights OF Labor
must be proper enough. But as all
the proceedings OF Congress are publlr
and the proceedings OF this dual congress
would be secret, the country would have
more cause TO watch the new than the old
congress. What would European nations
think Of such a movement? 1t has the re-
commentator OF being very original, and
that is decidedly against it.
BOYCOTT.
| was certain Mr.. Powderly would say
something on the question OF the boycott.
the most exciting and important question
before the whole people, rs well rs knight
Of Labor: hut he uttered not one word
The inference is that he is not Thoroughly
satisfied 1t is wrong, because II he wa; It
was plainly his duty TO say so. He seems
usually 10 be very frank and direct. We
ask for his opinion on this impol tant sub
Jet. A. H. g.
p. S.-Some complaint has been made
tfat the Dispatch was umld on the "color "
question now exciting the public. Bu
this morning you fred a "big gun that
will doubtless atone for delay. a. b. &.
What q complaint to be made Of the Dis
patch, which began in 1888 the fight on
Governor Cameron for appointing two
negro school trustees in this city, and kept
il up till Malone was defeated. We must
add that 70 such complaint had reIche
our ears.