The Labor enquirer., 1886-05-01
Thei r Experience Under the
Economic Laws of
Mankind.
Arist0cratic Members of the
Goose Family as ExplOiters.,
and DrOnes.
An Unsuccessful Revolt Teaches That
"What is Sauce for the Goose Is
Sauce for the Gander."
A FABLE.

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For the Enquirer.
Many years ago there Lit in beautiful
valley flock of wild geese. Everything
that well-regulated goose could desire
was contained in profusion in this de-
lectable spot. So they determined to
quit rowing and take possession of the
valley.
They soon grew fat, sleek and civil
lied and less disposed to migrate. Be-
Ing OF an industrious nature they built
themselves fine nests, which were the
wonder and admiration of the wander
ing focks that chaneed that way.
After time, howey.r, some of the
flock became fat and lazy, and in olently
refused to lay eggs or build nests, and
insisted upon not only occupying the
finest and most comfortable nests but
made the other geese bring to them the
dalntiest and choicest food.
Having no useful employment to oc-
cupy their time, the non producing
geese began to scheme how they could
prey upon the producing herd still fur
ther. So they formed among them
selves an aristocracY and made laws
governing the colony, which gave every
thing into their own hands and the
hands of their progeny forever.
Having thus succeeded in hoodwink-
ing the greater number of their Inno-
cent fellows, they grew more bold and
exacting, but there was no complaint
until the "grandees," as they were now
called, demanded of the common herd a
full quota of products per diem, without
allowing them to retain sufficient for
their own sustenance and comfort.
Then began they to cackIe among
themselves, and some of the more dar
ing began to question the right of the
grandees, who produce nothing them
selves, to monopolize so large share of
the products of others.
1t was finally determined that they
would lay no more eggs, nor bring any
more food to the lazy grandees, but, as
the grandees had appropriated all the
nests and the materialto build the same,
and, as they laid claim to all the avail
able places where nests could be built,
tbo, onro IIctroac
Then began the grandees to persecute
the refractory geese and to drive them
from the nests they themselves had
built.
Then was the suffering of the gee, e
pltiable in the extreme; but the bowels
of the grandees were not moved by COM
passion an many of the poor geese died
of starvation in the vJry midst of the
wealth they had produced.
Again ded the poor geese consult
among themselves saying: "Lo There
Piled up in the strongholds erected by
us is the wealth we and our brothers
have produced. Now, since the gran
dees have driven us from our nests and
will not allow US to produce for our own
necessities, let US help ourselves to these
good things, seeing that they rightfullY
belong to U.s."
Then did the grandee geese, T. caring
this, arm themselves and slew the poor
geese with mighty slaughter, seeing
that the foolish geese came forth to bat
tie only with sticks and stones.
Once again did the disinherited geese
come together and consult among them
selves. And one wiser IN his generation
than the others said: 40! is it not
written what is sauce for the goose is
also sauce for the gander' Let US also
90 forth with guns IN battle array, not,
forsooth, to destroy the grendees as they
have done US, but to assert and defend
our rights. The grandees are few and
we are many" And the eyes of the
foolish geese were opened, and they said
to each other: What geese we have
BEEN"
And when the grandees saw that the
geese were no longer afraid of them, and
that they came forth with guns in place
of sticks and stones they counciled with
one another, saying: "1he jig is mp,
We ust let these people have what De-
longs to them or we are lost" So they
joined the ranks Of the toilers, and were
ever afterwards united and happy
flock. J.J. MARTIN.
SAN Francisco, April Is.