Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-05


Ders may one day co-nperate with other
thinking men, forming a party that will keep
the country straight In the lines marked out
Tor III by the founders OF the republic"
THE BILL OF RIGHTS.
The great authors of the bill of rights,
part OF the constitution OF this State wnIrh
has been used 20 he basis for republican con-
stItu ions everywhere. .shas SAID: - ii men are
by nature equally free and independent, aud
have certain Inherent rights of which, wueu
they enter into any state OF society. Ihev can
not. ny ANY contract, deprive aud dive-t
their posterlty-uamely. the enjoyment of life
anu liberty and the means o. acquiring and
possession of property, and pursuing and OBJ
tanning happiness and safety" That wise
sen tenoe ls one of the sEraightest and cleare9t
ana dearest lines marked out by the founders
OF tue republic. There has always been, aud
there Will always be, two great political par
ties in the United states. and room mas never
been found for thicd. Wherever the forma-
tlon of this third party ha, been tempted
IL has failed. called by whatever name it may
have been, aud you well sav. Mr.. Powderly,
"RegulatlOn OF the prices of labor and
commodities does not come within
the province of political parties " But the
battle. we are told, is one of labor agPi ist
capital and capital against labor. Why.
some capitalists are Democratic and some ne
publlcans, an tho knights of Labor belong TO
hoth OF the great political partes Of the day.
VIII the Democratic nights fght the Repub-
ilCan capitalists, and will the Republican
knights fight the Democratic capitalists?
what 8 mixed combat that would be. Let
us follow yonr chief advice and keen poli-
tics ont and lAt the contest be as it was orig-
nally stated, between the capitalists of either
political party on one side and the knights of
Labor be they Democrats or Republicans. on
the other.
TWO CLASSES OF CAPITALISTS.
But what class of capitslists are oppress-
ing you, aud whose course Is injurious to "the
lines marked out by the founders of the re-
public" divide the capitalists into two
kinds, and will go with you and give the co n
mand Forward" and light by your side
against one OF these classes. Make war
against incorporated rascaitv and we win
help you to ride it down. Combat the great
your Legislatures, Federal and State, by
bribery and corruption. in order that they
may get votes IN the Federal halls Of legisla-
tion to perfect and foster upon the whole
and not fer the benefit of the
people at large. We win march shoulder
to shoulder with you In that. Draw the tanSs
from the money kings who seek to take pos
session of the great telegraph lines Of the
country and defect them from their legitI-
mate purpose by controlling them to defeat
the Will OF free people in an ATTEMPT to de-
fraud the whole country of their cOnstitu
uoual right to eject rulers, aad we Will order
to NOUr support ''the horse. foot and dra-
g1ons' in that. Organ re against capitalists
who furnish money to carry elections. and
then claim as their reward the selection Of
the men upon whose shoulders shall be THROWN
the purple robe of the judiciary. and we are
wiki you in that, Y ou will feel the touch of our
elbows too in assisting to Keep down any men
or set OK nlen who seek to depart from Zines
marked out" by our fore fajhers, and set up in
this country strong cenrral government to
control the DeOple, when the fathers formed a
government to be controlled by the people.
ANOTHER CLASS OF CAPITALISTS.
But all capital, my friends, is not used IN
this way nor for such vicious purposes. Let
ua make no war upon those who use their
good fortune to alleviate The su6erings Of
mankind, and whose cuiogies are written in
the hearts Of thousands on account OF their
generous donations and noble deeds, and
whose money Is employed to whlten the ocean
with sails and cause the wharves to be laden
with commerce, not against class OF our fel-
low citizens of whom lt was so elOquently
said that "phianthTopv would sing in ringing
chimes I their public charities. that sorrow
would tDd soiace in their deeds. that despair
Wou be lifted up into hope by their
voices. that there would be churches whose
heaven kissing spires would chronicle their
donations, that schools would claim them as
patrons and hospitals as benef6ctors; that
science would even lean on them while her
vision swept Infinite, ave the very footsteps
of progress would be saudalled by their silver.
You have no fight against beneY0lenc2 and
charity. The rights OF ali men are going to
be protected in this country. Employers, as
has been " ell sad, have no right to lock out
a whole shop fan of hands to bring few un-
wiling ones TO terms, nor have they, In my
opinion. right 10 engage with otner employ
ers t. tx the rate for them TO pay, or compel
ali to remain idle. but they have right to ex
ercisc their Just Judgment as to what fair
dealing and justic demand, and what they
wonld be Wiling to give FOR the work they want
and afterwards, If sustaining loss, to say they
would not he able to give SO much. You can
have hell IN your factory, says Washlngton
GLADDEN.. or yOu can have heaven there, just
as you wish. II it is hell you want build your
business in the law of nell, which is simply:
Every man for himself and the devil take
the hindmost." Out of that you Will get
lighting perennial and unreleating. IL rs
heaven you want. then build your business on
the law Of the Kingdom OF Heaven: Thou
shalt love thy ueighbor as thyself." That will
lead you in the path Of peace.
LABOR COMBINATIONS.
Nor can it be admitted on your side thatyou
have a right by combination or otherwise TO
prevent others working GpOO terms and con-
1itioDs YOU have rejected il they decide
to do so. The peouie of this country
can never be satisfied until hber5y
of action is conceded to all. SampsOu
overthrew the temple ot the PhIiistines. but
it is ins s.ructiye, says wise writer. TO re-
member what b"oame Of samson. The In
ventOr OF the gullOtiue persisted by us blade.
French voiutionisfs. who wCrBed 1t most
freely on others. finally paid tribute to il with
their heads. Law VIII protect both capital
and labor and behind the statute law IA the
great body OF law which has existed all
through civilized life, and which is known as
the common law. Each state in the crown OF
the Union inherts this svstem Of law and its
courts enforce IL. ''Student5 Of political econ
omy are universally ayreed that the right Of
the worklngman TO combine cannot be du %
tioBed," says Gladden., aud he adds: Com
bna.iOns ON both sides are 70 strong that they
ought to be able to 20 each Othr and toe
whole countr} Il great deal uf DAMAGE, and
paralyze She industries of the nation ami
waste a cool part Of its savings and dig a
chasm that separates employer aud plOyed
q great deal deeper and wider than It now ~.
and to SOW seeds of ie llou-y and spite that
will Yield woGfui harvest through many
generations" 1t is 4 groa mistake to thiuk
that all classes are hostlle to the labor az
class. National pro perity Is not promoted
by having in our midst n degraded class OF
lab0rers How can tne manufacturing and
mercantile classes De benefited b. reducing
the laborer 10 the verge Of starvation? The
laboring man rents and buys houses. pur-
class means money to those from whom they
purChs Sc, aud the better the cOnd tiOu Of the
wOrklugman the greater the purchasing
power: thr lie ter, therefore, the state u the
iahorer, the better the state Of the
whole community. We are all in
terested in rhc lab1ror getting prop
ertv and becoming anxious for IL stable
government, so that his aid cnn b. required
In buiiuing uD his fellow men and not ia nuli-
ing them down; AMI your organization. whose
aims clnim TO De ths maintenance Of order
aud the enforcement of good iaWe, should
have no sympathy with those whose am IS 10
break ii .Wn ans destroy those laws. The en-
poyer will never be allowed 10 prescribe con
ditions Of employment and exact service on
his own terms, TO say, Il viii give certain
sum and you shall take it," nor will the la
borer be permitted TO dictate his own terms
Of service, 10 say. II will work for a certtin
sum. and you shall employ me-" AN things
q "a a a In.