Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-03-24
Or. Boyle on c.plsa, a.a Labor

DR.. BoyIs, OF Grace Church, preached
Q sermon on Sunday morning ON the re
latIons Of capital and labor. did not
hear that sermon, but . synopsis of it
has been published ia On evening paper.
The text was good one: "All thiues
whatsoever 20 would that men should
do unto you, even 30 do ye also unto
them" The reAPonings from the text
are not compatible with Its spirit. He
has no kind word for the telling mil
lions, bat much against the threatening
attitude OF labor. This was not the
spirit OF Christ. His home on earth
was with the poor and lowly. He him
self even worked in q carpenter shop.
In all the parallels Of the Saviour,
when the rich and the poor were
brought iAto comparison, He was on
the side Of the poor man, but DIR. Boyle
| is on the side Of the rich man. he
enters his protest against any organi-
cation that dictates how and under
what conditions others shall act, and
yet he says no one can be opposed TO
the assembling together and organizing
OF men for mutual protection and dis.
cussion OF their grievances, but when
their expressions are destructive OF pub.
lie peace and tranquility they become
n
control.
There 10 more In this sentence than
what appears upon the surface. The
organizations that my ministerial friend
refers tv, for have the kindliest feel
ing Tor him, would never accom- pliBh
much good for the Morkingmen. DIR.
Boyle does not seem to have thought of
other organizations more destructive OF
peace ana liberty than workingmen's y
organic ations. He seems never 10 have
heard OF the great organized monopolies
OF capital that control commerce, min
ing manufactures and labor, which die
tate to poor man how much he shall
receive for days work, and II ne does
not take 1t he has no redressj indeed
according to DIR. Boyle's argument, as
reported, he must not say word or he
will disturb the relations of capital and
labor.
He would have labor very docile,
tractable and peaceful, while capital
can do as it pleases. II his ideas are
carried out capital can come together
u with its thumb in the armhole of q
white vest, and eau say, coal, 90 up q
dollar ton higher In price, aud then
turning to the begrimmed workman
ragged and hungry, it can say, labor
q dollar a day is too much for You
Idrop down to ninety cents. Labor
then might organize according to the
spirit OF brother Boyle's sermon, but II
must make no fuss about 1t or 1t will
ldisturb capital. 1t must not dictate
and refuse to work for less than dol
lar day, for when 1t does that IL mus
be drought under CONTROL" II
Dr. Boyle Ia reported correctly.
Il Thfa suh taA Ia 4.
credited Is obtectionab "a man Of
fers his labor In the market as q com
Imodity, and gets rs much for it rs tn,
market will warrant, commensurate,
J with the supply and demand and the
u value of the labor offered" II thi
lprinciple was arried out, our work
Ishops would be d lied with cheap, i'm
Iported labor. Pressed by extreme exi
I gencies, men would be glad to work 70
|, hfty cents day. Would 1t be right TO
capital to accept the offer aud pocke
the other fifty conts IL labor was q dol
lar day? a *
4 Talk about mutual exchange labo
|, market, In which the capitalist and tn
half clad, half-starved laborer meet T.
!, dicker for q days work. Nonsense
> labor would be swallowed up all tn
time.
) The mutual interests of capital an,
| labor in such cases would be like tn
lion and the lamb lying down toRethe
but with the lamb inside the lion. /
r Brother Boyle feels like preaching an
8 other sermon on the relations OF capita
l.. and labor, we suggest few of the fo
. lowing passages ofscrlpture from whic
. to select g text: "Oppress not th
widow nor the fatherless," "The poo
have ye always with you" "rhe Ia
borer is worthy Of his hire" It is cas-
b Ter for q camel &c." also the rioh ma
' and Lazarus would be q good topic.