Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-28
GREATEST PROBLEM OF THE DAY.


GREATEST PROBLEM OF The DAY.
sonu suggestions rs 10 How u should IL,
! solved.
nY ~ n. PourE, A.W
| Ihr writer has occupied . good drul oil
| dine, IN The lnHl ten years, IN studying d
! subject VI vast Importance IN the present
aud tho future The subject N the tyr
nnBy of capital aud The wrongs OF labor
| II gUps without saying tint time II aIr
| pronchhg when lnbnr viii throw III the
| chains Which make II slave 10 mnm.
mon The great Increase IN the Knights
ol Labor Is evidence ol The concentration
OF the worklpgmcu TO secure their Just
| rights
The question OF The duy u. whether Ia.
her viii resort 10 force, ns the starving
thousands ut London, or obtain all ncccs.
Isliy rlrhls by peaceful methodist
II rs but natural That a Freedom cillzcn
Ot the TINT ed States should be- restless
under the oppression Of capital aud In
clncd TO resort to force Ia order TO free
hlmwlf from the tyranny ui nriNucrdcy
OF money, moro oppressive than That of
the lmrons 81 England Tho whole quc-.
ton may be suited as lollowej
!. Tho inherited conflict between the
money power uud the working class
grows ilurccr aud llrrcor aud the ultimate
result VIII us~utcdly be u revolution with
which, Ia blood aud money tho civil war
will not compare, Millions OF money
VIII bc arruycd against millions OF men
0nd there f. no doubt that votes east Tor
liberty aud Justice viii win the victory,
=, II cannot be denied that capital Is
continually attempting, by the power of
money TO add TO accumulated millions
| by reducing the wages OF worl0npmnn
| TO q point which means for him and his
! family. starvation,
| Labor rs the modern samson ana has
! the power 10 pun down the temple of tho
! Phllisllurs tcapllnllSt) aud bury them In
! the rulns Of their ill.goilon gnlns 4
! dozen capitalists Ike Jay Gould can go
on Wall street and, by ID combination,
ruin thousands Of tho wealthy by raising
or lowering the price Of bonds and stocks,
by making "COrner' In any product
and place oven the necessities Of labor
beyond TIE rcnch Of The lollIng millions.
Onr country is practically In the same
! condition ns Italy was when lIicnSl made
his gIund speech ~ come not hero 10
talk You know too well the story of
your tltuIdom, The sun rlscs aud sets
upon u race OF Slaves The wording
clnsses In our country are subjects Of tho
most cruel and inhumnn tyranny cap.
lml
The usual methods OF the knights of
Labor are known Us "hoycotling aud
strikes" Boycoiling ln all cases il I'M.
reasonable aud unlawful, since II seeks TO
Interrupt aud stop NE sale OF certain
lines OF goods The usual result
OF such nsolcu attempts Is to
| Increase the sale OF such goods Further.
tho knights OF labor not only place
! themselves IN u ridiculous position, but
In over case Hud thomsclvos mpotcut TO
| accomplished their object, Byors us.
ualN purchase goods whore they can ret
the terms IN short, The Knights Of La.
hor VIII tlnd that bOycutting is a boom
ortug which South American llsu3 20
kllNn adversary and which usually NH,
the prrson who throws u The question
~ to lho illpglliy OF strikes depends
upon the circumstances under which they
occur
They ara lust aud proper when the
wages OF wOrklugmon are rcducod TO
the utmost limit In order 90 hll The
plcthouc pockets OF tho mllronarcs,
Worknpmcn have as good q right 90 live
as those who employ them, and, this
being the case, they should, "knowlnn
their rights, daro TO ualutNlp them"
Such cases should DO compromised hy
the payment of reasonable wages, H., the
day or month, aud by liking cormin
number of hours as days work
Tho Interruption Of the operation Of a
min or mandatory Is loss 10 The
owners aud the employees II seems that
Il would be hest FOR both 20 come TO
terms as s0ou a. possible II q gen,
cral system OF cooperation were
gradually put Ia operation, los
which, after certain number
of years OF connection with
enterprises those who show cNtNordlua.
~ Improvement IN manua sklll would
he pivon personal and financial lntcrcst
Ia the success OF The mauniNelorp. "
such ON arrangement could hc made.
which has In many places bconmo praoti.
cal strikes would soon hca thing OF The
past
Whom strikers use violence aud attempt
70 kccp others from working, they should
be- no longer under the protection of he
law, aud such demonstrations should bn
controlled, " necessary, bN armed force.
ilen Bntlcr has pconjly emerged itonl
the nhsrutliy to which he was vonsiano,l
after ClcyolandN election and rvneNS his
connection With politics by giving sonio
advice ia The knights OF Labor
~ 90 phlng M hnNeotling and
rely hcrraitcr upon The ballot.
Ben butler has betrayed every party to
which he has holoag, It, aud his advice Ia.
dieaivs that he Is still tuning HIS Stfabls.
mical oplic IN the'dirccllon Of the White
llouse II II, W fact a mere "sop 10
tofbcrus,n and should DO by those he
offers II 10, treated with scoralul uls.
dam
Beware lholl lNulnhts OF Labor, ol tol
lowing man who was q coward In war,
a brute Ia peace, aud who II stained
through with dlshpnor. Select leader
hka powdcrlY, who Is wise and able
man, who viii lead you ~ such way
thai you viii scuOrc VI too next congress
y suiiicicni representation 70 secure you
In your Rights 20 correct your wrongs aud
20 iolioyn "a lha oppression aud tyranny
Of The servants ~ Nnmmnn