Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-03-19
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the mount and piomlsed hlm the
" ,tll II be would acknuw ledl,. nj
l.risuce, when u p,etsnds To Lee the
friend 81 workingmen. nnd nj the
same time opposes every al. gestiob
Tor bis relief Tho devil had no
world 10 give. nor has our conien,
pora,y any sympathy 10 he~tu~.
bound NJ ~ Is by interests and ue
winch cannot by any means lie N ale
Ia haimonize with the ,tloIts Tor ia.
advancement Of labor
notwithstanding ouI Gov' rnmeni
i. founded upon the broadcast prIpci.
les II equality tina, til. first of the
eel evident truths 81 unciai,d ~
hat Declaration upon which 1t rests
nfIirms that :" all men are created free
and equal" there immediately rrsng
up party under the new Govern
ment which. II II did not preclsel,
favor singly rule. ord,ayorod to
build up and perpe,uats n privileged
class. with quite as marked charac-
tetisiics "a The dividing llnes Of caste
under governments Of hereditary
rule. This element found expression
oi ,,s principles under tho leader
ship ~ Hamilton aud the Federal
party. II opposed the Amendments
TO the Constitution for the guarantee
Of freedom OF NJ eech and the press
aud 20 secure religious freedom.
Later on II favored a strong govern.
ment aud high tariff. both Of
which principles originate from the
same aris,ocrsiic feeling which tails
on 10 the nobility 81 Tho old world
and endsavors TO iind recognition d,
the present day. The European.
monarrhiai idea that The ability TO
govern must nece' saiIly be inher,ted
and thai the American people. In dc
fault u u titled nobility. had no ma.
ter.al upon which nation could be
built, found determined advocates
under Wasliinglon's Administration.
aud has cropped out ever since IN
the parties which have battled
against the spirit OF true Democracy.
HIT we digrcs.. Tho Partisan IL
tho subject we now wish TO dissect.
Its article OF tho 9th instant will be
made the topic Tor class instruction.
Let ~ see of what material the adj
pose tissue Ia composed. II says
"our sympashies ara nil with the
laboring man. We can chesrfully
uphold any demand made In his
name. lawfully. respectfully. de-
Gently. But" /. continues, :" he
must quit agitation aud address him.
self. ia . sensible way. 10 the just
settlement Of the ills he complains
Of" There must be Ils. then, and
grievoas ones too. for the Partisan
comedies ~ much when II, with such
. show Of magnanimity. extends its
sympathy 10 tho workingmen. But
u there are Ills there must DO q
cause; II there In . cause. IL should DO
removed. aud ~ the logical sequence
the ills will cease. hut what remedy
does tho Partisan proposes Abso.
lutsly none, or 81 least none that are
new: only means that have been tried
and have proven, without The life
snd vigos Of united aud decisive co.
operation. 10 DO invariably abortive.
II proposes TO coax capital 10 recog.
miss the claims Of labor aud 10 deal
justly by The workingmsr. Has not
this been done from time immemor.
ialf And has no. the dignity OF labor
been . theme for airing professional
rhetoric ever since the record has
been kepts But has II ever been
shown that the pleadiugs Of labor
or the pla,itudes Of professed friends
have put potatoes In the pot or
bread aud butter on tho board
still the Purf,san, when thovo In q
demand for bread, prefers this stone.
II says 10 the Knights Of Labor,
I'VE know nothing Of the workings,
tho intentions or tho principles Of
your ORDER" but you must "quii
agitation, aud address. yourselves in
= sensibls way 10 the settlement OF
tho Ills you complain of." This nd.
vico Ia u the nature Of that which Il
IL more blessed 10 give than roceive.
II says Ia msn whoss eyes are con
stansly fixed on poverty. Don't use
your brains. va will 10 the thinking
for you. don't agitate. II ia unproGt
able; don't get excited. on you may
say or do something that will offend
capital. and then what will become
Of your
Now in tho name Of reason we ask
how can the laborer prefer his 70.
quest for The correction of 90 eigan.
tic IN evil. lawfully. respectfully.
dscen,ly," without sufficient agita.
ton TO awaken thought OF the justice
Of his claim How can no seek 70.
lief from the lila he complains Of
without co-operationS Has hs not
time and again demanded Just rscog-
milton Of his claim 10 earn an honest
livelihood. without the slightest con.