Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-29
Significant Utterance. from PowderIy.

Significant Utterances from POwderly.
Mr.. POwderly's utteranceS are read with
interest by all, whether they are approved
or not, he being at the front of one Of tn,
opposing armies in the labor conflict. and
therefore most significant article from hi,
pen which will appear in the May issue ot
the North American Rerictr. will com.
mand very general attention Mr.. Pow.
DERBY declares that, although strikes and
labCr troubles prevail widely, iust
now, matters would have been
much worse if il had not been
for the existence Of the Knights of Labor.
and We may add that We believe that things
would now be in much better condition if
Mr.. POwderly had been enabled to com
mand the constitutional obedience of Il Ger
tain large element in his own ranks. We
quote from the Rcrjctr as follows:
This organization on the part o: the laborer.
says Mr. PoWderiy, is a nact of self projection
and Is IN the natural order of things. In a
country VIII every man, no matter how hum
bic. - taught from his infancy that he Stands
the equal OF all other MEN. il Is but natural for
a citizen who - given TO understand that he
must patrunlZr certain store. or that he can
not Join "A certain SDClTty. 10 feel FESTIVE: and
wherr 80 much is promised and 50 little oh
JaInrd, men are apt 10 lose faith in a law-mak
ing system which Obliges the workman himself
Ia bfComr complainant and Prosecutor in
cases Nhtrr the laws are violated 10 his drtri
m-nt. Thus the wOrkingmen band together
for mutual protection.
We quote further from this periodical
and commend these words of the most
prominent, most powerful and most couser, =
atiye leader of the wOrkingmen in America
Ia the careful consideration of all employ-
trS and their men. and of the general pub
lie:
The end for which they all should strive. Mr.
Puwdcrly believes. is 10 lessen the hours of Ia
bur throughout the nation, SO that the t0ilrrs
may have moTr time in which 10 learn the sci
ence Of self government. In order 10 do This
The employer and employed must uo longer
stand apart. The barriers OF pride caste
greed. hatred and bitterness must be torn
down. says hr. The Wurkingman and his
ttnplnN-T must meet face Ia face they must
dis"uSs every detail in the management of th.
concerns they are Jointly operating. No sacri-
fee 0f principle on the one hand or Of man
hood on the other need attend such a
transaction. In the management Of great or
small concerns each gr evance. each trouble
or difference, whether in relation To disciDIine
or wages. should be talked over in concilia
tory sDirit and arbitrated. Joint boards Of ar
btrati0u should he formed between manu-
iacturers ana "orkntn all over the country.
Each party should devote considerable time
To IN" Derfecting of the plane best suited 10
their interests or surroundings. for rules gov
erning one ease or locality might not work we'll
ia another. Having, after careful del Iteration,
agreed upon the rules. each party should sign
the articles Of agreement, binding itself a.
abide 10y them until changed by consent Of
both. Agreements Of this kind will be- the
means Of settling differences as they ari Sc and
with their Inauguration strikes. IOckOutS and
bOycofts will not be entered upon so readily
and. II ever called into play, then only As the
very last resort