The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-09

LabOr-Its \ clsievements and Me-
ce6atttes.

Achievements and Me-,
cessittes.
The great question Of which shall take
the supremacy capital or labor -is :
plant OF slow growth. but Il surely as-.
cunning gigantic proportions. In the
early days Of she United States the for
mer did not figure very conspicuously.
for iss progsnitor. labor, was but . youth
lie Influences 60 the States
bordering on the Atlantic. But under
the benign influence Of liberty, which
inspired our ancestors 10 strike the bio -
that felied the shackeIs from their wrists,
that bound them to IN eastern mon
|archy, labor broadened its douiinions.
until II transformed . wiIdernesss--
|tracklese. hut for the paths Of savage In
diane. n0iseless. but for the howl Of
wolves and the moan Of Winda ao they
swept through the boughs Of the forests
Into Z blooming and beautiful garden.
v ish rAilroads and thorough
flares dotted bither and thltber with
beautiful vilIages and cities, that have
sprunR mp - n BY wand Of enchantment-
labor h.s done alI Of this. But Il has
done more. The beautiful chain Of In
land sesa on the north. aud the mighty
network Of rivers that yielded their
IrirpIing bosom only 10 the canoe Of the
Issvsge. they seemed 70 have no other
ln,ission than to speed rapidly on. till
their silverv waveless commineIed With
lthe deep blue waters OF the ocean; but
Ito-dav the same waters bear miIlfOns Of
Iproducss OF labor on their bosoms to the
ses. and their bsnks. that were yielded
Ionly 20 the deer and buffalo, are nov
THE sites of marts OF industry, thronged
!by people from every CLINE, who have
lcome hither % enjoy the bleeaiURs oi
Ilibertv. Labor did Ill this and more.
THE hills and valleys Of this highly
favored country are fairly bristled BY
1.-THE spires OF churchee and school housee
the former calling With its deep-toned
Ihelia. reminding us Of Him who died
upon the rugged cross Tor our salvation,
1.-The latter calling the youth of The land
Ito the place Of Instruction and educa-
tion, that they may Be able to play their
parf in the great drsma Of life, snd settle
upon the side Of virtne and e0briety.
Labor erected al these spires and tow
|ers: yes how often are their families
deprived OF the nee Of either by reason
of poversyi
Labor buiIds palaces and erects man
sions ye1 u inhsbits buis and hoveis!
| Dut q has done more than oil Of this
| Il created capital The very power
that hss shrottIed lsbor and . attempt
ling 20 PROSTATE IL. ID child Of labor
without labor capital could never have
existed. Labor 10 the creator, and not
1.-The creature of capital. Labor u tbs
parent and capital 10 The child. But tht
Irhild has sscome insubordinate. And
'she sooner q i taught the lessoas q
lsubmissivenees and suboS dinasjOa, ths
betser it will b for oil parties con.
lcerned.
In Abraham Llncoin's message 70 Con.
'Igress IN the year lso1 lSee Barrels liis
lof Lincoln, pages 3O9 and 3l0) be said
l~Ihere u one point 10 which l aek a.
ltention; Il il the effort 10 place capita
lon IN equal footing with, IL not above
'Ilsbor In the structure Of the govern.
n,ens. bid the lsboring people bewsrs
lof surrenderinga power which they a.
READY possess. and which, IL fsurrendered
n sill surely be used 70 close the door Oi
advancement 20 such q they, and A.
new disabiI:sies and burdens upon then
Until all Of liberty shall be lost
1 These are the words Of the Immortal
.lLiproIn. A quarter Of : century haG
IpSssed since this prophetic warning Waa
given BY man In position % know,
and honest enough 20 speak bic convic-
lssons. Let me ask, does the experiences
lof labor since lincoln made this slate
meni justify III II %. no grsver ques-
ltion ever sgiisted the mIDds Of the
lAmerican people than the one we ars
discursing. NJ. Lincoln said there was
On effort 10 place capital upon sa eqnsI
Isoosing with, II not shove labor. do
II sound : false alarm to-day, when
II say their efiorts have been
euccessful in placing capital above
labor IL the structure Of the
governmentP II I do not. then b u
mot time for labor 10 arouse from the
state Of leshsrgy u hes % long occupied,
land utilize the power which they noW
Ipossess, but which u surrendered, will
|be used 70 Close the doors Of advances
Iment 10 such q they, end az new die
lsbiIisies and burdeWs Upon them until
sIl u liberty sbsIl b lossir
i do not wish 70 b. considered IN
slss miss. bot : glsnce into the future
Ic0Rvinces me that 10 the Iabcring eIe-
Imeut ' ould avoid the seridOm that
Ichsrnrterisrs the lower cIasses Of people
lin some Of the older 0sases of Europe
They m0st begis nov, sad guard with
sigiIsuce, their rights end interesse
Osgsnies thoroughly everywhere With
Iout oryaaisaeion there can b no unity d
action. hut do not Organise ios stEikee
IOr rioss; they only delay, asd do moi
acceIorsle the object of organissti0a'
while they nav gala the sympathy q z
|few, they will gain The prejudice Of
'lgreat many. Besides. they sre striking
III tle branch, and not The root Of The
evil. The primary object Of oressiea'
lltioa should b % cOrvect legislatioo,
ICisss legislstion u what has made Z
Gould, : Payne, and Vanderbilt : pos'
liability. And strikes aud riots csn nev'
,|er usmake them. Capitalize are thor
oughly Organised. and when they deem
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