San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-17
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FRIDAY. AUGUST, II, 1888.
Chapter to Workingmen.
Written for the LIGHT.

The idea of the workingmen put
ting a distinct national ticket in the
field, is supremacy ridiculous in itself,
and will prove prejudicial to the
cause they have at heart. They call
not hone to secure the electoral vote
of a single state in the Union. What
then will it profit them TO run pres1-
Dental ticket? No ticket put out by
a class of citizens, hoped and band
ed together by the obligations of
secret labor organizations, and de-
manding class legislation, can be
crowned with success, because the
majority of American people enter
tain profound distrust of these labor
organizations. Instead of running
separate ticket, workingmen should
align themselves with the repub-
lican party, which has always
shown itself to be heartily
the friend of the laUoring class, and
endeavor to procure through the
republicans proper remedial legisla-
ton. Every rational laborer in the
Union, who does his own thinking, is
bound to realize, that it is to his in
terest to have American manufactures
extended and multiplied, as this
would augment the demand, for
labor. The declaration about protec-
ton building up monopolies is abso-
lutte nonsense. 1t does nothing Of the
kind. A monopoly is where one man or
one company has by law, an exclusive
right to prosecute particular bust
ness, or calling, every man, If he has
the requisite capital, or can organize
a joint stock company, may embark in
any branch of manufacture, or build
railroad, hence there are in truth
no mOnonOlies in the Union
and all the vehement denunciatiOns of
monopolies are merely the cant OF
jawsmiths and agitators. There is not
single monopoly in the United
States; the corporations are the great
foes to public liberty as we'll as to the
rights of labOring men, yet any body
of citizens may organize joint stock
company with corporate power and
franchises.
The wOrkingmen cannot accomplish
any amelioration of their condition by
agonizing the other portions of the
community. This is seif-evident
proposition and it is strange work
lily ultu NtO llOI ltdllLC us Il ulll anu
adjust their acts and plans in accord
ance with it, as common sense dictates
they should do. Again, workingmen
are themselves unable to act unitedly
from the diversity of interest which
exists among them, circumstance
that sets in a stronger light the folly
Of their putting a separate national
ticket in the field. In 1854, they
failed most signally to cast their full
vote for Gen. Butler who was their
chosen leader.
Now, workingmen should vote with
the republicans and endeavOr to in
duce them to pass necessary remedial
legislation in the shape of a board Of
arbitration for the settlement of dis
putes between themselves and their
employers. Strikes are unions. They
are revolutionary. A board of arbitra-
ton would prevent them, in n great
measure, as well as dissolve the labor
organizations now ruling workingmen
with a rod of iron and destroying all
feeling of individual manhood and
personal freedom. Cooperation is the
only solution of the labor troubles
affecting the country. Tony.