The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-24


for their labor.
lie object to that, and tho reason he
spoke of It now was that IL was known that
whenever thing was requested 10y GER
tain organization, the House did il and
hunted for reason TO do il.
Mr. McAdoo, of New Jersey, said that
the organization OF labor was the local re-
suit of the organization OF capital.
Mr. Buttorwouh said he thought so
himself
Mr. Farquhar, OF New York, said that
the gentlemen from Ohio had spoken OF
Independence diving in the last ditch for
the rights OF man. The worst cause on
Gods earth could die in the last ditch as
well rs the best. lilo dciicd any man in
this House TO say otherwise than that the
organized mechanics of the land had been
the men who had built up and kept up
the industries ol tho country. II they
were not organized they would he a mob
subject 10 the caprice Of capital aud TO its
ownership.
Mr. Butterworh said that he approved
OF the combination of labor, but he did
not approve of force being used to exclude
any American from any walk OF life or of
any calling. II was needless for members
TO shut their eyes to the fact that some OF
those organizations had starved widows
and orphans into compliance with their
bchcsls While no in no way objected to
organizations in the interest Of men wher-
ever aud whenever employed, he pro-
tested against those organizations for the
| purpose OF compelling obedience 10 their
high bchcsts, except by argument aud
moral suasion. lie had not suggested
l.0 L.. A. a. q A II.
TO tho introduction of lahor.saying ma
chincry, but he knew that sometimes mis-
| guided mon, under the belief that II was
| against their interest, had protested aud
| fought, even To the use of violence against
| their introduction. II was we'll known to
| the House that when some members were
| before II petitions had been circulated
| broadcast through the country aud
| brought here IN volumes and were used
as a political shibbolcth 10 induce the
! House 10 vote for that which H. judgment
| did not approve All he insisted upon
was that members should stand by their
deliberate judgment aud not Weld To the
suggestion that II would shorten their
| political life not to do No. Members could
| not shut their eyes To the TACT that
| this influence was too potent " their
NlAAANAH Nv NNhAN FNN NAllNN llNN lllNlll llNlNl
! New York fnrQuharl thatit wusnul ia him
nor could God Almighty put II In him To
| ho morr devoted To the sous OF labor who.
ever and wherever they were than he
! lButtcrwoHhl was. Hut he denied the
| right Oi any association to say 10 his boy
/ that lac should not elrn the trade ol his
father Against that right lac inycighcd.
| This was a country Who're right reason
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| politics yielded "a the trade winds set IN
motion here or there, just 80 long would
| free institutions be- m danger, not because
men did not know better, hut because
| they had not the courage to do better n
this House had done it, duty. the children
ut the men who had made und
kept the Republic would not be crowded
out Of employment by the ship loads
Of lazzroni nom Europe, who landed
| daily on our shopA Applause
Herr WIS tho real trouble The
| Trouble was not immigration. An inn
| igrnnt brought In cncpy. thought, some
money moral makeup, manhood, bat We
were having thrown upon our shores
every hour men who represented nothing
on Gods earth except an appetite, stum-
aCh aud au alimuntirv canal Laughter
| aud applause. Let Il not be- said tp him
| that his boy should not learn the trade of
his father. That was unjust, that was un.
! American, that was undvmnCmtIc. That
was nj war with the genius oi our insli,u-
tons Al men had the right 10 get their
bread. lie had the right, la defiance Ut
the rule OF any organization, to 10 a. his
friend aud say he wanted employment ior
/ himself and his BOYS, aud his friend bad
mo- right To say to him. 81 will employ
| YOU, but cannot employ your boy ON nc.
count Of the rules Of my organization "
/ Either that system would not survive. or
the Republic itself must perish. Ap-
plausc There had been timc IN the
country when moral aud intellectual worth
were the master NJ a mans standing That
standing had changed by system oi i'm.
migration that had tended Ia dilute our
moral makeup. our social makeup. our
/ political makeup. until We wcr nov the
mere bidders Tor the vicious who held the
balance II power Applause. Neither
llous. Of Congress had dared In the
| presence Of political necessity 10
/ stand by the homes Ut the coun-
/ try. Ito hoped that this Cungrrs,
would DO NJ before tho nssiDu
| was over. bat he protested that no aszp.
citation IN the world had the right IN pun
ish him aud slaryo him To death because
/ be- hired this man or that lie stood in
the presence Of mon who had helped tu
make the Republic. aud who know that
| the homes u the country were the s1urc
oi its power and VI ils prosperity There
/ WIS only ono way ~ bring general prose
/ porIty that WIS, the largest liberty tp 90
man 10 fyhl the battle Of life u best he
could, untmmmclci by system which
prevents hin from enjoying any right
| / Applause.
Mr. Grain, Of Texas. said that Il would
have been ma advantage tp tho Democratic
/ candidates ia The late election II thu gun.
| ilcmnn from Ohio had delivered himself
/ prior a. thr election oi the uttounra a.
which be- had gwen Won't today. aul IL b
/ were true lils va suggested 30 bin that
| the gentleman had ~ expressed himself,
/ was perfectly satisfied that those utter
nuccs bad not boon greeted with that rn.
/ thusiasiiC applause with which they had
been met today. Tho Republican party
| had posed ~ the advocate anl tho
champion of tho rights Of the laboung
/ men oi th1 county. Today. after the
election, he which the labonng men. by
casting their ballots iuf tic Republican
candidates. bad elected them, ono of tho
most distinguished representatives, NJ that
party on the llOor II the House was found
attacking the lahorng men, became, FOR.
| FDIth, they had done what capital had
done organized themselves Tor their own
protection II h1l been asserted repeat.
Odly boy gentlemen Who spoke DO behalf II
thr protective system that high wages
were attributable tO that system. llu
vonufld iO say that the reason Why the
.ahorug men Of the country had been
able tu attain thc rate Of wages they nov