The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-05-09
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Practical Philosophy Worth studyinG,
RD, NEws'DEMo0RATl II ia said
that 4. w. Powderly was In tho habit
Of breaking glnger'ale bottles after
drinking his ale in order 10 furnish labor
an opportunity 10 make mora bottles,
Suppose one bottle iA worth two
cents, We can 500 this would neceal
tate making a new bottle, but we don't
800 that the owner OF tho bottle was
about 10 buy a pair OF shoe strings,
which he now fOregoea. Thus while
labor 10 furnished an opportunity 10
10 make a two cent bottle, labor ID de-
priyed OF the opportunity OF making
pair Of shoe atringa, and ono man 10
two cents poorer and poverty 10 al
ways an injury 10 labor, A widow
woman ut the wash tub, labora ono day
for one dollar, with which ahe intends
10 buy her boy pair OF shoes, az he has
no shoes 10 gOtO school. But, accident
ly the boy breaks q large pane OF glass,
which costs her ono dollar 10 replace,
We can see that this furnishes an OPP
pOrtunity for the glass maker tho mer'
chant, and the painter, but We SEQ that
the tanner, the merchant and tho shoe
maker, loses their opportunity, while
tho 10y must stay out OF school, and the
woman Is one dollar poorer, While
poverty Ia always an injury 10 labor,
An old building takes fire and burns
down, ByBtanders say ita a good
thing, now a new building will be erect.
cd. This will fuanlah an opportunity for
different CLASSES Of laborera, Thia We
see, but we don't see that the owner IL
impoverished just the worth OF that old
building, and 10 unable ~ employ other
labor TO that extent, or the Insurance
company loses, The result ia the samei
but II will be said money will be got "
erect u new building, This may be,but
the money got 10 erect u new building,
cannot employ labor IN some other
capacity at thG same Time,
Money ID seldom idle. III II 10 depoa'
tied In the bank the banker lends II 10
somebody. Money must be employ Ing
labor all the while or II loses lts utter
est, Special legislation or social C0ndl'
tiOn may enable money 10 grind lthnr,
but emyloy labor II must, If II doea
not, II IL because the wealth Is lacking
10 back II, or the natural resources are
m0nOPolyzed which prevents II,
Now carry this up TO the great Chica
20 fire, We can 500 q great opportunity
furnished for all kinds Of labor, On
the surface we 500 q Ged send for labor
but We fail 10 sec below the surface,
Chicago Is impoverished hundreds Of
millions OF dollars worth Of wealth,
that labor, which produces all wealth
must make good, Chicago must borrow
from New York hundreds Of millions
Of dollars, which amount must be drawn
from labor every II or 10 years, 70
pay the interest The incident that
appeared TO be q God send for
labor has enabled many 10 become NIL
lionalres, which was also drawn from
the labor OF Chicago. And the history
OF Chicago since The lre proves that
there 10 something that Affects labor be-
sides what Ia seen on tho surface.
Garry this still higher 10 our late Re-
belliOn. The wealth destroyed amount
ed 10 billions. This, like every other
wealth destroyed, shows IN opportunity
for labor, just In proportion M the do
structlon is great or small, and while
labor and business are both elated with
what they can see, but they fail 10 see
what will take place when the reaction
sets In. The nation was impoverished
several billions, which must again be
drawn from labor Not only must
labor make the loss good 10 the country,
but II has enabled thousands Of indi.
vlduals 10 becom, milli0naires, all OF
which 10 drawn from labor.
We see that money employs labor,
but We fail to see that II Is necessary 10
have wealth before we have money, as
money rs simply the representative OF
wealth.
We can see that the destruction of
wealth NJ first furnishes opportunities
for labor, while we fail TO see that the
destruction Of wealth increases poverty,
and poverty never employs labor nor
benefits business.
SO much for the destruction Of
wealth, as II affects labor.
Now for production. Assuming that
wealth Is u benefit; That which In.
creases the wealth of the masses bene.
llta the masses. IL Is claimed that If
the tariff on tin was doubled and as we
have the material for making tin In
this country 10000 idle men could be
employed In the manufacture of tin,
We can see that labor would be employ
ed In the manufacture of tin, while we
fail 10 sec that doubling the price Of
tin, would perhaps throw more than
10000 timers out of employment, ~
less tin would be used, while farmers
and the masses would be impoverished
to the amount they were compelled TO
pay more for their tin ware. Tin man.
ufacturers would be enriched, while the
masses would be impoverished, and
poverty don't employ labor
This one illustration tells the story Of !
every other protected industry. Pro.
lection increases the price of commodi
ties. Thus decreasing, rather than in
the demand for labor IL cen.
tralizes the wealth of the nation In the |
hands Of the few, thus placing the |
masses at the mercy Of the bosses.
Free the natural resources 10 both
labor and capital; give us absolute free
trade, and theworld for market, and
our American enterprise and industry
and natural resources, will I'LL our
coasts with ship, builders, the high seas
with ships and sailors, our farms with
laborers and our stores with clerks.
Thus the masses would be enriched;
and wealth employs labor. Then every
thing that is able to produce wealth,
would be benefit TO the nation and TO
the people, Then could we begin TO see
that the interest Of one, is the concern
Of all. A. j, KNIT.