Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-01

That depends upon the intentions of the
organizations. If that organization intends
to tyrannize over the whole field of labor
30 that no man can find work
at their trade who docs not belong to
their order, then ask what is the differ
ence between the tyranny of the many
and the tyranny of the few. When any
man in any branch of business is not at
liberty to hire helpers when and where
he pleases what has become of liberty,
whenever poor man is not at liberty to
hire out to any man or corporation which
will give him honorable employment and
work unmolested-what becomes of
liberty-whither has it feda But when
ever a corporation and its employers fall
out and cannot come to an agreement
ought. not the matter be referred to an
arbitration2 Certainly! But who shall be
the arbitrator, the state g. Is its
courts sole arbitratorss The state
through its legal representatives and
any other form of arbitration sets
aside the real functions of govern
be he priest, bishop or layman,
is usurper of functions which belong ex-
clusivelv to the states One word more
about arbitration. Whenever any individ-
ual chooses to stop work if the term for
which he is hired is completed, there is no
room for arbitration. He is at liberty to
| seek work where he pleases, and if the
state is not overthrown or suspended it
will protect him in the peaeeable enjoy
ment of his natural right, and whenever
| the officers of any corporation find it the
| interest of that corporation to discharge
| any man, if his term of service does not
extend further, it is the natural right of
| that corporation to do SO without any him
drance from any man or organization of
men, and if the state cannot protect that
corporation in their interest and
right, then the functions of that
state have been suspended, and
government, civil government, is
| a nullity Is it trife that the travel
| ling public should be jostled and held in
| suspense and commerce arrested while the
| state is held in allegiance waiting for strik-
ers and corporations to adjussthe difficulty!
| Friends, this nation of ours is honey
| combed from the Atlantic to the Pacific
with anarchy Capital organizes and labor
| organizes and each studies how to defeat
| the proper intentions of civil government
or assumes the functions which only be-
longs to the state. What do you think of
a religion which holds itself aloof from
these serious facts and spends it's time in
| contemplation or dreaming of a. golden
age and does nothing to help or usher in
| that 1onged for period. Bible religion
makes us law abiding men, not dreamers.
| telligence will think of challenging. Go
anywhere in these states where a
strike is in progress, where horse
| cars, or steam cars, are stopped and when
| the tracks are covered with sullen
and idle crowd ready to battle any honest
attempt to start those cars and I will de-
clare to you that one out of every four is
not Methodist, only here and there. will
you find Methodist men caught by that
craze. Only week ago this day the presi-
dent of a college in Brooklyn uttered these
words from the pulpit, MANY strikes
4 have done great good. A knowledge that
| And that reckless statement was received
by his hearers and by the public press
with congratulations. There is one
thought the speaker omitted. He forgot
to state in his sermon just when or where
strike had occurred in this country
which really profted the laborers or any
one else. Heaven save us from such pull
pits. Heaven save the laborine
man from such advisers. The
brickmakers strike threatens te
leave 100000 men without EN-
ployment for the fall and winter with
themselves and children half clad and hall
starved. To the honest workman, 1 say
beware of the walking delegates" for the
latter would much rather "walk'' thar
"work." The gospel of Jesus received
preached and embodied in just laws, trans
lated into every day life is the one and only
cure for this worlds trouble. 1t only cal
bring society back from its maniacal con
vulsions and it's demoniacal possessions
and place it in comfort and security at the
feet of Jesus, clothed and in its righ
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the following selection of scripture taking
from the morning lesson: Because they
rebelled against the words of God and con
temned the counsel of the most high
Therefore he brought down their hear
with labor, they fell down and there was
none to help. Then they cried unto tn
Lord in their trouble and he saved then