Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-15

Stochh0ider.- Jim, fetch up that fire
brand.
Jim.--What frebrand, please, Sir?
S.-D0n't you now begin with your
silly questions. | mean that frebrand
who is turning the heads Of my honest
workmen; the fellow who wants to di.
vide all around. Fetch him up.
Yes, Sir. (Starts TO go)
Swat second, Jim Is Professor
Smith in the parlor with the ladies?
YES, Sir.
S.-Tell him, before you 90 down,
wish him to stay little longer, may
need him.
Yes, Sir. (ErH)
9Th, Stakeholder walks ncrvousy Up and
down the room, and from time to time takes
up n newspaper that lies on his desk, looks
into 1t. and drops II again. In a little while
the laborer John Hall enters, folio wed by JIM
Stake a seat, young man. | take
lively interest in you.
HaH.-To what may / ascribe this
honor?
S.-You are an Industrious young
man yet you are sadly going astray.
H.-How is that?
S.-You have joined notorious labor
organization, that advances the most
damnabie principles; and what is worse,
you are the leader of that organization
in this very neighborhood. Nor IL that
all. You furnish a certain paper which,
out OF kindness to you, prefer not to
name, with so-called Labor Reports and
Labor Items; and you are in open con
nection with that dirty sheet. Do not
attempt to deny 1t; such conduct would
indicate shocking degree of shameless
ness.
HI don't deny it.
s. - What, you do not even deny it
Are you willing to carry your shame on
your sleeves?
H--But ---
S. lnterupting.)- not contradict
me, young man. You only wind your.
self up more and more in your own
meshes. am willing to allow you half
dollar more every week, if you will
abandon your errors and keep quiet in
future.
III. 49, cannot accept your offer.
81 may even go SO far AZ to let you
have dollar more.
III, -- cannot accept that either.
S.-You seem to BIO Case hardened.
Very well | will prove to you that
what you say to the people at your NEE
tings ia sheer nonsense. have read in
the newspapers that you frequently
talk about the "ErplotdtiOn Of Lotb0r bv
Capitdf'. What do you mean by this
foolish phrase2
H.-By that expression | mean that
capital withholds Tor its own use the
lions share Of the product of labor,
which, by right, should wholly fail to
labor itself,
S.-lndeed? | propose TO prove to
you just the reverse OF that proposition.
1t is To this very end that sent for YOU.
HI am curious to hear you. Sir
S,-Do you admit that labor. power ii
q merchandise, whiCR, like all other Is
bought and sold in the market?
HI do Under the present condi-
tions it is.
S.-Do you not see that if | purchase
an article in the market | may Use it as
suits my convenience?
HI do.
Shat, for instance, i'll hire horse
for day, or in other words, if have
purchased the Use of that horse for a
whole day, none can deny me the right
of using the animal the whole day longY
D HI do.
- s, (Triumphdntlg) DO you not. then.
perceive that if have purchased GER
tain labor power in the market for the
term of week and at certain price.
called wages, it is but Just should be
entitled to the use Of it throughout the
term of week?
H.--No.
S. dumping up.l-How is that? How
dare you? letting himself dorrn dgui,s.)
Mol No! Keep your seat!
HI have not budged from my seat
S.--The zeal for good cause carried
me for moment away. Let us return
to the subject. What difference do you
imagine exists between Il nag and a la
borer? He who hired horse-that Is,
the power of that animals entitled 10
the use of that power. Likewise, he
who hires q iabOrer-that is the mans
labor-power-is for the same reason en-.
titled to the use of that labor power.
Don't you see that, jim?
il do, Sir Clearly
S.-That is right. Jim. jim is indeed
most intelligent fellow. am sure you
also agree now, do you not, my dear
Mr.. Hall?
HI can't say, do.
Show is that: Not yet; What diff
ference is there between the nag and
the laborer? | ask you, what difference
is there between the nag and the laborer?
H-Let us look the question closer in
the face.
S-Do! Speak out
H-Iou purchase raw material for
your mill, or rather, the director does
the purchasing. oyou not find that, 10y
the sale of your manufactures, the