Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-12
THE POSITION OF LABOR
THOMAS B MAGulRE's VIEWS ON
AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.

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blne and Objects 10 the saloons.
Labor from political standpoint was
the subject Of Thomas b. McGulre's lee
ture at the Institute Hall last evening.
Politics he said were the science Of gev
ernments When the workingman asks
the politician for rights, he is told to leave
that to us and unfortunately II has been
left with them until their limbs are
around the workingmans neck, and he
has been made the victim of politician
and capitalist. He found fault with the
system that permits great fortunes to be
amassed by few while the great masses
were ground down by the drones of the
community.
There are different forms of slavery
most Of which come through politics. and
by politics they must be amended In
order TO do this both parties must be
fought. The Democratic party cuts
down the wages as fast as the Repub-
lican party. Every few years there are
changes in Congress- but still the labor
ing man was unidentified, and when
Congressman OF either party, after
making ante election promises were APP
preached they claimed that their time
was too limited to think OF the working
man. A foreign labor law was passed
which was imperative. Both parties
were alike to the worklngman. In the
South the Democratic party Is the aristo
cratic party, while In the North the case
is reversed The speaker here Illustrated
political speaker addressing an audience
during which be caused the audience TO
laugh heartily at his own mimiory.
political speaker was very profuse In
platitudes, but he never spoke Of the
trusts which are crushing the working
man, and sapping bis very existence.
The land Of the country has been given
away to railroads and capitalists. English
syndicates bought 6000,0 600 acres in
Texas, to be held in trust aud which they
will hold over the heads of nations yet
unborn. Our Congress gave Jay Gould
go, 600. 900 acres and $50 900, 600 20 build
a railroad This was done by the Re-
publican party, and a Democratic party
appointed q commission to .investigate Il,
One of the com ,nitteemen was Charles
Francis Adams Of Massachusetts,. and
before the Investigations were diminished,
MIR Adams was elected president Of the
railroad company
class of millionaires is being built
up. Capitalists are the law makers
Caucus Names the ticket and the
workingmau votes it BE did not fad
fault with the capitalists, but he
did with the system which made them
possible Speaking Of the defeat Of the
Silver bill, he said Secretary Window
stated prior to his death that II all the
money of the country was divided up
} each person would have 1928 80 This
was hardly enough to support the
community. There was a panic the
other day because Jay Gould aud
> others drew out mi lions OF dollars
/ Money became scarce. and the upshot OF
| It ali was that Jay Gould could few
days afterward purchase the Pacific
J railway This was because silver was
! not free and millionRires controlled tbs
. country's capital An employer vii
spend the wages of q workingmRn II
: cigars and then denounce him If he asks
for more wages.
n Speaking Of politicians he related the
y story of the gentleman who wanted X
a give his son 4 profession and TO enable
She boy to choose 1t, he put an apple,
d dollar ard Bible In a room to which thu
e boy was to go Now, said the old man, Il
i he takes the dollar he will be lawyer u
d be eats the apple, farmer, while II he
reads the Bible l will make Of him q
i clergyman The boy went to the room
d and ~hen the father found him he sat on
!, the Bible. eating the apple with the
dollar in his pocket Oh, said the old
; a an You are hog / will make of you
> politician. He was right The Profes
Q sional politician was a hog who wanted
i everything for himself and nothing FOL
n others. About IS, 600. 900 of the popula
ton Of the United States support the
+ total 60 600, 600, yet there are no laws b,
y protect the workingman against tn,
d rapacity of capitalists, and why WAS this
% Because the politician was bought by thu
+, capitalist and he made one law for tn,
! rich and another for the poor. /
+. Is conspiracy for man K
3 be labor agitator, while thu
+ railroad magnates aud coal barons car
!, come together and arrange the scale o
= wages. During the last Presidential
election there was tariff for breakfast
It dinner and supper, with free trade be-
: tween meals. Here ne illustrated pro.
& tetcionist and free trader speechmaking
q and the arguments used by both, TO tht
great delight Of the audience He also
gave an exhibition OF two men arguing
politics on the streets, which culmina cd
J in each calling the other fool Tins
, part Of the recital created intense amuse
!, ment Continuing, he said; Wages
I | were ulBueSD WUcio tuett WIS uhNhutAh
Q ton well disciplined, and a good treas
7 ury, and tais was illustrated by com
: parison Of the nod carriers with the
machinists
The object OF the labor movement wal
to abolish physical, moral, mental pov-
3 erty, because poverty produces crime anc
: crime Is sin. Physical poverty is wrong
!, and must be abolished The hours Of
2 labor must be shortened. There was but
y forty cents day between virtue and pros
7 titution, as many women shirt makers
. earn so much AT the close he delivered
a strong exhortation to the worlSingmer
to keep away from barrooms, which de
q banched and demoralized them
Y morally, mentally and physically
merchant or manufacturer, be said,
? put his products in the window or at tbs
door for exhibition, but a saloon keeper
= never put drunken man in the window
r This lecture was one Of the most enter
y tanning addresses delivered in this city
for long time. 1t was pregnant with
wholesome truths, replete with argu
ments. abounded in humor and was in
4 tensely pithy Although he spoke FOL
3 two hours. yet no one grew tired moi
8 did anybody think he had been speaking
/ half the time. Everybody left the hal
! pleased with their entertainer
+ Boys school Literary Society.
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