Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-05

uises viii have been 50 long established
and the operatives not havihg any 9TH
er business To Zee to, that il will b. Ia
the power Of any one man in town to
reduce the wages; and all the other
manufacturers must follow. Then,
when you are goaded With reductions
and willing to heo your country, France
aud America win receive YOU with
0p1n arms, and then farewell 10 our
commercial state. II ever IL does arr
rive 70 this pitch, parliament, = It be
not then sitting, ought 10 be called to-
gothor and u it cannot redress your
grievances, It's power is at an end. Tell
me not that parliament cannoG ii Is
omnipotent TO protect
How forOibly this languarge applies
now TO our own country aud how
earnestly the warning should be heedcd
by the constituted authorities, The
supreme law OF the land should I've vim
dicated and enforced and ample proioc.
tion should be offered to Legitimate COM
peting corporations as we'll as To the
laboriug classes against INSCRIPTIONS
monopoli9s, 10 would be also u humane
measure n tho government interposed
It's authority in iorbidding both capital
lists and parents 20 employ children
under certain age and az period Of
lie which ought TO bo devoted 20 thcir
physical, intellectual and moral dc.
vclopmcnt
But II labor organizations have
rights 20 Dc yindicatcd and grievances
20 I've rodrcssed 10 is manifest that they
have also saorcd obligations "a he full
filled and dangers TO guard against
As these societies are composed Of
members very formidable In numbers,
varied IN character, temperament and
nationality, thoy are moro liable
! 70 disintegatim Ia the nature of
things, more uuwieldF, more difficult
| 10 manage, than corporations Of CAPT.
talists, and they have need Of leaders
possessed Of great iirmness, tact and
superior executive ability who viii
honestly aim at consulting tho welfare
of the society they represent without
| infringing on thoir employers.
They should exercise unccnsiug vigl,
lance securing their body from dcma-
! gogues who would make II subserviunt
| to their own selfish ends, or convert IL
into political engine.
They should be also Jealous OF the
| reputation and good name OF the rank
! and lille Of the society AS well as Of rs
! chosen leaders. For whilo the organ
| izatlOn is euObled and commands the
| respect OF the public By the moral and
| civic virtues OF It's members, the auad-
| dalOus and unworthy conduct OF cyen
| few Of them Is apt TO bring reproach on
| the whole body, aud 20 excite the dis
| trust ol the community, They should
! therefore be careful 10 exclude from
! thoir ranks that turbulent element COM
posed Of men who boldly preach
the gospel Of anarchy, socialism
and nihilism; those land pirates
| who are preying on tho industry,
commerce aud trade Of the country,
| Whose mission Is 10 pull down and not
! build up; who, instead of unfolding tho
| hands Of the government that protects
! them, are bent on It's destruction, and
instead of blessing the mother that
| opens her arms TO welcome thom, insult
and defy her. II such rcyolutionists
had their way, despotism would sup
| plant Legitimate authority, license
gaunt poverty would stalk throughout
thu lind.
am persuaded that the system Of
boycottlng by which members OF La
bur.unlons are instructed not TO patrou-
We certain obnoxious business houses,
is not only disapprOvod OF by an inn
partial public sentiment, but that 10
does not commend itself 10 the moro
thoughtful and conservative portion
| OF the guilds themselves. Every man
Is FREQ indeed 10 select the establish
mout with which he wishes to deal and
in purchasing from one IN preference 10
another he Is not violating Justice.
But the case rs altered whom by man-
date he Is debarred from buying from u
particular firm. Such "A prohibition us
sail The liberty On be purchaser and
tho rights OF tho seller, and is an unwar,
ranted invasion Of the commercial priv
ilegos guaranteed by tho government to
business concerns and II such IA social us-
tracism weregenvrally In vogue pro-
cess Of retaliation would naturally fol-
low, the current Of mercantile inter-
course would By checked, every centre
OF population would bo divided into
hostile camps aud the good feeling
which ought 70 prevail In every COM
munity would be seriously impaired.
Live and lot liven Is wise maxim
dictated alike by tho law OF trade and
by christian charity.
Experience has shown that Strikes
are drastic. and, al host very ques-
tiUnnble remedy for the redress Of the
labOrer'5 grievances, They parulyze
industry, they often fomont fierce pas.
siOns and lead 10 the destruction OF
| property, and above all, they result
In iullicting grieyOus Injury on the
laborcr himself by keeping him
ia enforced idlencss, during which
his mind Is cloudcd by discomfort
| while brOodinR over his situation, and
his family not unirequently suffers from
the want Of even tho nccQssarles OF life.
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