The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-09-09

the intended garrison of this fortress. This
garrsouing business with hired army was
without authority of law, and in violation
of the constitution of the United States, bear
in mind. There is point when reached
by insult and encroachment upon his rights,
at which the American citizen will always
fight. This point was reached when FIick
attempted TO land mercenary army in
Homestead. And the result was the same
here as in Wyoming and Occur d'Alene,
the invading mercenary troops were beaten
and captured. Again went up the appeal
from The corporation lyrants 10 government
for troops TO save them from the wrath they
had wantonly provoked. Again the hiled
hessians who had shed the blood of the cit.
liens are rescued and turned loose, red
handed by the constituted authorities of the
State.
From the mountains of Tennessee comes
the sound Of battle and it is between these
natural enemies, the citizens on one side
who demanded that their rights shall not be
invaded and the des ootic pretender on the
other side declaring that the 'plain people"
whom they employ have no rights that in.
corporated despotsm is bound TO respect.
Again the plutocratic barons of the mines
see their forces defeated and captured by
the enraged citizens and again the govern
ment is implored TO intercede in behalf of
the aggressors. Before the sound of battle
ceases in the Tennessee mountains the sky
is lurid with midnight flames at Buffalo,
and the railroad kings and their employees
are standing in battle array. The lnsolent
corporation finds itself powerless before its
wouldbe labor slaves and the state with
ready alacrity hastens TO the call of the
corporation 10 help it achieve the conquest
over the citizens who claim rights which
their employers shall respect.
1t will be noticed that in all these con-
tests happening at remote points far apart
and with no communication between them,
the parties engaged are the same, the cause
of quarrel between them is precisely the
same. The laborers complain that they
are oppressed, and an attempt made to tram
pie upon their rights. The corporations
claim that their employees have no rights
which they will acknowledge in matters of
business. That they are subject TO the will
of the corporation to be hired and discharged
at their imperial pleasue. These citizens
whose lot has drawn them within the power
of the corporations feel that their condition is
"a hopeless one leading steadily down to wage
slavery, which they must reach in a few
years at most, and stand side by side with
that horrible ''pauper labor" of Europe the
political corporation papers never tire
depicting TO them.
This is a war between classes that cannot
be checked. 1t is an irrepressible conflict,
which admits of no compromise. Again 1t
is written, this nation must be all free or
all slave" 1t is the conflict shifted from
chattle slavery and the plantation master,
to wage slavery and the corporation master.
The negro had no rights that The white
master was bound to respect, it was claimed,
and that claim was sustained by the decision
of the U. S. Supreme Court. The corpora
ton claims that its hirelings have no rights
within the limits of the corporations mar
row sphere, which it is bound to respect
and the law and courts substantially declare
tho oil &c fNho -, L.
destiny seems 10 have cast in the line of
wage slavery, feels instinctively that he is
the victim of injustice, but cannot clearly
point out the trouble, and he too often
blindly attempts to right his wrongs by
smashing things. This method will never
succeed. The corporations have carefully
secured all the laws on their side and their
every claim is founded in law, though NOT
always in justice. The laborer's demands
are founded in justice but are not acknowl-
edged in law. Hence the power Of the state
is invoked to put him down, and his only
hope of escaping the fate Of the wage slave is
by using intelllgertly the ballot. His labor
Unions haye steadily led him away from
this, bis only hope of escape from the i'm
pending danger. His Unions have betrayed
him and like blind Samson be has been
delivered by them into the hands of his
Philstan enemies. To right these growing
wrongs and ward off this approaching
danger the Peoples party has been organ
lied. A party of equal rights to ALL special
privileges TO none. A party whose cardi~
nal principles are "a government of the
people, for the people and by the people,"
believing that under no other can this
republic long endure.
The Peoples party offers the opportunity
of escape 10 all who labor and are heavy
laden, Will they embrace it or continue to
follow the teaching of blind or treacherous
leaders TO inevitable doom by dividing their
vote between the two old corporation man
aged parties? 1t is not the corporation
employees alone who are interested iu this
momentous struggle, but every member of
the industrial class In every branch of pro-
ductive industry, farmer, mechanic
artisan, merchant, all are in the same boat.
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