Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-09-03
THE LABOR QUESTION.

Editor Herald The Homestead affair
has been an object lesson of momentous |
magnitude, one in which every Ameri-
can citizen ought to feel deep interest, T
and true solution of the conditions that I
create them should be of the first con-
sideration in the minds of the people. |
There is cause for the conflicts that
arise between Labor and Capital to get
at it is the mission | am pennfng this
article for. l will accept the cuIient
accounts OF the relation existing between
the two in this particular case, to illus
trate what presents itself to my mind as
the difficulty in this one. | will first
accept the pay rolls of the 8 800 men en-
ployed by that firm, aggregating 81
400, 900 annually, averaging S52 per
month, compared with Mr.. Frick s in
come annually of SO 900 600 90. averag-
ing him Sl66, 666, sos per month. This
contract of the monthly receipts of the
two factors constituting the products of
this vast institution is but one of a sys-
tenn of industries throughout our broad
land. The first question for considera-
ton is whether or not there exists
basis of equity between the two factors
above named. The view will be pre-
scented that the capital belongs to the
firm and their right to use the same
should be unquestioned in every par
ticular. But in the absence of equity of
receipts as to the results of the two fac
tors constituting the productive forces
of the factory, there is this phase of the
question presented for consideration
LIST, The Mckinley schedule protects the
out put of the Mills the patents upon
their products protect them in that
line, hence there are two lines of
protection that to certain extent make
them wards and clients of the govern
ment. There is another feature of the
case, the laws of the State are expected
to protect them. The capitalists in per-
son and property, then become wards
and clients of the State. now contend
that they in view of the surroundings
shall not be permitted to create condi-
ton whereby they may place the COM
munity in which they operate in a
disordered state without being amena-
BILE to the law aud any expense 10 State
or National government by the military
arm shall be borne by them in every
instance where they have omitted to
make settlement by arbitration by a
board selected by disputsnts. | make
this claim on the basis of the fact of their
relation TO the government under the
statutes for their protection. The labor
ing men of this country constitute the
great ann Of creative wealth as well as
the great arm of the military strength
when called 10 settle disputes in that
line with physical force. Behold their
condition when placed in competition
with organized capital.-no Mckinley
schedule against emigration. no patent
laws no State laws to protect organized
labor : but we find instead the capitalistic
press pointing the finger of scorn and
ridicule at them and cali them any and
all of tbecOntemptuous pane S the English
vocabulary will furnish. The Knights
of Labor, the Amalgamated Association,
and host OF others of kindred charac-
ter, and lastly though not least in our
common wealth the Haysesd with all
the contempt that billingsgate system
can produce and while am discussing
the farmer l would like to know why
our politicians who did not possess in
genulty enough to devise "a ballot sys
tenn without going to Australia. that
they did not have intelligence
enough to bring their sub treasury sys
tenn along with it. According to a cen
sus report of 1890 the voting population
of our country is 20, 000,0 900 and 15.000,-
600 of them are engaged in agriculture.
This fact seems to me to be sufficient to
demonstrate that it is the result of in
difference or prejudice upon their part
that they do not correct the evils of
monopoiies. The tariff issue | will not
! discuss for the reason that it is a ques
| ton over a century old and the fact
| that the anthracite coal interest and ar
ticle not on the protected list, has been
advanced in the midst of prevailing 10 "
prices, show to me there are other rea
SONS controlling them. The native popu-
lation of our country are 10 per cent. of
them protective tariff people; 20 per
| cent. with the balance of a foreign ela
ment make up the tariff for revenue or
free trade element These factors be-
ing the weapons of the two old parties
will be rehashed by them to the satisfac-
ton of all. now come to the remedyfor
the evils. few years after the demone
| tization of silver, when its baneful eff
fects began to be felt and depression in
values began TO pervade the land, the
brilliant intellect in the Republican party
advised the growing of two blades of
grass where one grew before without
provision or its disposal. Up sprung the
wise men in the Democrats party & said
/ it was the result of over production and
their panacea was sell in the markets of
the world and we will achieve glorious
prosperity. Now we have tried to fol-
low both without relief if l can view
the case impartially, the present price
of the products of the farm ought to be
a stimulant to the farmer 20 step aside
and investigate the true cause of depres-
sion 10 values. The RECOMMENDATION of
silver ought to be the imperative de-
mand of every producer in the land.
! There are but three dollars per capita of
either of the precious metals in the ha
bitabie world, the allegation of Euro
pean dump of silver is as faliacious as
anything can possibly be and any man
of any intelligence whatever knows that
is not sufficient TO do prosperous bust
ness with to the productive forces. In
connection with these conditions we
fiEd on the globe 800 900 000 people of
which 5000 are Jews to proportion them
$50 of the population we also find |
them THE jews controlling 40 of the
banking capital of the world every com
mercial nation of the world under their |
influence with the single exception of
Russia and to behold the recent appoint
ment on the so called international con-
ference, of Jewish bankers is it reasona-
BILE to expect from them any thing in the
shape of relief. The only channel open
| see is through the numerical strength /
of the productive forces pooling their is
sues.
JOHN T. JANNEY.
Vanclevesville, Aug. %. 1892.
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