Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-11
IN The ROCK ISLAND
\. Work of Construction
Goes Merrily On.
. RAILROAD MANS OPINIONS
4 4. Old, Old Story of Labor and
Capital.
s,ode, Told Of and by Men in Train
s-,ic,- sailrOadins in Micbipan-The
cund Army Raie-Alyarado Coup
rngs-Tho Way Bills.
glILRoAD MANS OPINIONS
AnArLnoADtRs' VIEW.

eondueto. III niSs OF the P-9S
I'm Of Labor aud Capital
'rAs following letter is from the pen
= 4. Copeland, president Of Railway
I.nloree club OF Minnesota and one Of
nr,miDsnt officers OF the National
Ilray Employees club
a cRooKsroN, MINI, Aug. %, '92.
suvsy Editor Gazette.
has s1R;-Yoms at hand. l am
Il 4 railroad omploye, never having
ii "a ia any capacity above u passen-
4, conductor Whatever opinion |
al \ have regarding the questions which
n III us as railway employees, or in re-
!. a 10 the time worn and world re-
rned labor and capital questions
hid BE- regarded by the world OF read
I. y egotistical and presumptiye II
anted for the purpose Of adjust
+ j al Of such questions. Circumstances,
new conditions, are constantly arising
! Aieh make this adjustment impossible
IsIspt for short intervals. Labor,
Ifne enjoying a period Of plenty, rare
+. ever confines itself to the mode OF
Z tmr which prevails when times are
ltndent Thus it multiplies its neces-
Is during years OF prospeflty-W winch
Z essites increase lJ5 discomfort IN al
6Isiiy MY acquaintance with labor
a lm me TO believe That ninety out VI
d 100 have a surplus, but that sur
Is squandered ia prodigality.
Dai ten per cent OF labor mean
a as work In our mines, In our faCto-
ana upon our rOuds-ls az al
aghuul OF the future. / nave seen
e, oy the hHIhurGus lapor long ana
gently m the logging camps ana
Re oil TINS country happy WINE
t Wrought / nave seen lhem hoaru
n earnlngs unlll uhey reached INTO
\ hpndreds, l. nave seen lhese same
qllnO tne cues am towns ana
anler an IN Il Day Occa'
aAly a man Is constant IN ms saw
and ne becomes the capitalist
~ denominations Juulciously IN
lea employ again those VINO cannot
inll"te or suEe' MS Is Wiat u
4i On inc 9crlptufal saylug' 10
uiAt natil shall oe gwen ana 10
inat hath not sllall De taken away
may Which ne main or seelnetn 10
M u appears TO be u natural law
y Illustrated IN every age
auinai acIlon; IN inc sweat
ny iac9 sholt thou eat bread
A,nce' ana none nut those l1ai labor
aN eAI ne world Woulu DC mucn
tr without tine drones, but II is a
y nls'ake 10 cal only inc laD1f OF
uhNNH Work. ms lI1NlnA me N ana
fsR ol tle World accomplish more
40or harder imam ne VINO uelVes
MS hands One Oralny man pro-
r. more IMAM an army OF ordinary
nc lhNehls ana plun7 anu out OF
is grown the present clVlIlzaIlon'
~ iI! ilese workers or muzdlee their
eull'les py drastic Legislation or
rug force compelling tnem 10 sur
- Tue results OF lhelr genius 70
Tramp element Of the country
M, oe as destructive 10 the hallohi
'l'lne lhe queen pee would DE 70 lhe
Suuh acuOn leads nut TO pai DAT
h hnere are 100 many dfonea IN ln ne
IN il'lhg OH the result OF oller skill
auof' lley are vampires or
Si,ps IKE rust to the gram nelas'
Ms WORMS 70 lhe orchards or chih "
" uie tender plants. Ihey are
gh9Alhg ana retirolhg lhe
MN u the hatlohs' Lake weeds IiSS
E ~ CUT on ana destroyed nc
-, cannot eat ms surplus. he
mo new ana improved ma
80 snlarges ms our put 10 meet
~ increasing demand OF lhe pGo-
M vne4phess. Inc farmer VINO
ue way Is a capltalistl can not cal
,llplus' nc puts 1T INTO improved
~ enrlches his lanu ano
IN every way 10 increase
III yltpuI w per cent OF
.lp1r oil the country eat ny
Ilght be surplus or nucleus
u which more might be
eeteoi Increasing rather than d.
-.nlng then expenses and constant
-ainoulng more for their la0orlwhiot
~ Al proNel as thelr expenses m
In, 40 not believe "a man mas a
RI Z" waste one cent upon tobacco OF
any olher luxury when ne mas
an ms SHOES or a needy wlle ana
- nome. do not believe that Z
NuV earns dollar and puts u our
y s, 11,,t and perchance accumulate
Y oonars Is roober or a thiei'
~ az many laboring men 5oday
I, W. ~, Their own homes, which arr
sgSrpius earnings, honestly gotten
PftS inc mime Of robber and thief
~ would be an insult too great e
= 15 we many men became illion
me statement which find IN
Paper OF July -, that every
ny becomes millionaire toda!
~ ,.gipy dishonesty and oppression q
't,lllg masses. Every dollar OF hi
nar, ~ ne has wrung from tn