The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-27
THIRD edition.



From the Norwicn bulletin.
Once on a time fifty young men
started out In life together. They AL
had their fortunes to make and moth
ing more for capital at starting than
the labor OF their hands. They took
employment In a large factory and
spent some time learning their duties.
Then they entered upon the regular
routine Of daily labor for weekly or
monthly wages.
Forty eight OF tho fifty set at their
tasks with nothing in their minds be-
yond the performance of those tasks
In the time allotted and In the way di'
rected. They became good workmen
and most OF them are still good work
men.
Two of the fifty were not satisfied
with this. They persisted in finding
out not only what was set for Them tn
do, but why 1t was TO be done and
why II was to be done in the way di.
rected. Furthermore, they were not
satisfied with doing the allotted task
In the appointed time and merely well
enoughto pass inspection. They tried
TO ind or make ways OF doing more
than was required aud OF doing better
work than the average,
The forty-elght took what leisure
Z time belonged to them for personal
enjoyment and pleasure; these two
used part of their leisure in learning
more about the business than was
comprised in their narrow round oil
duties.
The forty-eight found n pleasant use
for their surplus wages in excursions
and dances, and other more or les
costly ainusements; these two uset
al s.T M m hnnlkg
and educating themselves, and put
most OF the rest In the savings bank
By-and-by something happened to Z
couple OF foremen and the employers
wanted successors. They had watch
ed their hfty new men and naturally
chose out these two, because these two
could fill the positions most com
petently. This brought them an in
: crease q wages. They wore able ro
Z invest still larger sums, and save more
each year. They kept OH improving
in skill ard and increasing their knowl
edge OF the business. They soon be-
came known Us valuable men, They
could put their hands to almost any
thing in the MILL" They introduced
various labor-Eaving and produet-prr
fecting deyloes-the fruits of thell
reading and invention. They made
more money by tho use of these.
BY nnd-by n reorganization became
necessary IN the mill company. New
blood aud new capital were called for
These two men had some capital. Thoy
& had also a reputation, not only In thu
mill, but at the banks, and whereve
they had invested their savings arr
wherever their characters were known
pany. There was no difficulty in find
ing men willing to lend them the nd
ditional money needed for the pur
pose. They became part owners ant
employers. AZ time went on otIel
changes came to pass Older meI
dropped out, but the mill prnsperct
and these two prospered with It,, nlIt
by-and-by they became the sole own
ers and the sole employers OF help II
that mill.
In the meantime some of the othe
fortyeight had proved thrifty enough
to buy themselves little homes wit
gardens which they had paid for on
Of their savings. But more OF then
were still living In rented houses
spending what spare money The
could get over absol ltely recessar
expenses on merely passing amasu
nnents and Qualifications. A few Ia,
dropped entirely out OF the race an,
were working at othor occupations
and some had fallen by the way in
natural course Of life and death
Then came to thls mill village al
apostle of the ''new social doctrines
and called the mill employees together
and began TO derounCe the two en-
ployers as "robber barons,n and "p
rates fattening on plunder," and INC
nOpolists," anu SO ON. He declare
that 1t WAS labor and labor alon
which had made the mill and IN
made its products and had made til
money which these two "PlutoCrats
had put into fins mansions, handsom
grounds and costly furniture and lin
clothes for themselves. And he Gale
on the workmen to join him III uLu1
Of the owners of the mill property
and In 'gunizng sort of revulutiu
which should shut the employers OF
= 6i tifrir mill until they had agreed |
mannge the property under rul,
agreed upon by tho wOrkmen employ
o. in 1t.
Thereupon arose one of the origin
Fifty, one of the men who had buugl
! house and garden and vino ciaimu
Is rs his property, and briefly told I'll
story above, of how they all stnrte
at the beginning together how son
had used their money in ono way III
hpme In another. and huS tho ivy
y y
tue OF hard work, hard study, 90
slant economy, persistent ambttlu
backed by unilinching dctermInatiu
and native ability.
And lie concluded his brief talk
asserting that to his mind, tile M
owners tenure OF their property w
exactly the same rs his tenure Of 1,
property; that they had eNIGtly Il
same light To use their property
accordance with their own uIss, iIiIG
The law, as he Lad 10 usB his, and III
he had no more Eight 10 dictate
them how they sho id uBe their mi
or to forbid then astn.. L., than ths
had to dictate to him or f6rbil hi
enjoying tho house and garden pa
fOr ont OF his savings.
What tettsr right have We. he as
I'd, Ito tuke Possession of the
mons mill than To take Pc session
their Watches or tAets packet-h1oi
What hotter right have we TO !
either than they lave 70 tlbe furaa
possession OF our homes OF our fur
lure
Tho question was not answered
wurds, but the ting broke up a
the apostle OF the new social tICo
that what isIyuGrs is mine II want
and can take Il. left EctorYyilc lie
day and went down irtu Ieunsy Ivan
where he hoped people might la
different liens Of stealing.