The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-04
FRIDAY, MARCH 4. 1892.
THE RELATION OF GOVERNMENT TO
LABOR,

T.AEFENHeEe+'s 4HFF sEH.eEHE-H-
When, thirty years ago, some OF us en-
gagged in building a new party, were de-
nounced as negro worshipers, then we
were determined to improve the condi-
ton OF the slave by legislation. Then
we demanded control OF congress, the
executive and the courts. The slave
holders aud their allies stigmatized Us t,s
enemies OF the law and the constitution.
Now white men seek to improve their
condition, and they huil at Inn meaner
epithets than the Shareholders at us and
them.
The tactics are the same under all
forms OF government and all ages and
all countries. Religion was ALWAYS
naked and the Almighty burlesqued by
%theologians, who professed an intimacy
SO great as to know his secret designs
and so contiding as to be entrusted with
the delivery OF his messages and revela-
tions. That the slave was 81 important
a factor, he was foreordained To that
station in the councils OF eternltyzthnt
he was always happy and should mix
religion with gratitude when he reflected
that his master was ordered to furnish
him with hogs, hominy, shelter, burlaps
and blue Jeans without any anxiety or
concern on his part.
So while men are told by the same
class OF 1aintly patriots that discomfort
.-.:4,, 4hn T. - cEnpiI ttp :, ,,I.., arr.
as well as christian duty to bend their
backs to burdens and their limbs to toll:
that tile greatest pleasure on the earth
is to labor and to earn just enough ful
sustenance, as too much would create !;
surfeit and that would produce nausea
and greatest blessing OF all, they shoulC
he u~nspeakably thankful that they were
not troubled with the care and c%ountin:
OF millions OF dollars.
RIGHTS o EVERYONE.
Twenty-Five years ago it was demon
strated that the slave was not thu
monster he was painted, nor the whit,
men destroyers OF the laws and consti
tuition. So the wickclneSS OF In,
threats and abuse OF the old partic
will be answered in the same way by Sc
%curingIall rights to every person in til
republic, by not so much seeking indem
nifty for the past or forcibly seeking t.
rescue a farthing from the spoils, bu
there shall be protection ion the future
and the amassing oil millions without
labor and from the toll Of others shn
ease.
Since the war republicans havcclaime
the rcins Of government largely on I'll
nr~etense OF improving the condition ,
tho coIored man by legislation. The
seem to have only one bowel OF con
passion, and that is already exhausted
none left for toiliug white men.
All parties admit that the people nee
relief. They still run the government
Let us wait and see how many cruMl
they will throw to the multitude. III
present is the long session OF congle.
lining both parties ale in showing t.
TO country how not to do it.
Government should be paternal
the extent of protecting the weak again
the strong, the toiler and producer fro
the aggressions OF concentrated capt
and corporate power. And that it h
not done so is the cause OF discontc
today.
While your petitions are not grant
or answered, you are arranged as Il
itors for deserving She old organization
The republican party bcsceches you
MAINTAIN your allegiance there and j
ploringly asks, did we not free the sla>
But unfortunately they did not bre
all the shackles. The democratic par
boastingly says do not desert us: {
battle OF New Orleans? But Jacks
did more. He broke the power OF II
nopolies.
But what is party to in~dividualswh
it's mission has been accomplished Il
driited away from the necessity viii
created and the spirit which Animal
it. Do they expect you to embrace t
inanimate body when the life viii
made it grand had fled you may ven
ate it for the good it secured, but tn
veneration will be turned to loathi
when it inficts stripes instead.
Millions are accumulated generally
the legislation they secure, then if I'll
overstep the power which creates til,
they have become so powerful US tor
the courts when they seek to restrain
General Van Wyck before tie st. 10
conference.