St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-30

catlOn OF the lazy we have, for any
crank or maniac to have revolver is a
disgrace, and should be crime in the
case OF the former; the latter ought to
is a day in which we may
well look round. pause and ponder
we'll the condition of society, and
look at the facts steadily In the face.
we need to know their meaning, for
they are full of instruction and make
ioud call upon every man who in his
heart loves order and enthrones law in
high place of honor, whosdesires prog
rIess ardently, and thatI large aud
happy liberty which gives to every man
gladly his share, with the free right to
use 1t as he judges best in his own and
IN the interest of his fellows. The age
In which we live and work is one which
has seen new views taken of many
questions. and many of them are
very much better than those of days
gone by. Never have the rights of man,
IN all his multiform relations, been so
wisely considered as now. If mistakes
are made, they are, on the whole, in the
path OF progress, and are inseparable
from growth out of slavery, serfdom
and industrial conditions of ignorance,
stupidity and helplessness, which ex-
lsted in the dark ages. Yet there is
hoped for. Look at capital, as it
stands to represent employer in
the commercial world. Do it
Justice; tell the honest truth
1t will be seen to have two sides. One
which looks at greed, gain. protit,as the
end and goal of mans ambition, toll
and gifts, who looks upon labor as
butcher does at an OK, and asks how
much can make out of it. All such
men are unreaSoning. hard, unsympa-
thetic and get all the work possible for
the least pay which can be given. Such
men are the bane of the labor world.
They dishOnOr man, and when it is il
the power of their hand degrade him to
the level of beast. A pulpit which
does not speak, in words clear and
plain, straight and strong. to all
such is like broken tooth-when you
want to use 1t you cannot. and the trial
is an agony. Such a pulpit needs
moral dentist to pull it up by the roots
and cast it out. 1t is one of the crown
ing glories of the preachers vocation;
1t ought to be his highest joy to strive
for the uplifting, blessing and salvation
about some men who are rich it would
lead to an absolute false view if l did
not add as complement another side.
There are rich men, | know some,
who have made their money honestly,
who do not ask "Where can l buy the
cheapest Iabor?" but who say "How
much can 1 pay?" What is just? is
with them the question. AS a result,
In some cases they pay twice as much
as they could get it done for; in other
case; third, and in others a fifth more.
They know the moral side of all this.
Virtue is put to a terrible strain when
1T has to starve to live. These men I'M
derstand this, and their fine sense of
honor will not let them Cypress man,
woman or child. In some cases wages
are paid to men who are sick for months
and unable to work. Such men are the
glory of their race. They lift business
into high moral elevations, where the
winds OF righteousness ever blow, and
bring life, happiness and content. Such
men would gladly see public law made
which would insure to every man GER
tain sum tor days toll, price below
which no man could pay for labor. This
would work wonders. Against the ra-
pacity of the former set of employers
every man should sternly set his
face, for the prosperity of the lat
ter every one should pray and work
Now. there is yet another matter we
need to look Att is the state of the
labor market. There are thousands of
men who desire to do good, noble, con-
structiye work which will abide and be
credit and profit to all who have to do
with it, who do not look upon capital as
their enemy, who have the wit to know
that the interest of the man for whom
they work is their own interest; that in
using we'll the time for labor, in taking
care of the material, they are serving
those who empty them and the general
good. Such men rise to honor
in the opinion Of all who known
them. because the way to le
respected is to deserve respect. There
is alas! Another class, it is large one,
which looks out for pay day, which
looks upon rich men as prey, and
work as a curse, who do as little as pos
sible and and that badly; who trust to
the advantage of numbers, or union, or
circumstances, such men are the enc
mics of true working men, of honest
toll, in proportion as they rule is in
dustrlal progress retarded. These
very men, blame their luck
or circumstances, and forget that the
capable, diligent, industrious, peaceful,
persevering ever have, always will have
great advantages over the idle, vicious,
drunken men, whether rich or poor, in
all times aud all possible lands. When
brains can be legislated into mems heads
and grace and virtue into mems hearts,
then can men be made equal, not till
then. We are in the face of long,
hard winter, work is scarce, business
dull, the conditions of trade worse this
year than they have been in twenty
years. Now IS the day for self-sacrltice,
for brotherhood, for the practice of
ChrISt'S religion in its widest possible
forms. This will make the possession
OF money blessing, because it can be
made to do good, and it will translate
work into benediction, because it can
be made to bless men.