The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-15


muscle, has to wrest from his employer
his share. am not the author of this
idea. 1t comes from Pennsylvania work.
ingman, who declared before the commit
tee of ways and means that ii the Con-
gress would only pass laws which would
enable enterprise to make profits the
workingmen would see that they got
their share. And this very day in the
strike which is, or was, going on in
Massachusetts the very basis of the argu-
ment on both sides is the price of goods
and the consequent profits. The orators
on the other side have always declared
that strikes would cease when they had
power but they have not passed away yet.
On the contrary more loom in the
future than we have ever had in the
past. Strikes are always unfortunate
things, but not always bad things.
Their success consists, not in their VIC
tories, but in their existence. Men who
see their way clear to profits will not
refuse recompense to those they employ
strike is possible under,a sense of injus-
tice on the part of organized labor. To
borrow again Mr.. Evarts's illustration,
the wit of which is only equalled by it's
wisdom, the only way thus far discov-
cred TO distribute consumable and enjoy
able wealth is first to give the chance to
create it, ana then let each side
STRUGGLE FOR ITS SHARE.
do not say that this is all there ever
will be. hope not. No one will more
gladly welcome than any method for
fair and peaceful distribution. But
there is one thing certain. Until you
have profits they cannot be divided.
Why do 7 desire fair distri button of
profitsP Is it because profess to be the
special friend of those who labor? Any
body who does that from political plat
form had better be watched. l have no
such motive. My motive is the good old
selfish one that such distri bution leads
to general prosperity, of which hope to
get my share. What is the motive
power that lets on the water and feeds
in the coal and sets the machinery in
motion? 1t is market, the capacity for
buying, the power of purchase. Whence
comes that9 From the rich and the poor.
From the rich little, from the poor
much. If you were to give me alone for
myself million dollars should not
spend ten thousand of it in consumable
wealth, though might put it into
plant, into works or railroads, but if
i were to give you million dollars dis
tributed among you all, every cent of it
chinery, but in the products of looms
the market The motive newer Of nrodsc-
tion, not the large contributions of the
few, but the small contributions OF the
inait;,,, - IL "t 1s,.;t; ,a
cheapness. for cheapness with no
money to buy is a mockery to the soul,
while cheapness with good wages is the
delight OF Iife..nIhe broader and richer
! be CONSUMED, and the more there is con-
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men voted the Democratic ticket, why
have they, who are most concerned failed
to see this great. ADVANTAGE. to them Of
nsE
Wnlcn you preaens MY lrienas' inns
human nature of ours is queerly made
up. man cares infinitely more for a
I;ttla th;ae, .,h;oh :. ,,rasa,t Il
ii''ie onihs "nioi - pieseno 'nan io' 2
great thing afar OH, and as ne THINKS.
contingent. A man will be set wild by
sand in his shoes and give no thouot,t
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20 she uesplon; OF unai pace OIL punish
ment for the wicked. "a man will be
give no heed to a thunder storm lower
ing LACK in the distant sky. But when
sne lnunuer s aSia pleehs any vapslles
blaes and blue with hail and leaves him
damp and shrinking, he realizes the
difference between storm ana a pug.
az nsis 49, on5 hsreaftar Will saw te his
emnIoyer. aYou and | will adjourn our
fight. We will go together to get some
thing TO Q1V1Q6, ana aIG6r Und6 we Will