Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-07-27

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the patriotic labor element, during a
strike, may refrain from violence; it
affords an opportunity for wanton des-
truction on the pant of anarchists
When contagiOn is abroad in the land
II remedy is sought-the strike cOnta-
9ion has been pest for several years
in our country and we have just found
The remedy and the antidote. 10 wit:
the government of the l.. :. A. j.
supreme. The new born child starts in
lite on path beset with pcrils-chick-
cn-poX, hoOping-cOugh, mumps. meas
les, and So ON. If it possesses good
constitution and successfully passes one
peril, it will be the better prepared for
the next. Aud 50 with a new nation,
necessarily weak. and beset with perils,
bnt if possessed OF IA good constitution
rs it passes one peril after another, its
weak places will be strengthened until
it will become the Gibraltar of liberty
Having passed so many perils in tri-
umph under the protection of an all
wise Providence. in whom we trust. let
MS prove loyal to Him who holds the
destiny of nations in His hand and to
the constitution and laws, and the flag
that is respected by the world. The
poor laboring man Ga class, with some
exceptions, to which we all belong),
whether belonging to labor organza-
tiOns or not is entitled to the sympathy
of all good people. And he who cause
lessly Expresses the laborer by with
bnllipu his ,yaUac ic t,,ant
An ablebodied man that will not
work unless he gets extraordinary high
wages, is worthy of contempt. Labor,
like every thing else-is worth what it
will bring on the market. Over pro-
duction of any com..odity brings down
prices-so with labor. If there is 100
per cent OF labor 10 be done, and il
must be done in given time, and
here is Just enough loborers to do 1t.
each will be likely to realize 100 per
cent for his labor. Blu, if there are only
half the labOrers necessary to do 1t.
within the time, the tendency will be-
10 increase the price Of labor from 100
10 100 per cent. While on the other
hand, should there be double the num-
her of laborers necessary TO do the
work the tendency will be the othc
way. and instead realizing 100 or 100
per cent, the workmen will be very
| likely to get only 30 per cent for his
labor-w whether 1t be farmer or Il
rich corporation that hires and pays of
the labOrer. Suppose an extensive
former requires twenty hired laborcr>
10 successfully cary on his plantati"n.
aud there are forty men begging for
hire; will not the competition of the
labors. themselves, bring the wages
down TO scarcely a living margin:
Nothing can be palmer. Let Us carry
this proposition little further and we
will reach the condition of things at the
Pullman car factory when the late
>uike occurred. Suppose this farmer
owned stock in some rich corporation
that was paving dividends, and at the
same time for some reason. farm pro-
duce shrunk in vaue-wheat at scots.
wool AT l2cts. etc. SO that the cost of
labor exceeded the income from his
farm; what would such farmer do:
He would be very likely to say to his
twenty farm hands that he would have
to dismiss some of them, unless they
would allow IA cut on their wages, UNI
Ill such time as farm produce shall
bring paying price, and they agree 10
work for less wages for "A while, and,
IN some way, these hands learn that
the land owner had received dividends
on the stock he owned in the corpora
ton, and now they demanded restor-
alton to former wages, and the careful
farmer holds conference with his
men-shows them his books, showing
the quantity of every kind of produce
raised, and the price sold for on the
market. also on the other side the price
paid for their labor. and the books
carefully kept, shows more paid for
their labor, than the receipts from the
farm. These men say there must be
something wrong about the books, for
You have "A dividend on the farm pro-
duce. He assures them that the books
are correct-that the dividend was not
the product of their farm labor, but
from the net earnings of the corpora
ton, whose capital stock of Sl.000,00O
has gone on increasing (watered) un-
til it has reached $50, 100000 which is
separate and distinct concern, and in
no way connected with the farm labor.
These farm hands, knowing their en-
ployer, are apparently satisfied that the
statement is correct and return to
labor. This state of facts reach Pres
ident Debs, who stan 'sat the head of
the "A. X. U."-an organization in no
way connected or concerned with this
Farmers hand laborers-and out of
sympathy rs he Oebs) puts it, per-
suaded these simple farm hands to
walk out and leave their work, to be
ultimately, carried on by the other
tewnty men who are out of employ and
who are glad to accept of the situation.
And this is a fair picture of the origin
of the Pullman boycott.
w. +. WINToN.
CONTINUED
Open for Season 1894.
On Monday Nav 9Th the old reliable DE.