The Irish standard., 1895-02-02

can be made to yield it's millions
Railroads created BY the needs Of the
Ipeople should be run by the government
for the benefit OF the people, whether car
ried.or employed, and not for the benefit
OF any man or set of mon, made rich by
public grants OF land, to build railroads
to further enrich themselves and their
political hireings, who draw large sal
ari IS, from 5000 up to $75,OO0 yearly
for knowing little or nothing about the
practical management of railroads, ex-
cept to figure high on fare and freight,
and how to get all necessary work done
sdlrt cheap" until American workingmen
are fast becoming dirty; cheap people.
The work of the sewer-digger is as nee
cessary and useful to society as that OF
the senator, but not 80 honorable, it the
difference is matter of honor it is not OF
pay, or it is no longer of honor that seeks
pay, for ambition, greed and selfshness
seek the same, and true worth will be
left behind. If the wer-digger's work
is less honorable aud more disagreeable
why should he not have equal pay, for
even then men will greatly prefer to be
senator's.
The great difference in the salary OF
men therefore is but sell to enrich q
few at the expense Of the many, Tor it
senators and sewer. diggers were paid the
same, their sons would have equal means
and opportunity education and posi-
tion to the great material, moral, social
and intellectual advancement OF human
society. Talent and genius would ther-
by competitive system Of examination
quietly come to the front, leaving mon
o. less talent to do that which is simple
and easy, though often the more useful.
It. is simply robbery to give fifty
thousand yearto the President when
there are thousands OF men who can fill
the office for ton; and that, too, with the
ripest and best education the country can
furnish, which ought to b. one Of the
stepping stones to the highest office in
the gift Of the people; nepotism, deme-
xogueism and wire pullers would then DE
| excluded.
! Since capital is but labor already
done, capital can only have secondary
right to that labor; and, therefore. has
no right to take all the profits and leave
labor with none but bare existence.
Suppose every man gifted with tai
emit or ten Thousand, his wages is there.
fore the interest of his capital Invested
which has as much right as any other
capital to shsre in the profits.
Allowing Cen per cent on ell capital
Invested, the ,laborer should leave no less
thas a Thousand dollars yeae.; and the
capitalist, If his own work is worth any
! thing, should have the same, besides the
ten per cent interest on his capital ia
use, and sill the profits of firm, made
above this, should be divided between
ean ployers and employees accordingly
This justice, co operation and broth
lerhood which can be put into practice BY
J any firm willing to be just.
| TO sny shat any man can, by his owl
labor, Justly accumulate million time'
naore wealth than another, is not only K
speak tbs lie, but to say something in
fernally misleading; and there are NO
words of human tongue strong enougl
to express my contempt for such al
aeeumulator, who, il he is to pay to tn
'tattermoet farthing" the laborers whom
be has aefrauded, will find his duration
in hell we'll nigh eternal!
Bat the knowledge Of the truth con
stantly increasing, will, in due time Sc
us free, and leave no room tor eithe
dives or the devil to deceive us. 1
Benjamin Franklin could say to the mer
of his day, that from four to f~e hours
work per day was time enough given tx
the support of the physical body, thai
the remaining hours should be given tx
philosophy, rest and recrestion,~ W.
certainly can say it today with tenfold
emphasis, when by labor-saving nachin
cry one man can do the work Of ten OF
even more; hence millions of men beg
ging for work because those who work
work too long, when half of the time
would give them all work and far better
wages than they now are getting for ton.
| Thus by a grinding monopolistie
IS stem, the nobler principles are burieo
or crushed out, which, under proper care
and education might have been made te
bud and blossom as the rose, in love Of
God and man, because there would be nc
system of oppression to make them
otherwise.
Let the legislature Of every state en-.
force the ten hour law, in every city and
Village, and the law against all unneces-
! sary work on Sunday, with fines and
imprisonment for the violation OF the
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