Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-06

bitter in all the large dallies except
| the Gazette, for which we can put
think you, and now a word about this
saine much abused arbitration bill"
Ills true It was not all we wanted,
but II In about all we can ASK Tor at
this time. II ia an experiment IN rex,
as. but the experiment was demanded
by the Great Tribunal, the people, and
now what good Will 1t do us is asked
by many. Our answer is that no rail-
road company or large corporation
would dare Ignore this law and preclpi-
tate strike, for with the ruling OF
Judge Gainor OF Brooklyn fresh IN our
minds, II would ruin the company that
did so. Then what would be the re-
sult7 Just as sure as the next leglsla-
ture meets II would add section 10.
The times are ripe for a new depart
ure on the question OF capital and la
Dor. One can not exist without the
other and why can they not come to
some amlchble Understandings That
they have not done so has always been
q mystery TO the writer. IT'S a safe
proposition to say that capital viii seek
investment quicker where peace and
qulet relgns than where there is likely
10 be turmoil and strife. All that labor
desires or ought to ask for Is fair wages
and humane treatment This is right.
thln Is Justice. and, Mr.. Editor, l am Of
the opinion that the enactment of these
Just laws Will go n long ways toward
quietlng the unrest among the laborlng
masses. which was growing stronger
every day. Thousands Of our fellow
men are today out Of work Thousands
OF them are asking the question. why Is
this, and who are responsible2 Some
are driven almost to desperation by
want and deatltution. They see plenty
everywhere, while they, their wives and
children. are IN want II Is coming TO
the time when something must be done,
Men will not always be patient. Then
what do we behold? Strife. and whore
IN many instances the Innocent must
suffer. There Is and can be found a
middle ground, and that IS what we
have been striving for In the prepara-
tlon OF these measures. II was not the
intention 10 drive one dollar Of capital
out Of Texas. but rather to bring moro
IN by assuring capital that hero II will
get Justice before the law, and more
than Justice no one should ask. I am
satisfied that after this law has been
fairly tested Il win prove a blessing
upon both capital and labor aud both
20 hand In hand toward q great future
In Texas, both social and Industrial
One thing ls assured: the "walIlnP
delegate" and chronic agltntor has no
use for this arbitration law. His avo-
cation ~ gone. for It is not peace he
wants but the conservative. satisfied
man can 90 ahead. buy him little
home for his wife and children with
the assurance that he is to have JUS
ticc
! am surprised that any man who
has the wcll-belng OF his fpllowmon
mt hcnrt should oppose such measure
0H this nut we found Eve In the sem
ate and five IN the house. Their nnmeg
arc Dlhroll, Goss, Greer Smith and
Tins In tho senate, and Burns. Cough.
Jennings, Beard and Senberry In the
house. We remember them kindly. So
far as the ronstltutlonnlity OF the meas
urea IA concerned. we are rot uneasy
on that line, for we have tho opinion
uf some OF the Ohlegt lawyers In this
state and tho opinion OF tho attorney
general Of the United states In favor NJ
these measures, and corporations viii
willingly avail themselves of the bone
fits Of these laws. Wishing the Ga
2ettc all the success possible for ltg
fearless championship OF our cause. /
remain for Justice
IAN times = season and every place
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