Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-02

Is compelled to accept what Is offered.
for hunger IL In his home. The Scotch
brigan,ls never had more effective
weapons. The amassing of millions
under these conditions II an easy mat.
ter: and as they grow more powerful.
these trusts get beyond the control of
the Government. Prompted by til,
instinct of sclf-preservation. the labor.
ers of the country are endea vOring 10
form combinations. They see tina.
standing alone as individuals in the
presence Of the mighty combinat ioils
Of capital. they will he ground to atoms.
That unless they can meet combination
with combination. they and their chill.
dren must soon he reduced to abjnct
poverty and hopeless slavery. differing
from American slavery I'm this. tina,
while the African had master who
had to feed and In the end to bury him.
the white slave will have only master
to take his earnings. Now the men
who formed the great combinations Of
capital are opposed to combina lions
among lnborers. and the Federal courts
that have been the special guardians of
corporations AMI combinnt lions seem to
he determined to crush labor Orgai,i.
cations. Some Of these Judges. not
lcing content with their decisions. drag
their errrines over the land to preach
agalns united action by the tOilcrs. In
recent years. the Constitution seems to
have become nm bio
bnrrier to every measure In.
tended for the protection OF
the public. while its most plainly ex.
pressed provisions for the protection of
the liberty nnd the personal rights of
the citizen are blown away with mere
breath. This sul,servlcncy on the pn :,
Of the Federal judiciary when dealing
with powerful corporations followed by
ustiratiOn Of power. and the assump.
ton Of an awful dignity when dealing
with the men who have to earn their
bread by the sweat Of their brows. IL
not calculated to create respect for
either the law or Its machinery. and
does tend to create unrest among our
people. for II In the height Of folly 70
Imagine that the people do not under
| stand the character OF these acts. At
present the status seems to he this:
Combinations OF capital against the
public and against labor have succeed.
cd. no matter by what means. and the
men who accomplished 1t are now pa
trlOts: while combinations among labor.
Crs for self-prOtectlon have failed. and
the men who advocate II are enemies
OF society. IT these conditions are to
continue. then the fate of the American
lnborcr Is sealed. lie must he reduced
to the lowest conditions Of existence.
and this must dc s,roy that very capital
which IL now pushing him down: for
with the destruction of the purchasing
power of the American lal,Orcr will dis
appear our great American market. and
whenever this happens-whcneve the
American lab0rcr. like his brother In che
poorer countries OF the old world. can
only buy u little coarse clothing ard
some poor food AMI cannot afford to
travel. then many OF our great manu-.
featuring anu railroad properties will
not lc worth 10 cents Oh the dollar.
Further. this process inuss produce dis.
content. disturbance and hatred. ana
will Increase tho expense OF watching
property. AMI greatly increase the OK.
pense of government. ana cOnscl uent!y
the taxes. Rrsslanizin u government
II an expensive business and has never
yet s,ccectlp,l--nCt even In Russia. II
has always rcsu'ted In Cooking enter
prise. AMI In the end destroying capital.
Capital to-day does not seek Invest.
mcnt In any country where the labOrrlr'
nrc slaves. and where there Ii IN ever
present system Of police and espionage.
for ,ne taxes are destructive ana there
IL no market. Capital seeks those cOun'
tries where liberty stimulates activity
anu enterprise. Again. the government
II Interested In preserving the highes,
order OF citizenship. This II impossible
where the lalOrcr II too poor to educate
his children. ana IL kept In the cOnd!'
ton of beast Of burden. The
spirit OF self-preservation alone
requires the Government to take
notice Of these conditions. II the gov
eminent II impOtent In dealing with
cOmbinnti tons of capital. then II should
at least give the lnbOrlng men OF the
country n fair chance to protect them
selves by peaceablc means. 1t will
he Il sorry day for our country wliei
We shall have only the very rich on the
one hand. and u crushed ana spirit
less poor on the other. These cOndi
lions. II not arrested, will change the
character of our government, ana give
us IN time corrupt Olignrchy. thu
worst form of government known Il
man. For several years there Inns come
/. from certain Glasses u loud cry ol
anarchy intended to cover every MAJ
who protested against the destruction
of American liberty with OhlOquy. !
was Il cry OF stop THIEF by II clns
that apparently wished to direct at
!, tentiOn from what II was doing. Evel
II We had anarchists In our country
they could accomplish nothing. to
a men In rags never yet destroyed
government. We have our fur sliar
Of criminals of every grade ana kind
/, ana the law il amply able to deal wit
these. Our government never hns bee
, AMI Is not to-day In the slightest dai
:, ger from the anarchy Of mob. On
!, people are loyal, and no government
" can 30 found on earth that Is stronge
, thnn ours In this regard, for 1t Is ns "
:, entrencled In the hearts OF our cit
Zers. Half u million men would rus