The morning times., 1896-07-06
Fighting Capital With It's Own Weapon.

Those who are seeking a cause for the popular DEM
onstration against the money kings and also reason
Tor the harsh conditions imposed by corporate influence
need look farther than the recent dismissal OF
the Metropolitan Railway employees. For other rea-
son than because they active members of labor
organization these were cast aside with the nso-
lently expressed stigma that they agitators and
longer remain the service of the Not
wstandng the fact that they had been faithful in the
discharge of their several duties evidenced by the
letters of recommendation number of them have re-
ceived from the companys officials these men had
mtted an objectionable in joining the Knights of
Labor and for fear that afiliation might time
conflict with the arbitrary and grasping demands of the
company they peremptorily thrown out OF employ
ment
The conflict illustrated by the above act of injustice
has been waged since time mmemoria 1t is contest
between Drawn and brain between and en-
poyer. between labor and capital and heretofore when
the extortionate demands of employing capital have be-
come practically unbearable the have either
sought relief in great financial revolutions followed
the leadership of influential religious reormer in
their anxiety equalize conditions The coming of
Saviour the result of the aggrandzed nsoence of
wealth. and every great public crisis has been brought
on by similar cause.
The lamentabe state of popular discomfort that
has developed financial uprising in this country exists
all the world In country working people
permitted enjoy the fruits of their labor peace and
plenty and in places they suffering either from
want of employment distress brought by low rate
of wages. Except in the United States however, the
monetary question made the of political
ouou because past experiences have demonstrated that
wealth will control the circulation of money! whether
be gold, silver paper whether it be of sound
deprecated In fact all known OF securing
relief from the oppression of capital have been tried in
the older countries and while in instances tempo
rary has been obtained it has only been ques
ton of time when the money power again dominated.
Should the silver element be victorious in the pend
ing campaign its would only be transtory The
remedy for the wrongs of the rests not de-
based currency, from which they would derive direct
benefit, sacrifice of national financial honor.
Even if certain physical condtions that will make free
silver impossible could be overcome in a reasonable
length of time working people would be the last par
tcpate in the initiation of prices that would follow AS
has been frequently shown these columns wages
first fall periods of depression and last to rise when
times prosperous The of living is always
the first to increase and there way to force up
wages except at the sacrifice incurred by strikes and
other labor troubles and these always successful
For the good of the country and especially the poorer
classes would be better to bear the hardshps imposed
by capital for short while longer than to plunge
business enterprises ;uto disastrous panic. Education
organization and freedom from demagogical influences
will eventually point the way to industrial freedom
Nine tenhs of the socaled silver leaders who now
urging the revolt against financial conditions
either personally interested in silver mining,
slverites for fear the public will them in their
true This latter class of silver agtators
posed lawyers whose local leadership at this time
pends heading this monetary disturbance Were they
to side with the god bugs their influence would
be lost and they prefer to sacrifice personal conviction
to popularity with the While the present upris
ing seems indicate silver Success there will be rad
cal change of public sentiment before November. The
certainty the great social conflict not be fought
wear w NOR
parent and reversion of popular sentiment But
the controversy will end in great good for from it will
evolve the germ of reform that will eventually term
nate the contest between capital and labor
WELCOME ENDEAvORERS!