The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-11

IeTQclOuS DedS
corporate capital IS never satisfied. It
Unsuitable NAV is never filed; 1t stand
ever ready to devour humanity. Neve
since Columbus set foot upon the shores
! of the new continent has capital ane
concentrated wealth been SO arrogant ant
oppressive. nor so strongly entrencheC
IN every de1artment Of this once repre-
sentative government. Never in the his
tory OF the republic has idIeness. poverty
ana want been so prevalent among tn,
toilers; nerer since the dawn of creation
IN any part OF the universe has the pro
Queer sank so quickly from affiuence t
DauDerism.
The American Workman is no longer
a sovereign. he is a dependent supplian
on pended knee before the wealth he has
created but may not enjoy. Vast com.
plnallonS and corporations own and con
lToi the natural resources of the nation
Wnlie wealth IS concentrating in the
hands of the few who decree whether meu
shdii WORK o. starve, whether women
shall becomes wives o. prostitutes and
youth and innocence be reared in igno.
rance and crime. while labor stands idly
py with uncovered head. docile and meek
az id.nb. humbly suDDlicating before
the golden shrine of plutocracy for per-
mission to live.
An army of tramps and criminals is
daily increasing and yet over 1000 DOC
| employment.
Corporations are constantly reducing
ire wages of their employees, fastening
/ upon them a bondage from which there
( Is no escape If the latter object they
are easily suppressed by the courts OF
the country-these august tribunals that
sI5Ed ever ready to execute the will of
,heiF corporate masters before whom
lapor has no rights that capital is bound
TO respect, or be shot down by those
$500 A MONTH MURDERERS
that compose the National Guard. Such
! are the conditions Of the American
laDore- in land capable of supporting
nxe times its present population
These not
confined to the large centers of popula-
! TOR in the east. they prevail in every
state in the Union, made so by vicious
system OF unjust and ili.quitouS legiSla-
ton. There is not a monopoly whether
land, money or transporta ton that is not
the product of legislation and all is the
product of votes cast by laboring men.
FOR ~ years the two great national par
ties have mad control of this government
to the detriment OF labor and yet labor
ing men are so blinded by party idolatry
| that they hug and kiss their chains dhe
miners in particularly; they will support
their worst enemy provided he wears
II ee silver mask.
Among ali the silver champions from
the west not one has ever introduced a
measure in the interest of labor; never
theless we hear workingmen proclaim
t!-at the very exist ence OF the republic
depends on the Silver Democrats or Sill
yer Republicans.
Gee s.r'er barons of the west are as
bitter enemies of organized labor as the
goidbug Shylock in his gilded den on
Wall street as will be seen by the follow
ing report:
Santa Fee New Mexico, March u.
The New Mexico Mir ers' association
leT.s AMI constitution of the California
Miners association Antonio Joseph OF
Taos. and +. A. Reynolds, of Chloride
were elected president and secretary
object is to unite mine-owners and
capitalists interested in New Mexico
solidly against the invasion of the West
ern Federation of Miners. which has so
long fourished at LeadvilIe, Cripple
Creek and other camps.
Associations similar in character are
already organized in other states with a
view of reducing the miners OF the ROCKY
mountains to the level of their less
fortunate brothers in the east. Years ago
man. of us sought TO, escape these con-
ditions: we broke the tender ties tndt
bound us to our homes, crossed the al
most untrodden bosom of the plains,
braved the dangers of the hostile savage
while many of our dearest fell victims or
their fiendish barbarity. We have navl-
gated the dangerous streams from the
Gulf of Mexico to the interior of Canada;
explored the wild and ragged canyons,
climbed the rugged mountains I'll we
delVed down into their rock-Dound
dungeons and dragged forth the precious
treasures that have flowed into the treas
ure box of this great nation we nave
erected comfortable homes for our
families and schools for our children;
built cities that stand as permanent as
the surrounding snow-clad peaks ana
planted within the wilderness OF the |
Rocky mountains the symbols of clvlliza- |
ton
During all these years we have been /
pursued by the snaky-headed viper or |
monopoly Today its Shiny form is seen |
in every mining camp OF the West-lt mas |
invaded the sanctuary of our homes ana
where comfort ana happiness oHce
Gentlemen. it remains largely with you
whether the power of corporate capital.
so deeply rooted beneath the folds OF
freedoms flag. shall continue to oerse-
cute and Cypress the wage-earners IN the
enjoyment of their inherent rights, and
labor. the producer of all wealth, humbly /
petition for permission TO live
RELYING upon your intelligence and
knowledge of the duty that confronts you.
| have but few suggestions TO oIIer Tor
we omen our portals TO every working
man. whether engineer. blacksmith.
smelter man or mill man-our interests are
dentical-extend to them the hand OF
welcome: the mantle of fraternity is Sufl-
,ient for all. In addition to this steps
should be taken to organize every MIN
should be an organizer with fun au-
thority to organize new locals in their
districts
WORK THE MINES.
Second-Secure ali the available new and
mining property and oper-
ate ii in the interest of the organization.
which can be easily done To say that
[ is impracticable is an acknowledgement
IF our ignorance. Good property can be
secured in almost every mining camp
On easy terms. | would advise that you
elect = board of directors or empower
The executive board to bond and operate
property under such restrictions and safe
guard as in your judgment may be neces-
;ary. Let each union appoint a commit
zee of investigation on property in their
district: this committee shall submit
written report of the union with a I
restigated and its purchasing price. This
'eDort could be discussed at one or sew
rial regular meetings of the union. If
he committees report receives the APP
)roval of the union, the secretary could
hen forward the report to the executive :
Doard who should. within a specified
ime send one or more of said executive !
,oard to investigate the property. After !
heir investigation they should submit a |
written report to the board giving full '
description of the property and its Dur- 1
hasing price. If the report is adopted
" the unanimous consent of the board =
egotiations for the proper transfer of :
he property could then be executed. The
oard could then employ competent I
nan to operate the property subject TO
he approval of the board. This, in my
pinion. would be the solution of the .
lbor question among the miners. They
must become their own employers and I
vident to the dullest mind that harmony I
pNfSf hafy nd