The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-09-07

son muSt De 1t terribly
unobserving of the times, that
does not see the cloud of sorrow
rising before us; and, in my
he must be unpatriotic,
if, seeing it, he is not willing to
avail himself of every reasonable
means to avert its bursting and
overwhelming us as a nation
even 10 what to him appears
some sacrifice.
MANS NATURE.
Greed and love of power, in
'ormer ages, made the conquror
Il lord and the defeated physical
slaves in a race of equal blood.
In later years, one race of strong
'r intellect made slaves of a diff
ferent of different blood and
.olor. These relics of barbarism
ave been ignored oy the think
ig world of philosophers and
emoved by all htened na-
tons.
While, in our time, there has a
system of privileges and combi-
.atlons arisen, j%ustitiable by
tatutes, and good, when con
ucted in a spirit of fairness; bu
S sustained by many of OIL
curtis, when exercised in tn,
lost unreasonable manner, tina
as given, under these decisions
power over labor that it is til
ght-nay, the duty of the lal.
orer to correct. to resist.
Resist it by reason, by goo6
acts, by gentle policy, by per
slasioa-if he can; by force ifh
must. He is on the defensive III
his battle and must defend him
self. He must live and must
have the right of way of happi-
les5 dl,d TINS aiGnougn the NH
ionaires shall perish His bio {
is as pure, rs noble, as dear t,
rod as that of kings CT mono.
aonarchs, and must not peris
from the face of the earth. The.
are many, those who seek tt
override their natural rights are
few. The many, the right,
against the less, the wrong.
Be cd in this a justification OF
the fullest combination to meet
tne tyrant in his march and biz
lim-halt 1! Without the kini
md the monied lord the worl
would live; without the laboreI
the world would perish. Whom
shall we choose Z? The man OF
woman or child who tolls must
mast live and be clothed an,
housed; and home and all the
comforts Of life are as dear
them as to the wealthiest man
)ur land. But the question il.
how to accomplish the work
To me that seems plain. Ournation
has given the inestible right of q
voice and a vote to all competent
male citizens of mature years, tc
be heard on all important occas-
sions-on all issues, be the,
great or small, that direct thu
management and debating of oul
nation and it's people-it is the
right of suffrage and speech. AS
labor builds the co AIN lcv, C4
agriculture, the mech ynism, IL
art and the scientific advanc,
ment of the world, and, whe,
combined directs each and all il
the pathway of its councils, so,
too, can a combin stion vi tuts,
Xhoes energies lie at the founda
ton of all enterprise and pro
gress, by their unit d voices, a {
votes command the reforms tha
are needed to give toll its jus.
reward and take from capital III
unjust disproportionate share. ]
proclaim it. 1t is your own fault
and most bitterly are you reap
ing the reward. You have beer
sleeping,-true, a few are awak.
ening to the wrongs, to the in
evitable results that must follow
such servility; but laborers have
to continue to organize more anc
more, to act oftener, earlier anc
with more energy and unity thar
heretofore, if they desire to see
the world reformed. And they
must not wait until plots anc
schemes have been carried out t.
circumscribe them and bind then
in its tolls. You want to begir
at the. beginning. and act in har
mony: Establish such laws a.
shall avoid the snares of thu
autocrat and miser, instead o:
slumbering in your security aid
ing their schemes until labor is
bound in chains, and, then under
take, by physical force and ever
bloodshed and war, to regain
your lost freedom and rights
Remember that where one mai
makes a million dollars by some