Democratic messenger., 1899-08-19

amount for the reason that he has 10 get
il all charged.
Exchanging Condolences.
Again remark. great relief is To come
for the laboring classes of this country
10y appreciation on the part OF employers
that they had better take their employ
ecs into their confidence. | can see very
easily. looking from my standpoint, what
is the matter. Employees. seeing the
employer in seeming prosperity. do not
know all the straits. all the har,lshipS all
the losses. all the amnyanccs. They
look at him and they think. Why. he has
il easy and we have il hard" They do
not know that at that very moment the
employer is nj the last point of despera
tion to meet his engagements.
! know a gentleman very well who has
over n thousand hands in his employ.
said Ia him some years ago when there
was great trouble in the labor market.
How are you getting on with your
men," oh" he said. Il have no trou
BILE" why" | said. "havc not you had
any sirikeS?'' "Oh. no. he said Il
never had any trouble What plan do
you pursne." lie said: II will tell YOU
All my men know every year just how
matters stand Every little while call
them together ana say: Now. boys. last
year made 81 much: this year made
less: 81 you see | cannot pay You as
much as | did last year. Now. | want
10 know what you think | ought 10 have
as n percentage ont Of this establishment
and what wages | ought 10 give you.
You know put all my energy in this
business. put all my fortune in il aud
riskcd everything. What do you really
think | ought io have and you ought To
havcy by the time we come ont of that
consultation we are unanimous. There
never has been an exception When we
prosper. we all prosper together; when
we suffer. we all suffer together. and my
men would die for me-" Now. let all
employers be FRANK with their employees.
Take them into your confidence. Let
them know just how matters stand.
There is an immense amount of common
sense in the world. II is always safe To
appeal 10 il.
| remark. again. great relief will come
10 the laborng CLASSES of This country
through the religious rectiiicaiion of il.
Labor is honorcd and rewarded in pro-
portion as community is christanized.
Why is it that our smallest coin in this
country is penny. while in China il
HINES u udii t'lfi pieces ht com bT u ufiI-
en to make one of our pennies in value.
80 the Chinese carry the cash aS they
call it, like string of beads around the
neck! We never want to pa: less than
penny for anything in this country
They must pay that which j. worth only
the sixth part or the twelfth part OF a
penny. licathenism and iniquity and
inidclity dcprcss everything The COS
s..l ..f 4,
How do | account for this: ! account
for il with the plaincst philosophy. The
religion Of Jesus Christ is democratic
religion. II tells the employer that he is
brother To all the operatives in the esiah-
lishment- made 10y the same God. 10 lie
in the same dust and to be saved by the
same supreme mercy. II does not make
the slightest difference how much money
YOU have. you cannot buy your way into
the kingdom of heaven. II you have the
grace of God in your heart. you will enter
heaven. So you see il is democratic
religion. Saturate our populations with
this gospel. aud labor will be respectful
labor will be rewarded. labor will be hon
ored. capital will he Christian in all its
behavior. and there will be higher tides
Of thrift set in.
Mnkc tuNestutents For Eternity.
Let me say word TO all capitalists:
BE your own executors. Make invest
ments for eternity. DO not bc like some
of those capitalists | know who walk
around among their employees with a
supercilious air or drive up TO the factory
in manner which seems To Indicate they
are the autocrat of the universe. with the
sun and moon in their vest pockets. chief
~ anxious when they 20 among laboring
men not to hc touched by The greasy or
pmirchcd hand and have their hroadcloth
injured. BE Christian employer Re
member those who are under your charge
are bone of your bone and flesh Of
your flesh. that Jesus Christ died for
them and that they are immortal Iii
vide up your estates. or portions of them.
for the relief of the world before Won
leave il. DO not go out Of the world like
.hat man who died in New York leaving
IN his will Sl0.0o0oo0. yet giving how
much for the church Of God. how much
sor the nlleviation of human suffering?