The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-05-17

ness and excellence and restraints him
when stepping out of his sphere; 1T
guarantees liberty; it aids in the pur-
suit of happiness, and the man is bet
ter for being joined to the commune,
better for being built into the social
fabric than he could possibly be use
less and solitary bowlder in the desert.
Man has discovered that it is not
good for him to be alone. A beautiful
he1pmeet was created for the father of
the race. Adam must have felt
strange delight when the fair Eve for
the first time stood by his side. Even
the wicked Cain sneaked off and found
wife. Marriage means companion
ship and family. Children are a joy,
"b1essed is the man that hath his
culver full of them" We are all in
for a combination. A family settledin
the wilderness is pleased when another
family settles near by Wisconsin is
pressing for an increased population
Milwaukee is ambitious to count
100000. Large cities are more potent
than small ones. By natural instinct
or selection we demand the push of the
multitude more earnestly than the
touch of the few.
A similar passion possesses all men
everywhere and in all the walks of life.
Two are always better than one. A
trade, or profession in combination,
moves with greater precision, over
comes diffiu1ty more easily, and Sc
cures victories that were impossible to
the individual. Thus it happens that
Labor Unions are natural, legitimate
and necessary. For the accomplish
ment of the best results workingmen
must combine.
When Labor Union is formed, the
members of it, to a certain extent, sur
render their Municipalities, and the
Union becomes the individual, and it
must be regarded both by society and
by the law as if endowed with person
atty. 1t has rights, liberties and
may and ought by every lawful means
maintain it's own existence. It may
pursue it's own happiness, and it must
be protected and defended by the pow
ers Of Government. It is to be con-
strained in the right and restrained
when in the wrong.
But the liberties of the Union are
not different from or greater than those
of the individual. 1t has no more
right to infringe on the liberties of
one of the humb1est workn1erl, or those
of class Of men organized or unor-
ganized, than one would have to slap
his neighbours face or pick his pockets.
Why should class organize against
class? Why station pickets as in war,
and deter any one from discharging
the duties of his trade or profession?
Wrong is not right because Union
enjoins it. And in our opinion Mr..
Gon1pers is no more manly or admir-
able because declaring that he would
lay down his life rather than obey the
Freedman injunction. But this is the
point: A Union is an individual, and
must be so regarded and treated, its
liberties must be guaranteed within
due bounds, and it's infringements on
the rights and privileges of others can
not be excused or tolerated.
Now, we have the TRUSTS. Wall
street loaded UP with stocks of all
kinds, and sold them to mu1titudes of
willing, even anxious customers, and
thus Wall street became the founder of
a Crust. Great syndicates get COM
mand of certain "industria1s" or fac
tory products, or factories, and the
combination and control of these is
called Trust. During the first
seven months of the year 1899 hundreds
of these large corporations or trusts
were authorized in the state of New
Jersey and the world wondered for the
capitalization displayed valuation of
more than $4,000, 100000.
1t has become a national question
has the Trust right to live? From
our point of view we answer with an
emphatic affirmative. If two men may
form partnership for the carrying on
of a certain business, so may hun
dred, or a thousand. If Labor Unions
have right to exist, for the purpose
of promoting improved conditions in
wages and other ways Trusts have a
right to exist and to improve the 1egi-
innate profits that accrue to invest
ment and manufacturing.
Within proper limits ''Trusts'' are a
blessing to the world. One large cor
poration can conduct business more
economically THAI small one. A
combination doing nationwide
business can sell on narrower margins
than one confined to a very limited