The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-08
BAILLARGEON'S


against the rich. 70 spread conyus,or IN
society. or 10 nul, down IN ,ha naon 80 -,
labor the nt,ar~ ~ n.s,aaa, .'.s..~,...
ps re,ers 20 .ne argument made by Mr..
D1sahs ponficai proGenitors that man
could have property In man: that God Al
IN sns n, nen w,,..en perpetual servsuas
IN fu,i that nort,on - r,nss,,,, . s.uss
bear tnr az ~. s,..sa.s s"eo
svs... ~ 'ne supJect. ana submit 10
garbied quotation and unwarranted In
ferences do not mark him AZ either A
loose student OF politics or az n danger
ous friaar ut,h ~ tr,,n. - ,t.sa
~ WI 'ns ',u'ns OF history
~ cohtihues 70 develop that the insur-
La rvv.ion - ..arkeiy. y not exclusively,
rovar rpom .nr nrss principle OF popular
Eoxctnncnt--!ns rignts OF the people.
ssonciusIve csl1enee OF this IL found In tho
IL dc s,"rs ana ms.ureiy considered pub,
tone OF the insursents. In those docu-
msn!s we ma the aoridgement OF the
existing right OF suffrage ana the denial
~ .hc PeoPs or al rifnt 70 participate
ths ' ,.ytsss, esion ~ pupnc onicsrs sxceps
we IesisIatIve ooidiy advocated, with Ia
pored arguments 10 prove that large con-
troll OF the people IN government Il the
SQUIRE OF an political evfi. monarchy itself
iuEe from the power 81 the people.
N my present position l could scarcely
pe usintd we're ! 70 omit RAISING warn
turning despotism. '' "''''"'" y
~ is not needed nor hitting here that a
kenerai nIEumens snouio ~ mace IN FAVOR
on populnt insttutions but there y one
point Wit rs connecions. NOT 20 nnek-
neyed ~ most others, 20 when ] ASK q
prlei attention. ~ - tnc euort 10 place
saPi.si On an euvai .potink VIII. y NOT
above. lapor IN me structure OF govern
ment. II n assumed thnt labor II avail
able only in connection with capital. that
nopody iapors unless somebody else own
ING esp,ai somehow ~ me use q IN
duces him 20 labor This assumed. 4 y
next considered whether II IL hest That
capital snail hire laporers, ana thus IN
ouce them 10 work ny tneir own con-
sent, or buy them alive and drive Them
10 y without their consent Having pro.
ceeded so FAR. II Is naturally cvnclnued
that AL iaDorers are either hired taborers
OF what we cal slaves MD lurtnsr. J,
lnborer Is liked In that condition TOT
IRE
Now mere y no hurn relanon ns,Wcrn
capital ana labor ns afsume1. nor " tnrr.
any such thing as Tree man being nxed
for life In the condition OF hired labor
er. Both these assumptions are Ialss,
less.
Labor ~ prior to ana independent OF
capital Capital " only the fruit of iapor.
saa n sou'a frat nss exis,ed Labor !. The sn
perior OF capital. and deserves much me
higher confederation sapit.l naN Us
rights. which are 9. worthy or pfot.suon
as any other rights. Nor " " denied
that there -. and probably always WIZ
be, relation between lap9f ana CAPT
tai producing mutual dement's Inc ere
ror is In assuming that the whole lAnpr
o. community exists wifhi4 tnaf reiatipn.
few men own capital ana that fcw
avoid labor themselFes ana Wfta ,heir
capital hire Or buy sno' ner Jew ,n .ae. %
for them. a large majority beinnE 70
neither class-n~ifher WORK f"r otnNfs nof
have others wcrklhx Tor thTift. IN Isus'
Of the Southern states majority u the
whole people ~ Al cofeis are hstsn.f
slaves nor masters. whiie " ths rsnrthstu
4 large majority arE neainef nayets n,s
hired Men. Nh tnnir ~ sI,.'as
sons and dauEhterE~~vofk Tor themrelyse