The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-09-05
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study how they may best eft in" In
this recognition and development Of
each lies the true and only possible
equality. 1t involves the equal right
Of all to develop their own individuality
in that particular line which suits them
best. Many have only partial success,
indeed; but adaptation and efficiently
cannot be conferred from without.
They are qualities which must be born
within.
Yet the whole doctrine for us ia not
the conquest of new rights. The larger
part Of the doctrine is the performance
Of old duties. The disturber is the man
who has no duties; only rights Of all
kinds
do not believe that the capitalist
system Of production is incompatible
with the rights or interests of labor, nor
with its suitable remuneration. 1t has
htnerto subserved our industrial well
fare, and still will do so, If it do not for
get the moral duties that belong TO II in
its vast sggregations. But capital has
not grown faster than the varied inter
ests OF society, and II can still be held in
reasonable control, as II lras even been
There is great power in democracy like
ours, II only that power be used not un.-
wisely. But reRsonableness and moder-
alton are the fret and necessary princi.
Piles that must guide it.
admit the introduction OF state or
ganized enterprises in those cases where
they can accomplish what private indus.
try cannot 80 profitably do. But It is
necessary always TO be cautious in these
undertakings, which must be limited in
the nature OF things 10 a few fields Of
activity. Council should be taken Of
experience at every step.
1t lie fact in the history and senti.
ments OF the American workman that he
is neither socialist nor anarchist. lie
often believes. and rightly believes, that
in the distribution OF the reward OF labor
his share lie less than II might be, less
than IL ought 10 be, and that some means
should be discovered by which the un-
equal balance should be rectidsd. He
does not indeed detect the process by
which this advantage can be secured 10
him, and he relies, though doubtfully,,
upon certain expedients, OF which tn
strike thus far is the chief one, by which
no thinks he can secure better terms. He
has good reason for believing that he
can, in sohe degree at least gain his ends
by association with his fellows and by
making, as far as possible, the cause of
one group OF workmen the cause OF all.
He cannot have forgotten how angrily any
action Of his in this direction WAS for CEN
turiss resented and punished by law, and
how, even now, IL is assAiled by sophis-
tical and interested criticism. OurAmer-
lean colonies brought with them from the
Old World the notion that it was right
to forbid the organization OF labor. and
though the Legislation enacted 10 sup.
port this notion has long been obsolete,
the feeling still exists among many that
workmen ought not TO organize. A book
recently published. entitled, "Ths Eco
nomic History Of New England" has
many curious records OF the efforts and
means employed TO prevent, by law, the
Organization Of workmen, and to con-
troll the rates Of wages. Law aud gov
srnment interpo ed on the side Of the
employer in order 10 lessen the work
mans share. Such statement will give
some idea oi:what progress hasbeen made
from that day TO this The workman,
then, should not be pessimistic; still
less should be despair.
The materials Of industry constitute
the capital Of a community, Of which
money is the symbol. Labor 10 engaged,
whether OF head or hand, in imparting
utility 10 these materials. this capital
All who are engaged In industry strive
10 complete their work ia the brieiest
possible manner. The employer Of labor,
il he attends rightly to bis business and
keeps in touch with the people he EN-
ploys, works as truly as the artisan.
though in different manner. His prin-
cipal function, a. far as the common in
4sresi is concerned, is 10 interpret the
m ans by which labor may be continu.
ally employed. The main evil Of the
vast capitalistie assoc alton knoWn in
oar time "is that il eliminates the
personal human interest that ouget 10
subsist between employer aud employe
These nov kuow nothing about each
other. The trust stockho!der wants
dividends and doesn't care for the SOrk.
B man. The workman thinks Of the trust
0 stOckho der only as one Of = muitiiuds