Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-16
CHANDLER.
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prices for the consumers and the wages
for their worlmen without competition
will not be tolerated. Bargains of all
kinds should be mutual. There is no
mutually where the consumer can buy
of only one producer, and where the
workman has only one employer
through whom he can earn the daily
bread for himself and his family.
So we are to have gigantic struggles
between vast aggregatlons of capital
and vast bodies of organized laborers.
The last are inevitable If the first ex-
list; and are legitimate and justifiable.
If all the manufacturers of iron and
steel can combine, then all the laborers
skilled only in that kind of work have
the right to unite in one labor organi-
zatlon and agree that no one will work
unless the wages for all are fixed by
the organization and assented to by the
manufacturers. Neither employers nor
laborers have right to resort to Illegal
or unfair means; to violence of any
sort But we all know the tendency.
In 1895 Mr.. Carnegie's employees
struck, he ran away to Europe, riots
took place. Nh Frlck was shot, and
others killed, the whole national guard
of Pennsylvania was called to arms /;
and in consequence of this contro-
versy Mr.. Cleveland was elected Pres
ident instead of Mr.. Harrison
Further disturbances of this kind are
sure to follow persistency in the at
tempts to annhilate the rule of COM
petition In business which has govern
ed production and commerce since the
dawn of civilization, and thus to rev.
olutionize human affairs without any
provision for keeping down the prices
of commodities to the consumers and
keeping up the rates of wages for the
laborers, The ancient and natural law
of the business world which has pro-
tected consumers and laborers Is to be
abolished in favor of the capitalists;
and no method Is to be provided by
which the latter are to be kept back
from raising prices and lowering
wages at their pleasure.
Wild words are not wise; but 1t may
he usefully said that there should be
fearful looking forward to Judgment
on the part of the men who are doing
these things.
What Is the remedy for the threat
ening evils? 1t Is easy ana sure; the
exercise of legislative control over cor
poration organizations, No abolition
of competition In any business can take
place through agreements OF lndivld-
uals or partnerships of individuals
alone. Corporate powers are indlspcn,
sable. Bonds and stock must be is
sued and thrust upon the market. But
the Legislatures can decide what shall
be the quantities of bonds and stocks,
aud can limit the business which each
corporation may do. Congress can ab-
solutely control the interstate COM
merce railroads. The State Legisla-
lures can also govern them and all
other corporation monopollcs, and force
them back to the ancient ways. The
people have the remedy In their own
hands; and If the suffrage is not over
come by corruption, fraud or violence,
success will attend the coming counter
movement against the 10th century
attempt TO reyolutionaze the laws OF
production and commerce by orGaniz-
ing huge combinations of wealth in
the form of corporations, by abolish
ing competition, by depressing consum-
ers and laborers, by making the rich
enormously richer, while the poor
stand still in their poverty, and, above
all, by arousing the many poor voters
In our republic into dangerous cru
sade against the comparatively few
rich voters, which will endanger the
stability of the republic itself
This is the new work for the Pepubll.
can party, worthy of It's reputation.
1t has abolished slavery, given to ev-
cry settler a farm on our public lands;