Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-09-20

was that the manufacturers manslo
and the mechanics cottage were 4
such close touch that the owners look
ed upon each other as brothers an
members of large family, In whic
the employer was the elder brother, o
head OF the house.
Employer and employee In oldel
times used to live together In com
munity In the same confidential rela
tionship that Andrew Jackson held to
ward the people OF his plantation. On,
night at evening prayers the wife o
his oyerseer happened to enter th'
room. Mrs. Jackson beckoned to ht
to come and sit by her side An i'm
portant national official. visiting ther,
at the time, turned to one Of the friend,
and asked, Does Mrs. Jackson trea
all her employees as courteously al
thatT YES" answered the friend
"and If Mrs. Jackson had not done a'
she did the general would have ariser
and given to the woman his owl
chair"
But though the relations In Older
times between the employer and the
employee may have been very friendly
and fraternal, do not believe that the
heart of the capitalist today is natu-
rally any less kind and loving and
helpful than that OF his predecessor.
believe that most of the trouble be.
tween the employer and the employee
is directly attributable not, as many
suppose, to the capitalists hardness of
heart, but to the infinite misfortune
that now the employer rarely If ever
comes In direct touch with his en-
ployee.
BY the time the capitalists money,
which he gives for labor. reaches the
employee the money as well as all the
sweets that ought naturally to come
as a result OF that labor Is scattered
right and left. The superintendent
who can run the mill or foundry ut
the lowest cost gets the biggest salary.
The big officers OF the trusts get their
millions. The little men, who do the
hard work, receive plttances which are
hardly enough to allow them TO exc out
q bare physical existence. The capital.
ist ought to see that the money he pays
for labor reaches the men who work
and that 1t Is not lost on the way to
their pockets.
Prosperity Must De Shared.
Men and women OF the capitallstic
class, these labor agitauons and trou.
bles will never be settled until you are
willing to share your prosperity with
those who are working for you so
faithfully to make living. The labor
troubles will never be settled until
man willing to work can earn enough
money not only to care for his chill
dren while he is alive, but to fit them
for becoming self supporting after he
is dead.
Hunger Is demoralizing; 1t is mad
dening when it is witnessed driving Its
fangs into those man loves. Howso-
ever honest man may be, his princi-
pies are In danger of falling II his wife
and children through no fault Of his
are starving. heard of one case that
must be typical Of the impulses Of
many who are controlling them with
difficulty. II occurred few years
ago, when the silver mines Of the west
were closed down. A man walked in-
10 the village store and drew a pistol. |
Then he flung bag Of -four across his |
shoulder as he pointed his revolver at |
the men, saying: when | could find |
work, was always willing to work,
Ind then | paid my bills. But now |
,annot find work, and my babies are |
am going to get them
to eat l am going to take
his -four home. If any man tries to
top me, l will put a hole through his
leart." That may be anarchy, but ]
hat will be the anarchy this country
will have to face II the time ever
ONES when the laboring classes can
lot earn enough to buy their daily
read. The world does not owe lazy,
,ood for nothing loafer any lodgings
etter than the pOorhouse or the coun-
y Jail when he Is alive or any burial
lace better than q grave in the pot
ers field when he Is dead, but the
nan who Is willing to work the op-
to work, and, furthermore,
aptal does owe this to It's employees
when the good times come and capi-
al prospers then wages should be In
reased and labor should prosper also.
SNOW" answers some capitalist,
you are advocating a lot Of high
ounding nonsense. You are practical
: saying that every capitalist should
ecome a philanthropist. He should
I'm his business into a cooperative
)ncern and let his employees share as
luch as possible In his wealth. That
oes not go in business. Religion and
usiness, like oil and water, do not
TX. Business Is not run upon the
-inciple Of the Golden Rule. but upon ,
le law of supply and demand. We |
ire where we can hire the cheapest .
, we can manufacture the cheapest.
'e sell where we can sell the dearest. |
'e make all the money we can. Then, Z
we want to be philanthropists and u
IT business men. we give away as e
uch as we please" o
Mix Gospel with business.
My capltallstic friend, your state u
ents are wrong. The gospel and busi- d
,ss do financially mix we'll. The cnp-
Hist who practices the Golden Rule
business and let's his employees r
are in his prosperity will win out" i
cry time What was the history Of Il
Gorge W. Childs? There never was t
an who received happier financial re- I
Its from practlcing the Golden Rule &
an did he. When Mr.. Childs, q q
,ung man, took hold Of the Philadel- IL
ia Ledger, 1t was a financial failure. IL
i employees of that concern were Il
aced upon the lowest possible wages. b
ne trusted men were deserting at ev- b
Y possible chance and finding other t
n ooou What did GaOr0p w ChildG II