Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-13

business experts. ] do not refer to the
legal aspect; that is a question to be
settled by courts. l do not refer to the
political aspect: that is question for
politicians, who use all strikes to elect
their candidate and defeat their oppon-
ent," but he did refer to the moral as
poets of the case as an appropriate
subject for the pulpit.
"Now in this discussion of the laws of
God and the country, we are not con-
cerned either with organized capitals
struggle for larger dividends or organ
led labor's struggle for a larger wage.
These are the two giants, and need no
sympathy or justification. Every SEN
sible man believes in capital and it's
honest combination, and every sensible
man believes in not simply the right of
labor to organize, but it's duty, in the
interest of self-defenee against oppres-
sive employers. And the history of
trades unionism, its gain in wages, the
lessening of the hours of labor, it's gains
in intelligence, and the character of
many of its leaders. have justified and
vindicated the labor movement; nor
will yield to any in my enthusiasm for
the union, when righteously conducted.
Neither capital nor the labor union,
therefore, asks for sympathy. The cap
italist is all but omnipotent, having
money for comforts. conveniences,
travel, eauipage. Organized labor also
haps organized labor Is more powerful
than organized capital The unions
control the politicians of the country.
In Albany their lobby has passed thirty
laws, giving union men special privil-
eyes over non-union men, the first of
which has been, and the rest will be,
declared unconstitutional; yet the poll
ticians had to pass them"
He declared "the non-union men,
who represent so per cent of the trades.
whose sons are forbidden the right to
become apprentices and whose wrongs
are above all other wrongs whatsoever
justify plea. Organized capital has
deserted non-union men. Organized
labor maltreats them" These nom
union men have been brutally assault
ed, maltreated and murdered by union
men.
Twice during the last two months
have gone quietly into the coal region.
Two weeks ago I conversed with some
non-union men there. One was an old
soldier, who had been in the mines for
forty years: his son for nearly as long.
He had earned $50 month for years.
All summer they had carried revolvers,
had been in daily peril of clubs, of
stones and poison. and at last, worn out
with the nervous strain, they had felt
to fee; indeed, most of the
nom union men have already gone
In concluding, DR.. Hills said: 1--WE
need a revival of ethics. We do not
need more gold, nor more land, nor more
tools, but this country does need to
the Ten Commandments to
The time has come for sell
Gsh capitalists, growing fat thru their
gains, their Withholding the wage of
the poor and their watering of stock,
to stop going to horse shows on Sun
day, to give up their wines and their
women, and their deviltry in general.
and to go to church, fall on their knees
and make restitution of their ill-gotten
gains, and so to church and smite on
the breast. saying, God be merciful to
me, sinner And the time has come
for union men to throw away their guns
and clubs, and to use their noble idea of
union for mutual betterment, for unity
Of action, for the diffusion of intelli
gence. Let them, too, fall on their
knees, and ask God to fill their hearts
with love for their non-union breth-