Milford chronicle., 1902-09-19

that| Eyes" answered the friend,
land if Mrs. Jackson had not done as
she did the general would have arisen
and given to the woman his own
chair"
But though the relations in Olden
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. l
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.
Ry 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 at
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 pittances which are
hardly enough to allow them to exc out
| a bare physical existence The capital
list ought to see that the money he pays
for labor reaches the men who work
and that it is not lost on the way to
| their pockets.
Prosperity Must Be Shared.
Men and women Of the capitalistic
class, these labor agitations 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 a living The labor
| troubles will never be settled until a
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; it is mad
dening when it is witnessed driving its
fangs into those a man loves. HOwso-
ever honest man may be. his prnci
pies are in danger of failing if his wife
and children through no fault of his
are starving. l heard of one case that
must be typical of the impulses of
many who are controlling them with
difficulty. 1t occurred a few years
ago, when the silver mines of the west
were closed down. A man walked in
to the village store and drew a pistol.
, Then he flung a bag of flour across his
shoulder as he pointed his revolver at
the men, saying: when | could find
work, 1 was always willing to work,
and then paid my bills. But now
cannot find work, and my babies are
starving. l am going to get them
something to eat. am going to take
, this flour home If any man tries to
stop me, l will put hole through his
, heart" That may be anarchy, but
that will be the anarchy this country
: will have to face if the time ever
, comes when the laboring classes can
, not earn enough to buy their daily
. bread. The world does not owe lazy
: good for nothing lOafer any lodgings
=. / better than the poorhouse or the coun
/. ty jail when he is alive or any buria
f place better than a grave in the pot
o ter's field when he is dead, but Tho
1 world does owe every honest, faithful
/. man who is willing to work the Op
h pOrtunity to work, and, Furthermore
@ capital does owe this to its employees
n when the good times come and CAPT
# tai prOspers then wages should be in
/! creased and labor should prosper also.
@ "NOw," answers some capitalist
d "you are advocating n lot of higl
70 sounding nonsense. You are practical
II ly saying that every capitalist shoult
/ become a philanthropist. He SHOULD
e turn his business into a co-operatiy
o concern and let his employees share Il
\. much as possible in his wealth. Tha
In does not go in business. Religion an
t. business, like oil and water, do nc
lc mix. Business is not run upon tn
Is principle Of the Golden Rule. but upo
il the law of supply and demand. w
10 hire where we can hire the cheapes
10 so we can manufacture the cheapes
* | We sell where we can sell the deares
N We make all the money we can. Thel
ut If we want to be philanthrOpists an
IN not business men. we give away q
Of much as we please"
h, Mix Gospel With Business.
IN My capitalistic friend, your stat
d, ments are wrong. The gospel and bus
IN ness do financially mix well. The ca
he ltalist who practices the Golden Ru
h. In business and lets his employees
~ share in his prosperity will win ou
ID every time. What was the history
l George W. Childs? There never was
gh man who received happier financial T
lie suits from practicing the Golden Ru
than did he. When Mr.. Childs,
'7s young man, took hold of the Philad
~ phia Ledger, it was a financial failul
is All employees of that concern We
placed upon the lowest possible wag
The trusted men were deserving at {
iIS tSy possible chance and finding oil
"N places. What did George w. Chi
do? He gathered his new emplOyt
' about him ans practically said: M
l cannot pay you much in the beg
~. ~. ming, but | promise you one thing
- 1 prosper you shall prosper. Furth
80 more, when any of you become {
~ abled by advancing years from We
w l will pension you for life, so that J
.,.3 can live in ease and support your cl
- dren. If you will be true to me, V
30. be true to you. We shall go up
gether or go down together. '
consider the Ledger staff a big fam
and rs far as possible l shall find
!" future head men from those who
Ue now working in the ranks"
=, Did the Golden Rule mean a fail
i ile in George W. Childs' life? As soon
De, the new employees heard the ring
ave words of their chief they went to W
~ with Il will. The subscription list
'"u the Philadelphia Ledger doubled
-oly trebied and Quadrupled. Why?
had cause when George W. Childs p
thin pered the employees knew that t
men would prosper also. Because of t
ssIlt own prosperity as well as of his
ness worked as they never worked Def
EN- Those employees made thousands
ne dollars for themselves. They n
what millions upon millions of dollars
and Mr. Childs The magnificent res
enCr- from practicing the Golden Rule
feel the Philadelphia Ledger can be dl
him Gated in every other big business
? Ie- pOratiOn in any part of the world
the But the trouble with most capita
ploy- of the present day is that they re
t he to do as Mr.. Childs did. They S
esJlt their individual responsibility. AS
nsiOn moneys are collected into a great
re in or corporation and you only hold a
look shares you say you are not resp
and BILE for what the whole concern
which do. You are like the members o
mr. IL L.