The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-17

the supplying Of the mere physical
wants by the cultivation of the soil
without capital to furnish transporta.
tion to market FOR the products of la.
Dor, as well as for the development
OF all industries2 And of what use
would capital be without labor9 In
the worlds commerce the locomotive
Is OF no use without cars filled with
the product OF labor, and such cars
would be OF no use without capital to
build the railroads and buy the loco
motive.
The grievances Of labor in free elec.
tive governments like ours are to be
removed in the same way as any other
grievance is removed by an appeal to
the intelligent judgment Of public
opinion. In free elective governments.
with free speech, free press, and uni
versal ballot there can be no excuse
for a resort TO lawlessness for the cor
rection Of any grievance. In such gov.
ernments obedience TO the commands
OF law and the mandates of duly or
ganized courts is paramount to all
else.
No matter what the grievance com.
plained Of may be, a resort to lawless
violence Is an attack on the rights
of every law-abidlng citizen and upon
organized society itself, and, II sue
cessful, It would be the first step in
the road that leads to anarchy and
national ruin. An enlightened public
opinion in a free government will in
the end correct all real grievances, If
peaceable means only are employed.
It may require time and patience. But
that is the case with all attempts to
remove long-standing abuses or to es-
tablish improved conditions
No cause, great or small, was ever
benefited by the violation of funda-
mental principles OF right. God rules
the universe by immutable laws of
justice, and II is vain for man to at.
tempt to nullify them. One persons
rights end where another's begin Is
fundamental principle of all just laws.
and is the basis OF civilized society.
Liberty is the right of every person
to engage in any lawful pursuit for
livelihood, and to continue therein
without hindrance or molestation by
any other person. And IL Is despotism
in its worst form that deprives him
OF this right, a crime against human
ity scarcely less than the taking of
life itself
The man of immense wealth Is no
happier than the man with moderate
means, provided each Is equally con.
tented with his lot. Comfort and con.
tentment are the two essentials for
happiness in this worlds pilgrimage,
and whoever possesses them has no
occasion TO envy any other condition
IN life. Riches are not necessary to
mans enjoyment, but the means to
prevent starvation are. Nor is
splendid palace essential TO his real
happiness, but a shelter against the
storm and the winters blast is.
These indispensable requisites TO
mans comfort can be secured only by
labor. Divine wisdom in the economy
of creation made labor anecessity for
human existence, and also made health
and happiness dependent upon II. La.
Dor, therefore, is not 10 be Stunned,
but is the means for the attainment
)f the most desirable ends and aims I'm
life. (ApplauseJ In the sweat OF
.hy face shalt thou eat bread was not
I malediction against the race, but
vas a statement OF the condition on
which man could still be happy
All labor useful TO man Is equally
and IS entitled 10 public
and In all cases Is en-.
titled to something more than mere
living wages.
II the foregoing views as to the
tights Of labor and the relation OF
American labor 10 capital are correct,
hen II Is important that some feast.
Die plan mutually satisfactory to EN-.
lloyer and employe should be adopted
or profit sharing by labor It Is obvI.
Ius that as a business proposition II
would be wholly impraoticable 10
make the laborers employed In any
business stockholders OF the associa.
ION or corporation. But II would be
4 part of the contract OF employment
hat all persons employed by the as
ISOLATION or corporation should be paid
'ut OF net profits, at stipulated peri
DDS, on the amount Of wages or salary
'eceiyed for such period, the same
as shall be paid for such
period 10 any stockholder on like
amount in stock.
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