The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-17

~ AtIf has plans aud speci-
~ teations for a house
- -------- which he thought
could DO built for
s2,5f0. but when he asked for bids lac
found no contractor ~ llo would touch
Il for less than SIS $40 THE extra thou.
sand u for higher priced materials aud
bigger NAgrs. THERE'S 4 Tux II people
a Linoolnyllle that want TO build. but
- ia the same f1.7
Brown is on a salary % 81 GOO d
year" unused Colonel Monroe -ur Is
q fair type " the - called great nlid
die eiass Nhieh IL ~ proud OF Itself
and which Is fond of assuring the
world that Il settles al problems and
rules the drsIiniea oT the republic
tbs great middle class Il an hight and
has my respect but al the present uio-
mrnt il Ia getting tbs worst Of IT, Most
" It's metHbrrs are on salary. with in.
cDnira ranging rrgm $50 70 s5Nsi
Ihesg SHARE Ia our prevailing prosper
~ consists Id drawing The saH4e stl
p~ffd az Ia former years nHI Ia pap ins
fruln ~ 10 % Earr geni tAunr fDg every
e0fansOdisy purchase and Tor cHery
ssrs.icv rendered - she grvat spueg
riaua TAsy airs THUS being ground N,-
tUscn ihe protcr,iaI upper aud lower
miIlsiaars and ~ aog seem la rrlish
a.
4 hrrr sr-uls ~ - a deeld~i diTrr
surw 10 upialou shout Wlo ~ the uasfa
Trsfpua.ble for this general rise iu yhc
pFicv % everything No uaF said
Judge sawyer 1.-THE manufacturer
-iaim that they have bvsn fuse,I 10
tdruucv thrif prlera ga acoeunt 70 tlse
higher wage seuir and iur works.
assert giaag gtsry have becu c,aiapriIezi
% insist Uu l8ogv pay 0u argvuut -
tha tnrrvss-,t sssst uf utlus I am rtl-
riosss o. kuuW how IL VIII erd
THE uaigns wlll have O. give 90 aad
Wogk lot ls-as mooney That's bow e
will ~ui ds-rIa rri Postmaster ie4Asus
They have kept Ga sirAiuE Aud DE
naudiug more u5ousy until Ilcg threat
l.-sn 10 rutn oBr prosperity nplsgr that
ptle government has 1fot Ea4s~i nss pas
aBd I have tg wurk iwlna aa Aarl o.
dld ttrrv Year, 49,. don't $50 vu
sttIkr
~ asAHA tk+#A ~ AAFt tHas-HaAH SAG
arr uuFsr 90 than SOU wste. snsstai
~ Colonel Mungue Capital agEau
rs.l and went CA strike. and = sQe
.svssful strike u was Then manual
ard skillri hbur fellpwei suit iia3a
u thsz.r factions claim ali tbe rgesist
tor thr prevailing prosperity. aud RIA
s8BluR from saEfer - rgfeet li j. dtsa
eult for sDup TO rvfuts tbelf arEn
u4pnta
sfou anr HE representative ~ "a
ziaas. Friend Isukluz.' oauiiuussi Colo
asi Munrpr "a llo ~ gvassfi ~ tie faat
hat thUy draW n1r.i salaries have ~
sumsd that IL Ras not necessary 8" aHa
gurb their minds about the aue~ii0as
Rhich plurrt1p,d tbe employer snj tlfe
RaRu earning employee secure iu ID"
knowledge that Thousand dollars q
year was coming t. b!m. tbs aslar 81
mau has watched the hong drawn Gsht
between rapltsI aud lal=5r without al
Uniting ihat BE- belonged 10 either fae
tt8B RealIsIus that his thousand must
cutpr from ilio capitalist. his syuHsa.
thlra when hrsluaei have usually
tpacn with hle employer. but as rair
BE- has not takcu sidrs ar wasted ans
time ia thinking HhaHt the prultlrfn II
the corporation defeated the slylk"rs
the aalafird clerk 81 petty Official drew
bis SALARY ia regular iustullueuls H
the strikers won. the programme VA
not changed he therefor ciuani hi.
eyes aud carA 10 the Sights and soulld
% the conflict which ragged about him
He was battered by the repeated dec
iarations that lac was of the sturdy ans
practical middle class. which stood lte
tween the coniending factions and by
the forcs OF public opinion eampelte,
obedience TO his wishes Once In awh.ll
be ARISE and found himself IN the up
per, or employing. class Then hI
views changed. Ills attitude Of caln
disinterestcincss disappeared Thei
again he found himself crowded int
the lower or wage earning. class an
he saw great light. lie learned tina
wages were determined by the law o
demand: that the more hc dpmaudc'
the more he would receive and tia
eontentmcnt with existing rates wa
the SURF precursor Of a reduction &
wages lie wondered Of the calm whlc
prevailed In the division OF salarle
workers aud marYeled that he had no
been able 10 better understand th
aims Of the wage toilcrs.
when the present era arrived
found the legions eC organized labc
triumphant over the scattered and ~
organized workers and able not onl
TO say who should work. but also II
how much he should work For tn
first time In modern history the ml
foFity of workers were enrolled In
highly disciplined army. The serenli
OF the salaried division was still al
disturbed. Organized capital owe
whelmed the individual owners ,
wealth and was 30 firmly intrenche
that II was able TO dictate prices,
had the alternative Of fighting orgal