Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-13
A PULPIT CHAMPION.
An Emln ent Divine who Believes In
Labor Unions.

Labor Unions.
Man cannot live by wheat alone"
said Rev. Or. Rainsford Of New York
In a recent sermon. "He must live by
ideas The basis of civilization will al
ways be the ideas Of the greatest
thinkers, and this fact must be accepted
by the labor unions. They must refrain
from becoming purely material.
"It has been my good fortune for
years past to come in contact with the
labor union, and l have watched the
progress OF the institution with thank
fulness Ten years ago it was a COM
mon thing to hear man employing
many hands say he would refuse to
employ Il man connected with union.
There exists a great difference now.
No employer could refuse Il man EN-
ploym"lt on that ground to-day.
Il try To stand for every right Of the
laborins maH. rs the trust WAS in
evitable 50 is the labor union ine}ita-
BILE The laboring men OF this country
must unite or be crushed. they are i'm
meaSurabiy s;.on4, aad their position is
assured and now lha5 HiGst learn TO be
tolerant
s.Coupetijion lall>t become less bitter
because We 5;.'t ;5tl4ai. ::lG. and As we
advance the lghft. t5t..aA i.'sst learn to
go SLOW Tie 9ts#;.i..3Eian must become
truly .>neriean stny! t,1!i3 progressive.
UnioniS!a must ma..e#u7 Us mind To be
law abt,IH-. Mer' W.. we have got
to simplify pur aro9as'areS. We have
got To get justice: =. ,GEIirl1iy.
There Is Il s.1Hu. l.aii}ta IL certain
sections Of ;i..= eo:gtzs:>. ;i.s1e the labor
unions Mink ut y.aenee. lis is not
true, al know IL : ret ts,ia, 9nt this
evil reraiat;ea ttQz. De i5Xed down.
This s!Hnael eIa or'ls ae put down by
the unions them >ely7ss,
''One thou-ht thai lAtsst always be
kept by tho anion man : tat We estn-
not be educated too highly. 70 d la;5or
ing man education is oi jllestilHttbie
value
Takin& up the watering ef stock in
this country and ils relations 10 poor
wages. Dr. Rainsfori s;id:
"tireat good has been done in M2ssa-
chuSetts by IL" passage of the law by
which corporations have been restrict
ed in lie i,-Hunce OF stock.
There ii is impossible TO issue stock
except Tor y,iile received, and law of
s.IuiHr sort will eventually be enacted
ii ryer!i state in the nion. Labor un-
ems Should work fer such q law The
watered stock of a company deceives
the investor and robs the Workingman.
The motorlnen Of New York are
less reasonably paid than any other
body of men in this city. The work
they do should be the best paid of it's
kind No other set of men work under
such IL nervous strain, and no other
men labor under such unique response
bilities, where neglect or negligence
may always be counted upon to cause
death. They are SO poorly paid be-
cause the corporation for which they
work is oyercapitalized, SO weakened
by Watered stock that reasonable
wages and dividends are not both pos
sible.
Humanity demands change in our
laws to prevent stocking company sc
that reasonable wages cannot be paid.
There should always be available
working profit from which liability for
accident and an old age pension could
be assured.
THE unskilled workingman is al
ways within a fortnight of hunger.
When workingman falls i'll the wolf
Is always at his door"