The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-30
THE PEOPLE AND THE COM.
BINATIONS.

The peorle oil the United States are IN
vital contest with the great combina-
tons. This contest has been brewing
for years, but has become acute in the
last two years, and it must be finally de-
cided in the immediate future, for it is
an issue which will not and cannot be
delayed or avoided. On one side we
have the great and varied combinations
OF capital, and the great and varied com
binations of labor, and on the other we
have the great body of the people. The
great BODY of the people, while large
numbers of them are Independent and
prosperous. are not capitalists, and large
numbers of them labor, but do not
belong to the class called laborers.
If examined thoughtfully and intelli-
gently, it will be apparent that the COM
binatlons of capital and the combinations
of labor rest upon and are supported by
the same principle and have the same
object in view. The capitalist combi-
nations are formed for the purpose of
making more money than they ever
could make in any other way than by
combinations. The combinations of cap
ital'a soon as combined Immediately
proceeds to secure privileges that those
not in the combination do not enjoy,
and when they secure the privilege they
Immediately proceed to drive out of bus
mess all competitors and thus they es-
tablish monopoly by which they are
enabled TO charge the great body of the
people unreasonable and exorbtant
prices for their goods, or products, or
business, whatever it may be. These
are facts that are known to all, and
about which there cannot be any ms.
take.
1t has even gone 10 the extent of an
attempt to form great railroad combina-
tons to control transportation and TO
secure a monopoly. There is scarcely
any branch of business that is not now
controlled by monopoly, or that is not
sought TO be controlled by a monopoly,
even the matter OF electing United States
Senator's and members of Congress- but
more especially Senators because it is
much easier and cheaper TO control the
Senate, than It is to control the House
on account Of numbers. These combi-
nations have neither politics or principles,
no matter whether they are composed OF
Democrats or Republicans They have |
a common object in view, which is TO
make money, and they permit no bar.
rier, such as politics or party to stand in
the way of that purpose, They pursue
this object without regard to the right
or the wrong, without conscientious
scruples, and without regard to the OPP.
preston Of those who have to pay their
profits They are as absolute tyrants as
were the robber barons of old
The labor organizations are formed os-
tcnsiby for the purpose of protecting
labor against the organizations of capital,
but as soon as they are formed it turns
ont that it is 10 enable them to make
money by monopoly of labor, and they
arbitrarily demand higher wages, when
e er in their judgment they think that
they ought to have higher wages. Now
then 1t is perfectly right for any class of
people 10 organize for self protection but +
when it goes beyond that and becomes
unjust and tyrannical, it is danger and a
menace to the country.
The labor organizations have assumed /
the right to say who shall work and who
shall not work-certainly in many classes
o business. To enforce this they even
50 to the extent of boycotting any bust
ness or business man, who dares to en-
ploy any man who does not belong to
2 organization, They do this, no mat
,er how deserving the man may be, or /
how poor he may be, or how much his
lnily may need his wages. This is
practically tyrannca monopoly by the
MAJOR unions. and is as bad as the mo-
NpolYby the combinations of capital, /
both combinations are against the
NESTS IF the people and the welfare
prosperity Of all the people. Because
,Eell Known fact that the majority
eyborng men, are not members
Nor unions
o,d e two combinations of capital
roess, lat are responsible, in large
lem The great increase in social
The orek dangerous tendency.
interest " Of tine, people in the
reservation, must con-