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le! DC Swr- ly $ 1 . 60 , eiity-live II 'll II' tl • li i; ■' il VOL, I, NUMBEE 10, TROY, N. Y,, JULY 10, 1886, PEIOE 3 CENTS, BBS,’ ise In M i STi During one of his walks down street the other day, the writerore collar shops. This ungent' manly con-' duct caused the writer much .odignatioo, aocoidingly Uie following lines are sent you, which msy be the means of doing some good. A crowd or men in a railway trim sat taikicsom a sy a tbug; or the price or goods, acd want or n Tne weather and tardy spring, Tner stopped a t a idauoa very soon, And a wealth or h. igbt brown b t a maidenyousgacd tatr, tvith a Taos as tresh as a rose id June, dost lor s moment sU was still, Then a youth said with a ]eer, iihe'd ]om oar s: t U abe had h( r mil— i«p rorwa 'eskadlflik And heaailled Che wea add slily smile or a vam and thoughtlees man. ‘■8lt 8UUi’‘ said one with giuzled hair; '■It jodhave a Blrur, ax, Kespect the aisteri ut other men, Though but ror the sake cd her. Uow would you teeill she stood there, Audi, with asuommi Jeer, bhould ask—roigetiugmy own bold star Cld yon ase her glance up here?” \That’S so, said another, angruy;” \Ad.d It migdt have been my Grace, For She visits right otteo a ramlly That Uve pretty nigh this place, Ahd tne man that spoke or my daughtn' so Couldn’t ridi in a train m tu me, And so, youngroung sir, youi nad better go sir, y latnersarearascarcvri beer’ \Tlsatwayaiayplsji.'' saidathOTghUolman \To do as a good man should. Think eveiywoman, both o.d and young, And pretty and plain, are good, For I bare a inoUiei and slsKr a t Umir, 1 have a dang,iter and wire; and I’m \uund to say, that every day, Tne^re the eomrort and joy ol my lUe. nd plenty frieods AhO graj-aairedmocoers as good and true, Ahd s l ^ r s as kuid and neat; And 1 say that he who will a u ^ a sneer O radouM aia glri—woy.tnen, lie's neither wuTttiy ol woman's love. o f ad- Nor worthy to sit with men \ so toe yoatb west uut with a very a*d lace Ana nobody mlseea him a momenvs epaee_ Abd peroaps he has learnt, U ever he can, That to r a t a woman IB a shame to maiL COME JOIN ODR KANES. (jh workingmen Usien, your aitenuon we crave, oar object IS Jusuce to the Irse ana the brave, IN oarcauB9iti8glonouB,towin we mast try, our motto It IS lorward a td never say diA The great snighisot Xaboi each day growing 'Have determined that wealth Bluiii oppress ns no our ranks most be dim tM enemy Is BtroDg, Bnt agaloit r;gnt and mignt it cannot last long, go do no: delay but baste to the tore, Let us give wealth a thrust they will reel u d ie TheEnigitatntneirstisigth are determined to Bo come Join the ranks and let us begin. «», The day wui soon enne when oar country shall jMaerviEg the uue, the land Mine ire^ When the laws or the land shall all bemadoto ^ — \ 'he cause ol toe glorious and grand Knights or ONLY A SHOP 6ISL. b : BB1.UE AHS8. ‘'Deuced pretty girl, carriage equal to Eugenie’s—the very poetry of motion,\ and Darcy Stockton, a young exquisite, cane in cme hand and a cigai^tweeu gloved fingers of the other, looked enti- cally at the regal figure of a young woman who passed slowly J>y, evidently wearied with her day’s work. “Say, John, Tve a mind to follow her, and see where she lives. Those dark drooping eyes and that oval face are just what I want for my Madonna. I would be willing to pay her well for a few sit tings. Come on. 'WliuC a pity she is only a shopgirl.” Darcy didn't take the trouole to look into his companion’s face; had be done BO, be would have discovered a sort of an oml 1 U 8 knock-feltow-down expression whic would have effectually deterred him f. u further confidences. S e ex- claimeu “Tierv he goes, around the comer of Duane; there abe goes in,” as the sub ject ot bis inspection walked into a rick, ety ball-way. “There’s no telling about the people. Bather awkward to call for a girl at such a place, especially when a fellow doesn't know her name; but I must have her for a few sittings, at all events, and at any hazard.” The gentlemen separated, each River cogitate on the aame subject, b<U sa dif* thewd ferently as two natures so differently constituted would be Lkely to. “Not a sitting, Darcy Stockton, shaD that girl give yon,” muttered John. John Blake was thoroughly acquainted with the man he had to deal with—had bad previous occasion to note his Indom itable perseverance when a pretty woman the object of his pursuit, and realized tlikt to be master of the situation be most proceed to busineea immediately. So witohut more ado John Blake presented binuelf at the door of the tumble-down shanty in Duane street. An old man, bent and unshaven, opened the door. “Please tell me, sir, the name of the young lady who lives here ?” said John, respectfully. “There’s only one family besides me and my old woman that livea on this floor : their names is Stockton. 1 don’t know any of the folks above. There’s two on ’em—two young women, one of 'em in consumplion. That's the door,” and the old man limped away. John Blake’s heart thumped wildly against bis brea-t. Once be had a mind turn back. What should he say f How Introduce himself ? The name Stockton. Cprious coincidence. His timid knock was answered by the young lady herself. The rich blood mounted to check and brow as she stood, scarcely aware of what under the circumstances was the most proper thing to do—invite the gentleman in, or inquire bis business at the door ; but hospitality conquered, and John twirling his hat around bis fingers, a great lump in his throat almost choking him, as he noted a yoaug lady abont the same age as the one he addressing, and very much resembling her, propped a p with pillows, her largi dark, spirituelle eyes gazing wistfully i “I hare oome, ladies,’’ said John, pnt- tifig on a bold front, endeavoring to swallow the troublesome bunch, “to s if I ccfuld be of service to yoa. I under, stand your name is Stockton. I am very well acquainted witn a family of Stock- tons in this city.” “Oh, sir !’’ said the invalid, her beau tiful lips trembling, “if you have only brought us some good news. Oar father died in California a few months ago—” “Hush, sister, I wiD tell him all that is necessary,” said the other, still standing. “The gentleman will not probably be in terested m onr history.” “Allow fcer to proceed,” said John with great dignity, and the good fellow drew his chair a little nearer the bed ; ana she continued. “Like many another Californian he fell a victim, to specnlation and lost all his property. Before he died he gave letter to his brother, Darcy Stockto John jumped nearly out of his chair— “commending us to care until we could obtain positions is teachers, for which we are well qualified. Oh, sir, we have looked for him nntil we could look so longer; and finally, after vnending all our money, I became ill, ani ^ o r sister Blanche has to work ont every day. If yon know anything of onr relatives, for the love of mercy, tell us qnickly.” ‘^o n r uncle is dead, and his widow and son have only just returned from the South ; therefore your failure to find them. I have no way of demonstrating to you the proof of my assertions; but if you can trust me, I wilt take you imme diately to your aunt’s house, who is in every respect estimable and loving. Tour sister, my dear young lady”- dresaing bimself to the astonished and still standing girl—“requires medical as sistance and good care as soon as it can be procured.” “I know it! Oh, I know it!” she re. plied. “If yon think it best—if you really think our aunt will be glad to see us—how glad we shall be to leave this horrid place.” Without more delay a carriage was brought, the invalid nicely disposed Of, aad m a half-hour’s time John, with heart beating wildly, rang at the aristocratic mansion of the Stocktons. Strange to relate, Darcy just passing ont, opened the door to bis friend. “Bless my sonl! John, as I am a sin ner. Come in, old fellow. But what the deuce started you up h ere?” ‘•I want to see jO’-r mother, Daicy. I have a couple of cousins of yonrs in the carriage there, your Uncle William's ' CAPITAL VS. LABOR. chiMreD, from California.” ------------- ‘What the dickens do you say ?” I “We are not a nation of capitalists and Blanche and Grace I ’ve heard so much laborers; we are a nation of republican Qitizens. Let us, then, ignore these di- talk abont I Here’s mother ! Let's have it all quick I” John explained as quickly as possible. “It’s a great pity, Darcy,” said John, on their way to the carriage, “ that yoor Cousin Blanche is nothiugbutashop girl, but then, yon know, there's no account ing for the tastes of these people.” “What under heaven are you driving John ?” inquired Darcy uuder his breath. But there was no time for explanation. The invalid was assisted into the house, anil both orphans were lovingly greeted by their aunt. John Blake’s revenge was complete. These young ladies were twin I'istere, and under the tender care and nursing,of her aunt, Grace speedily recovered health and strength, and became, after a year’s acquaintance, the wife of John Blake. ••I loved and trusted you the first time I saw yon, John,” said Graoe, when pressed by her ardent lover to name the day. “so name it yourself. I shall be satisfied.” L abor ' s S hare of the P rofit . ting that Qitizens. Let us, then, ignore tl Tiding lines, and each, accepti „ position for which his capacity bust fits him, work upward and onward in the scale of respectable citizenship,doing that which IB be^t for all.”—Evartsin ‘‘Labor Europe,” p. 39. ‘•If our workingmen, native and natu ralized, will * • f choke down all demagogical attempts to divide the Americaa people into hostile ranks as capitabsts and laborers, there can be no reasonable limit set to the development correspondent ol the Burlington Justice, commenting on the U. S. Com missioner's report that each laborer in the United States produces fllO per day, of which $6.85 goes to capital and $1.12 to labor, quotes the following from the Chicago Inter-Ooean concerning the Colby iron mine at Bessemer, Mich., and draws ont the conclusion, that in this case capital gets about $9.91 and labor 9 cents ol the $10 produced by i t : “The mine, it is said, is owned by par ties who bought it for $120 on s They lease the privilege of taking ore on a royalty of 4U cents a ton to Colby, who sublets it to Morse & Co. for 52 j,. cents per ton royalty, who have contract with Capt Sellwood to p u t it i the cars at STJa cents per ton. Sellwood sublets this contract for 12J4 cents pet too, as the work is done by a steam shovel.” Dednctmg transportation, eto., (he brings $2.80 per ton, of which only V2}X cents goes to the firm who does the actual work ol production. The output Is 1,200 tons per day,which gives the owners $480 per day, the Colby’s $150 per day, Morse A Co. $1,- 080 per day, Capt .Sellwood, $90 per day, and the sub-contractors who do the work $30 per day. A total net profit from the mine of $3,240 per day, against $30 per day for labor's share; $3,240 divided by 30 parts of the wealth to those who produce it, and 108-100 to profit. Does my friend deem this an eqiuUble distribution ? Just imagine. Iflaborgot $3,240,andtbeother $30 were divided between the mine owner, tne Colbys, Morse & Co., and Captain Sell- wood, each receiving $7.50 per day for his brain work, or “luck” what a boom of business there would be in Bessemer or any other town where labor received its due. The $3,240 would be used to pay debts or purchase some sort of cessaries, comforts or luxuries, or in re lieving distress, or doing good in some other way, although the capitalists would not buy so many bonds, mortgages or stock, yet could live quite comfortably on $7.50 per day. CHEAP ALIEN LABOR. terestE <if capital and labor are one ? If you persist in taking a hostile attitude I shall certajply eat yon up.” This is the way in which it is put in the book already quoted from : “If our trade centres ate to be thrown into confoidoD, accumulated labor dissi- pateiL and honest labor impoverished and demoralized by periodic strikes, we shall sjpply follow in the wake of the tnrally belonging to sh to patronizeatioi and IVhenever the capitalist class wish to p instruct the working class, they invaria bly get off platitudes like the above. They will proceed to tell workingmen, ith u sanctified air. that the interests of labor and capital are identical, and that the workingman who strikes at the inter est of his employer, strikes at his own. But of all the bosh that was ever talked 1 any snbject there is none to exceed this. Tteee statements are abstractly true, just as it is abstractly true that hon esty is the best policy; and when we find the bosinesi world acting on the latter plan, then we may look for a prac tical application of the former principles in the relations of employers andjem- ployed. But so long as men are selfish and grasping and dishonest, just so long will t leir interests not be identical, and each who is not on the ofiensive, will be obliged to please himself on the defen- In studying out all matters ol political and social economy, a grand mistake is made if men are not taken into account just as they are, not as they should be. Man has not yet risen above the selfish plane. 'Whether he ever will do BO, we leave ethnologists to decide. It is suffi cient tor the present argument to know that be will take all he can get, and give as little in return as possible. The in- tereets of labor and cspital ate not, prac tically speaking, identical, but diametri cally opposed to one another, whatever they may be in theory. It Is right that they shonld be so. They are the centri petal and centrifugal fespes of the boay politic; the one teudina: toward tralizatioD, the other .oward disintegra tion, which, when they can be brought into complete balance, tend to the perfect social and political state ; but let one gam the ascendancy over the other, and calamity is the result. Ancient and modern history is made up of the tnnmpbs of capital over labor. Its pages are dark with deeds of cruelty and selfishness; of man trampling upon his brother man ; of the strong making slaves of the weak ; of money degrading labor. From the time of the old Assyrian and Egyptian kings, who sacrificed their millions of slaves to their own ambitions and whims, with as little ruth as we sacrifice our annual thanksgiving turkey, down to the soulless corporations of to-day, who coin the sweat, and would, if they were permitted, coin the heart’s blood of their employes—the record has been continuous aud the same. Bnt history gives us some glimpses of what the oppressed classes will do if they obtain the asceodaney. Anarchy, de- strnction, chaos, will follow. The French revolution gives us an example of these and makes ns turn shuddering from the prospect of a time when the unchecked, ignorant and irresponsible masses shall reign supreme, and take lawless and ter- ible revenge for the insults and wrongs Capital and labor stand in the long as the madly ruii the lan^ Las muddied the water i flows around the wolf, staiidiug i stream above !—U. K.] and are now sorrowfiilly standing between their idle &ctories and the emigrant ships. Evarts would throw the blame of the unfortunate condition of England upon the workingmen’s strikes. He cannot be so ignorant as not to know that it is due to her finaucial policy—t her naitonal debt, which presses wit such crashing weight upon the shonlders Who has arrayed the pei is responsible for the legislation which has wrung from the laboring and suffer ing masses a cry of pain and protect? In this struggle labor has not taken the in itiative; but, grown strong weakness of ages, m the free sir of this wealetn world, it dares to make battle for its tights when capital arrays itself against i f Ills, indeed, a new experience tor capitaL which, used to riding rough-shod over all opposition, is surnnsed and in- dignaut at finding an obstacle in its path. It is the wolf, and not the Iamb, which hss muddied the stream. UsEsowN K s ia m . Legislate to exclnde from this country the class who are responsible for sneh outrages as have occurred in Chicago, have no sympathy with anarchists, dy-1 ol ages, namiters, or commanUts, nor have 1 any ' attitude of antagonists, but sympathy with capitalists who will im-1 battle wages equally between them, and port labor of this class rather than pay ’ neither are vanquished, there is nothing wages to American workmen. It is man- ^ fear. But woe to that nation in which ifestly absurd to talk about protecting | on® shall gain the ascendancy over the Aiuerican workmen against the compe- j other. titlon of Europeanpanperlaborproducts. There was once a wolf, who, standing BO long as these Earopean pauper labor-1 in b stream above a lamb, accused the ers themselves are imported by the cargo I Utter of muddying the water, and made hke ‘‘Guinea niggers” once were from the acoasation an excuse for eating him the west coast of Africa. Many thoa- up. So capital, after having individual- sands of them have been landed at tho. ized itself and worked for its own intec- Battery, not a dozen miles away from ests and against labor—itself making the Newark, and the railroad carried these division into hostile ranks which is go human cattle for a dollar a head ail the much deprecated; playing the tyrant and way to Chicago, St. Louis and other the robber—so capital, we repeat, after Western cities. They took them as so baying done all Uiis, when it sees labor much cattle, and we are beginning to see making a feeble protest against sach and feel some of the effects of this doubly treatment, gets wonderfully indignant, inhuman trafiic.—Hon.Wm. 8. Kelly. ' and exclaims: “Don't you know the in- D has arrayed the people in hostile ranks as cspitalists and laborets? Who EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. L ondon , Ont., Ju ly 7. The convention of the I, M. 17. of N. A. was called to order at 10 o’clock s. m. by the President, P. F. Fitzpatrick, number of delegates present, 131. First business in order, the election of a tem- porsiy secretary. Morley and Fox of Cincinnati were placed in nomination. Fox was elected. The delegates were then treated to some timely and very in teresting remarks in the form of a very cordial welcome to the City of London by the mayor, Mr. T. D. Hodgens, President Fitzpatrick responded on be half of the convention, in a few feeling remarka A unanimous vote of thanks was then tendered to Mayor Hodgens in ucognition of bis cordial welcome to his beautiful city. HU Honor immediately retired, when the body went on with it# regular order of busiuess until II :3$ o'clo:'k a m., when an adjournment wafl ordered until 2 p. m., at which time th* committee on credentials report. SHIRT AND COLLAR ‘ LOCK-OUT.” E ditor C larion : — This inquiry is often heard, “ why did not this inveetii tion by the ‘Bureau of Labor Statist! in reference to the cause of the laundry strike, and collar and shirt lock-out begin first with toe manufacturers, instead of with the employes ?” How easilv the manufacturers could have explained the matter by saying they had learned by experience that every time they had cut down the prices of starching and ironing their goods, they hail added so much to the profits of their business, and as girls tiad heretofore always quietly sub mitted to the reduction, they did not see any reason why they should not do now. The fact is, selfishness is the rule, and liberality the'exception, in nearly all public and private enterprises where the two factors of Capital and L bor como in contact the one with the o-jer, and almost invariably the disposition of the “strong to oppress the weak” is found to predominate. Would that the old song, which reads and sounds so nicely in poetry, might soon become a bright and glorious realiution in fact ami history. “ I'here’s atoood time coming boys, wait a little longer.” A W obekr . C apital and L abor . E ditor C labion :— A splendid oppor tunity is now offered onr wealthy shirt aud collar manufacturers to immortalize tlieir names, and do a grand work for themselves and their posterity, by in augurating the wise and magnanis system of “co-operation.” Foreiample, suppose one of these fimm to have made during the year ending July 1, $55,000, how easy and praiseworthy.it would be lor them to say to their industrious, teliigent and skilled employes: “Now, girls, with your help, we have made during the past year $55,000 This is more than we really need; we are satis fied with $50,000, and so we propose to divide the extra $5,000 with you, pro rata, according to the amount of your several earnings; and for the time ti come this wilibe^ our oiuform practice.’ Who can fail to see tost by adopting this plan of action, these wealthy firms, would not only have the pleasing satia- ^ t i o n of having performed a wise and generous act, both for themselves and their employes, but would also add hundred fold to the popularity of their products iu the estimation of the public; and now let us see who will be the first to evil themselves of this new and improved mode of advertising, which has already been adopted by some of the largest and best establishments m the country. P hilahihbofist . P etition to G overnor H ill . The following preamble and petition were adopted by the Diatrict Assembly K. of L. at its meeting on Friday last, and a copy will be forwarded to the Governor; W herbas , The present investigation going on by the Bureau of Labor Stails- tiee of the State ol New York, conoeir ing the late strike-lockout of the colU iadustrias of the city of Troy, la bein conducted in a-manner detrimental t the interests of the people implicated i said strike-lockout; and W hereas , The manner shown by Mr. Kean, the chief clerk, toward the wit nesses. proves conclusively that our in terests as workingmen and women are not safe in bis keeping; and W hereas , The commission oonduot >n has not shov nufacturers are giving their evidence a the private office of the commisi' Therefore publicly, w •ving their ( >f the commission; Therefore we would respectfully a your excellency to take the matter it consideration, and advise the gentlemen composing said commission that they take the evidence from the maanfaoturers as publicly as they have ^one that from the working people, as the burden of biome in locking out so many emoloyea rests upon them; and that yon also re quest the members of said commission not to require witnesses to divulge the secrete of the organization to which they may belong, and also to withhold thei names, sihoe their publication render them liable to become victimized. LABOR. The following from the pen of the late J. C. Holland possesses the essential ele ments of pathos and truth, although at variance with the practice of capitalists and monopolists: “Habor is the honor able thing among men. There is not « neatly graded lawn, a pretty garden, off a well-trained tree tnat does not teU of It builds magnificent cities, and createff navies, and bridges rivets, and lays the railroad tracks, and infuses every part of the flying locomotive Whenever a s omer plows the waves, or the long canal bears the nation’s inland wealth; wherever the wheat fields wave and the mill wheel turn, there Labor is the con queror and the ting. The newspaper, wherever it spreads its wings, bears the impress of toiling hands. Should not the laborer be well housed? Should he not have the best wife and the prettiest children in the world ? Should not the man who produces ail that we eat be honored ? To us there is more true poetry about the laborer’s life and lot than any other man’s under heaven. It matters not in what calling a man toils, if he toils manfully, honestly and con* tentedly. The little tin pail should betj badge of nobility everywhere, and iu ttia ‘good time coming, boys,’ it will be.” T h e C larion , Troy, New York, de voted to the interest of wage-workers and wealth-producers, the agitation of social questions, the harmonizing of conflicting interest and the maintenance of the peo ple's rights by the use of the ballot, comes to us in good shape. Hay the C larion ’ s notes sound long and strike terror to the heart of monopoly.—Cedar Rapids (Iowa) New Era. THE DEBATING SOCIETY. E ditor C larion The question has been settled by the Supreme court that Congress has the right to issue money. Then why is each state and city compelled >to borrow from individuals ( 'x . s,
