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■■ m iT T OF THF. MOVEMENT. OBUBY’S s r x o i ’s i s OF THB INOUV TBIAI. QUESTION, The F i r s t of ck S eries of W o rks l*u1>- lU h o a by t h e Uulior L ib r a r y Asso- olatioii, l're<I T a rnor, Am-nt. BenjamiB F ranklin became Minister to France a t the time when the teachings of the physiocrats held sway, and l«camu pupil and disciple of Qucsnay. This school held that it was better to be a cit izen of the world than of an; paxdcalai country. The third school of economists wus founded by Adam Smith, a Scotch pro fessor, who was also a friend of Qnesnay, the French writer. This school baa been falsely called the industrial sebuoL It would be more properly designated by the title of commercial school, which teaches selfishness, for ho maintains as a truth that if every man is left to do what be likes with his own, no matter how he gets It. and to use it in whatever say will secure the largest possible returns to him self, society will reap the largest possible benefit. Thus he fairly and squarely defends monopoly—the oppression of the poor by the rich, and idl the train of evils which follow. The great work of Adam Smith, “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the wealth of Nationa,’- was published in 1776, and in 1778 B. T. Malthiis publish ed his “Essay on PopulalioB,’’ which ^rnisbes a discussion of the other side of the question, viz., the poverty of tiatioDS. Malthoa was a member of the Tory or CoBserretfve— i. e., aristoozatic party; at that time of political disturbances, when the impoverished workers of Europe were calling governments to account for the bad policy which led to so mneh He was led to the study of the ••**» ' conditiorin ».~hich thc‘ wbii-li may b<- taken ot own'islnp, vl/, , property : nil poasos'ion, and bc- Iwlcn the two there is a subtle dilTercuce, which calls fur a definition ; for the sou oe of all the olherti of tto^e who com bat that right,, a-ise from bavirg con founded the ooe with the other. The etymological sense of the word “property”—that which is proper to— Indicates cl”ariy that man is the i>r -ptii- torof all that is proper (<> or inseparuble from Lis being, bis secs s, organa, facul ties, acquire d knowledge, &c., but none of those things whi,;b are se| an.ble from bis being, which are outside of hiiu.'-ulf. He can possess these latter, but be can not miike them p roper '.o himself—cannot a.ssimilate tMom with liimsdf. THE SUN(i Of THE SmitT.! G-. V. S. A MVT\<! TLH'STUATIOX O f TOM i IlOOU’S POKM. 1 !. '\'siBOLTON ?NEE1Y The “Polity of the Labor Movement,” ! 20 cents, may be bad bv seudinv amount to Frederick Turner, 2027 rieuth Uistb street, Philadelphia, Ps TH AT BKIH'TED CIKCTLAlt. s I t Apiiearoil lit th e Columns o ftlie New Y o rk DuIIlt s. A correspondent seeda us the fo1lo»ii)g circular, as it appeared in a number of the daily papers: To the members of our Order wherever found—Qreeliiig; At a conference of all District Asstm- blie.'', through tbeir repres ut.tivis, in the State of New York, held at Htej.hens’ Hall, Ti-o'j, N>-w York, on February 22, 1887, the following resolutions wore adopted: Whereas, The capitalistic press of New York has for the p jsi sevm weeks all its infiaence to destroy the homes of the coal handlers and, their supporters while they were manfully struggiing for I, andnd att thee eam» timeme rod'tiniod-Ung i zUtmce, a a m eam» ti r tho combined powtr of desp: tie mon opoly; and Wiier^ Tho New York S a c has been the most cowardly and viiulent io its at tacks, its sole Object being to break up our organization; therefore, t>e it ReS'iived, That we pledge onrsc Ives to ubEtain iu fu'ure, and reijuest all omnn t the country to ab iz-d labor thtoughoi stain from purebasin with the pese^- iDgorhavin m y deal- of the Bo-callod “agitators” by showing that government—i.e,, aristocracy—had nothiug th do with creating this misery, but that it arose from causes which ware beyond the control of the ruling classes.. He found that the cause of misery was the excessive growth of population, which led to the pressure of numbers upon the means of snbsistence, and could only be controlled permanently by the self restrain of ibe lower classes, and by their disoou- tinning to give birth to so m aty children He demonstrated that population in creased in' a geometrical ratio, whils subsistence could only increase in so arithmetical ratio. H e says the hum n species would Increase as the numbers 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 123, 256, aud aubaist- ence would increase as the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, G, 7, 8. In the view of Mal- thus the condition of the people can only change trum ease to misery; as soon us they advance to welfare, they are tUougliU lesa as to the futulc, and tbeir increaso in nuTobers will always keep them in pov erty, and will cause years of scarcity to follow quickly upon the footsteps of years of plenty. Thus the aristoersoy, who were tire monopolists o f the land, threw the blame T the existence of distress npou natural les not within tbeir controL lewhat later arose anntlier econo- Nayid Ricardo, who belonged to party, or, as it was then named, 1 party. He carried tbe in- OD s Step further, and sttompted .nt for the mequaliiy of oondi- wbich distinguished different if society, and he declared that it arise from natural and unavoid- .uses. but from tbe effects of an ,al monopoly—tbe tenure of laud, maintained that those who hail lecu iCfftunate enough to obttdn possession of tbe best soils at the settlcmrnt of a coun try form a privileged class that can live in idleness upon the labor of othcri?, by means of exacting payment for the tse of the natural powers of those sails. Thus, we see the aristocracy of biilu, who monopolized the land, laid ti;\ blame to natural causes, while the aris tocracy of monev—the bourgeoisie—wl.o monopolized the insrum tuts of Ubur, laid the blame to the monopolizers of the We may, therefore, infer that a fourth sohoel of political economy is yet to b founded, which shall bear the name, and be, in fact, the industrial school of p o liti cal economists. In order to lound-this scliool, tbe industrials themselves- workers—must come forward, and give the subject the attention and study which will enable them to adeduce the laws which govern the industrial relations of mankind. And this must bo done from a close attention to aU the phenomena which present themselvts in the indus trial domains of human activity. And perhaps one of the most fnndamental things which we have to consider in meeting tbe arguments of tbe economists in relation . to the teuure of land, from whence springs all other things, is the difference of which I spoke a few mo ments aao, between property aud pos-ses- Thsre are two different manners in which a thing may be owned, or wo may ^ay that there are two different views originated, in ou.er to close tho mouths ch ^ e the New York Sun; anil bo it Itesolved, That a copy of these resolu tions be sent to every organized Assc b!y of the K. of L. aud every known - ganizatioDamzatioD o f workingmenorkingraer in th<;he g o f w and be it still further liesoived. That we con country; forts on the Now York Sun. D. A. 147, 152, 75, 46, 128, 46, G6, 104, We will now conclude by sayijjg that when we liad only 15,000 organiz-d in Ibis State every slmilaf resolution was effc,-tive. To-day, with 160,000 organized men and women in.this Stite, if these resolutions are not effective in a months it is because you have u ot done your duty. Eemembi-r that they who would be free tbem'elves must strike tho blow! We request lhat these n-solulions be read at every meeting. ATYBACI'KII ATTENTION. A Com-spoiKlcnt Uitillkcn th e Tim es’ AltUuili- to W o rkinsm eli. Tlie article in last week’s C i . akton yn relation to that notonoos enemy of g .nizi-il labor, the “rat” Troy Times c n - ated quite a stir. It has often puzzled us why workingmen have permitted such an open and avowed enemy of lUcir cause tbe Times ha.s proved, and is still proving ifsell to be, to exist io flic city. Not only do thoy permit it, however, bnt a large number of m>-n who toil for aliv- lug coutribiite to its support. The Times dues n ut believe in labor organizations It h..B time aud again announced tbut fact in its columns, it is an avowed ene my of the Knights of Labor and maligns and misrepresouta the order every day. F . r years ils aeclianicai departments hive been conducted by cxpcllnd mem- berri of lal or organizations aud not a Knight o f L-bor or a uoioo man work\ in the building. Tbe implnycs of the Times d -re no' join a labor orgai.iz -lion, for they ar I well aware that by doing so tb. y would forfeit their situiitions. Tlie purpose of the Times is and always ba; bei-n to crush o at organized labor, and its (iostidtyis particulariy ronrk d towards the KoighU of Labor. No membt the Ei.ights of Labo^can work in its es- labli-bmeut. It would be but a fair turn if no member of tbe Order, w ] atronize the sheet. E s lruct ft-om Om- .New V6rk L e tter, I read, with interest, in T ub C lakion . your aceouni of Lorillard’s $600 poodle dog which the fines imposed on his snmptive work girls went to pay for, and this week we are treated to an occurnnee of a similar cliaracler. A Samuel Collins, who lives at the Hotel Dam, had a pet Skyo Icrrier which he says he wouldn't have sold for $1,000. The dog over on Sunday in SoventeenUi street, oppi-site Union square, while waTk with its master, and the m drove over the little animal showed n concern for his broken and his art. The dog’s back was it died. Mr. Collms at once advertised, offering a n identification of the driver. Mr. Kill a.sk Inspector Byrnes to fii y concern at all bad the drivi r run over 1 broken the back of any one of the bare-legited and ill-clad gamins to be seen at every turn in this city. Nor is it proba ble that he wmiid have offered a reward trouble Inspi ctor Byrues about tbe mat ter. The folly of the autocracy is a fatal weakness. N bw Y obs C irtt O ltbisr . A S tory q'rniiHlntcil fi-om tlio Ucfiniui, l>y ■■Eliud,’’ VVlileU Kinds Miiny PnriilU’l.s III .Vmc-i'i<-a. This story from life is tnitisrut d from a Germuji | ap«r, by Ehud. Tbe scone is criminal court < f tlic lower order, where minor offeiitcs sgai-ist the 1 .w are tried before a 1 arned jiid^e and citizen-, silting with him ot as judges of fact as well the beiu'li ' Schoeff ngerichl\ they call it in Germany, pretty much like the American Police Court. It is th - eighth court at Berlin Many cases are alre dy disposed of. A wcmiij is DOW caded to tbe bar. According to tbe rule» ot prcced re in Germany the party charged with offense U given a bearing in tbe witness, and therefore will oath, but for the purpose of explaining nuking a^dY e n se. Th- woman before t'le b ir is aboQt 30 years of age. H.-t clothi'ig is tidy iiijd d ecent; her f ,ce pile and cmiiciahd. Her features tell a hunger. Wearily th« steps forward, carrying in her arms a sleeping 'ithout infant, whose tiuy face speaks of want andnd htarvation.tarvation. HcsUatlngesUuting foror u m mei:eut before staking into the seat of diigraci a s H f u m m the detemlani's beech, she looks up to the judge Implo.ingly. “Be seated ” L.‘ says, looking over the papeis of the case. “Y ou are Mrs. Louise Elbers t ” ‘ Yes, your honor.” charge aga-nsi y>i sating th it on last Wednesday y ju w a it into « coffee Baleon begging money of Neumann, What have you to say '.,-i “I did not know thegentlcp- “ -rott .am il to have anything to say in de euse?” ^'man’b e>•yes open widely, tears trickle down her weary face ; she bows her head. “It h no use,” murmurs. “Cheer up,” says the jvidgc, more kiudly thiu his stern face sboul I liuvi- iudicaied ; “ tell the court what lei you to break the law ; perhaps it will be your advantage.” Bhe didn’t look up. With slow faltering tonessbe tolda tiloof woe: “My hnsbind deserted me six m-iQihs ago; I tueu Lad to take care of our iwo children; older cliild died; starved for want of foi.d, and the infant ID my arms, 1 fear, will K kui follow Ins brojier; I I’ave been looking for work d.y after day, wick lifter wi ok, in Vain ; I wniitcd to remain au hones', respectubl - w«man. so u> thiug was left to me but t-j die from hunger. Oh, I didn’t mind it v^-ry much ; having bungerid lor u fewdays, I think; death creeps ou slowly, causing hut little pain. I could have gone; but my o' i’d, my chilli, my poor baby ! I mast fl .d work. And lii.a ly I found sewing work with a large coBcern on ladies’ gunneats. I worktd fi-om ti o’clock in tho moiniiig nntil 12 o’clock and later in the niglit.” “And what did you < am ?” usks tl district attorney, eager y. ‘When I was luiky I oi-rued 6U .Lout 15 cenui) a d ay; oft«n only pfennig (sL 5U o r‘2;ipt« “You can have tlio n ime the firm; hundreds of otbi in\ there can tell you the There was i d sch- cff..n n 15 cenui) a d ay ; oi lennig,” w . ih the calm answer. »nd address of ork- ■me siorv ” )iirt. J-.uLe and sch- cff 1 > -k at each other Tbon the w 'xoiiii goes on; “ VVjlh thi-ec 15 ceuW a day I had to pay ren', buy l<jod, light and clothing. And 1 ba.I to liny my thiead from the firm mid to p-y for it three times tbe amount they charge elsc- wuere.” She broke down weaim a. “I oiigiii Lave bteii been willing lo forsake my hon r vaic-a Were made to mo l>y t.eatleraen coum-cted w.th ihe firm, Imt I’d rather die then—” She l>roke Kobbiog. Aftrt a while she C o n tinued; “So 1 lost my piaee a week ago. 1 went to the office, and on my inee-1 pJesd-d wjrb the men to let me work eve. fur 7J een a day. Ic was no use. A ball dozen rt li.od ladies, working lo widle uwny t>i Hours or to make a I'-w c -nts for pocket money, w o rked leiler than we aud j'ust as cheap.* I was cllaeLarged AudAud I ask< d to see the boss I wueu ti Id be bad _ le to his newly I'ought estates, paid tor by the swe t uQil blood of Lis starving female eujpioje«,” she added teelingly; “a d so i am out of woik und bie .d for a week. I could not Siemy child d.e from hunger. My hu^b■^Ld aval n.-ver caring for us. There has i Itft fo'' me but to go md beg. It the first lime in my life,” she adi under sobs, “ ami if the gentleman would have given me five cenis iusi&id of hand- mg me over to the poLcc, it might have bien Letter.” OthlQg iddod, There was nothing to ex 'uJpate the lOman. Sue had broken the law by •eggingegging andnd shee wasas guil'y.uil'y. Tlieiie judgedge b a sh w g T ju und the suhoelfeu i ad a short whispering together. Tuen the judge rose s ' sentenced the defendant to pay a fine three marks er go to jail for a d->y. T( (ho’ lowest sentcBee which the Jaw per mits,” he addej, “und the law must be obeyed ” Faintly cjme from the woman: thank you, geaileineu,” and she roa go. ■ E hc I */■*>»« fact, strange a« it seems to tlie An is literally true. The ladies of tbe , called higher classes, espedady wivu and daughters of .offluuls in Germany, are competing in the sewing uud embioidering trade with the woiking- women, forcing down prices.—Trai lator.j N E W SPRING Dress Goods IS SIMPLY BEYOND DESCRIPTION. e prices that will cimp^l begin with here are N. \We have made uttcntion. To b Pin H i ad Suitings at fi}c. Colors ID D,im«ih Olotbs, in cluding cr< uding creams, a t 12Jo. New styL g In CLalli DotaineB at 15c. SO-inch extra quality CiwLmcn-s .t 2.5e Double Wool P a id i at 30c A lot of Silk aud Wool Mixtuics, idendeally. ssnie goods as au'd rlsewhere at 47c., 4'Jc. and 50c., we offer at 45e, per A lot of Silk aud Wool Mixtures so d'-sirable for IndicK’ nuiiiiigg, choicego' dv for Walking or Iravolinp dresses, at 75c. and 79c. per yard. Our 54 inch $1 S<otcli bui'iogs sellii g rapidly. Plain Surges, w Suitings, sirnble. r-ABASOLS, ^ ’ijw Spring Styles now open at r.s.i-mBiisii&CO.'S, Cor. Broadway S. Third Street. Troy. 1887-Spring Opening-1887 MRS. M. P. ACKER, turned fiom making a large an I e egant latest deaigiiB in llPPJUjl, BROWN & CO., Hats Having jiii her si-t'CtioD assortmeut of the Imported Bonnets, .\X1) FREHCH HOVELIIES, . Will be pJtesed to .vhen' timo (Jiiring tl.e copiit g week at h'T pit\ a t M IL L IN E R Y PARLORS, 18 King St., Trov, H. V. C. D. PACKARD A SON, DEALEIW IN Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, A compie'e stuck of J. A COUSIN'S' fine shues cO\'ti*ntlv lim d . Wauketiphast shoe- Piicea R8 low aa the lowei 69 Congress Street, Ucdi-r Ituiia’a OiHira lluiis\ J u s t R e c e i v e d . A Compkdc Line of n> w 1 I specialty. SPR IN G M ILLIN E R Y , all the iitesi novclfips. A'fn elegant i,a'>ortmeut of Hid Fancy Q\Ods of evpiy Please Call and examim e de eriplion. H A L L ’S, 3^2 RIVER ST—N ext D oor to S aul ’ s . H. Goring & Bro. SHOE STORE. I «‘,L\ d ’ “iL 1 K. of L. Co-operative Shoes, iraake my Lon r Ad- ^ 172 RIVER STREET. E . I C f o f o l S , -MERCHANT TAILOR,- AND CLOTHIER, i66 River Street, Troy, N, Y. roy, 1 S, SaL'iu M i 'I.}10LLAN1>, i U. E llis , Spi'iiig Opieiiing FIN E M ILLIN E R Y Will bo continnod n-xt week. HRS. H. M. HICKEY’S, 5 5 O o n g r e s s S t . ffi. T. CiBan, Dealer in Coal, 1 5 3 R iv e r S t r e e t . BEST 50c. TEA IN TROY. Ambrose Kelly, 299 Uivui iMreet. Try ’ •ample. ' ., ^ M kssim . W. <Sf 51. G hoas —GtsTiJi! settlem e n t w th Insurai [. G roas —G estusmes : \We have this day effected^ a ---------- - ------ --------- _-Auce Coijipanift'-, and are uuw in p' sitiou to disp®Bo o f our eniire stock of Kjirlng a n d Sym uier Clothing, all tiewly-mada and of latest dfcsigiiH, fully one-half of auinewe ginirantoe n o t d am a g ed in a n y way, form or mannej-, from the fire in our building on Moiid .y, M arch 7, 1887. A |jpredating the patr(.>tiage you have kindly given iia during our long btLsiiiess career, we Will, in r e tu rn , propose the e following tm i i s : W e ’will '■ ' .......... ”l ■■ ’ ■ 1.ar, • • - . tLsiiiess c areer, we will, in r e tu rn , propose th . ! 1 you al gf'ods iit33 1-3 cents on th© doll svUlemeiii witii 8 id companies. T rusting i Yours Itoapectfuily, L i r i ’MANN, BRO W N & CO. dialely, we i Introductory Sale of lew Spriog Dress Goods, Silks, Velvets and Plushes Gorgeous Display En<tl£ss Assortment lin e of India Cashmeres, all new Spring shades ___ One lot at 60c; worth 60c. Oue lot at 66 p ; worth 75c. Obe lot a t 75c; worth 89c. ^j^exceedingly nice C h ^ k ''ery desirable,42 Inches wide, 75o. f G^'^° g ’ shadns. |1 ; worth 81.50. •** B L A C K GOOBS. enriettas, Sebsi-tapools, Puretta and India ^ashmerfia at prices that lot be equalled liy sny other house m the city. - • BOLTON & NEELY, 12 Bioailwaf aoD 3/Tliinl'St, TH O Y , Y, O F F IC E O F MASUFACTUREBS OF F IN E CLOTH IN G, llroadway. N ew Y ork , M arch 28, 1887. effeeti cen ts on th© d o llar, g iv in g j-ou t h e benefit ol you in New York imme- t. l'OiiI reciij.'t of thisil.s letterCILCI we.C startedLCULru for. New.... York and.u-s- found the iy.\^K lyv \’l. L I V n .w * . va u -Idi.'k exaeriyas slated fdnive, from which w c pnn'hasad the J a rg\8t asBort- ir p la n will bq ^knple, we w ill ii.cm f CloiLi'ji ev rbefore shown by us 'O u rp Slits, fils ai Siriig OTertials For Men’s, Youths’, Boys’ and Children’s ’W ear, at 33 1-3 Cents off the Dc W© g o t a go id thing and will divide with '.you. The following lots are ' fair ©samples t o liow this whole s tock is m arked : CliiblTeii’s Suitis at 9<Sc. C'liildi-t'ii's L*fuits at 14c. Oliildi'cii’s S l u r t N Y a is ts a t 9 c. S<-e th e goods in our show Windows. E v e ry garm e n t w a rranted perfect. ' * PrioceHert’Ws and Vests $12, A V O B ' r i H © 1 6 . 0 0 . Elegant fitting garments this firm makes. We rvm their goods every season. SALE TO COMMENCE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, ’87. All goods marked in plain figures. Money refunded on any garment purchased of us if not satisfactory. Ho goods sold to dealers. W/& M. aEOSS, ONB-PRICE ClDtMers and EurnMers, H9 TO 123 CONfiRESS STREET, TROY, N. Y CO R N E R F I F T H S T R E E T , N . B.—On account of delay in receiving goods this Sale is postponed ......... •ED — iL 13FY, until W N E S D A A P R I L 13th. V W SOME ! the New H the bitter 1 tiUDS of I chanictori| ■ viouB tof brought^ calls it an| ly must l i o i i b i . M tie in bis{ There H m e thod^ is sim p iy Home .Cl) stock i n | | menta h td unpriacipl triokstersl sonal bun - I n M thing wb|| erful oriti —«w pl aid t o H haveH M readers • b e e n p l l all th'sei grain of M 64—th e p not b e ^ York but iZStlOQ | | No. 6 iaj aud tbe| nuioQ ki| of the tra
