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t r EQUAL IJICrllTS TO ALL; SPECIAL, PJUVILGES TO NOXE.K : - I L Vol. 1. J. PAYlTTEVILLE, IV. C, JANUARY SO, UaWs. THE KEY-ilOTE SOUNDED BY -THE NEW.YORK HERALD ORGANIZED EABOR "NOT SO DANG&ROUS.iAS ORGANIZED CAPTIAL. Under the heading ' There is some thing to think-of besides- tkV Knights of L:itor," .we find the following edito rial in the New York Herald: This Reading strike teems , to have an ominous rumble in it even now. The mire:', who are among the hardest workf is. in the country, are somewhat discontented, r at any rtfte the bosses wlm are handling theu'i are trying their best to make them so, and tuere are muttering ot omplaini at twoT.pr. three ple?a1ong the road.' Vrll, the public bave beeu reminded again lot this everlasting iriction be tw em capital and labor , which, like Bnqujo's ghost, wi.il I not clown at any one's liidding. ' It is a gravt? proldem, and o e in whU-h everybody is interest el. Like slavery and prohibition and tariff reform, it will unceasingly cUm- r until it is settled, and settled right. That a ems to be the law of piogress. Some of our contemporaries aie con gratulating their readers that the Kniirhts of Labor are at the end of tht ir tetlu r, and r soluble the country ro d which changed luto a squirrel track and ran up a tree. Exacttv whv this should ie a matter of congratula- tiot., if it is a fact, is not clear. This is a free country, and organiza tion is one of the rights of American citizen. Eveu secret organizations have their place, if any one wants to join them, as, for example, the Masons i .1... r., L"" . . ! 1 xv i .i and me yuu i cuuwe, o nave noiu ing to sny wgninft. organieat'ons, for that is the wy in which o"em.icrats, re puhlicaiis and pioljibiti 'nists make tl ernselves effective. Neither haAe we anything to c on l.in of in the secrecy of. an orgnniz;.t on, for secrecy is no dime, ll may te folly to talk with closet dooi that is as you think. At any rate, it ioes not imply girli either of action or motive. But when the members of an organi zation, either secret or otlieiwite, com mit an overt act, stiike with a mnrder ons hand plunder the community or I r ak any law wh'atever, thi n and not till then we are up and at them. The Chicago" anarchists an extrune rase, mind you said pretty newilv what, tl ev pleased. All riht.. They were f'oids, to be bure, and We got vry much exasperated, bu we always hesitate to deprive a man of th- piivileg- of even making a fool of m elf. W hen, how ever, they lighted the l'u e of tl e bomb and began 'to shoot the police with pis tols the commori te.ie. ot t'e country 8 ;i l hang tnem, ami they w re hanged. It is the genius of our institutions to allow altiost unresuicted liberty this side of criminal action, but that line passed we make quick work ami punish offend rt. In a wrd, we lelieve in fair pl, hut denounce a foul blow. A popular government, with personal libertv as its corner fctone, has its incon veniences, but on the whole it works better than any form of centralization. NowT it '1 1,8 Americans no harm to l ok at a certain ten leny at the o'he.r end f Society among capi talists; a tendency whib has made the oigniitation of ulr apparently neces-j.-.- ni.iCii is infinitely mora dan- il the Ki.irl,t'-4 that wnra 'misses shoes. ever born . Pooled capital and svndi- cate capital are'a hornet's sting where labor strikes are onlv a flea bite. I It yon wan, to see a real menace to our prosperity look in that direction. .monopoly f grasping aua relentless, Das thrown the gauntlet down, and labor, thoroughly frightened, rushes to organ ization for self-protection. The mass ing of huge sums ol money with an un natural purpose to corner and control products, fix an artificial price therefor ani crush competition by fair means or foul until the syndicate is monarch of all it surveys, with eve v buyer at its reel that is the startling fact to consid er. Trusts are epidemiu. There "is the lead, the tin, the match, the oil trust, and a hundred more of the same sort. What is their object! . To get a grip on the market, choke every small deal er to death, throw him back into the ranks of the workingmen. pile up enor mous fort nues and divide the people in to two classes which become everlast ingly opposed to earn Other that is to say, a financial aristocracy, top heaVy, blundering, conceited, and 4 the lower orders," whose brawn is worth 'more than their brains. 'The Knights may go all to pieces; that is their business. The tear they have a fear of tbe tyrrany of monop oly is not 'confined to them. It id shared by a great many others. It th people of the United States could think of nothing els for six months ai d find some way to prevent the inju-tice done the Republic by the ue.vii or - ynueie' or trust' or what not, ih.-re would be little ned thereafter t worry oVt-r the orgauiza lions of wage "esrn rs. The Pacific Railaoad Commissioners have handed i two reports tbe re sult of their investigations into the af fairs of these companies. The majority report is mainly occupied with the question as to ho w umeii of the debt due the national government can be re covered from the companies, and the bet way to be pursued to accomplish thu desiiable end. The minority re port, by ex Governor Pattison, of Penn sylvania, takes up the moral aspect of the case, declares a great wrong has been committed, and demands that -the P rpetratois be .brought to justice. Ey rr revelatron concern'1 tig the railroad nffaiis of this country tends to prove the wihdom of the Order that advocates the control of the railroads by the govern ment. The Reading embroilment will only serve to strengthen this convicton. rapidly spreading all over the country. I nil rrtnf of I lniffrl Isihrrr I Nt until the workingman realize that in onion there is strenght; that bickering, jealousy and unmanly ambi tion the are curse of tbe cause: that th ballot is one of the most sacred rights $TlCK TO YOUR' PRINCIPLES. Workingmen should stndv. nndJ 6tand and stick to the principles of th3 r organizations. i nose principles shou e their rule of octioo in all thino-s- their dealings, in their work, in the! voting. U they did this, the labor nroh Jem would soon be solved; for the worj---ingmeu have the power in the m.rkJ J and in politics to do it. But bow rnvlyj understand the principles of their orah J izatioiis, and how few regard and fbl-j low luem f It is this liroorance an ! - O m -j 3 " f - - " f -'gauii V t - lalxir that renders it uext to impossililej iw uavo iue worKingoien, sianu logetaer tii auy effort iu their own behalf: tnat euabies unprincipled demagogues a!n schemers to mislead workingmen intd thn-Mupport of their enemies; that fwri riish designing and blatant cranks ihi opportunity to create dissension an rmuble in lalnr ranks; that prevent jhe uniiy of sentiment and action essential t success in evry movement. J j flow many thousan sin labor organi zations ki o lb" principles and objelcts of, tbeir organizations? How many know theit laws and legal mode ot pro ceed ure? How many know anything of i he records of candidates and parties on lbor questions T Very few in pra portion. How, then, are they to kno-v a hat to do or how to vote? How pan they, know whether a question or can didate before their organization or It he public is right or wrong, to their benefit or detrifiientf Whether. the proposed measure is tor the good of labor, or ihj candidate a friend of labor, or tbejre vetse, they lont kn wj aud are just s likely t vo.e agiinst their own injter- e -its as i.o : &o long as this is the case. the principles of orga lized labor will never be carried out or its objects at- ttmeit; but, on the contrary, Working- . . . . . i. I I f n f 1 1 1 1 1 r.. . . . . . . . . . i . .l ! T selves, forge their ciini is the stronger, and he led ty t.ic uoe into slavery! j "Study up tbe priiicipl's of your! or ganization, learn its lawn, and let these lie your guide iu forming your opinions, iu your dealings, au I in casting Votir votns iu the organizations and t'itlm polls. Wueu wo.kiugnian do this,! the tiit(,HUi. nuurmcm uiiu notoriety anq Of Hce will ceae to load you into ridicu lous positions, to vote against ybur gelveji an'd for your enemies' for thr own personal, ends, to their personal aiu and your detriment. Apply jttie test t every member, to every political audidate and party, to every dealer, aud decide in accordance with tbe prin ciples and ubjects of organized labor. Then, when workingmen, the over whelming majority of coasumers dd voters, mike their own principles -and object their platform and rule of-ac- tion, those principles and objects ft soon be attained; until then they will never be. Lzbor Press. JI.COO TO $100,003 IH FIFTEEM YEASS FOR THE ANNUAL PAYMENT OP 3 TO 5 PER CENT 1NTEIIEST ACCOIIDINQ TO AGE OF APPLICANT A nrvirrl i n or t r fhu nriAAiitnifa nf tK mai penain to ciuseusuip; iuai me iaoor second annual convention of the Amer nrfsn is labor's most faithful fripnrl anr : rr r i n j r iuau i:ouoiaiiuu ui uauui, all UtgaulSOCI should be earnestly and heartily sus- labor is asked to assist tbe Working; - ; urewcit assouiiiwuu uy refusing o pur nizel and heeded, will labor command the full respect of the community, or succeed in placing itself in position to i demand its just dues. Arbitrator, A practical co-operative enterprise in members of the Knights of Labor is the Co-operative Shoe Company, of Lynn. Mass.. which manufactures ab jat i ai.ic, is iiifiuitelv mora dan- Uhir y cases a week of women's and chase or use the Milwaukee lager bear. til I ) I Hi I i . 'ii ire wouiu ueneur. ourselves inamau&lfy and labor very generally by refusing to longer ue auy 01 mo ueers or iiqaord made. Sach would be a big fight, wiik ioivnebse gains to labor. Qoweverj we will certainly not use aoy of the MI- ii If ha liMAr. Aaofical- ' Let n mid value at a little prioo virtuous woman's counsel. The Tontine contract ottered by Uie ork Life Insifnce Company. The jvrson paying the above rate of interest for tbe time will b entiUed to' tli priiuipiil spni. Insurance for fuU amount laUnir from date of contract. .Ntn-roifeitable after three years. For further information apply to U. I. McllUF'FIK. Agent. OUQANIKU IK 1843. . . Cash asskts vkk 87.5,000,000.00 Sin:i.i:s DlvisinLKVKif;Sl.lS,00Oi)0i) THOSE CUSTOMERS 7" ' Vnd friends and the pubUc pnor aU .'. wlio liave expressed such saUsfao tio i witit their purchases of Are rtectrully informed that I am al rady in receipt of a full aud fresh sup ply from " .. r (& Z&YzKnrjT & Sews ' Jonason, Robbins & Co. For saJn at wholesale and retail. 3 q :::: y q tg- o:o;o: ::o: Note' He,Ls, f f k i:s, did lie.iU State. nents, Envelopes, Crcula", i 50 o:i:o :ii. AT TUB HKSESGER JOB PRIMTNS- OFFIGE 0:0:0:0:0:0: Pamphlets, 1 I RJCCKIPTS, f fTags, Dodgers,. Cards, : Ticket. 0:0:0:0:0:0: Parties wishinr to setl Drorertw Srr.iri call on me. I hay 'oid .iver D.OeY r,v. of proiierty in tbe lxst few moniha. Cjy-JaU at Jles3ener OrJice. np'y. J. R. LFE. 1 fhirejuit received a firsUc!as lot of -MOUNTAIN BEEP -. . . . Fom Ash k Countt rYOUXS. JUICY AID TEIDER:: B ee f-Ja.cx8a.g-o IIDlI Don't forzet thai I bar fir cash aod will aav to sell for the name. I thank the puMic for their p&t pat ronage, aoi beg a coatiaaanse of the same. Respectfully, W. IL TOHLIXSON. gCIWUd HMM jy
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