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mm j EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL; SPECIAL FRIVILGES TO NONE. Vol.2, FAYlilTTEVILLE, IV. C, ATJOUS I' ir. llS. IVo. IT". . OFFICIAL ORGAN OF NORTH CAROLINA KNIGHTS OF LABOR. 3d CO-OPERATION. The question of estal lithiu a c - peiativ"' iiid stn il Vystetu a m lotion of the vexatious io r poU'em, l a. lor nianv yea' 8 been the ileal of inny of the foremost amon bttlc libor lead-r iu Enl'inl, ai.d in the Un tci Stntes. This method of d ing aw .y wiih &'r ic-i, loeki U'S, boycotts, etc., by c ie..uiar ui the workers o lc me rte'r ovu mp!ovrs, bay tku ; fiiu bol l pun the inditrb.l cl n.-o, u til : i cr ru at ihe pteent lime o ei 4'0 . co-op ralive u;er, rlt s in si dentil o erati n bv the Local A-sem lien ot th Knights of La or all D", to tay i. thing ab nt th Urtre Hum' er of co operative stoies ai d mi ply depots i;n r 1 ed ly mem heis of the Farmers' Alliance an I ttie Gr ne. Many failures i ave lieu re Kc rdel, it is Hue, y t -Q,-y attempt tt f.et aay from i-e WHjje tijptem h-s had a good eff rt and when the same co- p r ttors wbo have nut with iis:iM-r st rt. out a tiHcoc ti nc, a r e, tb-v uiil avoid the n.ck ufon v t icli ib-v pplii hi the first ve t. r , m d g- erallv 8 Ci e. s will crow it tl eir -IF r ! s. The fo lo inpj n erviev uiih an ol ' and earn st c-o - rat .r con-ni a to many good suggetio s t thos who c ut mplate engain in c -op r.itive enterprises that, we p b it mtire. . Neily every iaisure of o-if enti n in tlds country cau ie tiac d o Ia I niHn aeuont or disliou st otiicers fouo tniie8;Oiie, often Lo b: "What b ve mu. to ' 8a v about our expeiienc in co- pe.ation hioo iu- work ing men?'' was the ijuej-lio asked. 'I htve a grat ileal to say," was the r p'v, "an 1 h sr is that if I tet. safely out ot w ha m n w in I w ill never again vent r.- in t v r-aue path. 'I h ro whs a time w i e i I g nilly 'o ken' t w r I to the da w . u ih orkinif men aiiI v:omen f iLi couoty vonl I be matoiging their to sim pa as owm rs, lull 1 ni st ooiiftss that my ep liente bis taught me a lssou t at n av cost in j s niie money, ul t at I will nevi r loret. I' ha ve h-arned th it while we have the hest m-elian cs in ihe world, we also hive the be.-i ttu-iu?s ninna-i- rs, hut it is verv rar'h tiiat b - h :hcS" qualities are foun t in the ia.ie man or Set of men. The a e: aye no cbai i ' S i o inoie fit tel to man:, e 'he n:.ny lit - tb details recess y to th- siccessTul control of a busii e-s enii-r ri c than is the aveiae book-ke C- or s Jesman lilted to work in a s o,i wle:e skillful arti.-ans are neoer-sa y. rJ'h nicebinic and the husiiie-s oauai;er nr-a' sdute ly necessary iu all b .s'ues rut-ip?isc, if sncC'Js is des r d, but emdh m ist keep in bis place o trouble w l! To low. One is as nec ssay -ot" sucot'ss the o h r, And n- iiher imt think that the future of the b isin ss depnds eotire'y upon bis own eseni ms. This his heeu the tr uhle with uearlv'all c Of ralive en'erprises, and the h s rv of lahor or ganizations is fill d wi h st rtes of th wrecks of lse undertakii gs, an i the rock they have invariably split upon has been a failure, to rcc02n:ze the nvri?s of each othir aid ih ntcsitv of one to the exif.H! c- of lb ther. The in u wIjO cotdd pr tpily ban 1 e a lile. make a shoe or lir a u- otoer with a suit of clothes i m t i n -t I that he was of mortj inipo "tanre ; o the io n-i r.i thati Was the Well dressed Sal S nan W ho could sec re customers o- i he c'o h's hoes i'T machires u hit h th workmen, were nMgd in rfee io. aid often lh salcsiij tn has 1 I tout uiiLo'il hiiu ile f cc n would go into bankruptcy. A d 8 iu n arlv all co-opetative coo- ' ems the trouble his began and ended joi I. whou a settleu eat was d dared tid nil hinds iui eil fr m business, in the con litioo of th chibl who drenied b rirn. Of the bun Irrds .f co opeia ti e schemes that have existed in this um.y few, it any, ure pucc. as til t day, m d ilo e only because ihev may bavv Iear..ed sense through bitter ix riciui. ! - In niv opini n it will I e thus un'il II HMD learn that the exUtm e and - ell b-ii.g iT nc man i. as iieccrs ry ms auoth- r and, no mu'tei whnt mac I e oir .-t ii'ou in life, ir o i i iw as wo k - rs. t e w rk we d is n ed d au hou'd be appretd-ited at its full ViblO LT t I that time ariiv8 we may ! ok for i o p ruihnect fiie-ce in w ukiug ot. n-co-o erative nnd itatingp." Piofi -s' arlng wou:d appta', a'tcr all, t be pr c::c il way of nt o tnci' g co p ri'iou. It gVfH h worktp the et o" gi o oi na'enen', and iu. u e-i the eo-pb ye- ag it nin e esstry lebys mi d -nsdiss strik s; fot wbeu n employer is cn ro s enough t rhare i. is profits woli the t uleis, h will geu ci s Uy ne fo'iiot fir enoegh t 8 ttl tiire nc s by arbitra'i n, nl th- la-bor.-r wi!j snr I. uxue int rentrd in his w rk if be f e's that he has auin cret a? stake bey. nd thit'of mere dol las a d e-i ts in waiis Sa'urday night. Co-o, eratio i is what we want. . But arethc wae-workers themselves ready to inn,ojrurat' tlie fysteru? Jot.rnal of United Labor. , In 1S91 the charters of the tanks ex oire. All labor organizations and ii n I of currency r forni should bestir tto ms Ives aero dinply. If the chir t s aic removed ii will be years before the money monopoly can be luokn Indo.-triui fre dom is impossible till this monopoly is blotted out, for the tanks, tontrdiing th Volume of mon-y, are in poiti.!n to dictate the teruib on which 'he cople hall m ike their exchanges. Whatever lights aie given the brtuks niter the present charur- expiie, the rifiit. to insue notes to pass currei-cy as money should not be one of them. 1 he issue . of Kjoney is one of the pre logatives of govemment, the handing over of which to private individual or c rp rations is little short of criminal. Labor Reformer. In the investigation of the abnses or the con'r ct labor law, now proceeding i New York city, it has been shown that n mcrous New York contractors nu.ke a r g dar business of supplying c nc rus throiiobout the cotintiy with lab -r at any desired price, and that ex tortionate tates are demanded iy these contractors from the mployeg on the groniid of baling settired work for tbm Th imam's upon thousands of I lagans and Hunariai s hive been iin po te , aud stat: tic- xhibite.l show tl at fully t wo-ihud' of the 1 1 borers in th mills ai d mil es of Pcunay lvani hive been ol taine I iu his way. This is a lli?rmt abuse ant is one of the piincial sonic s of wae de. r ssion. Tl e most st t u ioui efforts should be d rc-d against it. Independent Citi zci, Albany, X. Y, AU th- Wbor orau'z-ilion of CbT cafi hace decide I to vote for S'roeter and Cunningham. This will give the I'tiion Lai or j arty about 20,000 votes iu that cit . TA RIFF FIG UBES. W are one of the few wbo believe tl at t' e tariff qnestin has nothing to do wi h the question of high or low waj8 a i rived at this conclusion some time aizo, but Lot oo:il we had read bcih sides with a view to ascertain wnu-h was light if possible; and the i oro w study it, tbn more satisfied we ccorne that fr- e trade or protection cannot help the laboring people so long .3 tbu contr-I of the government is in l e hmds of th moneyed class. Fr mi th- census of 18S0, the follow in results in a dozen or more stutes is iiiven, showing the annual rate of w ges in each : Vtaiu, annual wagei, S260 Nevv Hampshire, 302 Matsachusetts, 364 Couynelicutt, -85 New York, 374 Vf Jeivcy, 3fG iVnurfvl vania, 309 Georgia, 211 A abama, 35 ' Miss:ssipi, 206 No th Caro'ina, 1A5 Jonth C oMba, 128 le a ssee, 234 California, 483 Oregon, 501 Now the figures given above call for seiiou- coni b ration by every laboring man. Th p ople of these states are all liviu utulr tiie same protective system. Tb-y ar-i m11 und-r the same fotering arc of the general g v rnment, they psy the same duty in North Carolina bat thev do in Oieiou. The manufac tuiing industiies of Nortk Carolina are priitrctid ju-t the same as thev are in t)ronn. Yet in O 'goo annual wa;es f her laborers aie nearly four times as much as in North Carolina. Now what we want is some fre trade or pmtev: ti.mUt to, explain whether tb tariff has nu thingjodo with the difference io uir s inthse two states. We d'n't want our luo'her workme n to bs their he.ids over ihis tiritf bugaboo. Don't throw your h t :n the air an t howl for free tr ide or protection until you know which will benefit you, or whether eiiher one will better your con1itin. Study over the little table given above nnW then ask the free trale and protec tion ora ors lo explain why this differ ence in wages bpt ween . states in the s arc o-mtry aud und-r the stme sys t.'u,? Look iuto the matter carefully mo n e if there is not a car bid len tin d r this tariff meal. CO-OPERATION IN WISCONSIN.. The first report of the Eau Claire, Wis., co operative association is before us. The report is d ited May 31, and tys, "the tore has been running only five weeks and do n only a strictly ciidi busiuc s As we htve carried a v- ry small stock and the spring trade has been against a ensh business, many of our patrons ' eing idle most of the time, we think the association ha done remarkably well. The sh ire capital pa d in is SSS1.50. an 1 tbe sales Sl, 201. OS- Atthisrtte the sales would amo int to S 12,000 per year, and at a net profit of ou'y 10 per Crnt. would clear 120 or 133 per cent, on capitJ stock. " IIo-v does th it compare with' a profit of 4 p. r cent, in th - savings j banks? Don't all you fellows who! oppose co oper.tion and favor buikiugj spe.k at on. e Toledo Neics. BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS, And others about to BUILD HOUSES, FENCES, Ac, Should call on or write to the undersign ed for prices of building material, such as Mouldings, CeiHngs, Simmer, JF&ooRi.xcr WEATHERBOARDS, FLOORING PALINGS. POSTS, LATTICES, &C. We k-n?p a I irge stcK-k constantly on hand, or ca.n make auy to order without delav. A 1 dross WALTER WATSON. Fayetteville, N. O Established 54 Years WARREN PRIOR & SON Ijvit5 OaDsr.s Foa Tue Aurora Watch Engagement Rings Wedding Kinss 1LVDK Sl'OOX I L V E 11 FORK ETS OF CASTOR AND ALL, HILVEU WAKE Warr.v Pmoit & Hoy. Jewelers. Fayette villeTN, C. DURING. THE SUMMER Months we will offer speciil Inducement to the trade, both in freshness of good and in prices. " The nimble sixpence is better ihm the slow 8htlling,,, and we desir the heids of fimi'dea and the trade generally that we are rcaly to offer Special Indncements To iuito their patronage, and! to thit em! we will be miking special offers from time, to time Fop Saturdays Trade Lo k.iu and ee for yourselves. Cash is a -trong inducement at this season and we des're to invite te latoring man to come and visit our store and be prepireJ to spend a little cash. Coruu one. Come all. A. S. nUSKEACQ. THE KING OF GLORY n$ i:::t sixma urz zr mm mi vuma tSTlt is very cheap, and i beautifully ti und, low prices and quick sale. Don't be idlk wees tou cxs make rsoif $75 00 to 1100,000 per mosth. There U no book on the American mar ket that sells as ftt as it does tOne azect his sold 1600 in less than o months. Acen's are daily reportinc fnma 35 to60 sales ner week. One agent bold 140 BOOIS II 5 DAYS IN VYILUIN8T0N, N. C. Another sold in Albany. Ga.f 80 King of Glory in less than a month. It is abonk of tnVtam tcret and sells very fast. One aent has contract d to fell 3000 copb s in le-s than n yir. Sen 1 fo- Iixcttrated ctrcutjirs and bio terms. Exclusive territory riven. Send 90 cents for complete outfit including n complete copy of the book in its best binHine. Biz term. Address. SumwRSTEH lUBLTSH!KO HoCE,." 15 J fe 155 pruc5 t. NahvMl. Tenn. N. B. Wh are the oldest nl UrRet su!(cription book house in the south We ntihtMi an elegant line of bibles and other work. OlTGAR J. SPEARS, Ai!ri-v aal Catyl!ir at Law, r,tLLtr.TOX, 1 f A..!TT COUNTY, N. C. cENERM PSAjTISl. PROMPT ATTESTICI.
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