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"EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL; SPECIAL PRIVILGES TO NONE. Vol. FAYETTEVILLE, IV. C, AUGUST 31. No. lO. , , ' ; ' . iM OFFICIAL ORGAN OF NORTH CAROLINA KNIGHTS OF LABOR. .... . . . . ' LABORS WANTS. BY CHARLES MACKAY. What do we want? Our daily bread : Leave to earn it by our skill; Leave to labor freely for it, Leave to buy it where we will; For 'tis hard upon, the many Hard, un pitied by the few. To starve and die for want of work, Or live half-starved with work to do. What do we want? Our daily bread: Fair reward for labor done; Daily bread for wives and children; All our wants are merged in one. When the fierce fiend hunger grips us, Good intentions he restrains, Vengeance settles on our hearts and Frenzy gallops through our brains. What do we want? Our daily bread: Give us that, all else will come ' Self-respect and self denial, And the happiness of home; Kindly feeling, education. Liberty for act or thought. And surety that whate'er befall. Our children shall be fed and taught. THE HEAL REMEDY IS INTELLI GENT CO-OPERATION. The North Carolina Messenger hit the nail on lh head in our opinion in strttinrr thnt the tariff, in its belief, has little 10 do ith the rates of waes Paid labor; and point to tbe fact that while the moneyed rlass have control of the government little relief can le obtained cithr fioiu protectionists or from free trader. The Me-Bengr wo are PRUt-fie! is 0 rrect. The pliiirinns who aw mak inp: the country rinr with their speeches on b -th sides care little for tbe interests of the uorkingnian, although they find it convenient to appeal to him, Tbe real remedy for the evils tinder whicb labor goffers is to be found by dividing more eiully the profits of production 1 etwen tbe capitalist and tbe laborer. Tl.is cud l est btt brought about by in telligtnt co-operation, f We have today at Powderly one of the fii.eft opportunities in this country fi r entering into a Fucret&ful co-operative entei prise. Plenty of water power, near access to col and iron, amp'e ri'road facilities, a splendid location offered abfo'uttly free t any co-opera tive enterpie. One of the net loca tions in the world for a manufacturing industry, cheap iron, cheap enal, plenty of water lre, nd h climate where men tun wirk all the year round. Alabama Sentinel. THE DILL TO ESTABLISH A POS TAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM ITenrv Fmith, the labor congressman from Milwaukee, has introduced into the house th Kniyhts of Lthor bill t provide for the establishment of a pj fctal telegraphic sys am. It reunirp9the appointment of a skillful electiician and telegrapher as fonrth asstant postmas-ter-gneral, who, under the poptinaater general, fhall establish telegraphio lines and opu offices in the postoffices of towns of fonr hundred inhabitants and npwaid. The appropriation pro posed for the purpose is $10,000,000. Th- re is io. proepe-t of the passage ol the meafure thin year,bnt the telegraph monopoly cannot delay its passage rnnch longer, and as this Mil appears to hare been intelligently prepared, candi dates for conere will lo-e nothing by making themselves familiar with its provisions. The Standard. THE TWO RALLIES We have attended two rallies thns far this year, one bj the Democrats and one by the Republicans. At both meetings tbe orators sweat jrreat drops of blood for the poor laborer. It made ua sweat to see tbetn bleed so. Tbe blood came out on their foreheada in drops as large as mnstard seeda, white Mood we mean. It was bleached get ting through the liars' hides. One of the sweaters Said the Democratic party had always been tbe enemy of progres sion.' We believed him. He also said the Republicans were the champions nf the down-trodden and oppressed at all times! We didn't believe him. Another speaker said the Republican part j was buried beneath the weight of its own rottenness! We agreed witb him. H3 said the Democratic party bad get the reins of government in their hands, and wonld protect tbe rich and poor alike! Then we didn't agree with him. At the Republican meeting tbe or t rs devoted their time to showing op the corruption of the Democratic party. At the Demoriatic tig tbe speak ers uncovered corruption enough in tbe Republican party's history to poison a dozen wor'ds tr e size of this one, and when we got home and reviewed the evidence pat in on both sides, we came to the conclusion that the stosk in trade nf botbrmrt'es was coTroption with nothing for a change. Bat one thin? we must not forgot to mention; that at l oth meetings the po r laborer w-s the orly person for whom any sriapatiiy was sliowD. He was the bean ideal of nil speakers. Their very lives sem ' onnd up in bis welfare. The ban1 thonsht of harm coming to the !orin? man made the speakers rave like mad men, their eyes shot forth sky rockets, wh'le w'rth their soft palm? they clutch ed bin imaginary foe by the throat, and, wrenching his windpipe from its socket, dashed it qniveriug to tho floor. Why we veri'y believe that had a banker, a bondholder, a money-lender, a manufac' turer, or an etnploverof anv kind, dared to show his head inside of either hall he would have been torn limb from limb, and his aims and legs used to brush tbe flies from the countenance of the poor laborer. At the last meeting we left before it waa through, for fear that someone might raise theory that we were an em ployer, whih would have resulted in there lei"g nothing left of us but a boot be1, a few false teeth, and a second handed wig, to carry home to onr weep ing wife and fatherless children. Labor Advocate. WHY IS THIS? Th congressional committee on em igration in their investigation have de veloped the fact that the law prohibit ing the importation ol contract labor is. Hnd has been constantly and persistent ly viobtte 1. and thns the Imw whicb was pna-ed by the nation to protect our la bor from being forced t compete with the pauper labor of Enrp has failed to accomplish the purpose for which it was enacted; and the competition goes steadilv on. pa per laborers displacing in our factories our native workmen. We will guarantee that the tariff laws enactt d to p oect the great manufact urers against competition from foreign dealers re not nneuforced. Why is tfi f 2 Southern Mercury. INTELLIGENCE OUR SAFEGUARD The foundation of a republic is the intelligence of its citizens. In this we all agree, and for that reason every la boring man should, if possible, be as well informed politically as the man for whom be votes, and from whom he expects legislation in his interests. If the people of the United States are going to allow themselves to be led by a few political ringsters and submit" to their theory that governmental affairs are beyond tbe comprehension of the masses, we had as well do away with tbe expense of elections and establish a monarchy at once. It was the policy of the slave-owner to keep the slave as ignorant as possible; the more enlight ened tbe slave, the more he saw tbe in justice of his master. So long as the old "party bosses" can make the masses hdteve that overproduction and extrav agance are the causes of bard times, so long will they And little interest in in vestigating reform movements. King' man Voice. POLITICAL DO NTS. Don't talk politics in a lond tone of voice in public places. Don't get red and appopleptio over the virtues of yonr own candidate or tbe failings of one on the other side. Don't abuse yonr opponent when you ret to talking politics with him. Don't fight him -particularly if he looks able to nek you. Don't think it necessary to hold up a bar everv night in your consideration of the affairs of the nation. You don't ne-'d any more rum on a presidential year than anv other. Don't kill the man who goes about taking votes on - the cars. Pity and epare him. He may vote for yonr man. Don't bet. Give vonr wife the mon ey yon tTrnk yon can afford for wagers nd then you will be sure not to lose it. "Don't you see," said the mannfac" turer to the workingman, "that a duty on imports protects me, because it ena bles me to got higher prices from tbe home consumer than I could otherwise get." "Yes," replied the workingman, "and I am a home consumer." "True" responded the manufacturer, "but you can afford to pay the higher prices, becanse tbe tariffgives me big profits and I am therefore able to pay you in proportion." "Why don't you do it, then? asked the workingman. ' Because I am not in the philanthro py line cf bnsimess, and I don't have o. Lbor comes in free of duty, and tbe competition of laborers governs tbe rate of ages." "I see," said the workingraen. "I never con Id clearly understand before how the tariff kept no wages, but of course I see it now." Toronto Grip. A. A. Carlton of the executive board of the Knights of Labor says: "Tbe reason for my saying that the Knights of Labor are in a better condition than ever, is because they are beginning to think intelligently. They begin to see that the proper result cannot be ob tained by strikes and boycott. Educate, agitate, and the public will see that the workingmen afe treated fairly." Farmer Streeter is arousing great en thusiasm in Kansas, and speaks daily to very large crowds. BHLCEfiS, CC3TPJLCT12S, And others about to BUILD HOUSES, FENCES, Ac., Should call on or write to the undersign ed for prices of building- material, such an Mouldings, Ceilings, Stoma I?zooBiro WEATHEEEQAEDES, FLCCHirS PAU36S. FOSTS, LATTICES, LZ. We keep a large stock constantly on band, or can make anv to order without delay. Address WALTER WATSON, FayettevUIe, N. C Established 54 Years mmn prior tm -Invite Orders Fob The Aurora Watch Engagement .Ringjs Wedding Rings ILVER SPOON I L V E It FORK ETS OF CASTOR AND ALL SILVER vARK Warren Prior & Son. ' i ewtuers, x ajeireviue, nt j. V a a m-v Mm DURING- THE SUMMER Months we will offer special induceme4s !o the fle, Lfti in freshness of good aad m prices. " The nimble sixpence is better than the slow shilling," and we desire tke heads of f unilie and the trade generally that we are ready to offer SpcciaL Inducements To iuvite their patronage, andf to thit end we will be making special offers from time to time For Saturdays Trade Lookjin and ee for your-elves. Cash is aetrong inducement- this season and vre desire to invite t e laboring man to come and visit our store and be prepare! ifc spend a little cash. Come one. Come all. A. S. HUSKE CO. 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OSCAR J. SPEAI18, Atrifj n CsBtsellir at Lit, LnxTNOTON, IIaenett County, N. C. 6ERERAL PRACTICE. PROMPT ATTHTIC3
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