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THURSDAY , DECEMBER M , 1905.
TO THE EMPLOYEE
ANO THE EMPLOYED
Sidelight * on the Great Labor
Question.
It was in 1863 that I read some
thing like this , and it has ever been
hovering in my min.d that the poor
and moderate classes are not the
governing but the governed. They
are not the enslavers , but the en
slaved. They are not , in them
selves , the impure and unsanctified ,
but are made so by those above
them. They are not unfortunately
constituted , but become weak and
deformed by the burden of the re-
sponsibilites universally imposed
upon them. The wealthy , being
the powerful , from them flow all
arbitration , oppression and abso
lute misery that prevail in the
world. It is from this class that
exclusivenessand sectarianism take
tBeir rise and flow like an ocean
tide over all the classes beneath
them. The rich , as to their favor
able situation , arc. examples of
what the race will be when equal
wealth and equal justice pervade
the social world. Intelligence will
then be the governor and adminis
trator of all laws and principles
required by the constitution of the
human family. Then all may
drink at the fount of knowledge
and thirst not. Butowing to the
dis-unity that prevails in society ,
the wants of the lower classes are
not supplied with such a profusion
that they are unable to appreciate
the blessings of life and the natural
enjoyments flowing from a well-
ordered desire and its adequate
gratification. These three classes
constitute the human race , and
each of them will exist in its pres
ent condition so long as intelligence
is exclusive , labor is un-rewarded
and wealth is possessed by those
who have it unjustly.
The poor are those who have de
sires unsupplied. Thus they are
rendered miserable and their ex
istence is entirely unappreciated.
They , are those who have all the
pressure and the affliction of the
race ; and by their ignorance they
are compelled to remain thus situa
ted. They , cannot set forth with
moving eloquence the vice and
misery that prevail among them ;
they cannot free themselves from
the shackles which bind and crush
them to the earth. They , cannot
escape the prison of sectarianism ,
nor raise their voice against the
many inhuman proceedings" that
are instituted against them. The
poor lieat the lowest point in so
ciety , and are therefore sustaining ,
by their perpetual industry , the
great weight of the world that
rests upon them.
They cannot accumulate force
and power of themselves , because
each person is striving "for a sub
sistence and laboring to supply his
increasing wants. General power
is thus lost and dissipated among
individuals which prpvpnts them
from acting ar a body to ameliorate
their condition. The highest so
ciety exists as if they were not in
possession of feeling and affection
for what is just , and good , and
righteous. They seem to be un
conscious of sympathy and unable
to discern the cause of the evil and
misery that prevail. They are
inply striving to benefit all ;
yet in that which appears to bene
fit most , a greater injury is done
to the working classes. And ev
ery insolated act of benevolence ,
though ostensibly meant for good ,
ends in affliction , and every effort
toward amelioration creates sec
tarian hostility , and terminates in
depression of the most tyranical
character. Society is thus con
structed. It will preserve its
structure in form forever , but its
constitutional developments will
change ere long , materially the re
sult of which will be distributative
justice and harmony.
The cause of all human actions
is centered in three things : Love ,
( or desire , ) necessity and interest.
Desires are created bythe love
or bodily requirements.
Necessity is the desire ungrati-
fied or the requirements un
supplied.
Interest is the spring of action
and is a means by which love is re
warded ; by which desires are grati
fied and necessities supplied.
Interest , then is the mode of
human action and is the ultimate
cause of all industry ; all inven
tions ; all movements and intelli
gence in the world. Interest is
the means employed to supply the
necessities of the human body.
Where * there is no interest there
can DC no action ; where there is no
desire there can be no interest ;
and , where there is no love there
can "be no desire. It is impossible
for a man to act without interest.
His interest may consist in self
j gratification or emolument ; in sec
tarian advancement ; in local usur
pation ; in general benevolence ,
brotherly kindness and charity ; in
universal love , or in the attain
ment of knowledge. But in what
ever thing his interest is centered ,
for that will he act. alono ; and
while thus acting , he will , us so
ciety now exists , injure some and
benefit others ; please some and ex
cite indignation in others. And
thus it is that interest will , if not
directed aright , produce unhappy
consequences. The interests of
the poor consists in rendering
themselrcs and their families hap
py. To this end they exert all
their abilities to extract from the
earth and absorb from the higher
societies a sufficient reward for
their labor. Their interests are
opposed to the interests of those
who employ them , and this creates
an antagonism between the labor
er and him for whom he labors.
One is diametrically opposed to
the other. Thus it is that while
industry becomes fatiguing and
disgusting to the laborer , the em
ployer is pressing him to more
and heavier action , and meanwhile
reduqes his reward to the lowest
possible amount. The laborer is
thus discouraged from laboring
cheerfully , and the employer is
discouraged from rewarding abun
dantly. The interest of the labor
er consists in the reward ; the in
terest of the employer consists in
the amount of labor accomplished ,
therefore , one is absorbing from
the other , and the absorption cre
ates distinction , obstruction and
disunity. They are thus existing
in direct opposition to each 'other.
Thus labor is shunned and de
spised by the human family , be
cause it is unappreciated. Hence
poverty pervades the world , and
this is perpetuated by disunity of
intprpsts and a wapt of pympath' > - ,
iug'feelings and ailection belwetfrj
, man. and man. The poor have no
regard for the situation , nor the
rich for the poor , and they thus
despise each other. The unfortu
nate circumstances that surround
and embarrass the poor from birth ,
encouraged the monopolies of the
higher classes , and the interests of
the latter consists in the distinct-
ioH thus created. It thus becomes
impossible to discover harmony
between the interests of the poor
and rich , or affinity between their
respective situations.
Men may have their judgment
convinced of what is their duty ,
yet their interests consist in that
to which their duty is opposed.
Hence the world is immoral and
I discouraged. It is proper that all
should be so situated as that in
dustry may become a necessity
and that its reward may be legiti
mate and proportional.
If universal industry existed , all
would be wealthy and all would
appreciate aiid glorify their exist
ence. Neither would there be so
much labor needed ; for a little la
bor , if properly directed , would
contribute more to the general
wealth of the world than twice the
same amount in the present con
dition of the human race , One-
third of the present amount of in
dividual labor if equally distributed
and rendered profitable would con
tribute more to the happiness and
wealth of mankind than the amount
of individual labor now performed ,
and then rewards would be equal ,
interests reciprocal and all action
universally beneficial. As inter
ests now are opposed to each other ,
all action of laborer and employer
must necessarily be in correspond
ing opposition. Hostility is con
stantly being generated by the
disaffection for each others wel-
welfare , arising from this cause.
Everyone has desires uncared for
by others , and necessities which
none but himself knows , and for
the relief of which no one but him-
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self provides. The provision is
extracted from , not freely given
as it ought to be by others or , the
.body of the human race. Thus
one's interest consists in that for
which no other has an affinity.
And so conflicting are the situa-
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tions of men in the lower strata of
society that there is nothing but
vice , misery , discontent , hostility
and retaliation exisiting. Their
interests are like the conflicting
elements , which in meeting , de
stroy each other's power. Hence
the harmony that would exist , if
interests ran gently into each oth
er , is dissipated. Hence he is im
morally situated whose duty tells
him one thing and his interests
another. The laborer , feeling an
interest in the amount of reward
given for his toil , has no interest
in the general improvements in
machinery that are made to relieve
and curtail labor. Labor must be
appreciated and duly remunerated
before there can be either a pleas
ure in industry or a general inter
est taken in mechanical and agri
cultural improvements. That in
activity may be repulsed.from the
earth , industry must command in
creased rewards. There must not
only be a higher value set onin
dustry , but a higher regard must
be manifested to him who labors ,
in order to make all feel an inter
est in activity , and that no one
may feel an attraction to idleness
and speculation. The laboring
classes support those who are idle
and the idle in return despise and
oppress those who labor because
their interest is not in industry ,
but in unfeeling speculation.
RRONIC KIOKER.
. Strayed or Stolen
from my place 4 miles north of Ft.
Niobrara , the following stock :
Two steers branded IS ? left hip.
One steer branded oz left side.
One cow branded P right side
Two cows or heifers branded
Jp * on right hip.
$5.00 reward per head for recov
ery. f T. P. SPRATT ,
48 " Valentine , Nebr ,
The Saloon Musi.Co. - j
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Col. llolt'b chculars , saj so , and ,
thefpeople * more and more are be
lieving the fact. During the past
weelPCol. fiolt has hurled the fol
lowing facts against the liquor
traffic :
Prohibition Kansas is loaning
money , while Nebraska has none
to loan.
During the first ten years of
prohibition in Kansas the state
gained eleven million dollars over
Nebraska , according to the audi
tor's reports.
Under the caption , "Signs of
the Times , " the report said :
"Gov. Hoch of Kansas declares
that the people of his state are in
favor of prohibition and will con
tinue to maintain the law , and
boasts that there are thousands of
boys in Kansas who have never
seen a legalized or open saloon. "
Judge Pollock of North Dakota
reiterates his statements of former
years that prohibition prohibits in
North Dakota , and the health ,
wealth and happiness of the people
are thereby augmented.
The Kansas City Journal says :
"Whiskey or beer may be had
in Kansas by those wno hunt for
it , but it does not hunt for them.
It does not extend a cordial invita
tion on every street corner. Those
who have acquired a thirst will
take the th trouble nruo sary to
procure it ; but the young men
coming out of the schools and col
leges will not debase themselves
by the processes that must be em
ployed. And herein lies the ch'of
value of prohibition ; the young
men are not tempted. Old drink
ers may drink on , but new ones
are not made or are made only
in limited numbers. Kansas un
derstands this , if Bishop Potter
does not. And that is why Kan
sas , regardless of the condemnation
and ridicule of other states , holds
fast to" h'eV prohibitory law , and !
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will continue to hold it and reap
its valuable benefits indefinitely.
Every attempt to repeal it is over
whelmingly defeated. "
„ Toe Brewers Journal , the official
organ of the United States Brew
er's Association , which shows the
number of barrels of malt liquors
sold in the license state of Ne
braska and the prohibition state
of Kansas for nine year , shows
that at the end of the period the
sales of malt liquors in Nebraska
were 23 times as great as in Kan.
In other words , so far as malt
liquors are concerned , prohibition
prohibits more than 95 per cent in
Kansas. According to the testi
mony of the brewers themselves ,
prohibition has practically destroy
ed the beer business in Kansas.
Drunkenness among the women
is hrgely due to the use of patent
medicines that contain alcohol , for
instance :
Peruna , 28 per cent alcohol.
Hostetters Bitters , 48 per cent
alcohol.
Celery Compound , 22 per cent
alcohol.
The temperance workers of our
town are organized as never be
fore. The committee that waited
on our mayor and asked him that
the Slocum law be enforced , re
ceived the reply that the laws
would not be enforced unless or
dered by the board , and that the
board had consented to allow the
saloons to keep up the screens.
He said I know this is a violation
of the Slocum law but the council
had given its consent.
Are we to understand from this
that the town board is to continue
over-riding the state laws ?
§ 60,000 a year is spent in the
saloons of Valentine and has * ent ,
50 criminals from here in the last
six years. The conviction of these , '
costing with the cost of takingcare j
of prisoners , has cost the county
more than they have received in
the city treasury for city purposes.
Col. Holt will remain over Sun
day. On Friday night he willj
speak at the opera house on the
"Lights and Shadows of City }
Life. " Thursday and Saturday
nights at the M. E. church.
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at the Chicago House , 38
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