LAlJOil AFFILIATION.
Its Advantages to Capital and
Labor Explalnod by Goinpora.
Tha Brh' tn I llovFrir Largely Trnta
tiTO A Ow Question. ITopnunclcil
for 1'nhlla Spirited Men to An
swerThe Story of War Jmlgi'.
til l1 w4
ICOPTBIonT, IH94.1
i HE project for on
afllllution of all
tho lalxir ordors
of tho country,
wheroby the
trades unions
will acknowledge
some olio central
authority Instead
of beintf divided,
an now, Into two
BTcat orders. Is
perhaps the most important subject
which nnlon lalxir has had under con
sideration in many years. The very
magnitude of tho undertaking appears
lobe responsible for much misunder
tasdlnsr with reference to it. Tho
Khemc Is largely tentative. It Is not
jroposed to amalgamate the American
Federation of Labor, the Knight of
Istbor and independent unions into
an entirely new order. On tho con
trary, the idea Is to maintain the au
tonomy of all existing organizations,
but to make them allies In a more sys
tematic way than has heretofore been
tUoupht possible. In other words, it
is a closer application of labor's favor
ite motto: "In union there is strength."
When, nt tho last annual meeting
of the American Federation of Labor,
there was formally presented a propo
sition from Mr. James K. Sovereign,
General Muster Workman of the
Knights of Labor, for a conference of
delegates on this much discussed proj
ect of affiliation, a committee of three
received instructions to act in tho
premises. As a member of that com
mittee, I have found a general ugree
Btent among the members as to tho
desirability of maintaining the prin
ciple of home rule. That is, no central
power of any kind should be granted
authority to interfere with the affairs
of particular trades. The printers
most be left to govern the concerns of
printers, carpenters of carpenters, and
so on. It has always been my opinion
that what have been termed the mis
takes of organized labor grow out of
the disregard of this principle. Fortu
nately, a clearer understanding of this
matter begins to prevail. Now, under
av judicious system of alliance, we
should not witness such things as an
ill-advised strike brought to failure
through lack of cooperation on tho
part of an allied trade. Not that the
idea of strikes Is necessarily associated
with this project. Indeed, ono of its
chief claims to consideration is tho
fact that it will lessen the provocation
to strikes, and enable organized labor
to rcdreHs its wrongs more effectively.
One effective way in contemplation
is, of course, through the ballot-box.
This has led to the supposition that
th new movement is in reality tho
formation of another political party.
That Is leaping at a conclusion. When
the wool-growers assemble to discuss
the tariff, nobody accuses them of try
ing to form a now political party, even
assuming that political parties aro
manufactured in this expeditious way.
The labormen's Idea is to ally them
selves and then say: "Wc, the work
ingmeu of the republic, believo that
such and such a law is unjust to us.
We wish it done away with."
It will then bo in order for the law
makers to determine whether the great
love they have for the workingmcn, ns
per platform planks, la suilicient to
warrant thorn In granting tho conces
sion. This, it seems to me, will be one of
the chief benefits of tho proposed now
order of things. Hut it should not bo
thought that there Is any intention of
threatening or bullying. The tyranny
of the majority is as odious to union
iabor as any other form of tyranny.
Indeed, it seems to mo that even
those elements In the community
which take but a languid interest in
labor matters should be glad tliatthcro
is a project afoot which promises to do
away with the wearisome disputes
over the question of labor's power and
labor's wrongs. It is hardly likely in
the face of a solidified alliance of work
ingmen's unions that the absurd as
pects of labor's disputes with capital
will continue, as we huvo seen exem
plified recently, when a judge signed
a document restraining a strike on a
railroad. I uso the word absurd in
Bonneetlon with this, not in criticism
at any judicial power, but becauso I
cannot understand how a pieco of pa
per, however legal, can compel 0,000
men to do a tiling which every ouo of
them is resolved uot to do. They tell a
story of n war judge who Issued
an injunction restraining tho battle
of Gettysburg, yet the battle of Gettys
burg wiis fought, I believo. Wo heara
Cerent deal of tho absurd ideas of work
ingmen on the subject of the redres
sion of their wrongs, but tho curious
levices which capital resorts to huvo
act, apparently, received tho saino
amount of .attention. When a certain
number of railroad hands have decided
that their pay is miserably inadequate
for their support, putting usido any
thought of their fumiiies, and con
.lm!e t!int they will not work for their
iorjxr;f ion employers unless their pay
is increased, it seems to me a curious
thing that they should all bo threut
ncd ith juil on tho ground that they
have entered Into a eons-piracy, the ev
idence of the supposed conspiracy be
ing the fact that they all quit work to
gether. The proposed cooperation of labor
orders would have much to do with
these con' piracies. It would endeavor
to convince the powers that bo that
the conspiracy contemplated nothing
more dreadful than tho procuring of
ade-uato wages for a day's work and
would further try to punish tho rail
road magnates who enter into a con
spiracy to carry tho traveling public
from one city to unotl"-" to their own
pe miliary protit. ;hov.l.l it b - pointed
out, ns the Judge I have in mind point
ed out. that the worklngmcn's conspir
acy Injured the pooplo who used tho
road, tho labor allies could show that
tho conspiracy of tho railroad dlreo
. . i H.. . j
wages was Injuring tho business of
on entire community, because tho
hbotikecncrs who traded with tho
rnilrond hands were losing good cus-!
tomers, and the community Itself was
being Impoverished. If the law still
favored tho capitalistic conspirators
insteud of the "labor conspirators,"
tho conspiracy laws themselves long
a hateful tyranny to workingmcn
would be made the subject of an utter
ance to the lawmaking power.
Now all this Is not creating a new
political party. It Is simply bringing
the power of organized labor to bear
on authority Moreover, tho redress
thus sought would be obtained far
more speedily than through the pres
ent method of waiting for election day
to come around, not to mention that
us matters stand now there is no cen
tral power with authority to voice
the demands of labor generally. Of
course there exist very adequate
means of setting forth the wishes of
influential sections of the working
classes. The difficulty has heretofore
been that there waa no harmony in
the multitude of plans for relief.
When tho labor organ Irationn have
formally allied themselves, It will be
possible, I think, to secure such re
forms as government ownership of
railways and the telegraph far more
speedily than through any other chan
nel of public opinion. One of the
chief tasks of the new regime will ba
to push these favorite measures by an
active propaganda. Another thing
will bo the conciliation of those ele
ments opposed to labor unions by a
series of actions and utterances that
will show how fair-minded working
men really arc. It will bo made clear
that everybody's interest is to let tho
workingman be prosperous.
From present appearances there is
likely to be no great difference of
opinion among the members of the
committee on the subject of organiza
tion. There may be what may be
termed an advisory council, in which
the referendum will form a court of
last resort. For 1 am convinced that
the unions will never submit to the
dictation of a federate committee. The
present subjection to capitalistic
tyranny is so hateful that relief will
not be sought In subjection to any
thing equally unrepresentative. The
functions of the advisory council aiay
be to outline policies and recommend
measures. These policies and meas
ures should in turn bo submitted to a
referendum on organized labor and the
majority vote ought to decide. It
seems to me that when the one million
or more of union workmen have voted
among themselves on aocertaln meas
ure and have agreed upon it with
practical unanimity, the result upon
the lawmaking power will not fall to
bo satisfactory.
As I have said, workingmcn are not
In favor of strikes until every other
fair means to obtain redress has failed.
Under on amalgamation of labor or
ders a largo general strike would bo
less likely to occur becauso such a
variety of different trades would bo
called upon to participate and the gen
eral discussion would tend to evolve
some satisfactory plan of settlement.
If the demand of the men were fair,
tho discussion would enlist public sym
pathy and bring moral as well as gen
eral victory. And if the demands of
tho men themselves were not fair, theii
brother unionists wonld bo tho first ti
acknowledge the fact.
This naturally leads to the old ques
tion of tho temptations labor leaders
aro asserted to bo under to show their
authority by precipitating a strike
tho bigger tho better. It never scems'
to occur to outsiders that tho most
to buffer by strikes are tho labor lead
ers themselves. If the leaders were
tho selfish and mercenary creatures
their enemies make them out to bo,
living In luxury and traveling In state,
they would naturally dread a strike.
For their revenues and the revenues of
their orders come exclusively from the
wages of tho members, Throw those
members out of employment and those
revenues cease. Tho treasury of tho
order is drained for their support and
a momentous responsibility is thrown
upon tho labor leader. Why. then,
should ho long to bring about a strike?
Why should he bo so nnxlous to leavo
his fine horses and his carriages, his
picture tralleries and conservatories, to
pay nothing of his hosts of friends In
tho Four Hundred, for whom he sets tho
fashion, to lead a lot of impoverished
wageworkers, ill clothed and ill fed as
they frequently aro, when in nine
cases out of ten tho result is so ag
gravating to himself? ' The public
spirited men who have been denounc
ing tho new schemo of alliance as n
provocation to strikes on a gigantic
scale, owing to the bullying labor
leaders, can, no doubt, answer these
questions.
In fine, t ho workingmcn of tho United
States have been forced to consider
cud act upon this contemplated alli
ance. I believo it will be a success,
that It will bring harmony, redress
many wrongs and lead to the ultunuU
emancipation of labor.
Ilo Ought to Know,
A good story U told by ono of a party
of sightseers that was recently being
shown over tho house in Strut ford-on
Avon lu which Shakespeare was born.
Tho guido pointed out in tho room iu
which tho great man's mother intro
duced William to tho world sundry al
leged autographs on tho whitewashed
walls of great actors and actresses of
tho present century. Among them wero
tho names of Mr. and Mrs. Hancroft.
"This Is not Mr. Hancroft's signa
ture," said a tall man who was ono of
tho party.
The guide looked around indignantly.
"I ought to know," added the tall
man, "seeing that I nm Mr. Hoc .;'t,
nndthbi:i tho first time that 1 ve
1 Leon ia thto liotv.c." Wit verier.
A Genial Warmth.
"I was very much touched by the
warmth of my father in law s affection,
said the young man who talks about
his private affairs.
"Indeed. How was it expressed ?"
"liy the present of a ton of coal."
Washington Star.
Experience proves that nothing else
so surely destroys scrofula, as Ayer's
Sarsaparilla.
Not in the Swim.
"Do you ever meet the Trobusses,
who moved down here from Milwau
kee ?"' asked the visitor.
"Lord, no," answered the Chicago
lady. " I hey am t in society. I hey re
dead rank outsiders." Indianapolis
Journal,
Got There Anyhow.
'What's all this talk about JoncV
war record ? He never smelt pow
der r
''No, but his mule lost his voice
brayin' at the surrender. Atlanta
Constitution.
A Frominont Lady Arrested
much attention at a Washington ball
by her remarkable appearance of
health. The glow and the charm of
beauty need not depart from so many
women, when a certain remedy exists
in Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescription
for their functional and organic di
seases. It properly cures nausea, in
digestion, bloating, weak back, ner
vous prostiation, debility and sleep
lessness. Strength is renewed, energy
returns, and beauty again blooms. It
is purely vegetable and perfectly harm
less. Druggists have it.
He Believed Him.
Fred My girl wasn't through dress
ing when I called last night to take
her to the theatre.
Arthur That's what I thought
when I saw her in the box with you.
Why in the deuce didn't you let her
finish ? Philadelphia Life.
Corrected.
The Mistress. So you have really
been married ten years ? Then this
will be your tenth anniversary.
The Laundress. No, mum. Not
the taynth, but the tinlh. That's why
me friends are goin' to give us a lot of
tin things. Pittsburg JBulletin.
A Eoy's Exparience.
''A few months ago my face and
neck were covered with boils and car
buncles and I had a tired feeling. I
tried several different kinds of medi
cines but they had no effect until I
got Hocd's Sarsaparilla. vv hen I had
taken the second bottle the boils be
gan to heal and the tired feeling was
gone." Lorenzo Grinnell, Columbia
Cross Roads, Pa.
Hood's Pills are purely vegetable,
a 5c.
As a specimen of the dodges that
are being resorted to by those who are
opposed to the government's printing
itsown postage stamps that of bring
ing a committee there with a petition
from the New York plate printers,
setting forth the distress that would
fall upon them should the government
take this work away from them, is
about the most transparent yet re
sorted to. The lowest private bidder
for the work is a Philadelphia con
cern. So that the New York com
pany is bound to lose the work, wheth
er it comes to Washington, where it
really belongs, or not.
Customer (in a restaurant) -"See
here, waiter, I've found a button in
this salad."
Waiter ''That's all richr, sir ; it is
a part of the dressing." Good
Housekeeping.
"I OWE MY LIFE TO YOU."
A Wilton, N. J., Girl's Expcricuco
M'Ub. a Noted Massachusetts "Woman.
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heyday of youth,, when every dream is a
promise, and every
thought an inspira
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It Is natural that
Miss Gertrude Sickler,
ayounglndy who
lives at Wilton,
N.J., is grateful
fort lie great boon
of lite.
She suffered
terribly with sup
pressed and pam
nienst ma
il s. T h e
tors could
only pre
vent her
from hav'
ing ti t a
each
month by
dosing her with morphine.
At last, when she was completely pros
trated, her father cot her a bottlo of
LyiUa K. 1'lnkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which at once gave her relief.
That did what the doctors could not do,
It cured her. She has no trouble now, and
no dread of the coming month. " I owo
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could try your valuable medicine they
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ffiy "XL1' S2S5
I PRETTY 1'1-ifi
The mild winter and hard timet
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of MDN'5 OVERCOATS, UL
STERS, SUITS, BIO AND LIT
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Shawls, and every description
of wearing apparel. Alsa, wo
do scouring, cleaning and press
ing of goods that do not need
dyeing, and make, them clean
and sweet as new.
Goods sent by express should
bo addressed
ll.on.hrg Stun Jyi Work:.
mcMm I
We have just received an invoice
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Stylish PORTLAND CUTTERS,
Comfortables Swell Bodies,
Light and Heavy Bob Sleds. '
The material and workmanship
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low as the lowest.
Don't wait to buy a sleigh until
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tjur metnoa oi introducing
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upon thoir JudKment of lu value, Weankof our
ptttron. Dothlng In the way of erpenne beyond s
pustiil card and a two cent ponlafio .tamp. Tho
p.'ttil card to be uned In Mudiug u. their full ad
tirea. nud the posUige .tamp fur tho lettr return
lnu tho statement of their case for which wo
Oupply tlicm with aquextlon blank, to bo tilled
out, and an envelope addrossod U) ounelveafor
use In roturnlnKttwhen tilled.
VaaiM, j m.fj iV When we receive the Mate
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B jfr ward lb by mall and prepay
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we leave tho mutter of sending
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Kvon then wo do notultmmit to rob them by do
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These price, sfloure
tlie delivery of tho
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lenvo the putleut to
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