The Labor herald., July 17, 1886, Image 4

About The Labor herald. (Richmond, Va.) 1885-18??

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ORGAN IZAT,
The need of ic . a . t
tion is shown in _hl__E> which (
occurs. It is necesH Hfof.n to be c
thoroughly organize! XvK v rccru j tg 1,
will not stick together^B o it is that ,
the older trade more sue- '
c-Jisful than have '
been lately ! 01 j lave ac f
c imulated a iund cf e «Kjce. They ''
kaow they mnat be] rl 6Upport j
themselves, if necesdgßf months.
They know every tSM M made tQ ,
8H th*iz pW-ts for WMf that the 1
new men art> only -f__Hft ß . They 1
know they in ..,t relyjlV WO ik and .
vigilance to counteß I schemes I
which will be used toJ| Hem believe 1
they are beaten. jM tprepured :
and know thpymojl Kmselves 1
for what is neefl leash is 1
ready—they 6on*mßWMW> for ftß ;
sistance during the „f the i
strike, and employers ft too. 1
■•These m<jn put their the
of cxperierveed coo ] 1
and do their business thoaftiy ]
They have also edncate<__b ms( ,i V( -s
as to what they want. T^t ow t Le ,
state of their trade, 0 f .
men employed, the 1
what class of work is done^L re it j s
sold, and the average pd_HL a ined
They know whether thefl Bfc_fc.
on stock or orders, ««|J
'ices %re in a
estohlieft correspondeH
allied trades, and strt ngthen tllßfelves
before getting into trouble They
study the causes which tend k ; regulate
wages, and are posted on al. matters
which affect them both 10 the Workshop
and outside.
Above all, they thoroughly discuss
their grievances, if they have any, be
fore they publish them to tie world,
and come to any agreement among
themselves as to what is most needed.
They are thus prepared to disciss their
position exhaustively with a committee
of employers, and are able to bring
evidence as to the justice of their de
mands. Arbitration is their most
trusty weapon, for they can slow their
cause is jns.t, and they have thesti ODgth !
to enforce a their I
claims.
Such men as these do not disband
when they have won a victory. They
know that without thorough crganiza
tion and discipline they wotld only
lose the results they had attaked.
They seek further fields .0 train
themselves, and build up a power
which is never desp'sed by ther oppo
nents, whilst honest employer! recog
nize it as a guarantee of fair treatment. ;
Such is the history of nearly all of I
our national and international oganiza- 1
tions. They are eminently conservative, '
while the education their members re
ceive is radical enough to secure pro- '
gress toward industrial emancipation.
Agitation is their servant, tut it is
never permitted to overcome tie riper '
judgment of experienced leaders. It 1 1
ie iiwd to rpriait the ranks, but «'iea-, !
lioral methods must follow befy.e the j'
work is complete. 1
As in a modern army, the recruiting '
officer is but preliminary to the drill
sergeant, who teacheß the pnnciples 1 1
and fits the recruit for place ; n the!'
ranks. The recruit has been taught :
what he is there for; it is hie duty to 1 ]
thoroughly fit himself as a part of the j'
organization, which will achieve .success \
in proportion to its discipline and
knowledge. t '
The agitation which filled the ranks
has done its part, but more perfect '
education and organization have yet
to follow. ]
So it is with the Knights of Ld'oor— ] '
the most powerful organisation of 1
workingrnen the world has ever seen. I'
Recruiting has been goi:ig on at a
tremendous rate. Let ns rf t forget |
that numbers are only useful in r ropor-'
tion as they are organized.
Our method of organization is far
reaching, even to remote districts where j
no trade union could possibly exist, I'
but it is in the education of members ; '
that the Knights of Labor are most
successful. The platform is compre ''
hensive and . the discussions which:
should form a part of every meeting
are calculated to awaken a spirit of en-:
quiry which can only result in the.
greatest good to the greatest lumber.
A discussion of the eight-be ir ques
tion for instance, opens up a b nndlees
field for the social economist 1 It will j
show the number of men, worsen and i
children employed, what tends to re I'
duca..wages,, n'yij H**he
■"• «y£s_ft B^_dl
agencies, why Jong hcur^H
them a smaller. proporl B
wealth than if' -they' wol Bhorter
hours, and above all, willH B I hem '
that just in proportion as I Kducate '
themselves will they op
portunities for education aijHcreation.
If thoy discuss the enVflpf child
labor, they will find thatrße fierce
competition of tha times hJ almost
forced adult labor out of s-om-'pnrsuits
where it formerly had been ex austively
employed, and they Lclined to
ask whether it is not Better f» children
to be at school while their Mhers are
at work than for the ehuAh to be
working while their father* are idle.
It will show that the pro. aclion of
great wealth is necessarily syionymous
with the welfare of those wfo produce
it—that an unjust system uas been
established, which requires tie sacrifice
of the many to appease insatiable
If they discuss thPi^Pquestion
they will find a solntioij I many of
the difficulties of every cuHtfe. They
may learn how it is that B*d-working
men can never hope to be j_.veek ahead
of starvation, while thoßwho have
never done an honest work are
credited with millions and
exercise their power by I Hr others
to starve. X
If they discuss the financial que '
they may find oat how banks and c 1
agencies are enabled to hoard the mi/icy
of the country, and raise or depess
prices by the simple expedient of
making money plentiful or scaice.
They may also find out if the goven
ment can loan money to national baiks
at one per cent, why the same govin:
ment dees not loan money direct mmm *c
people at the same price. f|i
They cau also discuss the
levy a toll on the product of
and thus prevent the products oHke
man's labor being exchanged for Wse
of another without being first Hed
for the privilege. They will alsJßtl
how the means of transportaticß—
railroads, canals, etc, —have An !
seized upon by a few individuals Id ,
used as instruments of
railroads can make or mar a city md
its merchants, how railroad wre «s |
by the help of the law, can rob t o»e :
who nominally own a road, and gag .
them so completely that they hel; 1
look on until the process is comae.
All these and many more queens .
come within the range of educlpn
which every wage-worker should .
and which is within his reach. JW
Such education as this is noftjbe
obtained in schools. It can bo obSed f
through discussion and study 1 :
which have
• •*•*> is nof'feSc^^H
each individual
at once, and fit himself to take his tart
iv the industrial organizations oM the
woild.— lndustrial iVIiCA'. I
BOYCOTT BAUGHMAN BRO I
The Duty of Workingrnen Towara the
Labor Press.
Workingrnen are never goiug to suc
ceed in accomplishing the reforms
which are necessary to their emam sipa
tion until they give a heartier support
than they have ever yet done the labor
press. It isn't because they can't afford
it, for they do bupport dailies and
Weeklies by the hundreds the country
over. Labor paper after labor naper
throughout the land—papers of fern
ling principle, and edited witl' fur
greater ability than the hireling iM ss—
is allowed to go to the wall or_B lest
to struggle along just making a lniugT
while the nickles and the dimes and the
dollars are paid out unthinkingly by
the working masses to feed and fatten
those who will betray them every -inje.
It is complained that labor papert are
not good newspapers. Whose fauli is
it but that of the workman himself 'wdio
gives his nickles for thn capitalistic pa
per, and hasn't a cent left for the labor
paper. There is no city of lO.GQt* in
habitants but might have its daily.Jiibor
dispatches, its corps of jfcdi
tors and an advertising patronage wlucb
would enable it to equal any ji: the
capitalistic dailies of that city, r' tv ly
the support which the workingmer '. re
giving to the capitalistic press • tre
transferred to the labor press—the
press which is inspired by purpose and
controlled by principle—the press
which is ready to stand by them through
thick and thin. It is to prevent work
ingrnen from developing a loyalty to the
labor press that the great dailies are
putting so much energy into the hint
ing up of labor news. They can bunt
up news far better than the managers
of labor papers, for they have capital
at their back, and then they can garbie
the news and put whatever editorial
construction on it they please. But
because a formerly capitalistic piper
iuns a few colums of labor news rib
catch penny affair, it by no fol
lows that it has experienced a clr n< c
of heart or is in sympathy with the
laborers' wrongs, or cares a straw for
the labor movement. The press for
workingrnen to support is that wLich,
without being able to do so much in
the news line, has come out boldly and
fearlessly in the defence of the rights
of laborers taking, as Wendell Phillips
once Faid, "the popular side of tr;:th."
If workmen will give to these papers
only half the support encouragement
they now give the parasitic press—the
press that defends private monopoly,
that holds that the capitalist has the
right to fix wages while the work nen
haven't; and which is trying in c ■• y
possible underhand way to undern he,
belittle and misrepresent the 1 Ijr
movement; they will have no re a-n
whatever to complain that labor pdkn -s
are "small" or haven't enough new* -
Cleveland Workman. JRi
{-> - -Mf
f The following from the pen o \jic
late J. C. Holland possesses the e> *-a
tial elements of pathos and truth al
though at variances with the prae ices
of capitalists and monopolists: L bjr
is the honorable thing among 1 ten
There is not a neatly graded law i, a
pretty garden, or a well trained : >-c
that does not tell of it. It builds tag
nificant cities, and creates navies, md
bridges rivers, and lays the railroad
tracks, and infuses every part of .he
flying locomotive. Wherever abU n
er plows the waves, or the long qrnal
bears the nations ioland wealth; whenev
er the wheat fields wave and the mill
wheels turn, there labor is the conq er
or and the king. The newsps 9r,
wherever it spread its wings, bearsfho
impress of toiling hands. Shoivh_Lit
the laborer be well housed?
he not have the best wife, anfl B
prettiest children in the world ? KB
not the men who produce all tifl Hf
eat be honored .' To us there is >_X
true poetry about the laborer's life Bid
lot than any other man's under hea
It matters not in what calling a i&n
toils, if he toils manfully, honestly in J j
contendedly. The little tin pail she aid
be a badge of nobility everywhere. n,d
in the 'good time coming boys' it vill
be."— Ex.
CORNER SIXTH AN})'BROAD STREETS. c
"ONLY ARE CHEAP." "
THIS IS THE BASIS OF OUR 'BHINTY-FIVE YEARS' REPUTATION
FOR THE Ijft PRICES.
Onr Stocks were never before bo corf piete and we have never before been so
able to cater to ;or.r every want.
I DRESS GOODS UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS
conceivable variety, from the 01 We show six different styles and quali-.
products of Cottcm Mills to t" .-. s of unlaundried shirts, each one the
Finest Imported Fabrics." Our prices v 1 loduct of a different manufacturer —the 1
especially attractive. I,- ivantage being in that each quality is n I
Q , TT * special one for the price.
v v -i . .- OUR 50c. SHIRT,
for which we have such a wide reputation v ■ ~.,,, ~. ,
are au important item with us this season, The peer of any half-dollar shirt made;
and our prices beyond a doubt are unap- M«»e» and Muslin of extra good qual
proached. For instance, Colored Satins ity, for the price, and every seam and but- ;
from 2.-) C. Pure Gross Grain Silks, solid ton-hole worked and finished.
colors, from 47Jc. up, Satin Rhadanias ©« OUR 60c. SHIRT
72 jc. and up, Fancy Summer Silks 25c, 35c. ,A, a ranteed to be made of Wamsutta Mus- j
50c., and up, Plain and Fancy Velvet-, yn, and made and linished as well as any |
Plushes and Satins, etc. Dollar Shirt. Advertised by other firms I,
PARASOLS ® » cents,
all Colors, Satin Coachings® 88c. and $1, OUR 75c. SHIRT
Striped Satin Parasols @ $1.25, Elegant a most desirable medium-priced article. .
Styles Blocked Tops @ $1.99, worth $3.00, Own hardly be distinguished from a regu-
Elegant and Handsome Styles and Designs lar $1 shirt.
in all grades. Large Stock of OUR NEW $1 SHIRT
WASH DRESS GOODS stamped Mever's Dollar Shirt is now being
such as Ginghams, Scotch Zephyrs, Plain *° ld ® f °'" °' f ° r t,,C Pl ""
and Crinkh-d Seersuckers, Prints, Satins 1»* oi introduciug „„,„_
Foulards, Batistes, &c, in the handsomest THE PEARL feMIKI
and latest patterns. Then why not take with an established reputation as the best
advantage of selecting from oar extensive] One Dollar Shirt made, $0 for 0.
assortment and at our always special 1 A most complete assortment of Gent's
prices. Furnishings.
We guarantee a saving of from 2" per cent to 33 per cent, on Regular In
stalment House Prices by buying you; f Carpets, Mattings, Oil Cloths, Window-
Shades, Lace Curtains, Poles, »n3 H__.se Furnishings of ns on onr easy weekly
(-*■<■;> Julius it '\ijftLsoN roi ... -, 1 -'f' «'•""•' 0i
lier, Rkts & Mart.
1
FOR WARM WEATHER WEAR: FOR WARM WEATHER WEAR:
, We have just received a large lot of Ladies' Gauze Vests, 25c. The best
Tennis Stripes-a new wash goods -»the Market for; the money
Ladies Gauze \ests, 3.5, .57, and SOc.
. fabric that will soon become very popu ! Men's Gauze Shirts, extra good, 25c.
i lar, as it is very cool, pretty, and pbsi j Men's Gauze, Merino, and Balbiig
j gan Shirts at 37i and 50c.
• tively fast colors. We control thun The best Jean Drawers at 25c, ever
' make of goods in this city, and sell therdJfcFered. |
". ~ , . _ , Bfl Children's Gauze Shirts in Long and
,at the low pnee of i cents a yard. sk , eyeß a speciaUv
We have lawns at all prices. Uon'B VVe T olT « r the Allowing value in La-
I Hues Jorseys :
fail to see our sc. dress linens, as thJMf o _ 1. Fine Cotton Cloth, 48c
styles are very pretty and colors gxU&pio. 2. Fine All Wool at $1.
3. All Wool Coat Back, s| -ir,.
. anteedfast. WSIo. 4. All Wool Coat Back, Vest Front
- Our plain Seersuckers in Stripes ,_ Miwtl Plaited Front. Coat
'_ Plaids have been rapid sellers; Back, $190.
Tstill left at 10c. a yard, worth Pi-llft (! - ***** "Norfolk," very tine
■l 1)52.42.
Crinkled Seersucker, Batistes, SatteensßH _ 7 x\\ Wcol Tailor made and
&c, at the lowest prices. braide I, $2 50.
We offer the best value in Corsets
Our India Linens and Linen de Dae : ever shown at the following priw s: 22c,
> 4. o in 101 nr i„„ i„ „ I 38c, 45c, 50c, 75c , 95c, $1 and $1.25.
cas at 8, 10c, 12*, and 15c are leadem .T' ' , ' ' . •„ . ; -,
, i)2> i n ever y department will be found
in White Dress Goods this season. 40 ' new goods at bargain prices. We sell
inch Sheer Lawn, 8c a yard. India on J7 re^ iable f oods - w f are originally
I a One-Price House, and you will find
: Linen Plaids, very sheer, 12£ c. a yard, | thj 8 f ea t ure j n o ur business as well as.
■ worth 20c. many others to be to your advantage
. in dealing with us.
«rj_\- ■ MILLER, EHOADS & GERHART.
1 Our 20c all Linen Towels are larger '
1 than any 25c. Towel sold elsewhei(J, OKE *MCE STOIJE,
' See them. H 117 E. BROAD STREET.
We Closest 6 P. M.
(SATURDAY J EXCEPTED.)
___ „ , [ ,
; m:es. jane king-,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
I KENNEBEC RIVER ICE.
! No. 1811 Cary St., Eichmond, \ T a.
• CITY CUSTOMERS FURNISHED PUNCTUALLY TSBOUOBOO I' THE SEA
SON. BEST KENNEBEC <E. TELEPHONE No 210.
I ' '
HOVJE Ij#IRPRXS|
BY BUYING n I ICE OF THE
■-*■■■«-* |»:b ■ urn 1 ■ ««** € «»._
Every dollar this Company receive l |ICE is disbursed and put in circula
tion in this City instead of being paid ay for Northern Ice and Freight. It
,is for your interest to make this ent> : 8 e a success. The Ice is perfectly
pure being made of James River wafc .ered and distilled.
OFFICE COR. AD/VMS & CANAL STS.
, Telephone 196. E. F. SWAIN, Manager.
1
r M?w?y~ JkV. JPair Cm m "
Samuels $2.50, Calf Skin Shoes,
IN BUTTON, LACEJAND CONGRESS.
t Sole agent for James Means $3.00 C.J* Skin Shoe in Button, Lace and Con
-1 gress, the be. < in the world.
' HOMSST LABOR, MY OWN MAX* HAND SEWED BROGANS, RE
DUCED -M 150.
9L **4»— _.
Dr. P. H. C. NOBLE, |
Brooke Avenue.
On ice Hours : 9 to 10 a.m., 5 to 7 p.m. |
H E
JDE STORE,
T. E. O'KEEFFE,
119 E. Broad St.
GEORGE DUNCAN,
HOOTS, SHOES
AND
fB B W Hi Si
If ir Bmw ■ m w
"WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
L 1717 E. Main, Richmond, Va.*
ft O. D. Orders Promptly Filled.
p3traw (Soocls,
* _GO TO—
. "W- HITING'S,
1431 Main Street.
uiie Old Reliable Hatter. Estab
lished in IS7O.
11. will sell you as cheap as you can buy
it h Iny regular Hat House, an<l he sells at
i i« price only, and for the balance of the
on he will sell liisentire Straw Stock
! - &i "greatly reduced prices. Call and see
'■ hnj before purchasing elsewhere.
■
MANUFACTURER OP
Cigars
22 S. Fourteenth Street,
KJCHMOND, - - VIRGINIA.
* Wagoners ligars,
I. OF L. OK BIG- DICK, J
Made by Union Men and K. of L.
$10 REWARL
will be paid for information that will lead
(the conviction of any person making |
) and malicious statements calculated j
ntendtd to injure the standing of thf j
TIOXAL MUTUAL AID SOCIETY !
JAMES HUDSON, Manager
29 E. MAIN ST., RICHMOND, VA.
oal Coal Coal.
Sto.-e Anthracite, 2,000 lbs, .*4.75
Nut and Egg, " " *4.50
Cumberland Smith, 22-10 lbs, $4.5u
WOOD—Long and Sawoil—CHEAP.
RO. N. NORTHEN & Zb.,
1111 W. MARSHALL ST.,
Merchant i Tailor,
1712 E. Bkoad St., bet. 17th & 18th,
I Richmond, Va.
ng, Cutting, Rei>airint!; and Cleaning
done in the best order.
FOUND!
eo. J±. EEuiridley
square below his old stand, with a
luil line of _ I
I F. B. RS2ERTSON & BRO.,
■Th.im'iione 485. 022 East Broad St.
B Per Purest of
■HALT LIQUORS,
1 COMPANY'S
I LAGER BEER.
I ROBT. HILLjTJr^I
1 MANAGER.
li \',. (}UA]]LES~ J
8 ..; vnc; .;" p TTBKr. and dealeb in
CHILDREN'S CARRIA&ffI
B§ OF ALL 9
STYLES AND GRADES, 0
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO REPAIRING. \
310 N. Fifth St., Richmond, Va. 1
FMRNITURE, CARPETS, MA YES, REFRIGER
1 A TOliS and BABY C.-^MTAGES
V.J 11 sell you any of the abow gsods at the lmvrstpPb-s either lor CASH or on the
abate LIBERIA!, TERMS. *
Rotliert & Co.
505 E, BROAD ST.
" ASK YOUR GROCER FOR
Z ( BEST W §
Manufactured by JOSEPH G. DILL,
iMKiO rRAIfKIJH STHEET, RICHMOND* VA.
ASK YOUR GROCER
poas
Hlilfl If LABOR
Co-operative
"4 S %_*> Ir?- «_#_'
MANUFACTURED l;y
K. OF L. COOPERATIVE CO
-1505 FRANKLIN ST., RICHMOND, VA.
B, FLHRSHEIM,
EOTHI.NG, HAte
AHD \
STS GOODS. \
328 E. BROAI- STREET. COR. 4TH
CHEW rOBACCO
MASTER WORKMAN
UMM.Wff KIIGHT.
By All Dealers.
Factory ad( ess Box 15, Richmond, Va.
HARDGEOVE'S
SliN CURED k
M WARD, GOLDEN GATE,
PEACH, ORANGE,
W. BARROW AND CREAM OF
THE ROSES.
"THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST"
C.HEW
THE OLD AND RELIABLE
Sbland,
IANORA.
TOBACCO,
Chew tine Sun Cured Tobacc.i
CHRISTIAN'S COMFORT
SENATOR PIONEER,
ERA,
HENRIETTA LA MANOLA.
_(. TKISTIAN
| Richmond, Virginia.
j £
P. WHITLOCK,
MANCFA Jh'KEB AND DEALER IN
FINH CIGARS
SMOKIXG AND CHEWING
TOBACCO, & c
No. 11 Governor Street
RICHMOND, VA.
MRS. J- C. JJIPNER & CO.
FURNISHING
UOEKTAOES,
COR. THRD& MARSHALL STS.
Every things "irst-Class in this Line.
Telepnone 3STa. 2:
GO TO
B.F.fcNSL©Y'S,
■ FOR
BOCTS, SHOES,
TRUNKS, SACHELS
And everything usually found in a firs
class Boot and Shoe Establishment
1623 BROAD STREET.
Ie D. S'.Hlhall. J. E. Priddy
W C. &RRINGTON,
Fnejiiounselloratlaw
E. C(_B. NINTH AND MAIN ST.
lAcHMOKrD, Va..
I specialties :
ctionm Insurance Claims, and
>n !•• _Mailroad LitigaCion. - ;
*s "". t-' 'n>!tn
B—,\o no s .jijunig : ffj, xofl "«A 'JBpw
-ii«b •-1 jii«.i.)(j n*» minx^jojohj
./a 'C ,0 <V ..5533005,, ..'3oQia3d,,
ol * vtri jre [vuiads [rw> a^V
'T I°. -I NOINXI l>^KJq.ip3
ITVH
A'J 1 { J$ [)C -H « IJUUA U0& }I
IW . WT<i UROTIIEBS,
OF
The C . n 'i and Globe Cigars
'JlsS MADE.
\ _
1013 vv. Clay street.
EPpl. & SWEENEY,
DEALERS IN
(mips, FISH MEATS
VEto'ABLEW «*:<-.
FISH and POSTERS IN SEASON
m I7TH ST.
woodMsest grades in yard.
~~~Mo bUi^,
OF
TOBACCWXES & PINE CASES
Flooring, p 3e*ft.pg, Dressed Lumbe
ami Sycauiat iv Car-load lots or less