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Show Labor. The labor question, to vitally asso-1 ciated with human welfare, will ever1 demand the earnest attention of the beat hearts and mind. We may discuss dis-cuss with spirit and vigor theje problems pro-blems of finance, of the demonetiza tion and remouetizatien ol silver, of the presidential southern policy, and of the repeal of the resumption act, but, after all, the welfare of society mainly depends upon the right ad justment of labor. The masaea are here interested, and their entire rights are involved. A speculator in min jing or other stocks may be fortunate, in his puts and calls and suddenly rind himself rich; many happenings and events outside of the ordinary and geneial rules may result in prosperity to a few individual; but neither the country at large, the people nor the government is benefitted by anything apposed to the legitimate. Ultimately tbecommunity, the country can hav no more in the way of wealth than is actually produced by the honest development de-velopment of its resources by labor. The proportion of tho laborers of country to its population is tho meas ure of its weath and prosperity. Aa a nation encourages and protects industry, it increases its wealth and adds to thejpopular weal, comfort and happiness. There has grown up in America a distaste for labor, which looked upon too much as menial a kind of badge of servitude. This is the reault of the speculative natures of tho people as a class, which is heightened by the frequent brilliant successes among the venturesome. The growing grow-ing tendency to idleness, or rather the great desire and struggle to succeed in life by other means than toil, is to be deplored. Writing on this subject, a correspondent of the Western Rural says; Our American youth are willing to be lily-handed clerki and bookkeeper at starving saUnai rather than farmers and mechanics with an honest indepndence-The indepndence-The eri'ort of the afta seenis to be to depart de-part as far as possible from honest labor. Much of the distress ard dishonesty which prevail at large is from the desire to appear well without work. Men pru fer to seam rather than to be Eouietbmg, It is high time that American society learned that a lazy, idle man is an immoral im-moral man, and youcg women should learn to shun an idle yuucg man as they would one addicted to strong drink. Soft handj and toft heads are usually found in company, and it is tiraa ihov were eal:- vumpn.. , 'uu i. is hiijb muy weru eai.- inated at true market valLe. The nam-rl nam-rl outcome of labor is skill, machinery and all that dsnotca civilization. It is a mistaken idea that labor is degrading. Honest toil is the reverse of disgraceful. It is honorable, ennobling, en-nobling, and worthy of commendation; commenda-tion; and while the man who has been so fortunate in his ventures or enterprises as to live at hia ease, the Bweatof toil never appearing upon him, may command respect for his honesty and ability, he is not more entitled to esteem and regard than the honest miner and horny-handed farmer, who earn their bread and increase the community wealth by digging in the eaith and tilling the soil. |