Carpenter . form. Which the changing years cannot withstand. The generous pen withholds no meed,To capitals claim when in the more than the fearless one condemnsIts greed for gold and struggle to blightThe work and the will of the toiling armThat is raised against unrighteous spoil,Asking only a liberal shareOf just reward for arduous toil. I sigh for the toiler now in curse the word, the act and the deedThat murders his hope of a higher the friendship true that all men need,Nor would I part with a single rightThat is due the men of brain and brawn,As fairly they f
Carpenter . form. Which the changing years cannot withstand. The generous pen withholds no meed,To capitals claim when in the more than the fearless one condemnsIts greed for gold and struggle to blightThe work and the will of the toiling armThat is raised against unrighteous spoil,Asking only a liberal shareOf just reward for arduous toil. I sigh for the toiler now in curse the word, the act and the deedThat murders his hope of a higher the friendship true that all men need,Nor would I part with a single rightThat is due the men of brain and brawn,As fairly they fight on labors field,For a lasting industrial dawn ! I sigh for the laws that the ancients wroughtAnd the mentor of life that should beThe golden rule as the rule of rightTo govern the world—aye, you and me,Yea, for the ermine to enrobe and sit,And keep within fair honors fold,To render the law as so it readsAnd guard our lives in its sacred mold. TH E CARPENTER THE SLOGAN OF THE HOUR (By John B. Powell.). OT a prophecy but afact is the declaration,Blind, indeed, is hewho cannot see whatthe time portends. What a grim, fineheading, in its presentand future tense, ofwhat is of so much andvital interest to thecountry and its possibilities itshadows are frightful. Had those who aredirectly aligned to create and continue thepower of capital, and produce and spreadevils that are broadening the industrial un-rest in the country, consulted the public,the latter would have spoken in no mum-bling, uneven or unbroken voice and said:If you are wise and have the interest ofthe business of the people and the landat heart you will be peaceful, considerateand concessive and use efforts that will re-lieve you of responsibility and blame andan endeavor to humiliate wage earners andmake yourselves masters of and overthem. Every dispute has either a rational or anirrational or unnatural cause. Whenevera minim of minds supports a wrong, theassumption must obtain that the wrong isnot on
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