He has done his duty and is getting what he can in
return.
On the horse's flank you may see a leach sucking blood.
The LEACH is the trust.
The HORSE is the labor UNION.
Possibly you have read "Sindbad the Sailor," with its story of
the Old Alan of the Sea. The Old Man of the Sea rode round on
the sailor's back squeezing his neck with his tightly twisted
legs.
The OLD MAN is the TRUST.
The SAILOR is the labor UNION. ----
In Chicago two combinations are fighting. One is a combination
of citizens--the Citizens' Union. The other is a combination of
public robbers--the Gas Trust. Each combination is trying to get
what it wants. Surely you can see the difference between the two
combinations.
The citizens are striving in a purely legitimate way to obtain
their RIGHTS.
Similarly, Labor Unions, when soundly organized, are striving
properly and legitimately to obtain their RIGHTS.
Gas Trusts and other Trusts endeavor improperly and
illegitimately to obtain what does not belong to them. ----
In old times, on the high seas, there were two classes of
vessels. The great majority were honest vessels of commerce,
doing good to the world, while striving, of course, to benefit
their crews and owners.
Those honest SHIPS were the Labor UNIONS.
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