It would be well if more very rich men had seen that young mechanic catching his red-hot bolts.
It would be well if more young mechanics who like their beefsteak and onions could see John D. Rockefeller sipping his glass of milk and seltzer (his whole dinner), or know what Rockefeller feels when he lies awake half the night. He has found pretty well-paid employment for a hundred thousand men who sleep soundly while he tosses and turns and feels the weight of a ton on his chest.
THE TRUSTS AND THE UNION— HOW DO THEY DIFFER?
A letter signed "Several Democrats from St. Paul" reads, in part, as follows:
"In order to convert several rank Republicans it is necessary that we should be able to explain the difference between a trust and a labor union. Will you kindly, through your columns, make a clear explanation of this distinction? Our opponents holdthat both trusts and unions are combinations, which appears to be true, but there is apparently a weak point in our ability to definitely show the difference, and we beg that you explain it." ——
Trusts and unions are both combinations, beyond question. But a pronounced difference distinguishes them, and we shall endeavor to make it clear.
You see a horse after a hard day's work grazing in a swampy meadow. 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.