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May 7, 1886
Roseburg Review
Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon
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Gen. Ben Butler in New York on May 1 denounces the boycott as unjustifiable, a tool of capital against labor advocates, and urges workers to use legal and political means instead, calling it a sign of weakness.
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Butler Denounces the Boycott.
NEW YORK, May, 1. Gen. Ben. Butler has this to say about the boycott: "It is utterly unjustifiable, and should not be adopted by laboring men-especially because it is the weapon of capital, used by capital from time beyond memory. That is to say, whoever in all the world's history has stood forth as an advocate of the rights of labor, whether in the forum as a politician, in the legislative hall as a statesman, in the courts as a lawyer, or in the press as a journalist, has always been boycotted by capitalists. Now when laborers, by legal means and organization through the ballot-box can control capital and make laws as the laborer pleases, why resort to a partial, illegal and always unjust remedy such as boycotting which is the miserable invention of an oppressed people who have no power to raise their voice in making the laws which govern them? Boycotting is a confession of weakness -not an exhibition of strength. It cannot be dropped too soon. It is a two edged sword, more dangerous in the hands of unskillful wielders, to themselves than to others."
NEW YORK, May, 1. Gen. Ben. Butler has this to say about the boycott: "It is utterly unjustifiable, and should not be adopted by laboring men-especially because it is the weapon of capital, used by capital from time beyond memory. That is to say, whoever in all the world's history has stood forth as an advocate of the rights of labor, whether in the forum as a politician, in the legislative hall as a statesman, in the courts as a lawyer, or in the press as a journalist, has always been boycotted by capitalists. Now when laborers, by legal means and organization through the ballot-box can control capital and make laws as the laborer pleases, why resort to a partial, illegal and always unjust remedy such as boycotting which is the miserable invention of an oppressed people who have no power to raise their voice in making the laws which govern them? Boycotting is a confession of weakness -not an exhibition of strength. It cannot be dropped too soon. It is a two edged sword, more dangerous in the hands of unskillful wielders, to themselves than to others."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Boycott Denouncement
Labor Rights
Capital Vs Labor
Ben Butler
Political Organization
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Ben. Butler
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Gen. Ben. Butler
Location
New York
Event Date
May 1
Story Details
Gen. Ben. Butler denounces the boycott as unjustifiable and a historical weapon used by capitalists against labor advocates, arguing that laborers should instead use legal and political organization to control capital and make laws, as boycotting confesses weakness and is dangerous.