Late in life Carnegie spent his fortune building libraries across the nation, knowing it would soften the impact of
his legacy in history...
Sing ho, for we know you, Carnegie;
God help us and save us, we know you too well;
You're crushing our wives and you're starving our babies;
In our homes you have driven the shadow of hell.
Then bow, bow down to Carnegie,
Ye men who are slaves to his veriest whim;
If he lowers your wages cheer, vassals, then cheer. Ye
Are nothing but chattels and slaves under him.
- 2nd verse, "A Man Named Carnegie," anonymous, California, 7 July 1892
The above is
from an interesting essay about what the early labor movement was going through at the time.
In tribute to labor, we have been in the clutches of the robber barons before. We shrugged off the yoke of wage slavery for a time. It is now time once again to push the pendulum back, organize!
-Hoot
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