They behold with jealousy the attempts at organization among laborers, knowing that, if it is carried to its full results, it will compel equality of interest and obtain the means necessary to enforce it.
Woodhull notes the fear among the elite regarding labor organization, which could lead to equality and empowerment for workers.
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Are they not better qualified to direct legislation now than the wisest among us?
Are not their minds expanded to the comprehension of the great principles of governmental justice?
Prisons would be converted into asylums and workshops for the weak and unfortunate, and their keepers into superintendents and teachers.
If the angel in the bush were possible, why may not angels manifest the wisdom, power, and justice of God in our legislative halls?