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The Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. X. ; . LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1899. NO. 49.
THE OLD FARMERS
Thar ara tha Km Who FormuUUd th
Pootrls That ar HavolatloBlilBg
tha World.
A good many men bar been banging
around the state bouss tbi winter ana
giving tbelr avlo a to what legisla
tion would meet witb tb anpport of tb
nnnulUts. Soma of tbi advlo ba
been of valu and a good deal of It baa
not. Om remark that waa frequently
mad by gentlemen from the cltlee waa
Ilka this: "You must not do this or tba
old farmer wbo niaka op tb rotlng
strength will not understand it," or:
"Tba old farmers will never bablato
understand such a movement oa that."
Whenever th editor of the Independent
beard a remark of tbat kind, the epeakor
got a piece of advlo tbat he waa not
likely to aoon forget. Tbe "old farmer"
wbom tbess chape were afraid would not
understand thlnge, are very much better
qualified to make policies and form plana
of campaign! than tbeite fellows wbo
think tbat tbey know it all. They needb't
fret about tbe "old farmers."
Every winning thing intb platform
and every plan of campaign tbat baa
been successful Is the crystallisation of
tbs thought of the men wbo follow the
dIow. Every one of the planks of tbe
populist platform a platform tbat la
revolutionizing tbe governments not
only of cities, states and nations on
this hemisphere, but just as much so tbe
monarchies of tbe old world 1 tb work
of tbe farmers. This revolution of tbe
governments of tbe world was thought
out on tbe farms. How extremely silly
f these city chaps to go around ex
Dressing fears that "tbe old farmers
. won't understand."
Now tbe editor of tbe Independent Is
anxious to get at tbe thought of tbe
farmers of Nebraska and be asks their
aid in tbe editing of this paper. (I
knows that tb best thoughts tbat sver
ame to blm was while be was toiling on
tli farm. In fact what be bo written
during tbe lost five years since be left
tbe farm is only a rebasb of tbs thoughts
tbat passed through bis mind while be
was following tbs plow. Tberels no
originality and no inspiration ' to be
gotten out of life In tb city.
Bom of tb letters tbat this editor
gets from tb "old farmers" scattered
over tb state contain aa sound political
economy as can be found in any of tbe
books and tbey have tb added odvan
tag of being applicable to tbe event of
tbe hour. I know bow bard a job it was
when my hands were stiff and rough
witb work to sit down and write a letter,
and it Is just as hard for you, but you
an make more money, even if It does
come like the taxes in an indirect way,
by getting out tbe pen and Ink and say
ing a tew things on current issues that
will have a tendency to give us bettor
government, than In any other way.
In a letter received last week on
farmer remarks as follows: "lloloomb
wo a good governor, but it tbe $100,.
000 spent during bis administration to
build a play houa on tb Omaha expo
altlon ground, bad been used to
keep those poor, hard working farumr
on their land out weat Instead, the
state would have received a greater ben
efit from the money, as it drew our boys
and farm bands to tbe city bringing uo
reatand dlsrauragniut. Tbe railroad
auddensolvhw received the benatlt."
And again: "If our prisoner could be
rut to work on a road to tbe gull, owned
by the states, so tbat we should not
have to submit to the extortionate
freight rates, or to Risking twine for as
so tbat we should sot have to pay IS
cents a pound to tb trust for it as w
did last year, It would b much better
tbaa lb preat arrangnat.M
Tb plan fur a railroad to h gulf to
Uih4 by tbe stale la going lob a
ttlioa of great lttthortaa the aaf
ttr. Tbe attempt to bM aad ma
as ladrpeadoat road tu the gl by
rlvate part!, to hart ba a
lailura, rU tbe rd has mi l ttj
srattoa It has a4tbt4!y had a great
effiwt aptta trlabttal to tseevabttard,
bsl tb tig asat aba os tbe Its
tuasleg tt but tun dttea aima It
aad It is aaej l tb baad ol a (?.
Thatattl et aaead Mall m
Ittwevrat, It will ba aa trwsbta tu
g easM tWal Jf ta ip an asd d
eiar tbat a wld ba the
MaWaikiawf frivate rifly,
TbeKtltealsi U shmi Mu farM
talk: "Tr 4lia tb WabiM
II lftUrM uM baett as4gUd
tb4r asa hl a !4 baa Ul
SMtemltj aal b tba Hd at all Tb
atkllteaut rssaisgat all, 1 d.'i U
why. Itbiablt Miitem ttv la tb
at by JtHadtsg lf m alalb fart,
tuartb bt tu y bt, Hl est Mil
WratabaaWat tebl d asraWat
b. Ml"
Aib saiM a Witf UasKl
Iowa: "I look for harder times tbaa
ver for all our produce Is low. Tbey
ay tbat 2,000,000 of Chinas are starv
ing. Tbat is all ths slgi of prosperity
that Is in sight. W will get the benefit
of famine. Prosperity tbat depends on
famine to bring it, is not tb prosperity
for me."
Her are som mor farmer Ideas:
"Tba stand tbat you taks against so
cialism is correct. It Is used for tbs pur-
pos to bring dissension to tbe ranks of
reformers. W must hav homes all our
own to beautify as w pleas. I want to
Lincoln to bear Bryan, Weaver, Simp
son, Hartman and others. Arriving
early on tb ground at tb capltolas
none of tbe speakers were there, a so
cialist got up on the platform and said
bs bad tba key to restore prosperity at
once and for all time. Just put all our
farms into tbs government's bands and
lease to tb peonle five or ten acres a
piece and tbat would bring the mlllon
nlum. Farmer were of course disgusted
at such a proposition. Boms were there
wbo insisted that that was populist doc
trine. But socialism is not populism
It Is, however, their best war club
to us against ns. Every populist paper
should com out a you hav done. Ho
cialism may make som progress in ths
cities, but among farmers, never." ,
Borne of tbeabovs are better editorials
than this editor can write. Tbey are
fresh, to tbs point and show tbs trend of
thought among tbe people who make
tbls country what it is. Tb Indepen
dent says to tbs farmers corns along and
help edit tbls paper.
THE REPUBLICAN PLAN
TbnlrScbam to ftvU th Poll Hook "
and Shout Proprlty liacpmas
Poblle Preparty ,
The republicans hav bad som gay
old deceivers to manage their campaign
for them in this state in tb days tbat
bar past, but (heir last deal is so wide
a departure from their hitherto cautiou
course, that trier seems to be a good
many of tbelr old worker kicking out
of tb trace. Tb appointment of Har
rison, tb discredited Bee reporter, to
manage their campaign for them, is a
little too much for tbe hayseeds to stand.
Harrison sent out bis first circular letter
a few days ago and these old workers
were so disgusted that quite a number
of them sent tbe circulars to the popu
list stat committee, ins independent
is pleased to be able to give tbls circular
a wide circulation among Nebraska
voters, lteod it and then write us what
you tbink ol it It is as follows:
Headquarters Itopublicao Htate Com
mittee, Llndml tlotel, Lincoln, Neb.,
March 11, 1890.
iVar Hir: Some time ago you wore
aeked to send in a list of funlon or doubt
ful voters wbo could be furnlehod some
good republican paper. Can you not
eend in a list at an early date? Now
that tbe senatorial struKKle is over, tbe
state committee intends to engage act
ively on the next campaign, and doeires
to hear from every count v as to local
conditions. During tbe month ol April
and May eaoh count v will be vUited bv
soms representative of the committee,
wbo will meet with tbeloca workers
aud consult with them oa matter per
taining to ths revUlon of the poll books
and compilation of local, financial and
Industrial conditions. Facta abowing
tb prosperity of ths couuty wilt lie
widely imbllsbed In the daily paper.
You will ba notlflfd la du time of tb
date of th propoaod viait to your
county, la the meantime let u bear
from you. F. II. lUamanN,
For the H tat Commit tea.
It will ba soea that tb republican
papers ar to publish all th facta show
ing proaperity, Farts of the other k iud
ar to b suppressed.
THE REAL ISSUE,
Tb ral btass bafor lb pl of tb
Varum citta ol tb Felled Ktataa W
prartkally tb aiu a tbat wbWb rani
batur lb thlrtewa aaluaiea la ITT.
It I tb qseatiua as tu wbalber
shall alluw oataalvM to ba laid by i,
IHiratioaa abkb rain It allow to
i aajr tr4 their avtlus.
laalaad at Faglasd bav Wtri
lja vorHiraliw aad traetiua im.
kHMi. ii4 4 Kleg tWrg ba
a hm ImI miMiaaia, Put lb 4t
eioa U Maaliliy Is Mwa,
Ulhciiy gutarsaiasl t ta ht
WMrlv Hhi wUI 4itMat 4 aa
anwrepuluna titHitalitMi, II I tint
tkal r.rwa.at.u feifaM wil4
a lostilt,
tvtvk eliy tfl4 tba ta b a
Ulltt4at ty, a4 bHw aa lada
lUl4ty, autr4aa4 iirl.t M
tk f4ll id tba tifttwatiua -II. X.
tlaaa la twaiiag XaliM.
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A PERJURED NATION.
asswwaBaBsarai
W Should Oav A E)ar aad Wight ot Pray
er for Belief Pram this bevll Wor
ship Mlsaalted Obrietlanltv.
Th following is au account of tb last
addrass riven bv Prof. Ilerron In Chi
cago:
Cheering crowd greeted Trof. Ueorgs
I). Ilerron's denunciation of President
McKlnley' Philippine polhiy yeeterday
noon at Central Music ball as tb teach
er from Iowa college addressed himself
to tb arraignment of "Imperialism."
II returned last night to Orinnell, la,
i lie said In part: "A few months ago
this nation bad th master opportunity
of tb ages, so far aa politics goes, to in
itial nn aitogetuor new sort oi interna
tlonal politics and diplomacy. But
never In history waa a nation falser to
all opportunity; never did a nation
more shamefully and ignobly full, and
that In tbe foe of such light as few poo
pies on earth have known. Tb attempt
to liberate Cnba bas resulted' In Amerl
can Imperialism and th exploitation of
Cuba. The war was unneceMsary. Tb
Cubans could have attained their own
freedom if it bad not been for tb loflu
sue of tb bolder of Spanish bonds and
their agents In Amorica. There were
many ways In which the Cubans oonld
bav achieved liberty without tb In
cubus of American interference. Tbe
war was decided purely on commercial
grounds, notwithstanding tba chivalry
and patriotism of our peopi wno were
deeply generous and slncers In seeking to
liberate tbe Cubans.
"But tb war cam on. Tb people
were moved by noble impulses, Ths ad
ministration gave assurance to tbe
world In opera bouffe language tbat it
was a war of 'humanity.1 Bpectacular
language of every sort was employed to
declar that fact to th world. W
tood before tb nation of th world
solemnly pledged to disinterestedness.
we stooa pieagea ii ws ar represented
by our government to a war in which
there should b no appropriation, do ag
gresslon, no forcible annexation, but
simply tb liberation of tb people from
the oppressors of tb islands of tha
Never did any nation stand mor solemn
ly pledged to a particular course than
we did, and I repeat tbat we hav as a
nation, if we ar represented by our gov
ernment, today placed ourselves before
tbe nations of tbe world a a perjured
nation. Every pledge made baa been
broken. No single tbing promised bos
been unqualifiedly fulfilled. American
honor, because of our speculation and
tbe wrongs we have inflicted on rich and
poor alike, is a scandal and a by-word
in every nation of Europe today,
' The war from start to finish basbe
come merely a dress rehearsal of tbe
great tragic drama of greed tbat is tak
ing place In every industrial center ot
America. Our sons bavs not been slain
upon ths field of battle, but by tbe
horde of speculators and politicians
having army 'pulls' and contracts.
American greed and eomtnerciol de.
bauchery hav slain their tens where
Spaniards have slain twos,
"Thou, again, tbe Cubans ar not free.
W bav driven out Spain, but the sacre.
tary of wsrjls proceeding to divlds up
Cuba among American speculators and
corporate intereate. W bav driven
out medliDval Hpalo, but American ex
ploltation has gon in. Ther Is out
ths slightest Intention on th part of tb
administration, morovr to set Cuba
Ire. It is a furegoe conclusion, so far
as ths existing order of things Is eoa
earned, tbat Cuba shall ba aaaexed and,
If aMary, civil stril Induced la ordar
tbat wa shall cuius la to prar tb or
daf by tk)h wa shall aaaexlb Ulasd.
ABsasatiuaiathspurpoa asd eralt ol
lhprfat aiomaal to kaap all wacsa
t; to gat all w eaa. la absolutely
eattaia tbal tbi admlalsiratUia am
bad aay poUry r rW4a beyond
pirtMlatf it tt Ufa, I dtt kt doubt
M a kioaiaat that 'reidat UKla-
Wy laa ! aa-a aiaa wbo pioualy
tbisks that lb U tvlsg 4 IbU aalba
4pad oa tb govarasMat ol Wirt
boiug adwIaUWrad fur pritata surfMira
tHi Nt tb Ntosi dasgarwiM aisa la
aay st wis id tb w.l. I U w.Im..
!- aaa ailbuat navij ku bwa
tuaraly fbsraatetUa ajjr U b haad
4 b-s Mtaatara.
It I ta tb rhaiffis Msada, ko.
, tbal a atttat tara aba) th qa
tna w litiui t raW4, Hbat44
a 14 tbatwt A oU aba b4 Kf a
K4 tr4aM M kbaftk, a'
tWl ba bi abttai AMareas war wvsl
ta W aUH tlb(stfia( apw
la raaJu aWj hm irg id vletorf,
Tbaii ttib4 km Wr e Ulll r
tr, Tba bavk, traatlsg
Tb bal( as tae it aaauH la
tharvbilav ly war ku as
tlaav W lfil4 tbaas .i r-aaa
lirirvi .ua tk miuim tkat
w would gala for that their freedam
Their congress mt A provisional gov
ernment waa adopted far to advance of
any provisional government adopted
during th American revolution. Than
what did America? First of all we per-
sistsntly and shamefully misrepresented
tb Filipinos to tb people of America.
What next? w refused to treat with
their envoy. It is said w bav killed
more Filipinos la three months than
Bpoin killed in three centuries. Whether
tbat be true or not, we have been guilty
of shooting down men and women seok-
ing for nothing except a chance to a'
sort their libert. Think of it-thecoun
try of Jefferson and Lincoln and Phillips
and uarrlson, moved by gigantic com
mercial interests, today engaged In strik
Ing at th heart of a people wbo ar in
tbe springtime of tbe first dawn of na
tional liberty.
Corporate Interest hav tboir way of
denying tbe right of tiiese people to even
attempt self-government. I say to you
that If you follow blindly In that ruth
less slaughter of tbs first birth of liberty
your turn will coma Furthermore It Is
tbe deliberate and premiditated purpose
tbat your turn shall oome,
"Then ther oome . tb ghastly de
mand of tb pulpit tbat expansion is tbs
thing because It will enable us to carry
tb gpel to these people, If anything
could ten thousand times justify tbe
criticisms I have mad of tb attitude of
tb protostant pulpit, tbls cry for tbs
carrying ot In blessings ol American ol-
vilixatlon Is tbat Justification. It sbould
be tbe day and night prayer of everyone
wno bears tbs name ol tbe lowly Cbhst,
tbat tbe Islands of the sea sbould be de'
liveredfrom tbs hideous devil-worship
mat ws can cnnstianity."
When Prof. Iterron's address wo end
ed, President Wbeelock of tbe Christian
tlticensbip league put a motion to ar
range for a great publio expression of
anti-imperialism, and It wa adopted by
a noisy amrmativ vot.
Don't buy a carriage or buggy until
you read Uillmeyer & Sadler's advertise
ment on Dltb page in tbls paper.
BRYAN liVNEW YORK,"
It appears from scanning all th re
ports tbat Bryan completely captured
New York. Tbs on dollar Jefferson Ian
dinnsr waa attended . by , -thousands.
Nearly 8,000 sat down at tb long table
in th various rooms In tb big palace.
There were no flower embelishraents,
but lust great long avenues of tables
covered witb plain wblje plates. Tbs
only ornaments were bunches of celery
and graniteware coffee pots.
Tbe boxes about tne ball were fes
tooned with flags, witb silken banners
suspended between tbs flogs. Back of
tne atage were two 'American nags,
draped, on bearing tbe portrait of
Jefferson, tbs otbor the portrait of Bry
an. On tbe stage was an immense floral
horseshoe of carnations, roses and he
liotrope. It bad worked In flowers, tbs
words:
"Women's Bryan League."
Below, In red carnations on white
roses, was tbe name "Uryan." sur
rounding all were tbe numerals "lo to
1."
When Bryan came in the Immense
audiencs went wild and cheered and
cheered until it wore itself out. Tbe de
mocracy of New York is with Bryan in
gold bug crowd.
SEND A MISSIONARY
In 1800 la nortbsra New York, wheat
sold at I'J.ln, corn at 08 cents, ry at
1.10, barley at fl.OO, potato at 08
cents, buckwheat at 07 cent and bay at
U.&0perta. Tbs abor Is a fair
avwsgs for a long tlm at tbat period.
ba th farmer wa an Independent
and Ire man. II could liv la comfort
and bad ao far ol want la I tbe future.
'arm mortgages war tblugs uuknowa
xeeptla vary rar Inatancw. Today
th laroirr ol northern New York ar
poverty strk-kea. Tbey liv Is constant
fearolth future, Tbayraa no longer
adoraaad beautify thlr boat, Tbalr
soas aad dauhter laalead of bains
t to tb bbihar Institution ol Uara-
lag ar maiataiaing a prw arMas eiUt
sia tbe great rilUa, This than
a ba i4 la thirty year. Ittb
.... a a . a
sow teat MOtiaiwa u rentaia lut
thirty year taura, abat will their eoa
itiua b tbaa? It is oaty a qaiiaa ol
aalhatU. It sat b easily told. It
rvquir an spirit td propbaay tu tell It,
l tbi tbaag ha I ba sltartedlaa
atuath o a lhar would bav Ua
ratwIUoa. 11 tb iraav4iag ed It
far aitauat aa atg lw time has
aptdusa rsvwSI. Th p',1e !
ally bauttaM a"vtHud l4tbshaad
eoad'tMM. 1 a m aa spirit ol Nf wit,
u laf tvoMt It a e I by, that wtaay t
that gw abaat tb slraals deviation
that this soadttlwa ol tblsgs U rwe
ily, Tbat b jtt abat tba sawaoajkiU
atd tbay ul4 da a baa thai tenfold
abat auM bepp d tb gold
tlaaJ w4. II aay mI raa-ais tb
rba44 ra lla, tbay altilbate It ta
aytbiagaad mtbiag bat tb right
tbiag.
tialharala ?itrMba-as4 Mabraika
W th HtotiaMlmt slat ta l t.a.
Is aiMa ul U xW ha tboasbt
out for themselves tbs cans of the
changed condition. A few of then
learned it from books, but th majority
studied tb questions aa they followed
tb plow. While they hav sufered,
they hav not suffered Ilk th farmers
of Nw York and Nw England. Tb
mortgage Indebtedness in thoss state is
much greater par capita than it I in Ne
braska, and tb wealth per capita is
greater In Nebraaka than la th eastern
states, la thoss stats there is a prop
erty less class tbat run up into th mil
lions. Her th propertyles class Is
very small. There tbey have tb multi
millionaires by tbs soores. . Her ws
bav none of them.
Is there not som way by which tb
farmers of Nebraska can assist tbelr
brethren of th eastern states? fi Cannot
something bs don to instruct tbem? If
the old Allianoe was still in existence it
would send a missionary or two down
ther and point out tb way of salvation
to tbem. It would tell thsia not only
how to save themselves, but bow to
savs tb wag workers who dwell in tbelr
midst by th hundred thousand. This
missionary would point out to them
how in ths 'days of old, when the farm
rs got S'J.OO a busbsl for their wheat,
tbat they bought carpets, furniture,
farm implement, pianos, organs ' and
lots of clothss. Tbat mad work forth
manufactories and wag workers. Then
these wag workers could buy some-
tbing too ana mat made sun more
work. Tb pop missionary could tell
them all these things and many mor of
whiob tbey never beard In all their ll
A soon as tbey began to understand
the thing, som of thsm would get so
red hot mad tbat tbey would got oufon
the street corners and make s pooches
f neusome fello w'would get madder stili
and start a pop newspaper. Then ther
would be trouble for tb plutocrats.
Tbe said -plutocrat ' would call them-
anarchists, say they wer long
haired and wild eyed and then J there
would be mor trouble. F.vtrybody
would get stirred op, th street would
be so erowdsd In soma olaoss with .veil
ing and shouting men that "tb pofioe
would be called out to stop tb discus
sion. - Then ther would be more trouble.
Bat after a while tbey would bav an
election and tb plutocrat would swsar
that ths whole world bad gon mad or
the judgment day bad com, and aa far
aa tbe latter la concerned H would for
them. ' ,
Say, old farmera, can't we send a mis
sionary down there? JThe editor ot tb
Independent will chip In his share.
THE WEST'
To the west! to the west! so the human
tides sweep
From land unto land, like a billow ot
song.
O'er Asia, o'er Enrope,and tbenoeo'er
tu deep ,
Unto a new world, came the avalanche
on:
And on, ever on, over mountain It
rolled, v
O'er river and plain, without pans,
without rest.
Till It came to tb verge by tb gateway
oi gold;
And still it flows on to tbs weet, to
tb weet.
To th westl to th westl To ths land of
tbs tree;
Wher wide river wander through
ooaana of grean:
Wbar broad Tiviug pratriaa stretch out
like a saa.
And mountains behind them look over
tbs scene;
Tbe empire to b 'mid our fair dreams
of "Thau;"
Tb land by tba bounties of provi-
dane blt;
Tb boat ol saw hop, new ideas, saw
naa!
I am proud to ba ksowa as a ebild ol
tb Wast.
J, A. I'lMIKHTON,
WHAT IT IS
Tb billowing I takea from aa art)
la tb York ltpH ths aatiwaal
orgaa ol th social labor arty, aad la
part ot aa address dllfaed by Thoaiss
l-ary. Tbsai4tala ar astbay war
la tb paophk t
Tk siwtaliat labar parly U aut a r
htm party. It ta aa Msaauaium tl
aa asta4 l MmMel-uu4t a
Mk wltkh, tMMMljila4, wo id a
tiraly ehaaa oarpraawat iyWia.bf sub
slllatisi b ll atW aa4 bralalt
las? oNttiiioa la pruUwatag aa4 4a
inbaiiM lb thlnga aH, aad atat
ba II a aoald lit KopMly.l IbaatO.
Iatttwablpty alitbpMtt.IMt AL.U
th aaa ! tatb fod)iM s4
4slritalata id sa h aWMeaitMS.u
HOG INSURANCE
Tba Hftta klivitt, ltg lasaraar
ANtM la tba waty laeoffHtratad
mH)ay idtbUi HaH oasAftb, Uii
uaryoitv h agaiast an taaaaa
ul Ji aad ! all bHa la
l oe UrtlMf rtkttV adJraaa J, hi.
PaaMit, lalfflaio, braaka,
OLD AND NEW ECONOMICS
WhaUvrPrtalaUlhPDlll:iaH h
Undar fPabll Owaarahla aad Private
Thing tTadr Private Ownership,
Tb Independent Is abl this week to
Lpresent to Its reader an original articl
by on of tb authorities on th new so
elology of tbess later decades of tba
present century. Prof. Otuoksnberg la a
stated lecturer on tbi subject at Har
vard. Yale and other nnlversltlss. B
la th author of several works, torn ol
which ar used as text-books, Tbi
scholarly and forceful artlole goes a long
way In clearing away tb fog that ob
scures th subject la tb minds of many
men. It will bs well, not only to read
thl articl but glv It som close study
so as to tlx tb principle firmly in
tb mind.
Editor Independent:
England and th United States wer
long regarded as tbs classic lands of In
dividualism; that is, in them tb Indi
vidual clalmsd unrestrained liberty, par
ticularly in aoonomio affairs, so long as
b did not interfsr with tb liberty of
other. Thl ba been known as th
theory of Industrial liberalism or of ths
Manchester school of aoonomio. Tb
function of government respecting tb
Industries wa limited to securing lr
dom for each individual la hi businses
relations. "Hands off" waa th metis
of tbls sohoH In their dsmands on th
goreromeuvin reapsot to their eoonomlc
punult.
Ther can b no question tbat by
thus leavlug tb Industries to Individual
Initiatlvs and managsmsnt England
and tbs United Btates bavs mads mar
velous progress during th closing era
tury. Not only wer inventioos ta
oouraged and tb bsst machines em
ployed, but also human ar -y r1
kill wonderfully developed. 1 Is
vidual wa thrown oa bis owi rctacr:
competition was unlimited; tbr""
for existence and lor tha aaor ' -earn
In ten, In wb!ci only t v,
could eurvlve and floarl:i, Tnt
com mere grew raoi.'y, ar J tia t
ned tb struggl and tl rlvsJry, 'i. j
tb conditions war taott favors -la t r
Intensifying and unfcLslB mdiviJ
strength and ttTc.
tint tb diaar : i trrr ct tr-u
lag aa th a. n r t ? ?,
During tba flrtt . . i . "." ' .
rors wer revealed lo t-e tblim fc4 U.-
torie ol England wbiea war wortzy cf
avagery bat not of a Cbriatlaa oontry;
aad in tba United States tbera ba r-a
no lack of brutality in exploltlr'
women and children. Individual. , ... i
found to exercise aad develop tb fcaxui
aa well a tbe higher qualities ol msi.
Helflabnat waa stimulated; grssd WfJ
intensifld: abarp praoUces of ail Kiacj,
low cunning, deception, Iraod, and tyr
anny wer resorted to for th saks ol
advantage over competitor. Tb free
dom secured by this theory of non-interference
on tb part bf tbe government
waa nominal; not real, A few were free,
but the many virtually slaves. The man
wbo inherited million wblcb coat him
neither braina nor brawn; tbe scoundrel
WOO amassed wealth by robbing bis fel
low -won; and the suooesslul gambler:
thee no less tban tb boneet man of
means bad an enormous ad van tags over
those in moderate clrcumstancss and
wage-earners. Tb condition ol tb
truggle wer not equal, and it wa ab
surd to speak of freedom of competition
wben a few bad everything tbelr own
way. Tbe laborer was free in tbs ohola
of labor; but hi own hunger and tb
neoeseitie of bis family obliged him to
accept what work and what wages wer
offered blm.
Another important fsctor enters Into
ths social problem which ii'divlduallaa
baa created. It Is a characteristic ol
mooey, originally intended msrely aa a
meane of exchaoga, to produce mor
money la th snaps of rent from land,
Intaraat from loan, and profit from
buainaas. Capital wall Invested thus
furnthit owuer aa lucom without
labor. A doilar become dollar, a mil
lion grow to million. Hut while capi
tal iimUiplUaj llavlf tb laborer, with a
bar su bats ta, eouaumaabU earalogs,
Mor labor I tb twriwtaai demaad oa
him, white mora capital I tU aaiarwl
harvest of tha capitalist. I Itch Mian are
found la tb old eosntrle wbo avr
araed what tbay poaeaa aad toll ao
lor what tbay eoaeuota. They far
araplsoaaly aad daily grow rkbr,
whuatb si ultimo who toil lor tbeaa
gt but a aagr aad preeartoaa sap
port, i
la ordar to orwaia tbaa nateat
r vlls tb various jrts ialad4 aad
tb garal saw of sovialkaui war pro
tHM4. Tbtersta'ialiuiaaaiavat4
ia H4 tu daaigaai a tawd ta
tMMite (4 Ialiii4auilat. It uaaa tba
awpbaaia oa etwtoty, as tb oW oa laa
ladif idual. asd Mnialiaas aa Um that
ladividitaiUta ba baaa a4 la aa t-
tra . a.b a varajiv id atia
at Utw la '.IUMt la dRraat oaa
tf)aa4ralathaaottatry Mat
th lares at b da4 la ah as ta
ta ktsbs th ataaatag staet
TfctM wba s4i a 4 regard for
th vialu- til aiif aa MilM
arUlii. white tb o4l dawttwrafy.
tb larw!, ta saoat mwrfl,as4 st
lafaia ImkI af stwtalMU la ths
WHttd, teivdvea oa wwiaaaMsv aad -
MSMtliam 4risala lla( aa auaisjan
Mi iwvti sartatlaa ad ulailaait
are twaad Mwaa isaa ta iv.
tii ta it great I th swial
tWHwf df iM taJ alaUo.
fhaxal daH'rai mtm that Uho Is
tl so. 4 all aie bat tbat 4af
tha areaaat aotul aw tha tad aa
aot g t tatMt. 1 1 1 a id t tat aa
Mara4 lreaal" tala Is lh
ki ol real, laWrvat, as4 tuii, bha
areaat go ta Ik t4tlil,
thwwy Mf Is tbat labof reaw a4
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