New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-14
NEW-YORK. TRIBUNE.
Wealth and Want.

rhs .lOur.sl Of Commerce philosophers On the
.vs,.uooted topic OF Social Inequality as follows
xv..,, md Wsnt are near neighbors; bot the policy
,e rot he'd thsi should endeayor 70 relieve ~
,on,,aint the poverty o! toe one Win me snpefuty o.
-, o,her Political revolutions are easy or din4c ult OF
sh1aer. IN proportion a. the evils o. be redress
"a - general or partial Ia their operation In the over
throw OF Louis Philippe the interests Of whole con
.n,nitx preoonderated over those Of dynasty. The
-sht Of assembling the liberty Of the pressrights
,,,,l 70 restrain abuses Of administration and 70 keep
The putlc burdens from transcendng endursoe Auits
were important alike 10 nch and poor and their vo
Iton and attempted withdrew united al classes Of the
peoole agsins the kings government and i was over
th,owp IN an hour. But wnen the war OF Want broke
out between the howell and the house. under circun
.nee. a favorable the ssssilsnts could well
uy the results proved that the resources Of Wealth
we're more than adequate % cOunteract the reckless
desu<rston OF Poverty and demonstrated the hopeless
meas OF the struggle But the plan proposed ~ Com
munism TO remedy inequality il the distribution Of pro
.,.rtv IA 10 be condemned not alone because Of the s
nsrsntly nsuperabe obstacles 10 the wsy Of lie
don and because Of the fruess strife and boOdshed
that would from forcible efforts 70 establish H.
bat In addition 70 these important combinations,
hecsase Of s necscy 10 produce than pOrary
relief The fear Of poverty and the ambition 70 become
rch are the great stmusnts 70 production and the am
bon and the fear alike engendered By the constant
OF the existence Of these two extremes
The labor and pains now applied 70 accumulate an az
sregstOn u valuable ID ings would cease simultaneous
" with the removal OF emulation and anxiety. Why
should man strive Tor mat winch ne na,f Inc love
Of riches may impel 10 labor who secure Of
provision for their wants bg, no man will work, with
out the stimulus of want VINO knows that the stranger
viii reap the fruit OF his toll beyond VIVA, IS required
for ais own absolute necessities
o. this the Globe thus iorcibly comments
Ineq ality in the ownership Of property cannot be
avoided All efforts on the part OF the poor % wres
from the rich their wealth, with view 20 equahze the
property Of each member Of the community, VIII fsil.
10 preserve this equality would perpetual
81 - 80 10
What Society wants 10 not equality in the property
Of ia members. We want no laws or regU stOns that
infringe upon the natural nights Of any member Of the
community to his her faculties In the acquisition
Of wealth, so long they do not infringe upon the
rights of any other member Of Society, and so
long Society gives them advantages or privileges
that every other member Of the community does not
enjoy. The happiness Of Society would not be pro-
NOTED BY equality Of wealth competency IL all
that 10 required The great evil OF the times ia, that
more than one half OF Society have not this compe
,ency The suffer for the want OF the necessaries
VI lie. The extremes Ia the inequality OF wealth are
evil Those measures. 10 our opinion, are few and
simple We have denounced the supporters Of
the theories Of Fourier those even OF CommunisD
We have done so, because Il IL well 70 hear what
the friends OF wider humanity than now prevails have
70 say II they try their plans and they TAIL they vii
be among the FIRST 70 embrace the truth when brought
forward by others They ask but the elevation and
happiness Of man Their object IL good their means
Of erectng II may he un~ise. When millions Oi the
human race are suffering the EXTREMIST want for the
simplest necesssries OF human existence II ~ becomes
deviation Of their wants. because some q their ideas
are inpFactcabe."