The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-03
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+. What is the cause of our. unequal
condition in society? We propose to
make a few suggestions upon this sub
ject, more with the yiewGo of attracting
public notice, and thereby exciting in
dividual reflection among our citizens,
than with any purpose to reason fully
upon the subject. This state ofsociety
is all founded upon wrong, and, as 1t
is an element article in our faith that
all e shaIns are perishable, and cannot
exist forever we do truly believe
that there viii, sooner or later, be a
complete change in the organization of
society. Thereafter men cannot by an
aftful combination of unfair and un-
conceded advantages, live in wasteful
profusion upon the drudgery of the
mass. 1t was never intended by the
Giver of all good, that the divine es-
sence that dwells in man should be
crushed and perverted by continued
care for the wants of the morrow.
And yet society, as it now is, has with
in its bosom great body ofconfiicting
self-seekers, each driving ON his pur-
suit after the earning ofthe mass-the
laboring, producing many-which,
when obtained and heaped up, are
yulgafly called riches.
Men in this country, are promised a
fair and open equality of condition,
both by the spirit of our political dec
laration of rights, as they are uttered
to mankind, as well as by our profess
sion and expression of political belief.
But where will we find that natural
state of humane and Christian equal
ity which should exist? Is Society
here, either social or political, formed
upon a. spirit of charity? How is it
that one man rises with the dawn, tolls
late at night, lives in want, and when
his frame is worn out with labor, pass
es out of life with humble, honest pov-
erty; while another, brother it may
be, not in humanity alone, but born of
the same mother, reared by the same
father, shall go forth into the world
and quick as magic he win be in easy
afffuence and splendoE2 His very at
tendants shall enjoy more comforts
and have less care for the morrow,
than he who, ere while played the
same boyish games-once hsped to
the same mother, and laughed with
the same kinsfolks? Surely it must
be favor that has done this It never
can be that the labor of one man can
so far overpass the other, that one
shall struggle out his life, with sweat
and groaning, and the other roll thro'
existence, free from want .and with
his cup filled to Overlooking. t.
Here, we have a widespread fertile
country, climate varying only with
the advantage of every degree of lati-
tude, people Industrious and reso-
lutte in their integrity, a theory of gov
ernment noble and Christian-like in its
conception, recognizing man as man,
the offspring of the Great Creator.
And yet in our social relations, where
are we w hat is the cause of this
vast inequality? We say, favor, IA
favor Laws are made, which are no
laws in truth, for they who made them
had no power to mike them-laws
made to secure privileges to the few,
create inequalities, make something
nothing, a lie the truth; loading the
laboring millions with onerous bur-
dens, bestowing favors and privileges
upon the favored few. II 'l'" =