, 1873-12-18

ereascs wenlth9 VIII 10 vol for IN to futn Iii
own minds Eomo denli!to Idea ot
. Tho real mud permanent wealth Of prosperous ma
tnn. and TINT Of Al, individual citizen, nay, and DO
nattou eon.sta in whaiovcr WILL In md Of Itself con.
tribute 10 tho comfort md happfmeaa Of ita ci2cH
M sost u aih a se ss a3 we Il
fur tho leccsaariea Of lite Ills weah may consist OIL.
tfoy Of meey toea!se ef is xtn"lom 70 oters srs
which ho can exchange hs money. ..,
Moneyis valuable ouy u proportion 70 IT, useful.
woull 10 worthless. Gold and silver wnald
HAVE NO VALUE Az h0NEf,
ware It not for tho fact that tho nation laa ora'nod,
BY law or taage, that cortalM amount OF them, OF
f s n1 b 9 or md .ynS Sso II
Ito eeai power to measure. mud MD In the exchange
money fho Esrsh si hsso ,asals ~ sl!iea i a.
rived entirely from their III commerce md manu-.
e. issasa ese X III We iii
the Ct the country whis Ill - crsstea
sae stees es Z
to-ay II IL endowed With al the functions of money
~, # ia p1an, thero0ro' that money us sneh call form
tie Rsssnsnt sss1 gf J0 snt sy fern Sf
country phys mora tmrortan. past lu tho creation
aud tstriIntion of wralth tan my other, and ror-
which tho inbofs of tho country and a ts products
made interchangeable and thclr roiativo valucs
Aid On this nccount nlono is 1t valuable rs money
AL Of the neccssarfes Of lfo
They can bo Used for our comfort or convenience,
whether ws have money Or not AZ Of ths statutes on
eoud b. wissi out At QUO stroke we Would tbrn have
so much bullion. which would 60 on tic MARKET and
Hax anc so y r %s We
are now prepared to dscuF8 tho question OF
WIG as s1rHrIs I, T., wsI5r sSmanf. md p,,u,,
tho exchange of tue products Of ubor and hus mike
anu to supply tho wants 81 na.ion. But large part
Of our present commerce Is carried on by means OF
1nay 10 permitted short dlgrcs2lon here, to say
that ceEtain number Of nanipuators are nccca.
70 as sreSss n pfo1sr o Of so1n nhn ns0
conpensaion for tho labor rcrforn!od. This must 10
added TO the cost Of actual production, and paid by the
lacd within' his reach " nut @ whatever % Is added ore
than actually necessary ia pay for the transaction Of
the necessary bAne6s &nAna ged iii tho most econou-
cal manner possible, MUST be look ii upon rs
AN UNJUST TAX.
+ Il Bo nnss n E. sy
eoua bccone engaged in tho business Of manipulating
tho products Of labor tho tax necessary to anpport
come 1 Oppressive, e qSau St aabeab1e ri lila i
Of the ,nnost important grounds ct complaint
1hs aon-producvo host that cling ike ieeenes and
barnacea TO tho agricultural slip, has well nigh sunk
u q reana IFS e M
change Of the producta Of Abor must DO adopted,
as to secure fair distribution Of the wealth resulting
therefronl, before We can expect perfect harmony
between the different interasts Involved. But to ~
turn:
lar to s own aggregate. It can only manipulate tho
lnbor Of country and its products. Hcnrc what
or " hs
ducts Of labor. It il clear, then, that whoevor by
LABOR increaseB the amount, or improves tho quality,
Of any of ths essentials to tho comfort aud happiness
Of tho nation,
CREATES WEALTH.
Here we must nut fAi to make the diatinctton be.
tween tncrcaRtng ouc's individual wealth aud that Of
the uation- For 1t Ia llain tlnt enc man may grow
labor IT ohsrp to himself we The laborers grow pro-
Tho woailh of ths nation con.lsts in ita beautiful
cs, towns, ami villages Its fertile fields It's forests
md rvers ia hghw4ya IT, menufaesories nd agri-
luoI for our incrcaEe In permanent weBith. tbs
farmer in tho fold. tho necunic Ut bis bonch md the
student At Ills deak-hese are the real creators Of
10 industrial people like ours 4 is Of vital i'm
portanco 10 know and hnvo something to say, to
WEALTH Ii DISTRIBUTED.
Tho distribution Ut wealth aud the compensation Of
labor should depend alike on fair and open conrel
ton In tho market. Any law, combination Of per
Sons. which tends to forcs one urt Of the people to
pay moro for tho labor products Of the laor Of
an9tlar part, than t will bring III tlle open MARKET IL
unjust and oppressive, and tends to unequal dstr!ba-
OF this class ara the Eight-uour laws, the Tariff
laws, etc. Tho results Of these lnws nre 10 ward of
eompctttton mud elow Tue psrsous protected by them
to levy ta1 Oh all rot rroeeed ~ the amount Of the
difference between tile commercial vauu Of their laoor
Or is rotucts and tho artitcll riee which they are
ton. To ILLUSTRATE: The commercial valuo Of
1na1set, subject 70 competition. We nox
$210 per ynrd. The result will be, that ivory anu
facurer will rake the price Of cloth up to 81 yard
Immediately. This will onablo tleu, to Ay0l1 co,a1,o-
tun, anl still get 81 ynrd for their cloth titan
ts commercial value. Thug II iB pau thAt this extra
81 mint be al out Of the labor Of those not protected
by tho law; and she money is thus
ukiu5rLs TitakaFEnREn
from QUO cass of ctizta to anosler. ~h!ch can only
po CONSTRUED ahio syse o. axauoh o1 ono claas VI
cltlzeaa iof tle heAcAt o. anotAer. ,,--
hu aH u % hot my intention 10 alscuss Tug taf!u
question ut THIS to rive go lar u anccs tho uih
trinntioh o. wta!lnt Shall pasa 10 ohcr anu more
potent 1nnaenccs that hasa bearing on the question
Al lsaue ..- -.
Unfortunately for thS laborng caases, our astaoiai
n n