, 1873-11-23
MONEY AND POLITICS.
Col. 1ork's Ideas on " "Wealth as a
Political Power"
An Interesting Lecture by the
"Kansas Reformor."
A Systom that Threatens to Overthrow thu
Liberties Of Tho Nation.
Its Cause and euro.

|
Laae eTo'Ing Musfot Hall WAS comfortably file
With one Of tho Star AutlloucoB, assembled to hca
ssato sonntor York, OF Knnsas, vhoso uarno ha
boon made tho watchword In Tint stnto for D rc
form moVemont Mr, York ia typical Wcstor
man In appearance, being rathor lall, pparc II
figure, Of noryous temperament, will, bropzo
face that aliows NJ iron will, aud sprlt Of In
domltablo perseverance,. 1Ic ia Of that kiud o
,nan who n,ay bs defeated but not oonauorol-
lIo will always return to tho fray until victory Il
I won. 1his characteristic is aLown In lis graa
light With tho pomcroy corraptioniats; and afte
foarng the man spoals tho reaaon OF their do
feat Is apparont-~for while Col. York Is not IN
orator, ho Is fascinating spealsor. Ills lcctur,
last night was delivered In q clcar, forciblo man
ncr, without any attempt at orntotical display
but In such an impressive styloas to 1eayo aeor
| anu laat'ng impression on those who hoard It.
| Havtfg PRESUMED that ho Lad solooted sub
1oct that was repugnant to tho American mind,
Tor tho reason that tie American people delight
IN their sovereignty, and arc not willing to allow
that power and dominion hayo any other basis
In tltis country than In "1Ye tho peopio," !" ho
sald TINT tho recent oyonta In our Legislative
hiasdry had disturbed this aercne solf-oom-
piaconoy, and had led the poopto to ask the
auc7tlon IT thoro wha not something wrong
somowloro. In reply various causes IRE
assigned, numhorIoss panaccas are offered, until
tho public mind finally concludes that It III all
nnnrr, ,,,,, ao.r,,,t;e,,m ~ a.. rp"o 'nan. 'Aon
"'$u eoAt apsAon' 10 TUG CRY. Iufn out
'foso netraycsa OF TIC reoplo, aud put In honest
men right from tho ranks Of the people,"
"Amonl" aays everybody. It ia done, and pub
tr,, 10 nta;, ts'1 "l''a ouauoo's tno eouh-
~ -, as"'n thrown INTO eonvu!sion
ny tne most nudaclous and astounding
corruption upon tho part OF these
"bonest fellows" Th,s IN ronaatof, a.
ofto,, th,+ u 1,aao,,,o. 49, @ ~ tepa"'ea ~, ho
..t ~. 49,, -, ~sno' 1"ot ~ polti-
eai NV "''n nus f"'sea tno Question, Ii elero
not producing cause for this disturbance? II
n,en aEo corrupted il t1era not something Which
cx,ss that i,+arforos ,r;t 49, ao4ao .o4eo
$3.50, oAo4o' nt1a Wv ela'lnou so'of-
oleoty OF tha people, defeating thelr objects,
thwarting their will and Hishos and unou in
rostgation it always is discovered TINT .is torco
r,u.J -, H. :. .,s.as;S ] .utonsn ,ts t' oneots f
4,'"'. aI w w ot5a".@eu WEALTH.. Iho speaker,
tAofe1ose. concluded that wealth, even In tllia
country, is yostcd with political power,
The lecturer thou proceeded to disouna fho
,,;n,.o,e -. -. "s'1n " our toVofnmons' awaiting
uin'ooit VI nauy historical precedontH. Accopt-
ing tho maxim Of political economy, thai tho
Of wealth WAS tho first great step
would BE- noitor tnsfo mr. iesuSa ~ons f y snese
ouisition Of knowlcirn ,,non .v,.;o, ~ a ~ w.
Of civilization deneticd r., rocoa5n5 ;n5 PtoeTess
that next In Importance tn thp occmmiot;o 1now
wealtA was It's distribution a,nonr r." soraroi ~
Of society Wonith IL shS aesesas
labor in only nro,mcivs arcort1Inr ~ ~ anu
Its accumulation was tho rcsu1t 6y s,vi1r 'n,, ui
it's distribution. wien toft froo In fo,In
laws, was according to tlo skill md oconnmu ~
tIIose who laborod. Az tho lrss result % cf iha
Thea by perfectly natural proceaaos t1e 1anro
tocoo divided ito casaoaNiafops1a 'nv an9 feop,e
esa oxteut doneden On cnntsf 10 95
s Accumulated first by tho moro solf-de"v;na na
ind tho habits Of Thought thus eugondorodd d@. IL
hem to solzo opportunities that wn,,ld ho iaat ~ ~
hoBo less disciplined, As one Of tin maui ~ ;,,o
,ortant functions OF coyernnont IL ~ rpotant
hose who possess property thia c1ns. aoa1 ~ ~
moro actyo interest IN directing tho aotiops of
he governing power aud by oasy tnss;tns stIH saG ta
government fslla into Tho bands nj tj,o wnoit;.r
liter discussing these 9ouoral pronort;nns -
Considerable longtl1, the speaker tracod out II IN
yatonB tat have goyornol That Inont .ioas se
10 middle ages ~o0''Ao'' s1noe
Tie iirat was tho Ecc1csiastjcpr, rrd.r .r,,,.,,
ao authority vested directly Or injract1r % nin IN
Spiritual hierarchy. The onyerDi,,r s1a.s ]
naasscd crent wealth; AMI 3raSsv ,,r;.aaS etass
ueu fron, tic people. ri,n inIvjnsst 'esos Tos
o,hsng tho sysfnm nvervtb;;,r n"triuan. risn WY
'as lie Fvutlal syatem> t,at g, Inn sScpIa
athority Of landed arjstocraey for that Of tue tue
lass ronroson2od tho weaith ~ F,'r,6o 6osodIus Ieh
ke resulk in tho efTact on In ncorio e's "3sn
The third wos tl.n nommora;oi .T,.. l.
3ok its riso in tho acyontoanth oor; s;!ssom 1hns
lrn superseded Feuda1ism in ti,o ay, anroa" nnu ~
uropo Thja nos;tjon Ia .trenn, 10Y nptSohnaey h u
,tio,,s from Tia ynrio,,a IT,, W 4no-
le effect Of oncI systen, mi nrnnosdat ~ as
.at tho mnnin which nrsvpi,"d t,'x,ss 80 anIw
century to Gcom;ra vast utstng aoia, ah1
ossessious 1yas tba raa,,,. 4's s''".i.as LIZ
ut system. Ranoroft uoa o,,n. ~ au.a
mi tEe doynanda ~ t1a ao,a;s, guusG;a, ~ prove
al it's oyorhbaJowinc nnwor T., r. a,, 9'
ag what haa nnoain;tat ta1 H. ..gak - pon1Ma.
eh Golonios nni tho eouesnuent ~ ~ sa
.e American Statos rom Wamf;s , aseenom OF
}iy sau,o ayaterr whicH w. tao. II was
our inta civil war arts;i;n,+ auo causo
bon the co]onios e"''4'As' 10 II o4o' 8laSery
He then nrocon,lcd N abo,, how u..,,,
,yoloDnaoiit Of thia sst",,' oM lhp!a Was tho
roa{lv ,,,,Gno,rr - Ha, n1Stsn, attaaolng power
m. ILo nvstom that hSsstussn - s4t;a OF teuanl-
.aap ali lie nn,,oua ~ - ~. ,GessnE with1n ~, ta
oga tint nreco1cd II ;nros+ ug ts mot!a, ne poth
yeeos and nnnis. a1,a, lsso!t Misn speeal
- '>A 4'!'s+40Iattens auu npa0rOS Tho 0aFQ- 0