Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-07-19

ucular transaction Is concerned-even
worse than this, | should be a burden
upon the industry and enterprise of the
community. But. when the transfer
can not as well be made directly, / am
of value to the community, just to the
extent of the value of my services to the
parties whom | serve may, by find
ing new markets, especially. without the
state, cause the producer to receive more
for his products than he otherwise would
and thereby become a blessing to all
concerned. while may make the bust
ness profitable to myself also.
Though the middle men and trahck-
ers may be of great service to the CON-
munity, yet the unnecessary employment
of them is always burdensome and it
Is for all producers and consumers to de-
terniBe whether they viii employ them
or make the transfer themselves. They
must live upon the products of the pro-
ducing classes, even when doing legit-
innate business ; and if sharpers and
cheats are employed, they become an
intOlerable burden. And so of all non-
producing classes. They must necessa-
rily live upon the products Of the indus
trial classes, and all are as deeply inter-
ested in our prosperity as We ourselves.
To illustrate this point, let Us imagine
a community made up entirely of mem
bers of the legal profession, and all
obliged to gain their substance by that
profession what would be the result /?
That community would be as poor as
poverty itself All would star7e. All
business would be suspended. Even lit
igation would cease; for that fraternity
is composed Of too cunning foxes to go
to law with each other. Though they
show all the zeal, persistency and cour-
age Of ancient gladiators IN the cause of
Others, they become tame and harmless
when pitted against each other, with no
fat goose between them to pick
The same would be true Of eommu-
nifty Of doctors. There would be moth
ing with which to pay them, if the pro-
ducers Of capital were removed. Their
sugar, blue or vegetable pills would find
no market for they could hardly be cx-
pected to take each others medicine.
The minister. too, creates no pecania-
" wealth A community made up Of
them, as l have supposed, would be poor
er. even, than that class among Us now
are There would be one redeeming
feature, however, in such a community.
We might reasonably suppose that the
millennium would not be far Of, unless,
indeed. some brother should chance to
brOach the subject of creeds.
And 50 of all the professions They
add nothing directly to the wealth Of
the state. While their members are
themselves dependent upon the prOdue-
ing classes, the community at large j:
also more dependent upon the same
classes than upon them
Do not, for moment, understand me-
to speak disParagingly Of the profession.
a classes. OF of their services. / would
not degrade them in the public estima.
ton, in the least. | present these illus
trstiOns. to show that the mission Of The
industrial classes is not less important
or honorable than theirs; to illustrate
the fact that the world owes It's wealth
and prosperity more directly to Us thar
to any other class not to degrade othel
callings, but to elevate ours to their true
/ position The world can not live with
out producers; it can without non-pro
dueers.
Degrade our agriculturalists, nechan
les and artizans, and We paralyze al
our financial interests. If We eleTat'
them. the financial pulse beats respon
sively with new life and TigOr. Thstns
tiOnal temple. which our fathers erecteC
and which We are bound TO perpetuat'
and sdorn, must rest financially In tb.
future as in the past. upon our industri
al classes. Upon their intelligence. in
'tegrity and industry depend the fnaD
cial salvation Of the state and nation
SOCIAL RELATION OF THE ISDusrRIAL
AND PROFESSIONAL CLASSES.
The social relation of the industria
and professional classes should depent
upon the comparative degree Of their In
teIligenee and virtne, and not upon thef
occupation. The professions are tb'
OutgrOEth Of q high civilization. Whilr
the ignorant Hottentot. or the America,
Indian, sees little need Of urofessiona
services. We. Of this enlightened land
cannot well do without them and b
who serves Us well in any prOfessiOna
capacity. Is entitled 70 equal honor wit
ourselves; but / cannot understand Eh,
the professions, as such, should be look
ed upon as more respectable than indus
trial eallings, and why 50 many Of ou
young men should leave agriculture
pursuits 70 engage in them.
] Professional men are servants. an
live by serving others. If our lega
rights are enerOaehed upon. We call "
on the lawyer and be does our bidding
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