Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-07-11

nUpolizing ats rivals, then il absoFbs ell
the tesorrceS Of the continuity, thsnn
StrEhgles all these, for fear OF risks 10
itself, tfen II dies ct hamilton, and the
community with it. The story Of the
Bank of Genoa is familiar and instruc-
lite. This great corporation, instead OF
dividing is dividends, reinvested them
and extended its operations. 1t made
wars, it owned some kingdoms, and
ruled others, aud IL died finally OF ex4
cess OF capital cnd sheer hamilton.
Since 1861 the United States, by the
operation of bad LAWS, has gone on
creating capital-grabbiug corporations,
which have taken many rerilous steps
in the direction taken by the Bank of
Genoa. II is time 10 cell halt, espe-
cially now that communism starcs us in
The face. No truer word was ever
spoken than that the communism ofcap-
ital is the parent, In FIRE States, of the
hidcous communism Of labor. People
do not seem to appreciate thl~ fact, but
they VIII learn more about II by and
by. Lock NJ the Reading rnilroad-ori-
glnal'v a short freight line from the
LcIiish mines 10 Philadelphia, now
loaded down with canals. mines, furnaa
ccsj factories. coal Lands, Steamers, 4
debt OF one bundled and eve millions
and an incurahIc insolvency. Look at
the Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny, monopoly or nothing, 81 endin.:
actually more than is original incomes
In tic Hobbies OF Congress. Look Al uur
own railroad companies. Why should
these. instead "t making dividends of
their acCumriaung capital. invest them
in leased lines, extensions, hotels, ware.
hoG>cs and steamships:
The capital, thus aggregated in the
dead hands OF corporations. we contend
l. unproductive a. compared with the
same amount oi capital distributed
amongst ind,yIdull~ Nor should So
Cirtvpcrmi, il E, hr thus cngul'cd. So
Cicty owes i - duty 10 Itself, and for
it, own protection, 10 enforce It's laws
OF morimaln. The intent OF all our laws
of this tenor = 10 prevent the Inordi-
nate growth ci cTrital in dead hands.
and o"r corporations simply cvadc Or
iiuili'r the iaw. We limit their capi-
tal-'hcv i--rc bonds. We regulate
their G.,idcud,--thcv utter scrip. We
minimize their ratr> and they cvadc III
kv schedule. They defeat The tri!urat4
ing proccr. Vt competition bV establish.
Interests of society, biindlv falling to sec
that they are cutting their own throat~.
Society must dcl"nd itself, and IL
mus, do so ~ terms Of law, or pay tho
penalty of existence by the suhrrancc
OF the mob, The communism OF labor
means the destruction Uf society. and
tina, must be Gorc>taIlcd by putting an
end TO communism Of capital We
must enforce our laws of morimain ~
the spirit IN which they were conceived.
We must say TO capital The conditions
of your existence and your protection
by soricty j. that YOU continue 10 be-
unabat"flv productive, End that YOU
cannot bc in the FaraltzPd but unrclaX-
ing clutch "f the dead hand. LDt So
ciciy teach itself therefore, that is
prosperity and vitality rest upnn The
ba>i, If consumption: 'h2t mrn. 10 CON
sumo, must produce, and thm capital
which does not tend ~ promote pro-
duCtion in order tU favor consumption
i, IN need of , r"w distribution. There
i no other conceivable autidotc E'r the
poison oi communism which Is being IN
iiltratcd into the very blood Of tie ration.
Mons About A-Is.-ST John Lub-
book has been gricvou-iy a>aailing the
reputation Of the insect ~ which the
.luggard va. recommended 10 repair a.
Illustrating nntirng industry.
According - lis researches, u VIC
go IT, the ant, i; mr.l be 90 the righ.
kind oGhcrwi-c The admoHi'i' n VIII
have no moral y7luc. lie finds thaI
there are about ,cfe Ell hundred species
of 5n;s possessing 'Forg'y cont astcd
mofaI characteristics. Some are d.
ingui-h"d Us bravery, some by cow
ardicr. some are industrious, some are
shTkiacii idc. ladccd, to such an cx
tent > idicncss carried - one of the
-pccIcs ii'atthsy 2rc entirely dependent
OF their slayrs. They are too lazy ~
feed themselves or clean Themselves,
and Sir John found that % keep them
alive II was necessary 10 put 4 tcw
>!aycs for an hour or TWO every day into
the case ~ which they were confined.
IN order that their domestic grange
mcYt> miyht br duly ;;'cntsI TO.
II Is mistake, iDO, 70 suppose that
ant, will take care 81 4 distressed
friend. lie tired coTering al ant will
mold where mary were passing and