The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-08-14
POVERTY AND lsloHEs.

that is to say, during the years We
were going into adebt-f6rtun!es wers
made g easily that the people left The
farms and crowded to the towns and
cities. s4ell Els'sss4ss r.. 1s,tIsp4f.
Thousands became speculators, tra-
ders and merchants ;n thousands ON.
barked in every possible and conceiv-
able scheme They simply preyed
upon labor, and dealt with imaginary
values. These mon must TO back
they must become producers, and
every producer isse paying consumer.
Thousands aud thousands of them are
unable to get hack. To q. man who
begs of You . breakfast you, cannot
say, "why don't you get = farm Z"
You might asi well say, "why don't
you start line of steamers2' TO
him, both are imposibilities. They
must be helped. We shall re-
member that society must support all
Of its members-all of its robber
thieves and paupers. Every yagabond
and vagrant must be fed and clothed,
and society must support in some way
all of its members. It can support
them in jails, il, hospitals, in asylums,
in penitentiaries. but II "a 4 verv costlv
way. We have to appoint judges to
trv them. iuries to ait upon their ca.
ses. sheriffs. marahals and const.bles
to arrast them and q NAV be a last. t.
.t.nd;ng ann - mt them 49, IL
-ou,a ha far .ha.rar nroh.hiv :.
snnnort ,bar a. ,oma frat cl.se hotsl
81. mnst a;tbsr snnnort thaImr ~ help
thsm - snnno,t themse,vs. Trhsr
la ns % mon tha ona hand s;mnlv ~
tsts tai e = bv tba other and ma can t.ks
c,.rea q tharny, a snannaraI .Ij. ana .nim.l.
8 hv,i ivi,a at.tasm.n.h;n haln tbaml, 70
+. bor.st aud nsafnl man s.lss :
Ofall the criminala transnortssd bv
Eoeland to Australia and Tasmania,
tha records chow that a larSa ner
can't cant anm.th;no nver n;n.tvJs 7hernm.
naefnl and decent ineonla. In Anstr..
Il. thev 1onnd hnmaa hona .o.,,
anra.aa ;ts winca - the,r hrass..
Thev had diffarant ambitions ithev
we're ramoved from villa and. vic;on.,
...oc;.,,or. rbav h.a ra,v .,r,.r,o,,,,r.
d,ngs and A . ! nile : man ;aoa. .rot I
morally ,improvea ,v;thoot ! 4 co,rea.
nonding ;mnrorve,nants n MI. hvs,c.l
condit,on Ones b;,cnit nth n,An,v
of bntfer -3s vortl, AL tho tr.cfs aver
issued.5 Yt0s AeA aa357sa8.i
se whenever the 'laBoring mon are out
OF employment they begin to hate the
rich. They feel that the dwellers in
palaces, the riders Ia carriages, tho
wearers of broadciotb. elk and velvet,
have In some way been robbiue them.
Az matter of fact the palace builders
are the friends Of labor. The best
form of charity ia extravAeancA. when
vou give man money. when Won toss
him q dollar, although YOU get moth.
ing. the man loses his manhood, To
help others TO helm themselves is the
onlv real charity. There is no use
boosting, man who is not climbing.
Whenever 1 see . splendid house, a.
nalace-a magnificent block. / think
of the thousands fed-of women and
children clothed, OF the firesides made,
happy. A rich man, living IN to his
privileges. having the hest house; the
hest furniture the best horses. the I'm.
eet grounds. the most beautiful dow
.r.stha hest, clothes,.tba hast fond. tho
80. .,..,,.a. .ra an ,ha shoc,. ia
o0'' 'N pS -. f-
can aftords aas . perpetual Diessing.
The iprodigality of the rich is the
providence of the poor. 8 sEf,'ii s
- M. -. ~. ..u,,.uoo.nca ~ wa.l.h 49,.
=, lug o1A se'.o y. "o~e.' '--cno' =.
1t posslble Tor the poor 10 save. Ine