Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-09
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One OF the evil results OF the centrali.
zation OF wealth In these United States,
during the last thirty years. has been
the development Of toadyism. Sixty
years ago. when there were few million.
aires in the country. tosdyism. as now
known, was rare indeed. Our people
thsn, svsn the poor, possessed an indie
psndencs OF character and Q spirit Of
sell. reliance which has done much
toward making Us the great nation We
now are. Independence Of character.
individualism and ssli.relianos give
energy to q people, q desire TO push
ahead and to bs more in the future than
present. The possession Of these traits
caused our fathers to push west into the
wilderness and there make themselves
homes, wherein were developed q spirit
Of freedom, and . manlinsss Of eharao-
ter, that the world had never before
seen, But the accumulation and central.
ization Of wealth during the last thirty
years have produced many social
changes, and have developed . GLASS OF
sycophantio toadiss In our midst which
has become Q disgrace TO our republican
form Of government. Like all fungi
growth, tosdyism Aourishss only on rich
soil, and, like the mistlstos ON the oak
and the parasite In the animal kingdom,
toadies soon lose their Independence Of
character, and merge their individuality
into that Of the body upon whose juices
they live. And 1t 10 because Of this fact
that toadyism Il 20 great an evil and 30
dsmoralizing to society.
In the society notes OF some Of the
city papers OF this coast may be seen
frequently, gotten up In real jenkins
style, the Important information that
Miss Gush expects to spend ak weeks at
Monterey during the coming season;
that the charming Miss Turnupnoss has
recovered from her recent illness, and
that the sylphliks Miss Lacstight broke
o corset string last Sunday when dress.
ing for church, but p~rovidsntially her
delicately attuned nervous system 70.
ceivsd only q slight shock. Even news.
papers published in interior towns mani
fest much Of this sams spirit. though In
Q lesser degree. They fattsr the ROB
and those who occupy ssmi.ofacial posi-.
tons; bestow upon them honorary titles
which do not belong to them, and ful.
somsly puff them when they leave town,
and when they return. And in country
society much OF . similar spirit exists.
Mrs. Upperorust 10 spoken OF a. Mrs.
Judge Uppercrust. with q strong smpha.
sis on the word Judge, and Mrs. Snub-
en- IL called Mrs. General Snubem. II
il not Miss Sally Doolittls. plain. but
Colonel Doolittle's daughter Sally.
In some OF our large cities the
wealthy mushroom aristocracy now
have iivsrisd servants and footmsn.
and ape the manners and style Of
the nobility Of Europe, while they
lack the culture necessary to carry
out things gracefully. What would our
old revolutionary fathers say. they who
despissd hereditary titles. and the pomp
and show Of the English nobility. IL they
could See the funkeyism and toadyism
Of some OF their dssosndautsl Gold
smith tells US that where wealth seeu.
mulatss men decay, and Goldsmith but
repeats the lessons Of history. The fall
Of the old Grecian and Roman Repub-
lies was brought about by the unscrupu.
lous use Of wealth in the hands OF . few
men.
It is quite generally believed BY
thoughtful writer's that unless some
means are speedily taken to prevent
Capitalization Of wealth In our country,
our present fern Of government will not
last many years. Toadyism 10 only an
attendant upon centralized wsalth-a
parasitic growth. But bribery and cor.
ruption in high official stations will a.
surely follow Capitalization Of wealth a.
effect follows cause. And when political
affairs are controlled by money ; when
the national and State legislative bodies
are bought and sold, and the Judiciary
sells justice, then the end Of . Rspubli.
can form OF government In these United
States will not be far.