The Labor enquirer., 1884-12-06
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Editor LABOR ENQUIRER:

Editor LABOR ENQUIRER; S
DENVER, Dec. LIN my last letter j
tried to show what z per cent would do
in gathering up the fruits of labor, and
dlvesting the producer of the fruits Of
his toll. This power to accumulate is
given to money by law, and every man
who possesses the means uses the power
thus given to him.
It's the law and the lawmakers that
are al fault for giving to money this
power to accumulate the fruits of other
mems toll.
This brings us 70 inquire, what would
be fair rate of interest for the use of
borrowed money? Right here let me
say that any amount of interest that will
enable man to accumulate more wealth
by his money than he can produce by
his labor, is wrong and a crime perpe-
trated against some other man, and
makes money. superior tolthe man.
Well may David ask: Lord, what is
man ?" The answer the bible gives is,
HMan is Son of Coz" Then, in the
light of this fact. should money be made
of more value than man? The law
makers of the past have said it is, and
they have m&de.a god of gold, and the
priests of their temples have offered hu-
manity upon her altars, and sacrificed
men, women and children, made in the
likeness of God, to this golden image.
These poor Sons and Daughters of the
Heavenly Father, born in abject poverty
without any fault of their own, but born
so under the unjust laws of our monetary
system. which gives a legal value to
money to gather per cent interest and
upward. And this percentage giyessmen,
with money the power to rob labor of its
profit. 5 5.sEt% III s. p.
We read in the papers of to-day that
manufacturers and mine owners and
other soulless corporations, are reducing
their workmen, some 10 and 20 and
others 80 per cent upon their days
wages. which means poverty and want
in every family.
Instead of this injustice, which is cry
ing to Heaven for redress which will
come sooner or later, as it has overtaken
other, nations, as "He that oppressetb
the poor reproacheth his maker" let our
lawmakers take the matter in hand and
apply the knife in the proper place. Let
them make and Issue the money, direct
tol the people, on the security of their
real estate to one-half its value, and
charge them /. per cent for its use, as
long as it may be required. This will
put the money IN circulation and keep it
good forever, so that 1T will have fixed
value at all times, as the interest will
neither rise nor fall. Then We shall
have money for all the wants of the COM
munity, and labor can be rewarded for
Its toll. Instead of poverty staring US
in the face at every corner, and besleging
us on every highway-nineteen aut of
every twenty families in want and dis
tress, begging for aid from our relief So
cieties to keep them from perishlng-we
shall have work for all, justice for every
man, and the laborer will be honestly
remunerated for his toll there will be
no complaint on our streets, and "every
man shall sit under his own vine and
fig tree. none daring to max him afraid"
and the Messiah's reign shall have begun
on earth the oppressors shall have de-
parted out of the land, and the national
bank, that great engine of oppression,
shall be no longer needed and it will
close its doors, and the government shall
be our banker, and the representa-.
tiyes of the people shall regulate our
finance. The bankers and money-lenders
shall seek some honest calling, to gain a
livelihood for their families, without
gathering in and absorbing all the fruits
of other mems toll into their ayaricious
grasp. Then men will ascri5e glory to
God 10 the highest, on earth peace, good
will toward all men. A UNIoNIsT.