Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-30
THE DENAG0GBE.
Born at the Wrong End, Or He Night
Have Become Bank President or
Robber Manufacturer.
The American.


The most deplorable social disorder
which can befall a people is state of
hostility between the moneyed-or
more properly the, business Interests
and labor. Capitalists in the strictest
sense have but little to do with labor.
They collect their interest and only
deal with labor indirectly. But a state
of hostility between the business men
who may be rich men, with large
means either manufacturers, mer-
chants, planters, bankers, railroad
officials, or others using capital-and
the labcring people, is calamity.
One reason for referring to this
question now is that a financial
pressure-a time of distress when
the laboring people suffer most, is
always utilized by demagogues and
men with an agrari2n spirit to stir the
passions and ensender hates between
the classes. We are but performing
dmty to the public when we warn the
Hasses-generally termed the laboriTg
people against even ignorant or evil
T1inded men, who pose before them as
the champions OF their rights to at
tack, in the name of the people, banks,
railroads, Hzanufactures- naen COM
bining capitaliE the interest of pro-
gress and money making.
The present canvass wild net pro-
gress far, antil this class of men will
appear ON the stage, pose before the
public, and, taking adyantagesof the
social eEevatioR which fermentng pol
itics brings to unworthy peePae, will
stand out as the friend OF the laboring
man to warn him of the iniquity of
corporations, especially of railroads
and all manufacturing Industries. The
motives and purposes Of these men we
have bat little to do with. Sometimes
they mean nothing mere than to en-
gender O prejudice that they hope will
supply a deficiency wfich titus charity
not to mention; but naost usually they
are lifelong and well-authenticated
failures-soured with the world be-
cause, having no doubt dabout their
merit, they sattaeh all the blame to
people whe have outsbrip@ed them,
and wEaOm they denoance as capital
lists.
When these men shall ecne to pose
before the .p1blic-as they will do all
over his,eelntry before the canvass ie
over-the people appealed to by them
will, do well to bear in mind that, in
this country. more than in ANY other,
capital is the reward of toll The men
whom theUpstart points to as thieves
and robbers, because they are filling
Important splaces in the business
world, are, most of them, men who
started With the upstart, but have
simply left him behind. Or, it may
be, that they did not start with him;
he may have been rich mans son
and college bred, but sinaPr of no ac-
count, whaefhey came from the most
obscure families. This uPasart, see
ing others walk away from him, or
pass him i'm tie race of life, iE in good
plight to- do the subject f1l justice.
With this class of men every one get
ting large salary for his faitaful at
&ention TO business is a thief; all COM
I3ined capital is robbery; wealth is a
crime, and their greatest ambition is
TO engender hates and hostilities be-
tween the classes.
A country like ours never has a
verse enemy than the demagogue,
who labors to array classes against
each other. A little reflection will
eonxince the laborfng people that he
is tkeir worst enemy. Besides. he
writes himself down an ignoramus.
By law of social life in this couR-
try the rich and the poor change
places with each succeeding genera
ton. This upstart was simply born at
the wrong tlme-in an off generation.
He ought to remember that his father
certainly not farther back than his
grandfather was a property holder,
belonged to the class of people who,
in his estimation, are all thieves.
Then again, a little thought will
leave on his mind this lasting impress
sion: IF die soon enough to give |
my son and daughter a fair chance,
they, by their industry and good hab- /
its, will in time be among the rich peo-
pie, and SO my only complaint is that
was born at the wrong time, orI
might have been bank President, al
official or a robber manufae-
turer.; Through this entire canvass
not one of these misborn fellows will
be seen on the stump or in the news
papers, posing before the laboring peo-
pie, who would not accept the Presi-
iency of bank or railroad, if it
we're rendered him, and give up his
present occupation. And more than
hat, every mothers son CT them be-
ieves he could fill any place on earth
the people would only find it out.