The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-27
THE DEMAGOGUE.
Born at the Wrong End, or he Might
Have Become Bank President or
o RObber Manufacturer.


The most deplorable social disorder
which can befall 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 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 laboring people, is calamity.
One reason for referring to this |
question now is that a financial
pressure-a time OF distress
the laboring people suffer most, is |
always utilized by demagogues and
men with an agrarian spirit TO stir the
passions and engender hates between
the classes. We are but performing a
duty TO the public when we warn the
lnasses-generally termed the laboring
people--against even ignorant or evil
minded men, who pose before them as
the champions OF their rights TO at
tack, in the name OF the people, banks,
railroads, manufactured men COM
bining capital in the interest OF pro-
gress and money making.
The present canvass will not pro-
gress far, until this class Of men will
appear on the stage, pose before the
| public, and, taking advantage OF the
social elevation which fermenting pol
| itics brings to unworthy people, 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 but little to do with. Sometimes
they mean nothing more than to en-
gender a prejudice that they hope will
supply deficiency which it is charity
not TO mention; but most usually they
are lifelong and Northumberland
failures-soured with the world be-
cause, having no doubt about their
merit, they attach all the blame to
people who have outstripped them,
and whom they denounce as capital
lists.
| When these men shall come to pose
before the public-as they will do all
over this country before the canvass is
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 the upstart points to as thieves
and robbers, because they are filling
important places 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 a rich mans son
and college bred, but simply of no &C.
count, while they came from the most
obscure families. This upstart, see
ing others walk away from him, OF
pass him in the race OF life,'is in good
plight to do the subject full justice
With this class OF men every one get.
, ting a large salary for his faithful at.
tention to business is thief; all com.
bined capital is robbery; wealth is O
crime, and their greatest ambition il
, to engender hates and hostilities be
tween the classes.
5 A country ike ours never has 8
5 worse enemy than the demagogue
J | who labors to array classes agains
each other. 4 little reflection vii
convince the laboring people that III
! is their worst enemy. Besides, hi
{ writes himself down an ignoramus
{ BY law of social life in this coun
( try the rich and the poor chang,
3 places with each succeeding genera
ton. This upstart was simply born a
/ the wrong hme-in an off generation
4 He ought to remember that his fathe
i certainly not farther back than hi
grandfather was property holder
= belonged to the class OF people who
:. in his estimation, are all thieves.
I Then again, a little thought vii
II leave on his mind this lasting impres
# sion: IF | die soon enough to Civ
IS my son and daughter fair chance
It they, by their industry and good hal
o its, will in time be among the rich pee
n pie, and so my only complaint is ths
p | was born at the wrong time, or
a might have been bank President,
a railroad official or a robber manufa,
d turer." Through this entire canva!
st not one of these misborn fellows wi
n be seen on the stump or in the new!
If papers, posing before the laboring pee
v pie, who would not accept the Pres
d dency of bank or railroad, il
'. were rendered him, and give up hi
o present occupation. And more tina
J. that, every mothers son CT them be
# lieves he could fill any place on cart
S if the people would only find it out.