The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-08-27
FHE-DKMAG9GUEe
Born at the Wrong End, or He Might
Have Become a Bank President or
RObber Manufacturer.


/ Inc Amer1caH.
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
meails-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 financial
pressure-a time of distress-when
| 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
masses generally termed the laboring
pCJple-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, manufactures all 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 prejudice that they hope will
supply deficiency which it is charity
not to mention; but most usually they
are lifelong and well-authenticated
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 pubic-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 ac-
count, while they came from the most
obscure families. This upstart, see
ing others walk away from him, or
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 large salary for his faithful at |
tention to business is thief; all COM
bined 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 |
worse enemy than the demagogue,
who labors to array classes against |
each other. A little reflection will |
convince, the laboring people that he
is their worst enemy. Besides, he
writes himself down an ignoramus.
By law of social life in this coun-
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 property holder,
belonged to the class of people who,
IN his estimation, are all thieves.
Then again, little thought will
cave on his mind this lasting impress
zion: eff / die soon enough to give
ny son and daughter a fair chance,
hey, by their industry and good hab-
is, will i'll time be among the rich peo-
de, and so my only complaint is that
was born at the wrong time, or ]
night have been bank President, a |
abroad official or a robber manufac-
urer." Through this entire canvass
lot one OF these misborn fellows will
re seen OH the stump or in the news
'apers, posing before the laboring peo-
lie, who would not accept the Presi-
ency of a bank or railroad, if it
Tere rendered him, and give up his I
resent occupation. And more than |
nat, every mothers son CT them be- q
ewes he could fill any place on earth c
the people would only find it out.
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