Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-24


Being suEscsibsr % the Posr Ixrxrr
ilazzslxz, ] would ssy thAs am hishly
!isassa sith your position on the rail-.
road land grant forfeiture and temper
anee qnsstions, AID hope that ysar
faper viii stand a. the champion o:
srsss ana tnstiee ss against error and
injustice.
] know there are few editors vho
have ahe manheod, the iudep=ndeue O.
the sterling qualities Of charaoser nse.
essary 10 advocate the rights Of the
peoeis ~ against the wrongs Of society
--tAe eaase Of the people as against the
giant rnonopoIies; but trust that 20
far a. yoa know the truth, yoa silI
stand the fearless advoaats Of the same
Intefshaaas Of thoughf through the
naedium Of the press is what the peopls
need. sud whsf every reform paper
should encourage, as It Ia By the frie
ton OF ideas that truth 10 evolved.
Atllos n1e 20 exchange q few thoughts
With roo apon the subject Of oyer
prodndsion. waT
In your ayticle, "A Word About the
Hard fimea," n the PosF-fzTELLIoKs-
oKz Of April I'd. you cay, " The truth is
ne are suffering from an enofmoas
dserpzpdnclion.p presume you are
honest In thinking 90, but fear you hsve
accepted the eommon idea of tho cause
% hard times withont due rs6ecsion.
II We accept the over production the
ory We are foreed 20 the logical concla-
sion tha. he remedy for hard times
naast be IN q more limited pFodoction.
aII 49, - "A
tfess 10 our land lei us apply the rem
edy by destroyinR NE sarpios produo
ton By doing this will We feed the
hangry and eiothe the naked. or will
sie make ths remaining pFodaots the
oiation in value IL is impossible for
this or any other nation 10 suffer from
an increased produgtion Of wealth. The
have 20 consume. There may be some
who suffer froEa an ovef-eonsunption
af wealth. bat they belsng to that class
that ai,sorb, bot do NOT produce wealth ;
while the producing ciasses are sufferiDg
from an ander consumption Of the very
wealth that they create, and Of which
they are robbed throuRh ieaalix d injus-
tice aHA organised eorporage greed. Ia
the form Of rents. pfofits. watered stock.
gambling In futures, rnefs on the ne-
essstties Of life, etc.. all Of which are
bas d on asary--usury cursed Of God.
bat supported b. the devil and his
agents who latest the eamblioR dens
Of Wall street and similar institutions
In this and other lands, and who through
nsary live % Of the labof Of others In
proof OF thia l submit the follewinQ
dry facts" for consideration
In ltss0 the wo0len nanufactaring es-
tablishments Of this country paid sheir
employees t47s000,0 600. and after paying
all other expenses, such a. insnrance
rePsira. etc., and allowing ten per cent
for the ese of the capital invested, they
realized net profit of S56 900, 900.
Tue annual report Of sae Indiana b.
reau Of Statistics for 1884 shows that
the manufacfnting employ, 81 we're paid
SSl ,273, $40. After deduoting all ex
penses aud allowing ten per cent for
capital invested, the employers had lest
t55 5.52ll.e .e43 profit.
Nov, what is true in these instances
10 true Of nearly all the leading indus
tgies OF the eoantry. in order to make
large profits the employers pay about
half wages, hence the workers can only
consume half what they cthersise
would we're they paid The greater part OF
tbs large proats which 10 wrongfully
withheld from them.
The lsborers and those dependent on
them constitute the great bulk OF con-
sumera ana they must undsfcousume
70 the same extent that they ars under
faid. fhers 10 demand snouRh. God
mo s.. d this eountrV Tor an the seem
inQ overproduotioa.
Millions starving for bread. shiverine
| for the lack OF fuel. naked and In rags
| for the lack Of clothing, and vet living
| In the snidsi OF abnndanea. Tkess and
other millIons, In very little better cir
uamssanoss, are the creators Of tos very
wealth By which they are surrounded
privsd. ~
How muoh more voeld ws. The farm.
ers OF tbis oountry, consume OF the
produets OF those sneaeed ~ tne va
risas Industries OF the country, we're W
lJAniet on one hand, ana usnrymonReri
ON see otneri we woaia eonsums
threeiold Of the lnxuries, live IN better
houses hase y 20 ano psstes ~ Iafnisn
clothe oeraelses and famihes nucf
1 Atof9 SsftAttf" = ~ r--''%- - -. -
ornament our homes with works OF ar
and hterssure. Bot, SAYS that class O
aociety that regards ftseif above tns
lproduoeFs 20 weaith, yoa aspire tos
high. entirely above year station. And
tho would be monlders 81 puolio opa
aion frUn the pulpit, ana thfougn 10
press. in chs interest OF the non prodae
ina creditor class, tall % thai The WAGE
of lAhor here must come down 10 Q ieye
With the "waRes paid laborefs 70 M
rope, that bread ana water are eoos
4 enoaeh fof ne uorkinR man.
Against all sush tas1its 70 labor, suei
vile sentiments, ! rebel - u y ~
iAeorafa Who create Al tne wealth
they. and thsy alone, have N
nfst. hset and eniy rant
the fuh entcymenl q si
the comforts. lnxnries and benenn Q
our modern civilizstioa. In addition
TO being roo'ssd BY the large pfofis sys
eem of smpioysra tne pfoaucefs Q
wealth ere neseed b. The sermofant
who gamble In fatarez uho vttnhos'
large amounts OF money from the te2it
innate channels OF trade, solely Tor gam
bling purposes. An1 thas hrtas 70 bca
unnasnrAi and banefnl inhoeneea upoi
fAn wnfe.a a. Aha T1rSss4,amsa l1f taH H0f