The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-02

overthrow all caste. In those good old times
each nation thought itself especially favored by
God. Outsiders were to the Jews gentiles and
to the Greeks barbarians. Each developed its
own institutions and cordially hated every other
nation. National self sufficiency was brought
to the highest development. Greece was for
the Greeks, Rome for the Romans and Judea for
the Jews. Thus the Jew hated the Samaritan
because he was a foreigner, but Christ called
him neighbor wiping out every distinction.
Nations then were like the man who prayed for
himself, wife. son and his wife saying, bless
us four, oh Lord and more" or like the En-
gilshman, ascending high hill and overlook,
ing the land, claimed for himself all
within his line of vision. and, descending
to the foot of the hill claimed all he saw for his
son John. This spirit moves nations but Christ
says the world belongs to man as man.
Nations and tribes count for nothing with God.
All are his children, and Christianity came to
destroy all artificial restraint among peoples,
and to teach mercy and universal brotherhood.
Ones neighbor is his silent partner, and every
man and woman is the silent partner OF every
linked with the business of others. Jay Goulds
operations affect national monetary affairs and
trade. 1t is said that whenever an Indian is
whipped at Winnipeg the price of fur in London
goes up. A revolution in South America pro-
duces scarcity of Peruvian bark. and
when, during the war. the cotton of
the South was blockaded the factor
ries of Manchester were affected, and
it became a serious question with England
whether or not in her own interest it would be
best to recognize the Southern Confederacy.
Phil Armour controls the price of pork and the
bucketshops of Chicago draw from Indiana
thousands of dollars. A large business failure
in Evansville is felt in Indianapolis and other
cities. The dishonesty Of township trustees
casts reflection upon the honesty of every other
township trustee, and some now under
plcion. With the disturbed peace of Europe is
intimately connected the sale of Remington
rifles and Gatling guns. 1t is to the interest of
the United States to have an honest ballot III
Cincinnati and Indianapolis Every one is out
ragged when a baliot-box is wrongfuiy broken
open with Ratchet. Every man should hon
estly list his property for taxation, In order
to honestly bear his share of the public expense
But the opposing thought to this principle of
universal partnership Is that of number one.
Each one for himself and the devil take the
hindmosts Carlyle says the question is, Shall
kill you or will you kill me2"
1t is the selfsufficiency of nations that drives
them to war. to overcome others, and to pass
tariff laws to keep others out. Corporations and
business men fight each other. and thus we have
business wars, railroad wars, and wars of work
ingmen against capital. All these wars are ex
penslve. For one to treat his neighbor as an
for trade, but we pay the cost of that competi-
ton.
The silent partner is raising coffee in South
America, weaving silk in Lyons, making cut
lery in Sheffield, driving street car in
St Louis-or was-and binding shoes
in Lynn The word OF the hour
passing along the line is association,
union, cooperation Six great European powers be-
come associated. and in the Berlin conference limit
the power of Turkey. Three great powers are
united to extinguish Socialism. Questions that
once brought disastrous wars are now settled
by international conferences, and the influence
of international law is growing. It is the
brotherhood of He did look upon it as a
political interest. but as religious one. Free
trade is one step toward the association of
national partnerships. That is why he is free
trader Under free trade work is more regular.
wages more constant and cooperation more
Trades unions and corporations
are leading to silent partnership, the union of
workingmen in one great firm by which lower
wages can be prevented and higher wages Sc
cured, by which the enslavement of
children be stopped, the hours of la
Dor regulated, and parliamentary representatives
elected. This is the force of the Chartist move
ment. 1t is religious as we'll as secular The
speaker closed by reviewing the progress of CO.
operation, ard referring to the benefits offered
by building associations, friendly societies and
Knights of Labor, all the result of progress
toward the universal partnership of man.