Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-31

proofs OF thsir vondsrfol self cousrol
aed superior sntelliRence. They we're
q mfti1on, and IN sns short mousA thsg
had vanished ~ II bg magic and reap
peared - Simple eifizsns. purxaiur. a.
II 10thiAQ sad happensd. The srfs Of
peanefui indussFy And again. thsy
ross TO the level of setting the world an
eIampls 10 ths Interests Of psses, and
settled . great International cousro-
veFsy By the humane and peaceful
methods Of arbitration Sofely in
America. - lsss:, peace hath her NC
tofIss no les renowned than var.
/ Let us n0w tarn. tnoogh II be little
| abruptly, from the plst, and consider
our d1rses 20 the present and tue future.
The var vAs foaRhi over the question
| older than civilization Itself. snall the
capit8llss own the laborer1 Ii Amer
isa this question hss always been answer
ed, No. Elsewhere the answer is YES.
IL this long. fierce controversy nov
enGed forever! No, IL 10 not. The
Rro8ser forms Of slavery are. indeed,
swept e1ay forever. Bo. thsre are
connInR methods still ia vogue by
watch the masses of mankind are sub
lagsied 70 tue privileged fev. While
GU gallant soldiers were engaged on a
hundred battle hslds Of the South, there
was hovegfnQ around the CapstAI q
swarm OF foul, nnslean birds Of prey,
who we're steeddy engaged IN gathering
ap and eafyYtng sway the preoious fruits
Of ylctory. fhsy fassensd thsraaelves
on the p0blie domain and % active
we're they in their work that they SOC
ceeded 10 making away With millions
upon millions Of the peoples heritage,
the public laRds Of the country. And
sov ve sre oroaght face 20 face With
the appalling fact shat in % years the |
Governmant of the United States will
not have land enough ieft 30 give q
he1esteza 10 q soa Of soliisr Who
died 90 Save the country There 10
something wrong here somewhere"
Bat the legislation Of the country of |
late years has all been 10 the interest of |
certain classes Tue Senate of the Un.. |
ted States 10 today composed largely of |
attorneys ayowedly representing private |
interests and special Glasses ID as
snfnes sham dignity, and considers it. |
self too high and mighty to take any |
notice OF the complaints Of the people !
fnis pretsnfioas body shoald be sailed |
Sharply TO account They shosld b. re-
minded of their duty to the people. and |
II they do not heed the sdmonition,
steps should be taken TO make them do |
%.
Ihe great transportation companies |
OF the eountry constitute q sort OF |
imlsriam fH fBspsrio. Tney are in
vested vith tho power of taxation
the highest sovereign function. The /
power 20 tar involves the power to de-
sIroy aud they too often exercise all /
their terrible poVsrA As used to be /
done~by Home ehen kome vas mis-
tress Of the world, as is nov done By
Eastern monarchs. these great trans
psrtatlon Companies have divided up
the United States into taxing districts.
Each company is assigned certain
territory, ahd within that territory il
has the power TO levy whatever tax it
pleases upon every bushel Of wheat. Of
oats, OF barley. raised by the farmer.
Everything produced or manufactured
within tha. territory 10 taxed by the
comp my at its own sweet pleasure.
Every pound of freight that goes in or
goes out Of the territory 10 taxed the
same. Il may at any moment, by IA
vorina one and disseminating against
another, destroy any merchant or mSn-
afa0.urer IL pieases- Is there today 10
Christendom Q ruler that vields q more
terrible psxer than that Aad yet all
this exists within these United States.
for tue preservation of which IN our
generation nearly four billions of
money we're spent and hundreds of
,hou usands Of precions lives were lost.
The Nation is groNiag rich at al
amazing rate but how are these riches
distributed What proportion falls to
the producer Not bis share, it 10 10
be feared. The great problem Of our
day 10 the equitable distribution OF
wealth, and tt - problem that calls
tmperiOusiy for speedy solution. It 10 a
painful fact, recognized by every Oh
serving man. that the producers, under
present Laws, are not getting q fair
share of the worlds wealth. There /
eau be ns doubt, says recent historian,
that under the present arrangements
there must inesitably result Q harsh |
separation Of classes combined with /
those giafing inequalities in the distri- |
button Of wealth which most people /
will agree are snon9 the chief ele-
uaents Of our social instability. In 1
other words, our old enemY-ths Ques
ten. "Shall the capitalist own the
iaboFef g'--ts raising hts head again. /
This problen. like all other great social /
and politsoAl Questions. mast be solved /
by Americans. II We are wise, it will /
receive q peaceful eolatisn. Educate |
and ealighten the people, and they will |
solve all questions. they are wiser |
than any one eise. The soldiers have |
done we'll, but IL We are wise, we will |
heneeforth pot our trust In the school /
house and tie snhoclmaster. Let every |
boy-And every Rirl, for that matter
be instructed thas from the moment |
they leave school they may Be self sop |
porsiag. 10 is oAsapr 90 tsach boy 9 |
trade at school than 10 teach 10 20 him |
- man In the psnitensiary. Shall 10 |
hereafter be said that the dead have |
died in valn foa and !. my friends, |
and Others, must answer that II ve |
all do our dnsy - citizens IL we are |
vieiiant and fAithful In all public mat |
tsrs. the noble dead siil not have died
in vain.
Az the conclussen Of Jadge Bafke's
remarks the band played Colambia,
the Gem Of the 0cean.s
l.. b. Andrews was then introduced |
and reeised tbs following
PoEM.
Through ali the land shadder,
rhrough all the air thrill
And faces van
And lips tight drawn
By muscles tense sith viii.
Each pulse In time-b beAs throh6inR
With the hammer snaite OF shot
Ihas on The vail
OF Sumptef fall
From booaina batteries bet
With the FIRE % Southern passion,
Rlosn oy ihs bAiefnl breath
OF the e0spel of hate
That csrtain fate
firines sorrsw, saasrina. death.
Fhsn The old iiAg fell trembling.
And the nation gssped for breath
From the aerce struck bioS
Thai no forsiGn foe
Csald have dealt and survived her wrath.
Az her hsart ssiainR fAistness
ThaA each nerve with tFenaor thrilled,
Then from ebb 10 food
Sareed the torrid hlood
Til each veia 10 barsttng hlled,
Aud her inspiration strong
10 her voies gaze power AGAIN.
WAiis bagis tone
Rfaadlv Wss hisWu