The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-19
THE GREAT INFIDEL,
bob IEGERsOLL, SPEAKS WORDS
or WISDOM
while Addressing nm Audience at
ChickerinR Hail ON sun
day Last.

New York Dun: Col. Robert u. IN
gersoll talked hosrssly and interest
ingly 10 about 1000 we'll dressed men
and women at Obickering Hal for
about an hour last night. The lang III
ter aud applause Were pretty nearly
continuous. Among other things he
said were these:
If nobody has too much every body
will have enough.
wou like to see this world so
that man conld die and not feel that
he had left his wife aud children a
prey to the greed or avarice or neCes-
sites OF mankind.
There is something wrong in the
system when idleness 10 burdened
with wealth and industry with fam
inc.
Get out OF your midst that old non
sense about mans free moral agency.
A man ia no more responsible for his
character than f,r his hight, or for bis
acts than his dreams. Then you will
have charity for the whole human
race.
Wealth Is not crime, nor is pow
eriy virtue, although virtue has gen
or lily been poor.
There is only one good-human
happiness.
To do right is the bud, blossom and
fruit OF wisdom.
No perfectly civilized man could be
happy while there was an unhappy
being in the universe that he knew.
The poor Imagine that the rich live
in Paradise. know that the most OF
them live in gilded hell.
No man hes the genius or the brains
to own S., 0O0,0 900. Tue money owns
him. He lie the key to safe. Yet
Yet these men 90 on accumulaipg. IL
is a sort of insanity. Imagine a man
"a good intelligent msn--with 2,0O0,-
coo Goa 8 laughte,l 5000, 000 or s, 0O0.-
600 hats [cheersl, l,000,000,0OO neck
tes laughter and cheers. Then inn
sgine HIM getting up at 4:30 o'c ock in
the morning and working hard | day
to get another necktie. Prolonged
applause
Great wealth Is the mother oil crime,
The gulf is growing wide between
Lazarus and Dives, ony the two have
changed places. Dives is in Abiaham's
bosom.
The rich have ecorn and contempt
for the poor the poor envy and hatred
for he iiCh. There must be some way
for the loving poor and the sympa-
thetic rich to get acquainted. II there
Ia any hing that should bring man
kind together II is common belief,
but In this Christian country there is
no welcome in the velvet for the rags.
| would think much OF any religion
that would allow the rich aud the poor
to clasp bands, II only for one instant
once q week,
All men are not capable OF getting q
living now. Some are net cunning
enough, not strong enough, not stingy
enough.
Millions OF machines have been in
vented 10 save labor, but the laborer
does not own the machine; the ma.
chine owns the laborer.
No man should be allowed 10 own
any land that he does not use; but |
would not take an inch Of land from
anyone without paying for 1t.
II it were possible TO bottle the air
there would be u Great American Air
Bo,tling Association before shutdown
tomorrow, and millions would be al.
lowed TO die for want OF breath II
they were unable to pay the monthly
air bills.
/ would not only see homes made
free from attachment for debt, but free
from t,xation als0. Then we would
have a na'ion of firesides and a nation
Of patriots.
There is something about money
that dries up the affections. l sup
pase that one reason Of it 10 that the
moment map gets auy money there
are 80 many trying to get 1t away
from him that he thinks the whole
race ara his enemies.
don't blame the rich, mind you
they are the natural produces OF the
system. Blame tho system.
The FIST great remedy is in the bal
lo'. The poor are in the majority. i
the law oppresses them 1t is theiI
fault. They have followed the hlt
and drum of tome party. No mar
should go with party unless IL Ia
going his way.
A civil zed man will never want t
sell thing for more than It is worth
nor will he want to buy anything TO
less than what IL is worth.
Look at the children of the rich
My God WI at q punishment for beipi
ricnl
am rot afraid Of monopolies. TIL
people will stand oppression to Ger
tain point, and then the end will come