Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-03
Dor The oNfcri nsmecrat.
THT COuxTpy AS Az ASyluu

TIT COUNTRY AS An ASYLUM.
Tie vuY Il Nhcw wealth clusters
Nhrrc the grsatc.t scrumul,tions ar
made lu thu shortest periUis. TIL. i
the suuny slle. Then. /. al.n shi,low ,
sile. aui thc shNloNs reach murh fir
thsf thln the sunshine. for the rltv l.
also the place where the greatest amount
~ poverty exists. ani morr suffering u
found o. the squarc rod than auyWher,
elss. rhls much king due slloNanr'
Tor the dlrerrnce Ia population 81 yitS
and rountrv.
Look ~ New Work citv With a. mil
lion. anil mllliontirr.. Doss u not s,vu
strange and unlu.t. IN pltcc wher'
thefr l. 80 much capital. Wherv soms
men arr worth ri.ing two hnnlr.i mil-
lions. thlt more than hundred Thousand
p~ople ir living Ia miserable qutrters,
rking out miserable cNidenc III
squ lor. pininr fora drlught ~ fursl
afr. while the millioniires arr getting
mnrr millions hy mean. 20 themf ihcfr
l. something abnormal ani wrung about
such conditions. surrly. WHY d"c. New
Work or any other city With usNt-t ac'
rumul ttions tolerate such conditions oi
lifef Nsrily Il I. explained only hy al.
mitilng a great amount ~ sclfishnc.'
ani grr~l.
Wealth too often implies injustice, sud
to D. rirh has come to D. sNnonomou'
with being mciu, a. mtny ins,an''. M
the rxpcrirnr- ot any average mau VII
testify. Too often the smallest men az
ihose " ho can h,si afiori to De- liberal
snd phihnthruplc. Yet those men fc-l
greet. Bui u 1. no Nonlrr Cor u l. the
hfiesess of man that make. him iccl
great.
Hut thsrr l. one remedy for the state II
aniir. slludc 20 that l. pefhtps worthy
20 much dilating upon--a rrmeiN Nhirh
while 10 l. NO crrlit to the mlllioniirr,
hui viil rather work agslust hls monoIs
olie.. h. vet potent rrmo,iy. ani one
uhlrh vii hrinr peace and plentv, and
couselusnt hlppiness to the suffering
humanity - oar peni up rltirs. lhi'
remrsiv h founi in following thi. ai.
W. .-Gst oui into the country and
hrrlthe a purrr ar ani henme q cum'
muui.t With nature Instead ~ q rommun'
l.i On the eiiv. You arr turr~vi 10 l-'-
oume thr ono. hut will arrvpt The other
frum rhnirv Nomtn can rruNfi tou ln
tie cuunirv. Ilerr ,uu will l-eumr q
rr,-lurrr for Your.rlf sni other, aul
thus o. au Instrument in i~nriliing '"uf
suffering fclluemrn Nho Ike ,"u are
pinlur fnr s snif - the frv.h air ~ The
ruunfry. aut nho.s sufisriugs you alone
can ie.t s,mpathisc With. llcrv ,"u
eili D.. BE- e,lihirf sni hippirr, ln u yuuf
ci,ll lr.n viii D. stfrr frum thr snifr.
ani dc,ilment ~ lifc. llrr arr green
hell. awaiting ,ou, thit uc'-l hui ih"
iuurh of the rlow an hoe 90 give t"u
the fu..h~.t ~ catihlrs 40 arsf hfai. 1ui
,umrrtenrr thtt Vou will nr,cr Know
W here ,ou are. lifc will D. longer lui
sasstrr. aul ,ou. Ike NlcNin Ter SCI
kirk. Will f,rl in the chinge thti ,on
ify "moutu.h - 30 yOu suryrt.' Ihi'
.ouutrt d. very ,ast, AMI therr isa greet
hoicv q territory, bat I bcilr,r oil
N iur cin holi seVvr,l morr yei, ani do
.u.iirr to ihrm. H. no longer compelled
to lisr in dirt AMI di.trcss, bat venture
uut. .rring thit you have uoi much io
lo.s boat luts o. gain. Ihefr l. e relief ln
thr pinN. ihr hos, the rake nui The
se,thr that the cits knows not ~.
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