The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-08

appeared. They are mastery arguments
from non-partisan, but purely indepen
dent view of the subject We hope our
readers viii enjoy these articles, as we
have.-ED. SAN SABA News.
NUMBER ONE.
A late writer having analysed
the occupation of the people of
East London estimates that out of
a total of 9OS,OOO, about 3I4,O0O
men, women and children are de-
pendent on casual labor, that is,
such as they can find here and
there from day to day. The writer
futher states that what is true of
East London is probably true of
South London, and will soon be
true of North London, whare for
gotten by their fellow-citizens, the
poor are again congregating them
selves. That is as much as to say,
about one-third of the population
in the places designated, obtained
a subsistence on the precarious
principle of catch-as-catch can,
while the majority in this class are
ill-clad, ill-fed, and left to contend
against antagonistic influences,
numerous in their character, and
formidable in their force.
What in this respect is true in
London, is to greater or less
extent, true in every large city in
this country, and most likely in
every large city in the world, and
why is it so? The earth is capable
of producing abundant food for
every living creature on its surface
and the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers,
and roads furnish opening for the
transmission of food for every
point where needed, and then why
should there be luxury on one side,
and scaptiness on the other-gour-
mandizing here and starvation
there? Yet such is the fact.
These extremes are often existing
side by side in the same city, on
the same street. and sometimes in
e block, all Indicating there
serions wrong, either in
;anizasion of civil sss;ets,.ss
its modes of operation.
rarauOxical as it may seem, it is
vet true, that as the wealth of
county increases, pauperism in
creases also. Because the wealth
is accumulated by one class,
absorbed by that class. consequen-
thy by unequal distribution is
drawn from the other class, and
the gap between them widens as
this goes on.
A good illustration of this may
be found Ia the history Of our own
country during the last thirty or
forty years. But be it remembered,
the defect With US is not in the |
form of our organization. The
principles Of that organization as
set forth in the Federal Constitu-
ton, place every man on the same
plane, under the same civil
environments, giving like civil
rights and privileges, and as far as
possible, ike opportunities to all.
OF course they did not, and cannot
take cognizance of the difference
in original mental strength, recep-
tivity. aptitude and the like; they
only deal in general principles,
and leave every man to choose his
own pursuit in life, transact his
business in his own way and do as
he viii, provided he does not inter
fere with the rights and privileges
of others. It is therefore difficult
to see how civil society could be
organized on principles more Just
and fair than those of our country.
Still there are many-multitudes
of poor among US, and as the cause
IS not found in the principles of
our organization, we must seek
for it in our modes of operation, /
and manner of life; and now for a |
scrap Of teaching history.
Thirty years ago the laborer was
real, or prospective land owner.
There was within his reach a home
Of plenty for his family, and an
old age of peace and comfort for
himself; and he was a peaceful, |
sober, respectable and a respected
citizen. We well remember the
time Of the visit of Charles Dick
ems to Shis country and of his writ
ing from Boston to a friend in
England and saying .erhere is
not a man IN this town, or in the
tate who has not a blazing fire,
AID meat every day for his dinner
non would a flaming sword in the
az attract more attention than a
hsggar in the street This Ian
gage is too strong. But two or
moe years after the date Of that
lett the present writer made an
excessive tour for observation in
the factay, RTi1,1la IA u