Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1890-01-21
A JUST DISTRIBUTION OF
WEALTH POSSIBLE.

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Fer tie Happiness sf the citizen. the
wealth Of the country .hsuid be 40
Justly distributed, that each aud every
sus SHOULD have such a prsrertisn that
they esuld live IN convenient plenty
and be in ne ssrvils condition.
But Lew is wealth to b. evenly or
justly divided ,
This is question whish the defend
era Of ths present social and industrial
system ask with apparently the conf
dent asauraacs that it admits Of ne an
swsr. Ii nsn were but truly hens.t,
If they would but think Honestly, if
tksy weuld but reason and give con
sisncs free .acsisn, they wsuld readily.
sss that shs answer L. not emily possi0ls
but self evident.
What is is that now makss the ire
nendsus differences in tkN fortunes Of
individuals Surely not bscause of
possessing greater natural abilities, nsr
is it Sssauss OF greater industry on the
part OF the Posses,er Of these great
fortunes Ii this were true, the NEST
wsaltky would be the NEST industrious
and the most gifted. Is it net rather,
that ssse men have greater oppsrtsni-
ties, and in NEST instances if net all
dc Ast these greater opportunities arise
frsm the spsrstisn Of u.just laws and
systsms7 O.e man obtains possession
Of piscs Of ground; q corner lot, fer
Instance; and in time, thousands Of
men 6nd it necessary to use it, and
they mako him wealthy. Another
man iavsnts a labor saving machine, a
capitalist buys FROM him the sole right
to use it. Ths government, by means
Of a eateAt, gives him a monopoly
The new invention finally becomes a
necessity, and ths owner Of the msn*p
sly-nine times cut of tan lac is not the
invsntsr-- becomes enormously wealthy
Another naa gets the monopoly of 8
ssal mine and compsls tho senamuait,
to make hin wealthy or freeze. Others
thresgh combinations, erganizo into SO
called "trusts" in the leading co0msdi
tiss or necsssarios Of life, sxea as sugar
oil, lun bsr, salt otc., and in their insr
climate am mbitisn for wealth, and unds
the protection Of the law, squeeze from
the people every possible dsllar tha
their i'll gsttsn millions may be thsres.
added ta. And SO it gees. Unde
the yrstsction Of ..cisty, the humbl
tsilers are robbed right and left, an
wherever insrdinats wealth is found,
is the accumulated earnings Of othe
nsn, and net tke rs.ult Of its owl
eTs pTeuucSlVb lAUoT.
Wishsat an equivalent is given, .ae
ssnnet obtain possession Of wealt
whish ssRsrs create, sxcspt by unju'
MEANS, anG-kn industrial system is III
Just that allows the few to bscsn
possessed Of what ths many prsdac
If each retained possession Of what h
produces, there eoald be ne inorsina
wealth, neither csald there be any a
jsst poverty, sxcspt as a result Of idl
ness.
The remedy fer the sxistsnt u.ja
divi.isn Of wealth lies in the referM
tbs laws and abslishment Of ths ~
tsns which allow nsn to obtain it
any moan. other than by their swn
dividaal industry, and net through Il
absorptisn Of tho proaucts Of sths
labors. Neither individuals nor e.
vorations should be allowed to osta
eontrel Of the natural sources Of veal
or special governmental privileges
franchises bs granted them, and th
be enabled to cempel others to sure
der the wealth they create fer the pr
elsgs of having access to tho land, t
ninss, the transportation of their p
duets etc. The mines, the land, t
means Of distributsn and our cure
ey must No loagsr be msnossliz,
Usury in all its FERNS mast be at
isasd. In a word, all laws and 5
TENS which prevent man obtaining a
retaining the full results of their .
tell mu,t bs abolished and destroy