The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-04-18
ON THE WATCH TOWER.

March number of POpular Schemes
Monthly ON WAGES. in which ha saws
at will perhans. be urged that tbe
workman does not Oet a nronortionate
remuneration because the canitalist oh.
tains for himself the increased product
But the facts are all against this expla-
nation. One OF the most remarkable
Facts OF recent years Is the general de-
cline In the return to capital. Capital
ists from year 70 year have been willing
70 invest Tor smaller and smaller re-
turn. IL Ii true that the rate or inter-
est has decreased greatly OF late years,
but other things are also true. Capital
holds today almost all OF the enormous
increase IN wealth OF the past hfty years,
ana the number OF capitalists grows
proportionateiy less all the time. Com
oination, with the assistance OF this fall
cr,,shaJ oar,r..;.;o.' a,S Sn:" n .u'
comnara,ivslv email non 80 En- w.I,
r. IL Cleo th.. 20 On. hmra.oa .,,o,, a 90.
eonaIlv ;ntsrss,ad n a. ;nras...
which retnrns m nor Cont .ha;r ;~d;n;d
,aI nrot,ts ora las ti,sn 10 ~. .a.s . VI.
are ;ntorsstad ard tha rat,'r, - q 80,
cant Tai ~ ha ,,ndarsto,d th.t 49, 20 =,
t,,rn a. al,vars oaIo,,,otaa vac
ovar al. tha .o, 90 tasu 20 ..r,oh.
aos IL r,odo cool hasors d;r;danS. -.
6Yad IN s;,her Coz '
Inc worklngman's case Is different
WIN ms education his needs have in
creased. Inns must be admitted as q
iact' Nelther can IL De allowed to pref
udice ms case In the argument, for with
OUT these increased needs capital would
not nnd held Now, has the wage
workers opportunities to get as return
tor MS LABOR something beyond his ne
cessities increased! Are his chances OF
securing sufncient 10 enable him to leave
the army OF wageworkers growing or
decreasing! ihere can DC put one an
s"er 70 these questions.
Men are certainly not born free and
equal in natural qualities. So
long as men are men and society is 30
ciety, human equality will be a dream"
says rrotessor huxley In Popular Science
Monthiy tor April. NO one claims that
men are equai--Just ahke-at birth or
ever ai1er: bus tnat tney nave the same
natural rgntS, one with anotner' all IN.
teiiigens ana honest men agree, as well
as tha' tneir duties 70 society are aiike'
Al measuring one man superiority over
aiotner tnere must DC some standard 10
start from, Does PROFESSOR huxley &C
ceP' 'iie eohar s'ahoaro Q, the present
coMnercia, age OF mas ne one OF ms
own onaii we estimate men Dy the
amount OF STOCKS ana oonds they nave
done to mankindp which ia the s,,ner;or
the coal oil prince. the nolitician whose
"fealtv TO marty" has been rewarded or
the COURAGEOUS and muscnIar fireman
who saved a life that was desnaired Of
Leaving. for the sake of aronment the
Question of education and onnort,nitv
ont which of these three 10 rnen,,olod hy
tho otbersp let ma know how We ara 20
WEIGH human beinos Won, who arc Hnx.
levites that we NAV learn who ara most
wanting
nv,
a.. wna' 'he Kickers complain Oh Is
.ha' those VINO WORK naroese ana longest
nave ieaS., that under ENSUING condi-
IONS 'ne actuai producers are deprived
y, Inc greate, part Oh the Product; tnat
tae hon'Producers secure lnot with
THING above an Amount hare,v s,,fso;an,
IN kean the workers alive ~ ;s charrad
that this evidentlv ~, ;,,st .tota 80 afFe;rs
b, dine to unnatnraI ;nanu;tabla man
made laws tho ou,g-owth 80 On ~
Chr;s,;on ond ,rso;ant;e. - oa,,oS I'LL
;zat;on Are the ..k;cLers" r;rht,
1t Is denied that the growing power OF
the Sociaiistic party, 80 positively shown
IN the recent eiections' had aught TO DO
with bismarcks resignation. Notwith-
STANDING TINS denial, IL Is not at all I'M
likely that the increasing influence OF the
Socialists as factor In German politics,
In spite OF the chancellor's repressive
measures and efforts to hoodwink the
workingmen with his pension law, made
MIN willing 70 seize the first opportunity
TO get out OF the way OF the wave he saw
ne could no longer check. That oppor-
tunity was made by the young emperor,