The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-02-14
wrAlrp'ASp ITS consequences,

When the government established by
our forefathers became a recognized fact.
both at home anI abroad, and for three
quarters Of accnturY thereafter, no one
dreamed that the greatest danger which
threatened la existence was the wealth
which might accumulate within ils realm
indeed no one ever dreamed Of the possi-
blliiics which lie In that direction.
Il Is only during the past twenty years
that the accumulation OF wealth has
entered into the problem. Down to the
period Of the conalc, OF 1861 to IS the only
disturbing element Of our government was
slavery. twas the slavey problem which
weighed 20 heavily upon the "God like"
Webster II was an ever present ghastly
and hidecus form, appealing 10 his patii-
oIlc soul. Il Is not improbable that Il cast
a shadow Ct melancholy over his whole
life. But, Mr. Webster did not live to wit
moss the dreadful loss OF life and treasure,
and the dreadful gloom OF It's going out
There is a question now OF far greater
magnitude than that whicn was settled by
the war OF rebellion, and that Is the ques-
tlon of the enormous wealth and It's In
crease In the hands OF the few. We make
no reference now to the thousands, or the
hundreds Of thousands In the hands Of the
Industrious and prosperous people scattered
all over the land, for wealth universally
diffused Is the prime safeguard of nation,
but we refer to the millions, the tens Of
millions and the hundreds Of millions
owned and controlled by the Few.
The ignorant poor, and the no less ig.
norant rich may ridieule, or sneer ut the
expression OF fear that harm may come to
the republic on account Of great wealth,
bnt rldieule never settled any question.
RidIcule Is always the weapon of the ig-
norant and vicious. None but the lgner-
ant will ridicule the subject, for the history
otthe world reveals the destruction Of ma
tons on account Of wealth aud luxury,
never from poverty.
AS matters now stand, bad as they are,
It might perhaps be endvrable; dut wealth
accumulates, and the man with ten millions
to day, may have a hundred millions IN
ten years, and the man with hundred
millions may have thousand millions.
What II a man does have millions, Is Il
any of the peoples businessi Is the query
OF the ignorant. This Is the question that
Is to be solved. This Is In fact the supreme
question.
The wealth of the Rothsshilds was for a
long time the wonder Of the world. They
held the purse strings Of nearly all Europe.
Kings, Emperors and principalities were,
and are yet at their mercy, but the wealth
of the Rothschi!ds. the accumulations o'
generations pale into insignifeance before
the wealth OF the vanderbilts the Gould's,
the Astor's, the Leland's, the Carncgi's and
the Spreckle's when the time of acquisi.
ton Is taken into account.
History fails to record any accumulation
of wealth so rapid and so colossal a, that
which has been accumulated In this
country and during a space of from Ave to
twenty-five years.
The wealth OF the Rothschild's has been
the marvel of generations until within the
Fast decade, but their wealth ceases 10
dazzle and bcxilder tiie youths of America
in this generation. Their wealth however
has been the accumulation OF hundred
and twenty-five years with all Europe for
their field of operations. Their aceumu-
laiions do not represent the robbery of the
masses. They never levied tax upon
or demanded a toll upon the necessarIes'
of life.