Telegram-herald., 1891-09-28
VIZ ARE ALL SOCIALISTS
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A~NH~+~N~R %%<t-. q 80 1851
and sharp bargains to accumulate
millions in few years, while hundreds
OF thousands OF industrious toilers are
scarcely able to provide food and raj
ment for their families. They cannot
believe that the stupendous fortunes OF
modern times which put the wealth
CT a CrOesus to q blush have been
won by force of sterling
character. They are satisfied that
many of these fortunes have been
made By q systematic robbery of the
poor. and they demand that II shall no
longer be easier for 4 rich man who
steals half - million dollars To escape
punishment than for n poor man who
steals a few sh.liings. Surely there is
demand for some change IN our social
system when one can read IN his morn
ing paper q statement like this: ''Four
women were arraigned IN the police
court for selling vegctablesand matches
IN baskets on the streets. One of the
number said she was widow with two
children and tha, this was her only
support. The magistrate replied that
as 10 was a violation Os law he was
obliged 10 fine them $40 apiece. As they
were conveyed 10 the prison one OF
them tainted" poor woman taken
10 the prison for attempting to get an
honest hving for herself and children.
Immunity for uiiiIonaires
Over there on Change your million
afro Will manipulate the market and
rob producer and consumer OF a million
dollars and society has nothing but
compliments for his success. some
years ago "rhs Atlantic Monthly" gave
an account of Mr.. Gould exhibiting to
his friends MS st0cks-S7S, ,0OO. 600 worth
in sli--snd while be was spreading GU:
his securities = dsy-laborer IN the en-
plOy OF one OF his companies was telling
reporter how 10 came about that his
family was on the verge OF starvation.
HIS pay had been kept back for two
months that dividend might be de-
ciared on stocks. "But," said the re-
porter, 'hsve you not saved something
for just such n rainy day as this"
"HOw could IP' was the reply, al get
$500 a month. 81 goes Tor rent, SIS
for provisions. Just one dollar LETT for
clothing, medicine ana other ncces-
saries.r
Now Il NAV be that there IS some diff
ference between the capacity of jay
Gould and this day laborer Of hrs. But
that differences - not represented by
the income of one al SIX million dollars
u year and OF the other at TWENTY-FIVE
dollars month. Nor can we understand
On what law OF righteousness the two
months wages of the poor man should
lie held hack to help swell the stocks
of the rich Inau.
"Oh," some one says, ''thst a an ex-
ceptioual cases. Yes indeed Il is. for
If rt were too common case we would
have french revolution here in twen-
ty-four hours. Yet similar cases do
come to light altogether too often to
allow lover OF the human race 70 re-
main satisfied with a social system
winch makes such cases possible. Re-
ports come TO us sn frequently OF the
starvation wsges for which women and
children work IN she great "sweatiug"
shops IA Chcago aud New York that
we blush for our civilization. The
idea OF giris working ten hours a dav.
seven days in a week for dollar. feed
ing and clothing themselves. seems
almost beyond beilef. No wonder that
ST. nany are driven 10 erime aud to
shame.
Existence of white slavery.
While such injustice il rampant in
our boasted civilization we can
not but JOIN voice with
the oppressed millions and cry
ont for better social order. It Is be-
cause such Things are kent from us--
hidden away IN the foul tsnements
where white slavery exists more ter
rioie tran the cfeeites Of the nli,idle
pssssgc-that they have been tolerated
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Us are axe tnat petted child Of f0Fsaae