The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-08-27

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No twenty-five years Of the worlds
history hes been subject 10 more
change than the last twenty-five
years Of our United States history.
Individual promotion has been the
legislation. The peoples rights have
been blotted out and individual
rights have been established by
manipulating the peoples vote.
Freedom ought TO be every mans
lot and if that inheritance is not al
lowed trouble may be expected
sooner or later. Farmer representa-
ton has ceased---capiiatestic .upre-
macy has been established In It's
stead, Our present faancia! system
Is calculated TO break down any
government, be it for or against the
people, but when il il agains, the
majority and more especially the
laboring man, We may expect ii
sooner.
The concentration of wealth tends
to create ayarice and luxury. From
history we can see where wealth il
accumulated by few and a. they
grow richer the many seem to grow
poorer. What INCREASES ones wealth
tends to bring on another's poverty.
One hundred years ago the indivi-
dual existed for tn g common wealth
to day the common wealth is made
to exist for the individual.
Civilization tends to create depen-
dency on both sides and the higher
civilized the more the dependency,
but it is not SO with us To a great
extent. The capitalist wants the
laborer to depend on him, nut he
don't want to depend Oh the laborer.
"Na.iOns in their beginning are
poor; poverty is favorable to hardi-
hood and industry; industry leads to
thrift and wealth; wealth produces
luxury, and luxury results i'm ener-
walton, corrouption, and destruction.
This is the historic round which all
nations have run. The means of
self qualification should not out
grow the power Of self control. We
must have in our governmental
affairs stronger se,,se Of justice.
Bancroft has wisely said: "Sedition
is bred in the lap of luxury" Mr..
| Vanderbilt's wealth was at one
time estimated at S2Ol 900, 900; more
by several millions Of dollars than
the rea. and personal property OF
four great States with 35O, 900 square
miles. There are fourteen states
that separately return less property
real and personal than this modern
Midas. From such results what dc
we see-superfluity on the one hand
and grim want on the other; thu
millionaire and the tramps, are the
compliments Of each other. Nov
we have to fear the dangerously
rich and the dangerously poor, bu
the former more than the latter, a.
they create the latter. We hav,
such examples Of great estates a
existed in Roam in time Of tn
, Caesars and France in time of tn,
Bourbons with many other similx
proofs just as striking, which carrie,
them on the road to ruin, not in
spite of their wealth, but OH accoun
/ OF it. Mammonisln, materialism
, and congestion of wealth will con
tinue to be i'npairing evils to on
progress, if rot relieved will 500
tend to revolution. The lahore
, has closely surveyed the situatio
) and if this present system of indiv
+. dual legislatlng is not stopded b
9 our law makers we may expect
). legislative change for worse or be-
ter. The laborer wants equity to- a
and special privileges to none
;. Give them justice and represent,
ton and they will not complain
Judge the next twenty-five years b
the last and picture what you wi
sea- revolution for justice.
d. T. O.