Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-12
A NATURAL RESULT.

On the 4th of December al unknown
man walked into the private Office OF
Russell Sage, the New York million
aire, and demanded a million dollars.
When Mr.. Sage attempted to expostu-
late with him he opened a satchel
which he was carrying and threw it
at the head of Mr.. Sage. The latter
lodged and the bottle struck the Of
fee wall, exploding with a fearful
crash. Mr.. Sage was not seriously
hurt, but the man who threw the bot
tie aud two or three innocent clerks
were blown to pieces.
There is no doubt the man was in
sans, but he has been under bad in
fluences or he never would have made
the demand he did. He has listened
to the teachings Of the blatherskites
who call other men "Shylocks." He
has been filled so full Of the doctrine
of communism and anarchy that he
has gone mad. This is but one OF the
results Of the teachings of Herr Lost.
Parsons, Spies, PETER, Simpson and
that class. There can be no objection
TO the killing of such men as Gould,
Sage, Vanderbilt, Astor, Armour and
all those eastern millionaires aud di-
viding their "ill gotten gains" among
the poor farmers and newspaper men
OF Kansas, but IN carrying out these
executions innocent clerks and type
writers should not he made TO suffer.
Russell Sage made most of his
money selling privileges or "puts" and
'calls" on the New York stock market
and il is no more than right shat he
should die the death, but will this
thing end with Russell Sage and his
class? When the nilli0naires have
all been cared for will not the "moral
rcformers" attempt smaller game !?
Will il not be so that in few years
life will be a burden 10 any man who
owns his own home or has a dollar in
his pocket? II there was limit TO
the amount Of property man might
own and be secure of his life, then the
theories of the anti-Shylock prophets
would be all right. And the bomb
throweis should he more skillful with
their weapons. In the Chicago mas.
sacre some fifty innocent persons were
killed or wounded and not a single
guilty "gold bug" was injured. The
wicked bomb thrown at Russell Sage
missed the moneyed king but tore
beautiful auburn haired female type
writer all to pieces.
We should commence this sort Of
education in our public schools. The
proverbs of Ben Franklin and the
decalog should be removed and in
strnction given in archery, bomb
throwing and the handling Of deadly
explosives. Children should be taught
10 hate and despise the successful men
of life and reverence the improvident
and unambitious tramp.
Some queer notioned people think it
a blessing to live in country where
all have all opportunity to rise from
the lowest stations in life 10 the high
est, where the poorest of mankind may
become the wealthiest; where there
are so many golden opportunities for
the thrifty, the brainy and the ambi-
tious to work their way up to the top
of the ladder; where every man is
secure in what he earns and what he
saves; where genius and ability are
more highly appreciated than blood or
family tradition; but such notions are
not in accordance with the nineteenth
century. We must divide up the
wealth of tue nation 80 that all may
share alike. As PETER saye, every
man must have a home and If he
gambles IL away he must be provided
with another. The man who has &C.
cumuIated' pair of mules must be
made to disgorge. There should be
no incentive 10 labor or the accret lon
of wealth, and the vagabOnds and
demagogues shovld hold all the offices.
In D3 the French patriots killed
every man of noble blood who could
be found in France and after hundred
thousand were slaughtered the revOlu-
ton failed, but II we can get away
with every person who has a bank ac-