The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-29

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40 the old battle was fought sgainst asavsry.
not the s~layeholder.. The slsvsholdsf 40
onis W sp' tho s'0 fssiiass 81 81 e sn1y. j%ssiousy.
hatred, etc. But W now know better; W
did NOT ssc II At the time. nor would any
verbal a~ssurances or Arguments convince
us that Il was . love Tor right and hatred
SADIE against slavery. So. ] believe NO ar
Rument aor tranknsss OF expression will
convince the capitalistio adhsrent, that the
anti-private capitalist 10 actuated by . real
principle OF love for all mon. Hut yet 1t 10
done, and y vii! be seen somedsy. some
that private capital deprivcs multitudss Of
their national rights, and 10 the cause Of,
IL not all. then most Of the crinas against
man and Gin aaainst God. The love Of
that the present unequal appertionmsnt
Of Gods bounty hinders The Young people
from getting married and raising children;
that IL 10 tho cause Of that sheer want and
proper nourishment a care which drives
thousands Of children ont Of lie. Or com.
school or play; that 10 10 the cause Of great
numbers who attain maturity, but with
ovaretrained nerves and undevsloped
minds. to become early inhabitants OF the
PRISON Cell. ana she OfOSn6l.
We take it for granted, because We have
never known any condition Of life different
from the present. that II must be the
normal condition of the human race, for
some to be rich and some poor. that there
must be "hewers Of wood and drawers Of
service 10 rendered. But il il the normal
condition? When did il begin? By whose
authority was one man placed over snothsr2
Was Cain the servant Of Abel. or Abel of
Cain, or Cain of Seth or Seth Of Cain. or
shem. Ham and Jspheth, which va. the
finish against the theory that Ham was the
one. Under the theooraoy all were servants.
one to another; there was no mental labor.
But when Gods rule was done away with.
and = king the people would have. this
was to be the manner OF the king" said
Samuel: "Hs will lake your sons, appoint
them for himself, for his chariots, and to
be his horsemen; and some shall run before
his chariots; n he will appoint captains
over thousands, and captains over hfties;
and will set them to SOW his ground. and to
reap his harvest. and to make his instru-
ments Of war. and instruments of his char
lots; and he will take your daughters to be
confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be
bakers; and he will take your fields, and
your Vineyards. and your olive yards =
Your king which SO shall have chosen YOU"
We may be sure of one thing. that God ia
not partial in His love, nor in the distribu-
tion OF His wealth. He never apportionsd
fields with clover knee high. in which some
few favored children might feed and grow
to browse upon the stunted growth on bar
rem hills, to rustic nightly or die-or if
they sent up a cry for better pastures an
swered them with a friendly pat in the
back. saving. Never mind, my child, your
time will come after lawhile" If you want
nroof that God H0eo not DIVA nivaR hia
wealth and Lazarus his poverty, just recall
that passage that reads: 'Son, remember
that thou in thy lifetime receivsst thy good
things, and likewise Lazarus his evil things.
but now he is comforted and thou art tor
mentsd!" / think the gist of that ia that
God disapproves of the inequalities with
whish We are familiar, and he lays the re-
sponsibility at the door of man, and leads
us to infer that though it is inexpedient in
his wisdom to interfere now with the eco
the fulnsss of time, n suggests that if We
are wise We will try to adjust matters on an
equitable basis, so that when the day of
settlement comes it may be said, Eye did
what We could to right wrongs and make
grateful to me. seeing that l was
loving kindness to ALL"
You are all aware that a great deal ia said
in this day about the poor growing poorer
and tho rich richer" and the common re-
ply is that ''ths lsborer was never 30 we'll
paid a. now, that he has comforts to-day
that were Injuries to kings in times zone
BY" Grant it. Pray. what have the rich?
The question between capital and labor is,
at the bottom. not whether a man shall re-
ceive3 more or less compensation fot his
services rendered. It makes NO difference
whether he is paid SO cents q day or $500;
that is only . temporary issue. 1t is only
poultioing the boil to increase wages.
''Highe: wsRes and shorter houss'' is simply
expediency to allay the Inflammation on
the body politic for the time being. 1t
touch the rest OF the matter. The
race is in pursuit of happiness" 1t will
be universal whom men are permitted to
alike in the bounty Of God, and not
before. Educated humanity is willing to
serve God and be happy in His service, but
there will ALWAYS be . protest against an
enforced REIMBURSEMENT of the profits of
his labor to his fellow-man, no matter how
small a share he is taxed. I do not care to
cite statistical arguments, but will cite one
report. that of Commissions Carroll D.
Wright, to show that if the laborer now ID
receiving wages that furnishes him with
~luxuries that would have aroused the green.
eyed monster in the heart OF kings in times
gone by, then I can only ssy I rejoice that I
was not a king in those days, but am what
I am, for the picking 10 better. Mr.. Wright
tho average wages and cost of liv- !
ing per family in cotton industries: