The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-29
SOME OF H FRUITS.

| not more than one or two mllllOnaIreS
in the United States, a man worth a
hundred thousand dollars was consid-
cred very rich, and a man worth ten
thousand dollars very we'll off Now
a man worth a million attracts little
attention, a man worth a hundred
thousand isn't worth noticing while
the nan worth ten thousand, If he IS
classed at all, is classed among the
poor men.
There is no country in the world
which has as many very rich men IN
proportion to populations, and there Is
no country in the world where great
fortunes have been accumulated go
casily and so rapidly. The aggregate
estimated wealth of the country is put
at $50, 600. 900, 600, and it is said that
less than 80. O0O men own One-half of 1T
1t is probably true of all countries that
a comparatively small number OF PEG
pie own the larger part Of the wealth,
and this is to be expected IN mOnarchl-
cal governments where there are titled
classes, favored by the governments,
who received from the crowns large
estates which pass from sire TO son,
which are seldom if ever divided, and
where consequently the common peo-
pie. as hey are called, rarely become
~possessor- of the soil. They simply en-
| Joy the privilege of living upon and
earning living out of the soil, for
which privilege they pay a rental to
the favored a~rIstocrat whose ancestors
back in the p LIST became it's pOssessOrs
for service rendered, or through royal
favoritism. Somebody was robbed to
make somebody else rich. If the titles
were traced back it would be found
that the large majority of the estates
in England, Scotland and Ireland, for
instance, were stolen from the rightful
owners to reward the servItors of reign
ing sovereigns.
One of the results of this seizure. of
the lands and the transfer of the wealth
to the comparative few has been the
pauperizing Of the many and the en-
forced exodus of the millions of toilers
who have sought other countries where
the conditions are more favorable TO
the man who has to struggle for a live
lihood. That country which the poor
man must leave because he is crowded
out and cannot make a comfortable
living in it is a badly governed country,
however rich its favored classes may
be, or whatever It's standing anon the
nations of the world.
When less than 80, 600 people own
bout One-half the aggregate wealth. of
this country, and hat accumulated
within about thirty years, how long
would i5 take to make the mass OF
Americans, as the mass of Europeans
are, mere hewers of wood and drawers
of water for the wealthy few? With
the power of money how long would it
be If these wealth owners combined
before they would absolutely control
the government and the class without
wealth cease practically to have a
voice in the government?
The above Is from the Wilmington
| Star of the Oath. The St0r goes on TO
say that the Democratic victory means
that things will be equallzed, and
that it viii not be possible for such
fortunes t % be accumulated hereafter.
Let. Us hope that this is true. But re-
member it will not be done without
much effort. Not all of the men
elected are saints, ready to obey the
will of the people who voted for them.
The calamity howlers" must keep at
it and let it be understood that they
mean business. Will the Star lend It's
influence.