The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-11-05
PROGRESS AND WEALTH.


cratic parties never tire of telling the
people of the accumulation of wealth
by the few in this era of the republic,
and in their sophistical manner they
lay the blame to the Republican party
and the policy it has pursued. Then,
appealing to the prejudices of the peo.
pile, they picture In golden colors the
happy days of our grandfathers when
money was more equally distributed,
and he who possessed few hundred
dollars was considered rich. Such
speeches feed the jealousies of the toll
ing masses, create spirit of unrest,
and plant the seeds of anarchy in the
minds OF the unfortunate classes. They
give license to Herr Most and his fol-
lowers to preach the gospel OF hate,
which finds expression in murder and
arson. While the leaders of two
prominent political organizations, In
their speeches, tacitly endorse COM
munism and nihilism, it is not strange
that such disgraceful riots as those at
Homestead and. in the Ceur 'Alene
mountains occur in the freest govern
ment upon which the sun eyer shone.
With the refuse of Europe thrown
upon our shores, and an ignorant,
vicious native element in our cities,
we cannot place too strict guard
upon everything that may arouse them
into action. Politicians, however much
they may seek Office, should have suffi-
cient respect for themselves and the
permanency of free institutions, not to
pander to the lowest element to get
into power.
But these infammatory harangues
are wrong, because they are untrue,
and the object to be attained is very
despicable. It is much easier to con-
troll man through his prejudice and
jealousy than by means of his judg-
ment, because this requires an exercise
Of the intellectual faculties, and the
former appeals to the brutal iostiucts
in every man, which are naturally act
i've and alert. These speakers know
that they can move the masses quicker
by infaming their hatred than by
stating facts, and therefore choose the
easier and more available method.
When the republic was in its IN
fancy, there was little wealth, and
fewer poor men and fewer rich men
than there are now. Even after the
late civil war this war was a fact,
because the heavy strain of four
years war had crippled the industries
OF the nation, and there were few
avenues through which men could ac-
euire riches. 1t is the same in any
new country before the natural re-
sources are developed, and before there
are opportunities for the acquisition of
capital. This is substantiated by
the history of the ancient and
the modern world, of Europe and.
America. But, as country be-
comes prosperous, wealth is attracted
to certain centers, and, generally
speaking, is controlled by particular
individuals. London represents the
wealth of Great Britain, New York
of the eastern and middle states, Chi
cago of the northern Mississippi val
ley, San Francisco of the southern Pa
cifc coast and Portland of the north
west. The greater accumulations by |
the individual, the greater deposits at
the centers Of trade, and the greater
the deposits at the trade centers the
larger the sums of money under the
control and for the benefit of the few.
By such means the banks of London,
through the rami6cations of business,
hold the purse strings of the empire.
The same is true of New York, Chi
cago. San Francisco and Portland. If
the farmer receives higher price for
his produce, the merchant for his
goods or the laborer for his work, the
greater the influx into the receiving
reservoirs of money and the larger the
capital subject to the manipulation of
the few. These statements are as true
as that rills feed creeks, creeks rivers,
and rivers flow to the ocean; and to
them is either to display our
ignorance or falsity. There vas less
money at the time of the revelation
and after the recent rebellion, because
there was less productiveness in the
there was less banks because
there was less money, and because
there was less money and less banks
there was less accumulation of wealth
in the hands of individuals.
But, notwithstanding the fact that
there are wealthier persons now than
we prefer the present be-
cause wages have appreciated and the
purchasing power of the poor mans
lellar is much greater.
NOT A CLETELAND YEAR.