The advocate., 1892-04-20
WASHINGTON EDITORIAL CORRESPOND.
RNOF.


consider my facts.
My theory shall precede my facts. I
quote first from one Of the greatest books
Of this epoch; book 80 full Of noble ut
terance; book Of such profound insight
into the spiritual significance Of the
world old struggle Of the laborer for JUS
tlce; a book which throws such fiery
light upon the hldeous designs Of the
wealthy, idle class, that Its writer was
swiftly sacrificed. II the martyrdom OF
one person could much avail to right
great wrongs, to set things straightly, to
make q way for helpless ones to win
bread and other things whereby the soul
must live, / would, II know myself, give
my life II every man who holds a ballot
would read and BELIEVE and ACT under
the inspiration Of this great book. For
/ should know that il men saw as the
great author sees, there would be an end
10 foul injustice and selfish greed. The
world would be q safe place, free work
shop, q school, and a home for all the
children, born and to be born.
For writing this book, "Fhe Com.
Ing Climax" It's author, Lester G.
Hubbard, has been deposed from
the editorial chair of q reform
paper which by his genius and de-
votlon he built up and edited until 1t
became power In the nation. For writ
Ing a book 80 full Of high and holy truth,
of lofty patriotism, of prophetic vision
and lmploring fact, Lester Hubbard has
been denounced az an anarchist and
stigmatized as an atheist.
Read this book, every friend of mine,
before you are fortnight older, beg. l
can only quote briefly.
The following Is sample Of the an
archlst atheism Of the book:
What shall we do to save ourselves and our
Childrenp How again enjoy the reign of
justice2 How get back Washington's re-
public that has been ravishsd from uSG
How secure for coming generations the
blessings of q government that is truly of
the people, for the people, and by the peo-
pie? How can we best obey Gods intima-
tion that after ages of bloodshed, perseou-
Jon and tyranny the time has at last come
when one country shall stand among the
nations Of earth preaching, believing and
living the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood Of man.
Full Of mighty desire to avert disaster
to the nation, the author pictures the
possible fierce resistance Of the wealthy
classes in their determination to retain
their power and place:
Our aristocratio oligarchy is precisely
like all others, because the patrician caste
has the same general characteristics in all
nations. Il ia historically established that
aristocracies never surrender, but fight TO
the death for their special privileges. They
have always done so, and always will. Let
the time be near at hand when peaceful
and equitable adjustment of the present un-
fair system seems about to come to pas.
Then look out for a storm. Our pluto
cracy constitutes the richie I and most pow
erful aristocracy that ever held rule in any
nation on the face Of the globe. That Of
Carthage was nearest TO IL, in wealth and
unquestioned supremacy, but the aristocracy
Of that commercial republic was poor and
Of small authority, when compared with
our American product.
Suppose we were given radical reform
in our financial System, with loans direct to
the people from government banks that re-