The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-10-07

crimes, have been thurSt forward
from the dark ages to the present to
preserve the power of the plutocracy
in this country.
There is a view of the Homestead
Carnegie matter which is not q com
mon topic Of reference. Carnegie
thirty years ago was poor boy, to.
day his wealth stands for che million
OF dollars for each one OF those thirty
years-$3O,O 100000. The point
usually made against the govern.
mental system that permits the pos
sibility of such fabulous wealth being
accumulated in one life time, is that
it grinds, degrades, starves and
brushes the laboring man. Who in
truth is the real producer OF the
wealth. This is the position that is
commonly taken, and it is as true as
holy writ; but what about the con-
sumner or producer OF the Carnegie
products. With the revenue that is
being derived from these goods by
the 'accidental' owner of this mo-
nopoly would it not be more in keep
ing with the rules of Justice and the
brotherhood of man if the profit
sharing were more equally divided
between the producer, the seller and
the buyer. There is no honest, can
did, impartial thinker but will coin
eide with this feeling, thatsuch plan
of operations would be more humane
and bind the employed and employer
into closer relations Of interest than
does, or can, exist under the present
political system. The present sys-
TEN is too lily balanced, the burdens
of living upon Inadequate means are
thrown too heavily upon the laborers
and creators of wealth while the mo-
nopolies and syndicates are boarding
up treasures they cannot use to the
disparagement and encouragement
of the wage-earner. Out of this thirty
millions OF profit, accumulated in
thirty years, supposing one-third-
$1O,OOO,OOO-had been divided, pro-
portionately, between the toiler in
the works, by paying him higher
wages, and to the purchasers OF the
goods in reduction in price, then the
profit to the owner OF the plant
would be $4,000, 900 in thirty years.
Nothing but an avaricious greed and
an inordinate love of money could
pretend that such an arrangement of
things would not be benefcent and
wise. But some one may ask does
not the owner OF the plant take all
the risks? Granted that he does. It
will also be granted by the questioner
that he has likewise double the profit
of both laborer and purchaser. After
having received full remuneration for
his labor the workman will be in a
position, should the necessity of the
case require it, to accept a decrease
in wages without the spectre of death
by starvation or frost staring him
and family in the face.
The peoples party was born to
correct the errors, weakness and
wickedness of the two old parties.
They have become effete. An apathy
has settled down upon them. They
have lost sight of their original and
fundamental principles, Is it sup
posed that Thomas Jefferson would
recognize the democratic party of to-
day as the offspring OF his mentality
and universal breadth of principles?
Indeed he would not even recognize
it as a step-child; it would be to him
hideous creature of foreign birth.
Would you say from your present
knowledge of the republican party,
and tendencies to promote any
thing but just and equitable legisla-
ton for the masses, that Abraham
Lincoln would look with federation
upon this abettor and advocate Of
the interests OF plutocracy? Hewould
rather be forced into admitting that
the dread condition had arrived
and that, too, through the direct
manipulations OF the republican
party, against which he raised his
voice in warning and appeal, more
than thirty years ago, when he said:
"There is one point to which I ask a
brief attention. 1t is the effort to
place capital on an equal footing
with, if not above labor, in the
structure OF the government. Let
them (laborers) beware of surrender
ing a political power, which if once
surrendered, will surely be used to
close the door of advancement
against such as they, and fix new
disabilities are burdens upon them
till all OF liberty shall be lost"
Important.
The candidates OF the peoples party