Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-08-05


indignant that anyone can become
so rich, and says there must be
something wrong in system. He
laments over "man's inhumanity
to man." prays for Arcadian sur
rounding, loses sight OF the estab
lished order of things, the differ
ences in brain power, energy,
physique, ambition, that pretain
to man, and were ordained by a
wise creator. IT'S true that Bel :
lamy, Palmer, Herr Most, Donnelly
set id genus homo" propose a
radical change, and may accom-.
pllsh it with the assistance of their
Albuquerq que sympathizers, who
seem to be drifting in that direc.
ton. Conservative citizens, how
ever, deem the Bellamy millennium
a long way off They think the
better plan would be, in view of
the labor troubles that threaten us,
to try and encourage a brotherhood
of humanity among all classes, by
moral and sympathetic means
create a better feeling between
the classes. recognizing the fact
that capital and labor ale mutually
one upon the other.
Brute force and outlawry will
accomplish nothing and only bring
into contempt those who use such
methods, and those who advocate
them. Carnegie has put to shame
all of these false and impractical
theories by his many acts of philan-
throphy. He is keeping large and
costly Industries in operation,
where fifteen thousand operators
arc employed, instead of locking
up his wealth at interest or bury
ing it in the ground. "But," says
Mr.. Stover, Carnegie should not
ask dimunition OF wages even il
he is losing mcney Mt present rates i.
He should keep on running at o
loss because he has made money in
prosperous times"
This implies an obligation to
continue W, rk against his own
volition. THIS Is compelling him
to make a gift, and not even per
mitting him the poor privilege of
a choice Ia the bestowal of his aims.
Certainly no one vail deny Mr..
Carnegie the right to close his
works down when unremuneratlve
the right to fix and determine
the wage would naturally follow,
The right of the laborer would be
to refuse the wage, and quit service
al his own will If he was not suit
ed. Carnegie has gwen millions
Of his wealth for benifceDt pur-
poses. He is giving the highest
In the land has provided
the men at Homestead with com
Portable homes and libraries, is
allowing them a larger rate of
interest for the Sl45, 900 of savings
deposited with him than savings
banks, by one per cent. He only
demands of them good service and
only asks to enjoy the small privi-
lege of conducting his own business
Of affairs in accordance with his
own methods. He refuses to sub
NIT to the meddlesome officious-
aess of the spies and agents of
cooperative organizations who
intrude ti,eir presence upon him.
Should tiitp, psueio philosoph-
ers and theoreticn5, philapthropists
copy little more aftH. Carnegie
hey would he entitled re-.. pore
credit than they get by decrs~qg
better men and calling them rob-
bers.
There are certain fundamental
that govern humanity,
and determine their rights. These
are legitimate and inalienable,
possessed by all as they are con-
iitioned to enjoy them. Among
these are life, liberty and the per-
SUIT of happiness. The right to
abor, to save, to invest, to spend,
10 give during life and dispose of
after death by will.
To these inhere the right to deter
mine the character of investments,
the period Of their continuance, the