The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-03
VINO MAKES THE LAWsS
An American In BOLIVIA Thinks that Our
Laws Hear Hardy on the Provident.

laws Hear Hardly on the Provident.
To THE EDITOR OF The Sus-Sr: II the
| United States census OF 1890 will furnish them.
I desire to see published the following statls-
| tics: ]. The number Of males In the United
States. 81 years Of age and upward who do
not own $500 worth OF property lore than
their debts. or $500 II they owe no debts =
Tho number of adult males worth between
| 5000 and $1,000 Including the latter sum-
| 4 The number OF adult males worth more
than $1,000
Ny reason for wishing to know these statis-
ties Is that as the Legislation Of the United
| States. as well as OF most Of the state Govern
melts. seems to be for tho benefit Of the i'm
provident class to the detriment OF the provi-
| dent it would be interesting to me. and doubt
less to many taxpayers In the United States, to
| know whether the improvident class so far
outnumber the provldent class that they tho
| formerl always secure laws for their benefit to
| the detriment OF the latter.
| II the provident class are In large numer-
| ica minority and therefore have to fear the
| improvdcnt class. perhaps they can do noth hing
| but submit. II. ON tho other hand. the provi-
| dent class are in majority. they are certainly
very neglectful Of their nte rests to allow the M
| selves to be domineered over Dy the nj In ority.
| Iassume that every person worth more than
s.. 900 is interested in low priced labor unless
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great profit in employing labor not by COM
birations to augment prices or shorten hours.
neither by laws to prohibit the importation OF
foreign laborers under contract. or prohibition
Of the Chinese. or prohibition OF ths en-
ploym emit OF convict labor, or sale OF Its prod
ucts either domestic or foreign. or Q tarin on
foreign manufactures.
Iassume that every Dsrson worth less than
$500. who never hopes to be worth more. may
be interested in high priced labor through
whatever cause produced.
LIDO not think. but will admit for the sake OF
argument that persons worth above $500. and
not above 81. 900 who never expect or care to
be worth more. may he indifferent to tho price
OF wages as they are equally Interested in
cheap products as IN high WAGES, and no
Torsman can e1d's sssp down Thai o. ms
Iil persons however poor at present. who
lin other words all who belong TO the proyldent
class are equally Interested IN low wages and
cheap goods with the rich. as they will soon he
empI0TeTs In place OF employees AS in.
stances Of the laws TO abnormAlly increase the
NV 'pTohiStfing the importAti0n Of foreisn
iahorers at least skilled ones under contract
q The law expallIng the Chinese. whose only
offence rs that they work more eheaply than
other men. s, The law prohibiting the employ
ment by contractors ON 10 hv vel states pub
eight hours per day. l. The protective tarin
prufsgsadly levied 10 augment the price
Of American mechanical labOr. 5. The law
prohiDitinR the use Of the products Of convict
tnhor on any United states public WUrks. ~
The clause ia the Mckinley bill Prohibiting the
importation OF the products OF foreign con
wet labor
inprOVident 10 the drtriment Of the pToVident.
Many states have laws checking tho sales Of
the products OF pententaTY labor in place Of
seeking 10 make the penitentlaTies OF the
greatest POSSIBLE profit TO the States. thus
lowering the burdens Of the taxpayers, reduce
ing the prices ui many articles OF Necessity.
and making the peBItenIiaries more repugnAnt
for the malsfhetOrs.
More than all. whenever there comes a con,
hict between employers and employees and
tho latter resort to violence, even causing
deaths. although the murdered men have yiO-
lated no laW but are on the defensive. the muir
dsTeTs escape without punishment Witness
the riots at Homestead. Pa Several deaths
occurred. yet not one riotsr Was hanged.
To crown al. large party Ia many States
favor an Income tax thus further opprsssinE
the pFOvidsnt class. the real 6eneiaetors OF al
society. The proVident could live vsry easily
without the improyldsIt but the latter could
not exist one month without the former
How long will the proyldsnt slass Of The
community submit to be dOminssrsd over b.
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