The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-09-15

economic disease. The present tar
lift condition is simply paternallsm
run mad under the cry of protection
TO American industries. Yet ii Is
one of the great causes of the un-
equal distribution of wealth, and has
been we'll said 10 be the robbery of
the many under the form of law for
the benifit of the few.
While 1t is not the province 0f
governments to make some rich and
others poor, and while, perhaps, it
may be SAID it is not in the power of
governments so to do, yet 1t should
be the rule that whenever the legis-
lative or governmental touch affects,
in the slightest degree, the distribu-
ton Of wealth its efforts and energies
should be in the direction of the
dissemination and not the centrali-
cation of it.
2 The patent Office is another in
stance of paternalism run mad under
the cry of protection to American
genius, and it. too, does Its part in
the une quail distribution of wealth.
3 Go likewise as to the Pension Of
fee. Under the banner of protection
(and reward) to the American pa
triotism it is another instance Of over
wrought paternaIlsm. If the writer
had not been Confederate soldier
he would be tempted to say that
the pension list, as it non stands, Is
national disgrace, and burning
blister on the fair fame OF the armies
of the Union.
A 1t would also he well for the in-
vestIgator I'd examine the enormous
growth in the expense of our civil
list, to take a look at the river and
harbor bills, to note the incipiency Of
system of bOunties, beginIng with
: sugar.
5. SO likewise as to the chartering
and creation of corporations, and the
powers AMI privileges, and often pe-
cuniary subsidies granted them, with
out careful and proper restrictions
and careful limitations of power.
: Under the banner of progress and
3 fostering the develoment of American
( enterprise and resources, we have
T, chartered robbery worse than in any
4 age or under any system of the
world.
= Individual enterprise, effort anc
energy has been crushed almost out o.
existence, and the stewardship O
p capital has been taken from mel
! and relegated to things, for a cor
d poration is made thing, no
f Gods work, with the living essence
:, breathed in by the Lord, giver to al
J life.
a 1t is called in law an artificial per-
= son, but in fact it is a thing.
Well nigh all the manhood anC
@ honor and conscience of the generation
), is hid away, scattered, dissipated am
weakened in the undiscoverabi'
i womb of these things
o. In order to encourage development
in order to speed progress. so called
Il mes important safeguards have beer
, lett cut in the creation OF these
things.
No one can tell ur estimate what
o an important figure watered stocks
fraudulent mOrtga yes and trusts
with their numerous adjuncts Oh
intermediate corporate agencies) have
!, cut i'm the disturbance of our financial
O affairs.
All the grand and petit larceuies
d all the pillags and robbery OF all the
y ages sinks into paltry insignificance
besides the superb and magnificent
swiDd ing of the past thirty years IL
! the manipulation of these things
and here is TO be found another oil
the great causes of the unequal dis
) trihution of wealth. Pari passu, with
al these come the satellites, in the
shape of syndIcates and combinations,
Y trust and monop0I:es all presided
8 over by the paterhalism run mad,
: which is in fact the evil genius OF
g Capitalization.
II Under the plea OF helping Amer.
lean industry, American genius, Amer
D Ican patriotism, American trade,
I American development, The gov
erments, state and national, have
been crushing out individual effort
= and energy interfering with the
equality of chances and indIvid-
ual development of Its citizens. and
3 have been turning over well nigh all
the energy, all the money aud all
: the intellect OF the land into the con-
} troll and service Of things. These
things combine and centralize and
centra lize and combine, and central
2 ization of power means Capitalization
! and aggregation of wealth
True indeed, In many respects this de
2 veIopment makes matters easier, more
comfortable and convenient for the
people, notably as to transportation,
E. but all things have their advantages
; aud disadvantages. For Instance,
our misunderstanding currency is per-
haps the most stable, reliable ansl
, secure we ever had, yet the system
itself carries with ii por;unities
(Which have not been neglected. tor
the centralizing and congesting OF
money at few points, and pats the
country too much at the mercy oil tbs
bankers.
Many poor fellow in the back
woods has doubtless prayed for Wild
cat hank, the circulation of which
would not he good enough 10 exist
very far from home.
1t is weary, weary thing to read