The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-04

DEAF better than the Tanters would have us
think. Why. give those fellows $1,000 a
day apiece and they wouldn't be satisfied"
1t is a comfortable habit, if one can ac-
Quire it, the one of laughing at the grim
monster that every now and again shows its
hydra head among the labyrinths of our
competitive system. But Burton was not
In the mood for laughing that night. His
reason told him how specous were the al
guments of the anii-poverty speaker and
how pre- posterous were the ideas he ad-
vanced regarding an equitable division of
the worlds wealth, but he could not to-
night. as he had frequently done before,
shake off the conviction that our present
industrial system is out OF joint
at don't seem right" he nuttered to
himself, as he stood waiting for his car,
after bidding Dale goodnight, and saw
the carriage of a wel!-known millionaire
dash along the street and nearly run down
poor little shlvering wretch OF news
boy. who, hurting curse in shrill,
piping voice after the driver Of the car
rage, was only answered by singing
blow from the latter's long lash. One or
two bystanders laughed. 1.-The young
imps," said one carelessly, "twould be
we'll if they were all run over and killed.
They'll only grow up into hoodlumS and
fiji our jaiIs later What other chance
have they Pr
1T isn't right" Burton concluded.
"We can't have perfect equality of con-
CitiOns, but such glaring inequalities as
that ought not 20 exls. IN free country"
and swinging aboard his car he was soon
speeding hOmeNaTd.
earlier than usual by the sound OF un-
wOnted cries under his window. Have
all the newsboys in town come into this
one block % he asked himself. What are
they saying, anywayY'
Listening moment the cry took definite
shape.
Extra CALL, five cents; all about the
money distribution !"
WHATS tbat?' wondered Burton.
Have the ant-poverty people carried
their ideaY
Dressing himself he descended into the
street and directed his footsteps to the
restaurant where he was accustomed to
break fast. incidentally he bought a pa
per, and gancing at the first page was filled
with wonder at what be saw recorded.
To sum up in few words the story to
which the paper devoted two whole pages
with blazing headlines. the anti-povertv
element, who since the last election Bur-
ton knew had been in a large majority 10
boih houses, had at last carried the point
for which they had long been working
namely, the division among the people OF
the enormous output from the great Col
conda mines in Arizona. These mines
being situated on Government lands, the
anti-poyerty party had from the first con-
tended that they were the property of the
Government = that is, of the people =
and, having grown sufficiently strong
TO put the matter through, thew
had at last, by act of Congress,
secured the distribution among the people
of the fabulous sums that had accunIu-
lated since the opening OF the mines. The
coinage had been greatly increased since
the opening of the mines, but despite this
fact money had been in no freer circula-
tion than before, and on every hand COM
plants OF hard times were heard, while
the gold coin in the Government treasury
WIS piled ceiling high in the great vaults.
and the question Of what 10 do with it was
becoming a serious Que.
Now, by act of Congress, it was to be
equally divided among the people. For the
present, and until the accumulated hoard
should be reduced, every man and woman
in the county over eighteen years old
was 10 receive $1,000 day.
Burton read the account incredulously.
1t was too preD0ster0us to he true. Why.
if that wer Aaone-why-Gre hAavensl
Why. he WI ak ne of the people! He, Car
roll Burton. wond be entitled to $1,000 per
dav. ALL if it could but be true.
What plum it would be. Joe
should go to college his old mother
back East WHY, both Joe and
his mother would each have $1,000 q day
as we'll as himself. PssaYt is .-as "nlv a