Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-30
WORDS OF A MASTER
The Hon. Henry Wstterson Dis
cusses Money and Mora4s.
SYNOPSIS OF The LECTURE
The Nssaerfai speech Delivered 10 a
Very small Audssncs sn Powers
Opera iioase.

Alr. Nattegson Was enthusiastically
eheered last evening wlfen be appeared
upon the stage IA csnrans with Mayor
Stuart and President / ". Fletcher n
the Press elah. NAu5r Stuart. IN q
graceful and hap, speech, introduced
the great editor lie referred 90 MIR.
Natterson's great ability. professionally
and politically. and Isiel pretty coin-
pliincnt 10 the Press club Tor having en-
gagged him 20 lecture
Mr.. Watterson was NslFmiy applaudei
when he arose 10 sfesIk iiis lecture
sparklcd with terse, epigrammalic sen
tenees. and VAS rrplete with iiowery
periods. His delivery Is remarkably
magnetic and graceful, and bis sentences
are pregnant with vii and wisdom. lie
was repeatedly chscfed during the
course 81 his lecture. Among other
things. he said Il want 10 talk Ia you
tonight upon theme which from an
American perspective presents many
points If contrast. There is scarcely
waite. entitled 10 more consideration.
Place before you the map 81 North
America and in your minds eye behold
Its vast outlines. What an empire II Is
Caesar never locked upon its equal and
Napoleon could hardly have dreamed II
II. II is IA national wealth which should
make Us proud 81 ourselves and proud
of our country. Then realize that this
nation is some day u draw To itself all
the resources 81 the world and some day
is to be the final and complete develop
ment Of human government.
Dangers or the Age.
lis there anything to mar that pros
pects IL il municipal misgoyernment.
the race question. labor. temperance.
society or the ballot. | think none IL
these are national dangers. and that
each will in lis own time he taken up
separately and settled. The great
danger Of our country IL one which.
when averted. will right the wrongs Of
every honest workingm;in and do good
TO all who have suffered political wrongs
and oppression.
That danger is plutocracy. Money
has come to be 81 god, and the Roths-
chllds are its prophets. Today it costs
sl.0o0,oo0 To place n presidential candi-
date in the field and s5.Oo0.oo0 To elect
him. To contest seat in the United
States senate $4,000 must be spent,
and high places are graded down 10
lower places. Money is Il good thing il
properly spent. and am going 10 recite
a few lines 81 a jinriing poem l used TO
hear when | was boy:
As with cautious steps we tread our way
through
This intricate world as othr folks do.
May we each on his journey be able 10 view
The benevolent face 81 q do lar or two
The Gospel is preached for dollar 81 two,
salvation = reached for dollar or two.
You may sin sometimes.
Euf the worst Of all crimes
Is to find yourself short Of dollar or two.
Money Great Evil.
Nowadays il isn't money itself which
make man rich The capitalist who
has slo.o00.0o0 cuts very poor figure
alongside the man who hsR si0o.oo.OOo.
and the miserable being who is worth
only slOpo.00u is looked upon as pau
per. What an abnormal and unreason-
able conditions 81 things this is. and yet
how thoroughly il is fostered by our
present Institutions. The great evil 81
today is money a great material fact. a
pivot about which all else revolves. a
piston rod which drives the world be-
fore ii.
''Some rich men. have no doubt. are
in heaven. for ! have observed that in
this world the possession u great wealth
corrupts nine out 81 ten people. and the
odd one may pass through the needles
eye. But when it becomes mans bust
ness Ia rub two dollars together and
make five he is liable 10 lose sight 81
his soul and his fellow men and seek
after the World. the flesh and the devil.
And il doesn't make any difference II
yesterday be was one IL that class n
people " ho are demanding special legis-
lation for the sclf.styled workingmcn.
after all the great end ~ human life IS
happiness. The man that believes his
wife Is the best Woman IN the world.
that his yinc.clai cottage Ia the best
home ON earth. that his freckled faced.
tow headed children are bsster than the
velvet csothrd offspring 81 n millionaire.
he il the man that has achieved sue.
cess"
After the lecture an informal rccep-
ton was given TO Mr.. Watters',n in the
Press club rooms Nearly all the active
newspaper workers a the city were
present. and many prominent citizens.
10y special invitation. called and paid
their respects o. the distinguished eli
tor. \ light luncheon WAS served and
the remainder 81 the evening spent in
chatting and story telling At lltD MIR.
Wattcrpon returned To his rosms in the
New Livingston. He will - to Bay
City this morning.
Members ~ the Press club appreciate
the generosity ~ tho owners and tusi.
ness managers ~ The DEMOCRAT. The
Press aud Tux HERup. "a aftesiesl in
the purchase - the lower boxes Tor Mr.
WaftsFRone lecture. Such recognition
and appreciation 10 the work II their
employes Is certainly very grateful