Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-07-27
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beginning Of his political economy; it is
tue END q his religion Il may be
summed mp IN one sentence; LOOK ON
/ For No d, The science of political
economy IS the science OF accommodating
money and accommodating it 10y al haz-
aT0s and by all methods. IL Is based on
pure compositions; II is based upon war.
! The law q war is the triumph Of the
+ strongest measured by brute power
Toss az a penny il a crowd Of boys, and
they scramble fer the money. The
f strongest, most brutal, Is sHrest Of sue
E cess. He whose methods are less scru-
pul0ns j. the victim This II the essence
Of the moderate commercial system. We
F fight one another. Our merchants cut
zach others threats. Not only do mer-
chants cut each others throats. hut men
Of different Industries war one with an
ether
We have beautiful theory that
+ things viii regulate themselves; that
/ open and free competition - snre 20 be
the salvation Of the world. And vet
financial panics glutted markets, are
the daily incidents Of the history Of our
civilization somehow our free regu-
latiye theory has not worked and does
not work And our political economists
bravely inform ms that the hops Of the
world is IN war and pestilence. And We
have been taught by men who claim %
he rational that pesulence that will
remove millions Of human beings VIII be
good 10 The world III lessening thenuIn-
her Of people 10 b. fed; that war Is hens
ficiai 81 funishiugus q market IN certain
commodities aud iu destroying the ca
paclty y the ract % propagate iJself and
use fooa
Our regUla'iye theOues are beautiful
and set the results are trusts and com
muatous. which are the negatiou Of the
whole Theory
OGr system ~ competition D. beauii-
fal as a theory. and yet the system must
answer for cheating and lying aud
sWIudEng aud stealing and crime and
iutemperauce and suicide and despair
These are Its necessary, its inevitable, &C.
compartments.
When business success - 20 b. achieved
by chicaneTy by lying 1t becomes the
business Of the head OF the firm % be-
come an expert swindler, a scientific
liar. and o. train al his subordinates in
the ant Of lying Tine IL one Of the trst
principles Of instruction practiced IN
some uf our great commercial establish
ments The clerk who is advanced j.
the man who can tell the biggest DE
with the straightest face and drive the
hardest bargain with q customer The
fundamental notices Of such system
are & mass II colossal hes To declare
that life i measured by dollars and cents
j. IL stultify the very fundamentals 81
real hfe 4 thief only believes that
s measured ~ dollars and cents aud
The business man who seeks o. attain
dollars aud cents Of themselves for them
selves. aud To estimate them - valuable
IN ths fgures 90 their face has placed
himself uucop-eiously On the platform ~
the thief
Money 10 h. 81 any real value and q
touch TIE realm q real wealth, must te
obtaiuei The richest and I
best Things 70 life are those that 10 not .
pay III doilars aud cents. Love and no.
mity and honor aud generosity do lot .
pay 81 dollars and cents, therefore they
have no part IN the science II muderu
commerce The life ct Stanley who .
explores the darkness If the world by
this standard Il d failure The life II /
Washington who wonld sufier IN hunger
and cold j. necessarily a failure judged .
IS such standards.
such Is tie contrast between @ success [
ful Christianity and successful business 4
today. There cannot be- moments .
Questioning a. the fact that the business
II today p ia conflict with eternal truth .
and righteousness.
- much the worse for business.
The stars ia their courses fought
against Sisera. The forces Il nature are
in league with the eternal forces Of truii
aud lgit The business which violates
the fundamentals IT right IN the process
u iis develop aieut must have ~ neces-
sity iis Black FRIDAYS. and the Black
FRIDAYS are tile necessary Developments
u the clash with righteousness These
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long continued violations Of Justice. Il
they did not come Law would cease 10
b. law. and chaos would reign The fact
.aaf they come j. an Indication thai there
: = God II right and truth who j guil.
ng apoye all the scenes 81 cunHit and
confusion The man who violates Truth
4ud Justice has thrown BIZ puny body
gain,t the very stars Uf heaven. He
la. thrown bis PROSTATE form before
.4od.s great wheel ~ the universe. ana
IS RiIl be ground 70 powder. The nation
hat violate. fundamental right must
suffer and suffer IN the very WAYS IN
which il has wrought the violation.
The Christian wsy u trade may not
i an easy way it Il certainly not pop
Ilar WAY TO-DAY; II never mas been. Bnt
hrisuauitv i the mightiest power On
arth TODAY Il j. the one power that
dominates politics trade. nations. 1t Is
hs. power thar through fhe ages has