Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-31
A VICTIM OF OVER. PR0nUC.
TIOS.

behold, be knoweth everything.
And after many years had flown 1t
came 20 pass that the scribe said to
himself: 1T is true am very wise.
| may not know all that is to be
known, but very little has escaped
me. And he marveled at his ex-
ceedIng wisdom, and rubbed his
hands in glee. And behold there
came time of suffering upon the
laad, and men were so stricken with
want. and trouble and sorrow laid
its hand heavily upon them. Moth
ers sat in grief and watched their
children die; little babes cried aloud
for bread to ears that heard them
not, or to those who could not heed.
Men stole ard fought and rioted, in
wild rebellion against these things,
and women sold them selves. So 1t
came to pass that the poor were sore
stricken, and the rich did sympathize
with them greatly. The demon OF
Hunger stretched forth his gnawing
claw aud destroyed, with none to say
him nay.
So the people turned one to the
other, and said "Why must this
be!
.'The land is fair and the hus-
5andman reapeth abundantly, yet
We go hungry.
''The cities groan with wealth, but
we share it not.
From dawn till dusk have we
toiled faithfully for many weary
years, but now we have no food; the
cold wind bites through our thin
clothing, and we are driven from our
homes" And they said one to an
other: ''Whyl" But no one could
answer them.
Then one among them said: LET
US ask the scribe; perchance of his
knowledge he hath remedy for this
grievous evil.
So they gathered together in a
band and went TO the place where
the scribe was writing; anu he was
bent over parchment entitled,
''The Grandeur of Our Industrial
Institution" And they were silent
and filled with awe at the sight Of so
much knowledge, And when some
time had passed, one of the band
made bold to approach the scribe
and speak to him, and he said: ooh
thou wise man, tell us, if thou canst,
why we must suffer.
And the scribe said: 81 will
write about it, and you may read.
And then he who had spoken said:
'.Then, tell US, is there no relief for
u.s. Must our hunger be always un-
satisfied, and our nakedness un-
clothedl" And the scribe answered
him and said: st will be always,
and perchance worse"
And then those who had come to
speak unto the scribe withdrew.
And as they passed from the por-
tails of the scrlbe's mansion, a beggar
came and sat him down by the door
to beg. And he was very hungry,
and his garments were tattered and
rent; and he sat by the door and
asked aims.
And the scribe wrote: The great
evil that has come upon us is caused
by overproduction.
And the day waned and the beggar
sat at the door,
And the scribe wrote: There is
too much wealth created; the people
cannot absorb it.
And night came, and still the
great and wise scribe sat with his
pen and wrote and wrote. And he
showed the unthiHKing multitude
that it was necessary TO place tariff
upon Jewels and precious stones, and
they must also select for their leader
one who was his personal friend.
And he wisely suggested that a Ger
tain Prince and Princess might be
married and an allowance granted
them from the state, and IN this
way much of their suffering could be
alleviated.
And midnight came, and the scribe
finished his wonderful explanation
of their misery. And the people
shook their heads one to the other
and said-.I told you so. =
And the scribe spent the night
feastlng in company with dancing
girl