Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-11-02
All Interest Is Usury.

tIdl anu IdDOI 10 du tOh-
tlict Here is the philosophy Of the
question: Labor works for wages;
capital works for per cent. In the
production of wealth the world recO9-
niZeS The law OF justice that the Ia
borer is worthy Of his hire" that his
wages on one end OF the scales must
balance the product on the other end.
But when we enter the domain OF
commerce or exchange this law OF
justice and right. this law of God,
that lin the sweat OF thy face shalt
thou eat bread" is ignored and disre-
garded. All commerce is based on
per cent. Labor in the prOduc ton OF
all wealth bows Ia God and His law;
but capital in carrying on commerce
bows to the dollar, and recognizes no
law but the law of per cent
Don't you see at glance, reader,
that these two methods of doing
business are diametri ally opposed To
each other? The law that labor rec
ognizeS is the law of the great Father
above; the law that capital works by
Is mammOn worship. "Ie cannot
serve God and mammOn."
The merchants marks the selling
price of his goods so "a TO make
given per cent. He takes no account
of his labor now; the dollar IS god 80
far as do ny bushes is concerned,
and per cent. the law that governs
the case. On what grounds is he
exempt from GGd's dfSt law, in the
sweat OF thy face" etc? GA the
ground that money can grow and
produce other money by drawing
interest. The railroads levy charges
for freightS aud fares high enough
to cover ali exp n,eS, and make the
desired PER cent. dividend The
railroa magnates, if they work at
all, it is not for wag :. but per cent
The capitalist who runs foundry
or factory proceeds on tie slime line.
Wages are cut down to the starvation
POINT S that capital can draw It's
per cent The law governing COM
nerce all over the civilized void is
mammon worship Money is the god
Of commerce. We may sheer at ii,
Or deny it, but the fact rema rs.
Now, the question up for settle
ment is, which shall III the world,
God or mammon? AMI it will not
down.
The men who think they can make
the world wag on under the old re gn
of mammOn worship, a. our blind So
called statesmen do, are Il BADLY mis-
taken set OF demagO,ues. Mammon
worship is slavery. The world groans
and writhes under it. 1t is contrary
to the true impu ses Of the human
heart. Let som, great calamity be-
fall a community, such Us the Johns
town flood or the great fires of the
Northwest, AMI the pulses of
mans better nature rise above the
law of per cent and money and sup
plies ae poured cut without stint.
True socialism asserts itself in such
emergencies. Tee wor is one great
family. IAN injury to one is the
concern of ALL" The masses begin
to catch on" and understand this
question. What u labOrer produces
or earns by labor belong t. him. TO
take it from HIM without giving him
an equiva ent is to rob him. This is
exactly what per cent docs 1t ele
Yates money above man. No system
of reform can amount to very much
which admits u>ury into its ma le-up.
Land monopoly AID every other mo-
nopOIy is the result or fruit of mann
mon worship.
The Remedy.
How are we to obtain tie remedy?
How is the world TO be emancipated
from the >la,e.y of mammon wor-
ship? Whit agency can accomplish
the work? Thu eli rch ought to do
it. 1t is the God-ordaincd agent to
do it. But it cannot co it now be-
cause it viii not The church helives
in interest or us.ry. The present
perverted system OF Christianity has
been taught for age, and where are
we att"
A bad system in the hands of good
men Gf such ii thing be possible) will
have the sapc effect a. it would in
the hands of bad men. 1t will take
as many paupcrS IT, make Il million
aire out of Christian Of such
thing could be done. but it can y as
to make ore out uf IN atheist There
Is more true CilflS ldnlty III the ldDOr
organizations, 50 far aS civil govern
ment is concerned, than there is in
the church | don't know Of a church
that doesn't believe IN and practice
interest taking | don't know of a
labor platform, either national or
State, that doesn't condemn usury
The spirit Of true Christianity so
peryades society everywhere that it
overleaps ali crced>.
My fellow cOlntrymen, the lines
are drawn. the issue is before you.
You cannot dodge it. Whom will
you serve, God or Mammon? The
time is here VIXEN the "God of Heaven
is go NJ to Sc up kin ,doEl Dan. ,,
yer. Al that shall never be de-
stroyed. VIII yu aid in this
Heayen-ordained work?
We are living in the most interest
ing period Of the worlds history
This conflict | etween the true wor-
ship OF God and Some form of idol
airy has ragged through all the ages.
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