The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-07-20
Is 1t Right.

are full of il, and 1t is the stock in trade
populistic demogoeism. 1t has found is |
way ever into the pulpit, and one preacher |
at least. is undcr $1,000 bond for his
Trades. Why all This violent, abusive dec
lamation against capla.iis;s? Are they |
sinners above all men on the earth2 Sowe
would be led to believe, If We accepted as
true all that Is said by these tiradels. How,
then, shall we know whether the Of; repeat
ed assertions of these violent declaimers |
are verify of acceptance or not' II will !
help us answer this question, il We take |
look at the anttcedenis and character of
,hese TRADERS. Who are they, for the most
par,2 Dsgrun,led poll iciaus, who hive
failed TO get Office. spend thrift workmen,
who squauder their wages in liquor saloons |
and otherwise, and a species of the genus
homo, which is known a "hum," including |
] S Coxey and the whole array of tramps. |
To these may be added all the labotlng mea
who have seen deluded by Mogul Debses |
and Sovereisns. who have the presumption
to dictate what President Cleveland and
his Cabinet should do In suppressing the
riots which they themselves have caused.
But who are the capitalists and million
aiits agains, whom allthis violent abusive
defamation is made: What were their an
teceden,s. and how did they become
wealthy? In nice cases ou. ten. perhaps,
they we're the makers of their own fortunes.
And how did they ua axe them? Lstus go TO
Cti>ago, where the present trouble began
and see what we can learn that will help US
answer this question. ''was Jour father
one Of the downirod1en millions of this
milIionairs acculed land?' said well
knowp Chicago editor TO aycung friend,
who Is one Of the rising business zen OF
| the city. ITO be sure" was he reply
| and farmer al thl: w.h ten o. u' chill
/ dren to be taken care Of" TIE same edl-
/ tor soon after this Interview, met oa the
street, one Of the bes: kEosn merchants ct
the city 10 whom he put .he..ques'ion, ''Sere
/ YOU ever poo boy - You bet" was the
answer. for was the lathsrlass sun OF
a poor school teacher, AMI my first Gaming
/. OF So. 50 week went 10 helping mother in
her need" macy other wealthy Cai;agoan
/ were iateuoeated in a similar manner, ard
substanllly the same answers were gIssa.
All had been poo: BOYS, who by Industry.
economy. skilful ami Pfu lent management
had found a place among the much abused
capitals S. And what Is true OF tnsm Is
true of the great msisiiiy OF ri-h msn.
/ Their wealth WAS no, inherited, bat made
by themselves. And VIA, is th- character
ofsuch men? Are they selfish, hard heat
ed, unmifsifal op?restofs Of laboring men
Soue few CT them may be su;h; bat tic
great majority Of them are the oPPostt>.
This Asser, from PERSONAL kaowledgs.
have lived longer ot shorter time IA
/, seven o.Iieren; states and lave known
something OF the private beaefAc lions 81
/ many wealthy men. who's. nanes could
mention. This, Scweyer. Will not do.
|, Is enuush 10 say thI' they anaaIliy give
away huududs and Thousands OF dollars Of
which the world knows nothing. Aad
when oae Of them DIES, more tears OF sor-
row are shed al his grave 10y th2s- whom
. he has helped Than will ever b. shed al 4 e
grave Of Eag,ne Y Debs by his duPcs. But
these private b, nsiIs:ions are 10: the only
blessings ~hieh capitalists cCnfer on their
feIlox mea- Tney ooasEioaie 10 the build
. ing and supryri of churches, 'ouai 80 Iegss
| establish hospitals AID asyIums. aud half
10 The VARIOUS methods employed for the
be, tu.ent Of the human family.
Ba; this is no; all. Ifihese ~sfe no ct-
pi,alists' ,herc woaid De no manufacturing
es, s,2bgishraea;s no railroads and steam SHIPS.
no commerce and Il affic by land or sea. 20
n.ising companies AMI bArks. no public
Anj private in2ro osements Tor those Who
are wage workers and jsPcad uPoa capita =
ists for their subsistetce Tais Is pom.
whic:. seems 10 be entirely overlooked by
those VITO make .neir TRADES asAins' .icn
men. The blinded eyes Of ihsit eavious
hearts do not see that The measures which
they advoca are suic;da. In ii cir 'eatency
and would ia the en- destroy themselves.
They DO not seem 10 he aware OF the TACT
that The bankruptcy oi capitalists sonld ne
the destruction OF the means Of ihsir o"n
existence. Let Eugene Debs and COMPANY
have their way. AMI tneFe ~oald soJn be
NJ capitalists TO boyco.: and no railroads 10
tie up in all tia. fair land ofoIrs. Business
OF al kinds wCuIi no: only be suspended
but utterly destroyed from one end OF The
land TO the other. Capitol Is IN indts2ensi-
be requisite of business. Not even the
mos, diminu;iye cigar shop or cardy store
could exist without it; ard Debs and COM
pany have just as mu-n right to boycott
the proprietor Of one of these as he has
TO boycott Geo NJ Pullman or any capital
ist in the United States. Butthis Is not all.
While they are boyco,lins Pullman, ,heT
are doing wrong TO every capitals, In
Cook county Land every other one in which
losses are incurred by the riots which they
have brought about. And these capitalists
are numbered by thousands. All tae capt
tai in Cook county is not in the hands OF
millionsires. Far fromit.
The chief owners Of i. there. as we'll as
: in all parts of the country, me farmers and
professional men, widows and orphans,
seamstresses and school teachers. depositors
in savings banks and all others, who. from
: their hard-earned savings have laid away
something for the time of sickness and old
: age. In the hands OF such persons is a
large proportion Of the wealth of the
country; and upon them. as well as upon
, the merchant princes, manufacturers, pre-
7 ducers and traders, comes the burden Of
taxation for the payment Of losses caused
: by the Debs rioters. But what do he and
; his unreascnipg and unreasonable dupes
care at what cost to peaceful and law abid-
; ing citizens they attain their anarchicaI
aims? Their will must be obeyed, cost
what it may to Ill others. II makes nc
! difference to them how many millions of
dollars it costs Cook county to make good
the losses which railroad companies and
: others sustain through them. The work
ing men who spent $4,000, 900 in drink
! ing saloons in Chicago during the year
r 1893, OF course have no capital which can