Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-02-18

GUILTY"
"Well. IL Is my experience that Ia
majority OF cases whom women have
been forced TO do such work, that they
are driven 20 It by the druukennoss OF
the father or the husband, who should
be the protector and oreadwlnner-
There are some cases whore the women
are the sole reliance OF individual par
ents, aud who, under such circuulstan-
ces, are ready to take up the first work
that offers. But. apart from that.
can see no good reason why women
should not do any work Tor. which they
are physically and mentally qualified.
You say women do the same work
for smaller wages than men. Well,
they would be willing 10 take higher
wages, II they could get II. Bus as a
matter OF fact, women can live much
better than men on the same amolnt OF
money. They do not sQuander their
earnings In bars. They do not smoke.
They do not bet or gamble, anc, as q
rule, they lead more healthful lives.
Another great cause OF poverty, Is
the imprudence OF people. 10 the day
Of their prosperity they pay no heed TO
the morrow. They spend as fast as
they make. 1t matters not whether 10
is one thousand or ten thousand
year, they are always behind hand, or
they live up TO the last penny. Such Z
people are sniully selfish aud sell
indulgent, for the habIt aud tbs SELF
denial essential to SAP are 10 them
selves An excellen 30 hIAcatlon. This
large, improydeut clas~ISase.s
or beer and smokes its pipe or'sfgd.s,
but IL has never penny for tho savings
back or for life insurance. No natter
this man, be has some one depnndent
on him, and II he Is not laying by bis
money lu a savings bank, Q lIhonld
carry life insurance policy colnmen-
surate with his means. This should DO
imperative with the man who has a
family. IT Is criminal in the event Of
his death, 20 leave his wife and Children
penniless paupers III men could DO
taught 70 make such a provision for
their families, there would be loss Doy-
erty and It's attend ant vices In our midst
to-day.
Then this growing gambling spirit
Is responsible for much Of the poverty
and suffering. The speculative I'M
pulse is ia the air. Men want % get
something for nothing. They yearn 70
leap into wealth at a bound; and, 10 ac-
complish theif purpose, they are not
over particular as TO the means employ
ed. Cards, horse.rscing, dice, policy
and kindred deylltrles count their VIC
tins by the thousands. Once let man
get II into his head that money Is 20 be
made by betting on cards, horses, or
the rise and fall OF stocks, aud 'he IL
forever unified for honorable prodDc-
tive work. To secure money Tor bis
purpose the grocery clerk robs bis en-
ployer's I'LL, the teller robs his bank and
the book-keeper falsifes his accounts.
Again, there II class OF people who
seem destined 10 failure and poverty.
Often these are bright, intelligent meH,
full OF plans. that must inevitably lead
10 fame and fortune, but they never do.
Meanwhile, some slow. carefni. trust
worthy fellow, without CLEAN OF In
aRination. or a spark Of genius, and aid
ed only by bis own fixed purpose, and u
may be q second hand plan Of the most
primitive construction. achieves solid
success. These people are always 10
the wrong place AZ the wrong time. II
one OF them buys goods for rise, 10 isa
signal for the latter 70 fall far under
prices az once. II he sells In despair,
the article IN which be Is 20 longer In
terested rises out OF sight In volume.
These men are wanting IN judgment,
and the courts should appoint guar.
dlans 70 watch over them, as " does
the case Of orphaned minors. They
always investing 10 III DoradoE, ~
representation OF some one ksener
more INSCRIPTIONS than themseIve.
and they are invariably disappointed.
"If they are not 10 tho rosy clouds
expectancy with mine, they are 10 %
seventh heaven Of hope with an inyen-
ton that IL going % reyolutlonize the
world and incidentally 70 make the
Rothcbllds paupers 10 comparison With
themselves. A blind and more than
chIld.llke credulIty Is one OF tho most
notent characteristics Of these oyor-in-
creasing failures. They are honest
themselves, and 50 imagine that roaaes
are only 70 be found IN fiction. They
lice 10 a world that IL entirely imagln,
sry. and when thoy die their famIif
~ 10 swell the Ereat army Of the
a. aud Impoverished.
k'To the classes / have enumA
N be added the many who ar8
I'd BY environment. or chain9lio
Aickness, or iDcapacltsled for
battle BY physical afiittloD. Po
has been the problem Of tha ages,
was never more 50 than nov. But
firm belief, that in the past,
Md in the future 10 healthy,
hah, who Is willing 70 work, need
r have bis family suffer for the
rles Of life. I donot speak pro-
by when say religion pays
"a material investment. AM
is worth al the other boo
81 economy"