The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-25

and then saving money. and those who
have inherited this money from their an
| cestors. who accumulated IT by prac-
| ticing the same methods. There is not a
| man In this country outside OF this class
| who does not wish TO enter It. All who
| respect Themselves, or are respected by
! others. are doing their best TO get to-
| geiher all that they can, and II they are
! at all successful. they at once come TO
| be members of the class that Mr.. Voor-
| heos looks on as pirates. This Is
strange sort OF position to be in. All
men. including Mr. Voorhees, himself. are
doing their best TO become members or
the "capitalistic class" yet the capital
istic class is body which, In the opin-
ION Of Mr.. Voorhees,. deserves no better
fate than TO be marked out as pirates
hostes humani generls.
The whole truth Of this business Is
this. Society is divided into two classes
one Of these is again divided into two
classes. The first part OF this subdivi-
sion has something and Is endeaVoring
to maintain it. The second part Of it is
struggling earnestly 10 get something.
This second part knows that II II is to be
protected in what It may get together
by fugalty and Industry. IT must insist
upon the first part being sacredly protect
ed in that which 1t now has. 1t thinks
more is TO be made by building up than
by pulling down. 1t knows that some
thing IS TO be made by the process OF
building up, but that universal ruin will
envelope the land the moment a sacri-
ligeous hand is allowed 10 be laid upon
any part Of the present structure.
The whole of the first class then in
sists and demands that no man shall
be deprived of one cents worth Of
anything that IS his, except according -
the provisions Of laws that bear equally
and in the same way upon all men. And
this class contains within itself every
man who is worth one copper for the
purpose Of improving the condition OF
man on earth.
The second class into which society |
is divided contains all the lazy. the |
idle. the thriftcss, the vicious, and the |
whisky drinkers Of the population. eve |
don't mean to say that every man who |
drinks whisky is a whisky drinkcr' in |
the sense Of the expression as here
used, our meaning is perfectly appar-
enU. They are unwilling 10 devote them
selves to continuous and steady toll, but
they wish TO live ON the fruits OF the |
toll of other men. These are the men
who are eternally prating about the in
jury that Is done 10 some men by other
men having property. That property
has been accumulated by frugallty and
guided by intelligence. They
are unwilling to subject themselves to the
restraints which frugaity requires and
they are too lazy to preform the toll
necessary to accumulate property Con-
when the temperature is low
they hug a bar-rOom stove and declaim
against Capitalists" When the tenn
perature IS high they trespass on the
grass Of public parks TO find shade under
which they may preach against the
want TO live without work Thrftless.
lazy, idle themselves. they want to pill
age frugal men Of what has been gained
by honest toll
Senator Voorhees, may think the des-
TIMES Of this country are going TO be
controlled by this Fastaff's army. and
ne may succeed in getting himself en-
rolled rs one Of the soldiers Of that
yaIorous chief. But We tell him he Is only
marking himself out for certain destruc@
ion, when he announces his adherence
% their ranks. The sober and industri-
,us people of this country are not going
o let the rag-tag and bOb-tail make
Is laws, and the sooner Mr.. voorhees,
earns this fact the better II viii be