Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-12

geance will come. Mark the predic-
tion. This nation is sowing to the
wind. 1t will reap the whirlwind.
Human blood is too cheap. Money
and property is placed above virtue
and honesty. The attributes of God
In man are ignored and reviled while
the rich revel in the luxury of wealth
obtained through false systems
Wealth secures legislation giving it
a legal right to rob the man who ''eats
his bread in the sweat of his face"
They seem to forget that legal right
may be moral wrong. The law of
man can not set aside the decree of
God. ''In the sweat of thy face
shalt thou eat bread" As sure
as God said it he meant it. He did
not mean that some should cat their
bread in the sweat of anothers face
He did not mean that 10000 men
should swelter in the sun to make and
sustain a millionaire He did not
mean that few should own and en-
Joy all the good things in this life and
the balance sweat and toll to support
them, being held in subjection by
that hypocritical cry vested property
rights" Human rights are supreme
aud above all. They have the seal of
God sapproval. Placing vested rights
above tuman rights had its origin in
hell In this country of undeveloped
rifh hn r
nature, no man should 90 idle that
wants work. Under proper distrib-
utive system no man who works
should be poor. Labor produces all
wealth. Labor should enjoy what it
produces.
IF any will not work neither shall
he eat" These are philosophical
God given truths. No amount of man
made theory will supplant them. 1T
has always been SO and always will
be SO, Is no argument They are the
words of a coward and laggard
They constitute fit motto for he'll.
There Is where they originated and
there is where they should return
money runs this country and always
VIII is another one Of the devils lies.
Manhood did run this country once
and will again. Hear the echo of the
words of one of. Gods noblemeu: 81
am not worth buying. but such as l
am the king of England is not rich
enough to buy me. OF another,
Give me liberty, or give me death"
Let us not rob God" These were
not the fires of 1776.'' 1t was
the expression of a principle placed in
the heart of man by the Creator
long before the enslavement of
lsraers children, or the thunders OF
Mount Sinai. 1t was the God in man.
famed into flame by the oppression
of tyrants. Liberty is of heaven.
Tyranny and oppression is of hell
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to
God" Whoever praYs for forbear-
ance with tyrants is a hypocrite.
Whoever places property rights above
human rights is tool of the devil.
Whoever votes for party that makes
laws placing property rights above
human rights needs the prayers of
the righteous. We talk plain. Tie
time has come to do SO. The situa-
tion is serious. We are on the brink
of a revolution. The question is up
whether citizen or the dollar
shall rule this country. Whether God
or the devil shall dwell uppermost in
the hearts OF men, This question will
be settled, ana there is only one re-
suit. God shall prevail. Manhood
will win. Human rights will be vic
torious. The only question is,
how? Peaceably, or by force
of arms? VIII the people vote for the
devil and then have to fight to de-
throne him as they did with the Insti-
tuition of slavery? Will you precipi-
tate war by prolonging the reign OF
the devil? Or will you rise up in
your manhood and vote him out like
men? Millions of men are idle. Win
ter will soon be upon us. These men
will be hungry, naked and cold. In
stead of looking after their interests
Congress has been looking after the
interests of Wall street and the rich
manufacturers. No measure of re-
lief has been passed for the masses
Money has been made scarcer and the
industries of the country robbed OF
the means to carry on the business
AS result, thousands and millions
have been thrown out of employment.
And to what end? To make the dol
lar better. My God. was ever any
thing more absolutely hellish? To
make the rich mans dollar better.
millions ot men have been made
hungry. Millions of innocent child
rem are made to go naked, hungry and
cold. Thousands of women have been
forced to sell their souls or starve.
Tell me that this is the work Of honest
men and parties. Tell me that this in
act ordanVe with the Will of Col.
Away. 1t is the work OF the dey;..
1t was conceived in iniqrity. torn in
he'll, and chr;stialed by both parties,
pub ic faith. Human rights have
been ignored. Capital has been
placed above Ia Dor. And now the
demon OF hunger is to he met Now
the penalty is 10 pay. And, mark you.
you can not shoot this demon out of
existence 1t fears no glttling guns
or dazzling lines of deadly bayonets.
The truth that man has right TO
earn h living by honest abor can
not be c, ashe', be eause it IS of God