Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-17
A DEFENSE FOR LAZARUS.
III, Present Lamsntablc Condition.
Ihc Cure For IL.

Editor Dtsfret NciUG
Notwithstanding the vast amount Of
discussion aud comment from various
: urces Ia regard 10 tho social status Of
Lazarus, by those who never proved
hi, friend, practically there has been
but little done 10 redress ur mitigate
the evils under whioh he now suffers.
by the term Lazarus, mean the pro.
duoer and wage Garner, tnu man that
produces ~ much anJ possesses 90
lit.le, who occupies tue hack seat Ia
the synagogus, aud the msanrst posi-.
ton In all the qualifications OF social,
religious and political life; those uufot.
tunato persons, whose claims, rights
aud PRIVILEGES have been conhsuAlei
by pvruioiOus process Of legislative
enactment aud arrangement, invented
aud enforced by political trluksterf,
capitalists, AMI the "lo.wip fraternity,
Tor the ostensiblu purpose VI enTiohiug
the patTiulau aud tne educated drOurs
" society, who by thotxourablU doctrine
Of personal superiority sud imaginary
excellence, have AFRO gated tho fiSht ~
dominate AMI dictate MIN Ia all the
affairs Of life. Tho procedure Of that
clique has had tho effect of lowering
hls manhood, ins1muvh that he II &C.
gAtusd a. remarkable commodity,
subject to the caprice and dirIum " tho
capitalist, anu ifuiIrarle1 by the latter
from any causel no boeomeI an out
cast and pHupef EmonE his fellows,
albeit the aggregate wealth VI all
nations 10 tue evidence Of his
mechanical ssill anu uuTomittins toll.
Tnat humanity should thus DO de-
based aud tens OF Thousands thrown
upon the streets OF tho large cities Of
the world, iila aud destitute, Tor want
Of work IL \ foul blot upon the Wanted
civilization AMI diplomacy Of the
nineteenth century, anu proves that
the mOdus Upsfandi employed by
modern word JuEglers AMI cham
ttAlslmsn has tho effect OF en-
rlchlnz Dives and impUVer'hing
Lazarus. fno fact that In the United
states half OF the peoples currency Is
ia the hands VI from ten TO twelve iH-
diyiduals aud nearly three hundred
million dollars 10 boarded Ia the c0iuIs
OF the national bsuks, anu tbs whole
sal. Ama.tmunt anu c1nhsc,tiOn OF
money AMI property IN the hands Of \
few IN all nations, supplies an vncoIual
barrier neain,t tho progress aud pros
psTity OF tho working populAcc, and
| mas a cAuksryorm 10 undermining The
| foundation VI modern society aui the
words OF oliver Goldsmith have their
literal iulHimnh yih
III fare, Che laud 70 fastening Ma prey
Whore wealth aoaumulA1es and men decay
Now, slf, under this unhply mlnoPo'
ly nnd mrrcBnaTy conditions, with an
ng,Ts,ats OF lmmcnsB " 0alih on the
ons hAnu and prevalent dvsligutlon ON
Inc other, how Is i. possible to retain
a bpalthy moral atmosphere anu sup
Dre,a crime? Hence society ~ peslefcu
witb the pre.ance VI socialism, anAfcn'
Inn aud cfrt agencies, nli actively
engaged IA urging tho overthrow OF
| .fists Institutions and clam1lng Tor
Inc establishment Of just ,qdltsble
government. VIVA. are the aoluai
conditions at the present timer Tue
markets OF the world AGO glulei WIN
| ali the necpssnrirs OF mo- bul La1htuti
| bpipr bprelt OF work hnd wages, N In
| nungrgus Instances unable 10 procure
| IN, onu,mpnrgt needs. Men nave tald
mat human lifs Is mere hacf'u lhah
wealth; Uut puch sentiment e1'a only
| Nm theury. Tins worNlg w1riI nave
| beoofug uiEyustvd with theories and
,,il.,le,. Rud Lazarus nov dem EAU b
,,,a, hi. r,urgs,ntAtivrs susl. DO scieet-
OF from his own class, although That
# ,l,lsratum viii involve tho Dismissal
| .ud elparing out Of the wealthy, uily
lonuutd quaoks that have ~ long d 70