The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-30
Strongly Stated.

From NoX Populi)
1t is a conceded fact that 10000 families
engaged exclusively in the accumulation
of the wealth created by the labor of their
fellow men, have succeeded in securing
possession Of half the property in the
United States. This appalling proof of a
most appalling injustice should, in a single
hour, fill every school house, every church
every public hall and every public meeting
place with citizens white hot demanding
immediate destruction of the abominable
systems whereby this robbery was wrought
and make greater than Cromwell thunder
at the $4,000 bronze doors of the national
capitol, that for a quarter of a century
have not opened to party sufficiently
patriotic and with statesmen big enough
to strike down this horrid wrong AS a
people we have for 80 years been divided
up and parceled out, mostly on issues of
comparatively small Importance. between
| two political parties, both of which are
employed, directed and controlled by the
same identical power. For 80 years we have
engaged in the mock warfare of each sue
ceeding campaign, and under one banner
| or the other, with glazing torches and blair
| ing trumpets have wheeled and marched
and countermarched like puppets, just as
| the money power pulled the strings. For so
years our minds have found employment
| in this sort of politics. For 80 years our
| ideas of loyalty to the party whose trans
parencieS we have borne have grown
stronger with each recurring election until
at last feel that inseparable
from our party as the turtle is inseparable
from it's shell. AS the incessant roar of
an artillery engagement benumbs the gun
ners into a deafness that is undis-
turbed by the discharge of the heaviest
cannon, SO the noise of the mimic political
warfare and daily contact with the grossest
political and financial wrongs against I'M
suspecting, patient and patriotic millions of
our fellows have so duled our ears our
| inteilects and our consciences that have
no realizing sense of the difficulties and
dangers by which we are imperied
A too great disproportion of wealth
among citizens weakens any state. Every
person. if possible, ought to enjoy the
fruits of his labor, in full possession of
all the necessares and many of the con-
veniences of life. No one can doubt but
such an equality is most suitable to hui
man nature, and diminished much less from
| the happiness of the rich than it adds to
| that of the poor. 1t also augments the
power of the state, and makes any extra
ordinary taxes or imposition be paid with
more cheerfuness. Where the riches are
engrossed by few, these must contribute
very largely to supplying the public neces-
stiles; but when the riches are dispersed
among multitudes the burden feels light
on every shoulder; and the taxes make not
| a sensible difference on any ones way of
living. Add to this, that where the riches
are in few hands, these must enjoy all the
power. and will readily conspire to lay all
| the burden on the poor and Cypress them
still further to the encouragement of all
| industry.-Hume.
Tt appears that judges construe the
| law to mean one thing when applied to the
EMPLOYERS and another when applied to the
employe Did the same decisions apply to
| the employer that which these judges
have handed down for the guidance of the
workingmen, it would mean nothing more
| or less than an absolute state control of the
ra ilroads which is, to that extent, state
socialism, Machinery holders Journal
The prices will fall or rise as the volume
| Of money is increased or diminished is a
| law that is as unalterable as any law of
nature.-Prof. Walker.