Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-11-12

well enough off to keep himself
properly clothed for a cold days
ride to town? "Times have been
hard of late," you say. "Wheat
has been low, and the interest
and grocery bills for the grow
ing family has been growing on
him." Just so. Those fortu-
nate ones of society who has been
above want for years, and who
do not visit the poor in their
homes, do not of course under
stand how this is. But a major
ity of my farmer readers under
stand it.
Now why is wheat low, below
cost of production? Why are
freight charges high way above
cost of transportation?
Why should it be possible for a
sober Industrious farmer in this
land of abundantriches to goto an
untimely grave, and leave widow
and orphans to battle with a cold
world because of want of neces-
sary clothing?
Hash this nation accumulated
wealth beyond any precedent in
history; and haven't we our
boasted 'millionaires in any city
of any size that roll in wealth and
that buy foreign princes for their
daughters, and giving swell din
ers, like young Wanamaker lat.
ely, costing $150O.00 per plate,
and how is it that poor John
Jones perishes from want OF
clothing in the struggle for indie.
pendence?
We are not crying out against
wealth. Nor asking the rich to
divide with the poor, nor any
thing Of the kind. But when we
see on the one hand sober, indus
trious and honest families going
down by dozens and dozens all
round US for want of the com.
mon necessaries of life, and on
the other hand profligate and lux
urious millionaries spending un-
heard of wealth in vicious iv,
ing, we cannot but conclude that
something is out of gear some.
where with the system of polit.
ical economy and civilization.
Nor do we ask any sympathy
for the lazy tramp. We believe
literally and emphatically that
the man who will not work
should starve and freeze or be
compelled to work by force.
But we do assert that in 8
country like this, Astounding with
the means of the sustenance OF
life, every honest, industrious
and reasonably careful mar
ought to get the necessaries Of
life for himself and family. Ev
cry such man earns that, and is
entitled to it; if he does not get il
somebody eles gets it away from
him in someway or another.
We hold that John Jones dur
ing the last Is years has pro
duced enough to have made him
independent, and to have beer
able to provide himself with
clothing and proper medical at
tendance in time, to. have. pre-
vented his death from pneumo
MIA, had he kept thatWas honest
" bis. .- . -. = ~
When anything is carried of
without the knowledge or con
sent of the owner, the affair is us
ua]ly nvestigated on two lines o
inquiry, to wit: 81 St: .=s II.
LIST. The disc overy of the ar
ticle in question. z.. & :....
End. The mode or process. o
the carrying off. :=:.. $.
And, first IL our contention il
true that j John Jones and mil
lions like him have lost wealth
some body must haveit. n look
ing about we soon dis cover an,
number Of men who have becom,
enormously wealth during I'll,
|last15 years The question thel
arises have any Of these partie'
got some of this. away from Jol1l
IJones? f Sc. how
This leads to the second ia
lquiry as teo the mod of the carry
ing of of this wealt nd tllliill
Ito the question What businessar,
Those ono moulsll FealtltY peopl