Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

measure frof0 on experience Of the hunon
gace. We cannot tell 10 what degree II would
paralyEe industTy. II were asked 70 define
civilization should say II was Industrial
cooperation" Everything that man does for
his own benefit acts directly upon the inter
eets Of his neiRhbors. No man onn stand alone
IN a civilized community. His interests, his
prospects, his fortunes are 70 some extent
shared by his fellows. There is not an ear Of
corn ripening IN the western field that does
not affect the price Of bread TO you and 10 me-
The farmer who scatters seed upon the ground
by that acts starts into motion the wheels OF
the factory he sharpens the tools OF the car
penter he stimulates the construction of rail-
roads; be causes the engineers TO plan new
bridges crossing currents, new tunnels under
rivers, new canals Joining oceans and sepa-
rating continents II the farmer did not work.
II the miner did not dig In the subterranean
gallery, every other department Of industry
would languish for men would not produce
and create II they did not see In the industry
and activity of others prospect Of demand
for the commodity which they produce, and
so every man In the world is bound closely TO
the destiny and interests Of his fellow man.
Underlying the whole scheme OF civilization
Is the confidence men have in each other, CON
6denee in their honesty, confidence In their
integrity, confidence in their industry, eonf-
dence In their future. II we want silver coin
age tomorrow, II we even debase our standard
of vnIue. men say that still you would have
the same property you have today, you would
A. 1--WE oc,ttrect Ard Il Is TIME But so did
tbo Ind,er have the sane rivers that roll mast
our cities and turn the wheels Of commerce rs
they pass So the mountains, piled full Of min
erai Treasures 900 years ago.
"a Pathway Of Destructlon."
The same atmosphere enwrapped this conti.
nent the same soil covered the fields, the
snne sun shone IN heaven, and yet there was
none but the savage pursuing the pathway OF
,rnr through the trnckless forests and the
river bore no single living thing except the
indian in his canoe, pursuing pathway Of de-
atruction, There wns no industrial co-opern-
tion. because the Indian was a savage and did
not understand the principles By which men
aid each other in taking from the bosom q the
earth tho wealth which makes life benraBle
and develops the intelligence which inalses
civilization. Anything that atteeks that basis
~ h,,,nan Coincidence "a a ofims aualnat oitf-
hzation and blow against the aounoasions OF
social oruer' r.. t.H.
We peiievc that tine very essence OF eivliiaa'
Won IL mutual lnteress mvsuhi ,orpeaIsnee, w,
mutual co.openauon. We Deheve sno wotk naa aa
GOT past tne VINE Wnen men hhnos hfe y.
eech oshet tnroasss ne psileVe touny .n, ena'
men stand shoalaer 70 snouioer, wor.'ne 70
eetner TOT . common puIposo, Dehenoiai 81 70 al, ~,
ann We peneVe tnat WIS ee.enpe 70 ssseil ~
Wages Wnicn hlssns nn spse,nPs " "e'aeH ene
prosperity Q. All, wiz oe resisveu Sns nos ~ :
GLASS; Dut oy the y nois nAeion' Wha' iauot nus
gained that snail " Keep. ihe rete OF wages
that y paio 70 Vouay Is .ne ioWese rate We
Will ever WiiinHiI acoept We iooh iuh"ntu 10
q further anu fnfthef inofease IN sne prosper
IVY OF WorkineIneh' nov mercy uy en iherease
IN tne uhily Waee, pub " tuEVner ihorease ~
IN the purchhsahB Po"er VI "Ases' men Nho
veil us that the prices OK iarm psooucte nave
fallen ana thas tne inrmer ior 1nhs reason ls
suherer toIHet pnaV "Iiio ene @ prioo VI wages
mas risen on tne iatm the eHciehey OK Root
mas lnofeaseui enhe Vne cose oi prouucuon hAa m
been reduced tnroaeh tne aio OF maehinery
Whiie the WAVES Oh One ihuNiuuiA ihnoreF may
have risen Whiie wages remain az tnelr pres,
eht rave nope enese VIII pe q tu.ehet any !
iuIehef anu conuhuous ueoieese IN sne Sose "
hVihB, theIe - no way IN MhiSn can pe au. .
mlt.eo eo shaIe Vi Nou youh'y eAoep'
snr2ugh iaii IN 'he prioes ol 'ne heeessarieH
VI Ane' ,-..- a.. - -,,.,
O'O"" VI
While we have In existence a system Of
mutual corporation, which is but another
name for civilized society, all men are admit
ted to a share in every bounty which provi.
dence showers upon the earth. The dweller in
the tenement house. STOPPING over his bench,
who never sees a field of waving corn, who
has never inhaled the perfume Of grasses and
of flowers, is yet made the participator in all
the bounties Of providence in the purifying
influence Of the atmosphere In the ripening
rays OF the sun, when the product OF the soil
is made cheaper TO him every day by the
abundance OF the harvest. IL is from his shars
in this bounty that the Populist wants TO ex.
oiude the American workingman. To him we
say. in the name Of humanity, In the name OF
progress, you shall neither press a crown OF
thorns upon the brow of labor nor press 0
scourge upon his back. You shall not rob him
Of any one advantage which he has gained by
long years of study, Of progress in the skill Of
his craft and by the careful organization oi
the members who work with him at the same
bench. You shall not obscure the golden pros
poets Of further Improvement in his condi'
tion by further oheapening Of the cost Of