The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-05
THAT BLOODY REVOLUTION TILL
MAN WOULD BRING ON.

NtN hOAf.t' VIZ
An enthusiastic Populist in the South
Carolina Legislature introduced a reso-
luton the day after Thlman dug his
pitohfork into Grover Clevoland's fat
sides" which sought TO make the Lcgis-
lature Of that Stale declare that 10 had
heard with pleasure of their Senator's
eloquent and patriotic speech" and TO
make 1t pledge itself. by al We are and
hope to be: we will sacrifice our lives. If
necessary. in resisting tyranny ana OPP
preston. believing. as we do. that re-
sistance to tyranny is obedience 10 Cod
The resolution. no doubt. expressed the
sentiments OF all the Popllists there,
but there was "a strong smack about ii
Of the resolutions many of them used 10
hear. some thrty-hve years back. and
,ai, they had a lively recollection OF what
sacrincing ones life In resisting tyran-
ny and oppression" really means when
IT comes to showdown they pru-
IDENTIFY referred Tie resolution 10 the
Committee on Foreign Relations. where
it will probably rcnain for some umc If
1t ever appears again.
Since this South Carolina legislators
manly sentiments could De so power
fully moved by Tnlman's plea. it is just
as well that we should look carefully
into that plea, and see what it contains
that makes a serious appeal TO our roa-
son. The whole substance of p. may
be found in the following extract from
his speech. as il appears in the Con-
gressional Record. lie said:
Sir. the struggle from 1861 TO 1865. which
drenched this fair land in blood. was TO
emancipate 100000 black slaves We
are fast approaching a condition which
will place The collar OF industrial bond
age around the necks of ten times that
many white slaves. ! would not pre-
diet revolution or war il |, did not feel
that relief must come, either 10y the bal
lot, or that an effort viii be made IN a few
years to obtain it by bullets. You may
look upon me as an enthusiast, as an
alarmist. or an anarchist but with the
sober convictions OF common sense, /
tell you that the teaching OF all history
is belicd, and We must surrender the he
lief that like causes produce like effects.
If men expect that the millions now out
OF employment. and the other millions
who are working out a hopeless exist
tbtf OF A'll wear III anu NFei NAAf AItf
women Stitching i'm poverty, hung r.. and
dirt" depicted this morning by the sena-
tor from South Dakota (Mr. Kyle. the
men bearing their hopeless burdens OF
debt. all directly traccahle 10 bad gov
eminent. viii not some day have a reck-
oning.
You all remember MacaulayS prediction
that some day a goveran mt wuuii be
put I'm charge Of this country hy tho
Commune Whan that fiue sorrt.. "a
have mercy on you millionarcs who
have stolen so much of TIE peoples
money.
And then he said. "The fair flower Of
liberty had been uprootcd and smothcred
by the noxious weeds Of monopoly and
class privilege" The substance Of TIL
mans case is that Tie wealth Of This
country has come 10 hc concentrated in
a comparatively few hands ANA that
the great body Of the people have light
TO have IL taken away from those who
have It. and disbursci all around INTO
the hands Of the many Let us look
into the foundation Of this claim. ana
see how u stands.
The great bulk OF tho counuy's wealth
is artificial IL has been created by
labor There i5 the natural wealth rep
resented by tho fertility OF the soil and
what il produces. and the Increment Of
animals due solely TO that. But most
OF ali the rest Of the countrys wealth
Is the product Of labor.
We are quite sure Tinman has no idea
OF a new division OF the natural wealth
OF the country. That Is mostly owned by
the farmers who are. he says, his con-
stituents. and we feel sure they are
not willing to east their farms ana ami
mails into the hotch-Oot Ter the clance
OF wha; win come TO them on lew
division What he wants 10 have a.
vision OIL therefore. IS the arGas al
wealth that has been created By labor.
Now. when man creates wealth by his
own labor. he may surely do with i, IS
he pieases. lie may hoard ~ and never
part with a, silver OF Il. or he may so
into the foasts OF the world and ink II
sn ventures that he thinks Wll re- Glt
prontsbiy 10 him. II he doe tins ard
loses II. can IL be said that he has ben
AShbed. or can It be said that the piore