The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-26

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se1y TAI and stinss itself 10 DEATH This
ecA not altogether rare In modern times,
may BE- called the suicide Of progress The
historian n greatly perplexed. sometimes
osecouraged. with this phenomenon AT
intervals the henefacent forces OF civflixa-
fion gather volume and run on until they
they become organic In some great reeuk.
and then the hinder par; q the movement.
bending over. plants a deadly Dart In ii
own yita.s
The discovery Of the coal OIL fields with
In the present generation has powerfully
Affected the Industrial life and somewhat
modified the domestic life Of the American
people Our Institutions nave given ep-
portuatty for monopoly 20 M itself On
the basis Of this vast suhferranezn sea of
wealth The crust OF the earth has been
bored through in u. 90 places tn order that
the Arfesi&n streams might springs UP for
the fabrication and lighting and heating
OF the world. The several monopol;ss OF
the great industry combine themselves into
one Over this q single figure arises a. the
emperor Of oil. He becomes the owner not
only Of man. bat OF nature. He makes
geology his superintendent and has God
FOR his silent partner. BY and By he has
sss p.os OF wealth. All the other NIL
lionatres are below him. The princes and
monarchs of AL Christendom are delighted
with the honor OF his acquaintance And
he b . phlIanfhrupist. He wishes well to
his kind Perhaps hs can afford 70 rive
Away . little
CHANGING around the horison Of the
world. the emperor OF oil sees Chicago.
t.st 80 ~
build monument for the good q man
There he VIII endow . great university.
being modest. he viii not accept It's nzme,
but no Will furnish the resources for the
highest development of the intellectual
and moral powers OF the people. BY and
b. friend of his by cruelty expressing
and wronging his thousands Of workmen
produces an fnsuTection by which the
peace on the nation Is DISTURBED. The
under man. ground down, rises at last in
revolt and shakes a clenched fist af the
monopoly which for thirty years has
double charged every passenger for his
Dertn- Chicago In shaken with the tumulr
In the philanthroplc university the pro-
lessor OF economies. faithful to duty and
truth. offers modest word OF criticism.
He shows that there y a gas monopoly In
the city. and that IL Is better policy for q
city TO supply Its own people with gas
and water. All the monopolies are at one
when they are zssaiied. Chicago Gas
looked over at the Emperor OF Oil and
said: You have produced an institution
which supports man who has criticised
me and Pullman Put him out"
Presto. The thing Is done. Prof. Bemis
IL notified that while his services are ap-
preciated the environment Is not congenial
to his work and to himself His resigna-
ton 10 accepted. and the chair Is filed with
ono who II presumably In sympathy with
the business interests OF the countryr'
The oil fields Of Ohio and Pennsylvania
send up their floods of power in order that
civilization may be promoted: In order
that wealth may be accumulated; In order
that a university may be founded and en-
lowed: In order that the highest and best
thought Of that university-the head and
brain Of II. 30 to speak-may be stung to
death by the bent up tail OF the coal oil
ecorpionf II Is one OF the caprices Of
progress. JOHN CLARK RIDPATH.