The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-09-23
LINCOLN AND LUBBOCK.
The Money Power EndeavOring to
EnSlave Labor.

EnSlave Labor.
About the middle of the present
century Sir John Lubbock, of
England, declared:
"There is likely to be an effort
made by the capital class to fasten
upon the world rule through
their wealth, and by means of re-
duced wages place the masses upon
footing more degrading and de-
pendent than has ever been known
in history The spirit of money
worshipers seems to be rapidly de
veloping in this direction"
A few years later Abraham Lin
coin reiterated the same sentiment
in his message to Congress in 1861.
(See Barretfs "Lifo of Lincoln"
pages 300 to BOO This import
ant warming is omitted in later his
tories:
"Monarchy itself is sometimes
limited at as possible refuge from
the power of the people. In my
present position / could scarcely
be justified were to omit raising
warning voice against the APP
proach of returning despotism.
There is one point to which / ask
brief attention. Tt is the effort
to place capital on an equal footing
with, if not above, labor in the
structure of government. y
Let them beware of surrendering a
political power which they already
have, and which, if surrendered,
will surely be used to close the door
of advancement against such as
they, and fix new disabilities and
burdens upon them, till all of lib
erty shall be lost"
Again, near the close of the war,
in reply to letter from friend in
Illinois, President Lincoln said:
eyes, we may all congratulate
ourselves that this cruel war is
nearing it's close. 1t has cost
vast amount of treasure and blood.
The best blood of the flower of
American youth has been freely
offered upon our country's altar
that the nation might live. 1t has
been indeed trying hour for the
republic; but / see in the near flu
ture Il crisis approaching that un-
nerves me and causes me to trem-
BILE for the safety of my country.
AS result of the war, corpora
tions have been enthroned and an
era of corruption in high places
will follow and the money power of
the country will endeavor to pro-
long its reign by working upon the
preiudices of the people until all
wealth is aggregated lin few
hands and the republic is destroy
ed. l feel at this moment moro
anxiety for the safety of my coun-
try than ever before, even in the
midst of war God grant that my
suspicious may prove groundless."
DIED. lva Vance, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Vance, of the
First Ward, died Wednesday morn
ing at 6 o'clock, aged one year,
nine months and nine days. She
had been sick for several weeks
Her remains were taken to Frazier's
Bottom, on the train this morning,
and will be buried to-day at 1O:30
a. IN. The parents have the sim
cerest sympathies of the Register
Owing to the remarkable cheap
ness of hogs it is to be hoped that
enough of them will be fattened in
this county this year to make all
the bacon necessary for home con
sumption. Shipping bacon from
Chicago is terrible drain on our
financial resources.
When young man can find no
better employment than to talk
disrespectful of some young lady
he ought to go and commit suicide
and we would suggest that he en-
ploy the most barbarous means of
doing SO.
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