The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-16

between the two extremes. are dlmln-
ahine: and II things 90 on at the same
ratio aa they are now going. twill not
Be very long before there Will be no
middle class IN this country. but all
VII be very rich or very poor, princes
~ paupers. and the country viii he
given up 10 palaces and novels.
The antagonistic forces arc closing
N upon each other. The Pennsyl-
sanla miners strikes. the telegraph
operators strikes. The railroad en-
ployes' strikes. the movements OF the
5oycotlers and the dynamlters are only
ikirmishea before general engage
ment. or. II you prefer u. escapes
through the safcty-yalves Of an i'm.
Driaoned force which promises the ex-
pioslon OF society. You may pooh
pooh Il; you may say that this trouble.
IKE an angry child. viii cry itself 70
Sleep you may beilltle Il BY calling u
fourlcrlsm. or Socialism. or 81 Sim
lnlsm. or NihlIlsm. or Communion;
bul that will not hinder the fact that
n "a the mlghllost. the darkest. the
most terrific threat OF this century.
All attempts at paclhcatlon have been
lead failures. and monopoly Il more
arrogant. and the trades unions more
bitter. Give ~ more wages cry the
employees You shall have less say
he capitalists Compel rs to do few
n hours Of toll IN a day" "You shall
Toll more hours" say the others.
Then. under certain condition. We VII
not work Al all. say these. Then you
shall siarve." say those. and the work.
men gradually using up that which
they accumulate In better times, an
lees there be some radical change, we
shall have soon In this country four
million hungry men and women. Nov.
four millions hungry people cannot be
kept quiet. All the cnacimcnis o. leg
lslalures and an the consiabulari - OF
TIC cities. and all the army and navy
d the United States cannot keep four
mllllon hungry people quiet What
lhcn7 wiz this war between capital
and labor be settled by human Wis
tnm7 Never
shall arsl show you hos this quar-
rel between monopoly and hard work
cannot be- stopped. and then ! will
show you how this controversy viii be-
settled.
Futlle remedies. In the hrst place
there VIII come no paclhcatlon to this
trouble through an outcry against rich
men merely because they are rich.
There a no member OF a trades union
On earth that would not be- rich II be
could be. Sometimes through a for
iunate invention. or through some ac-
cidont Of prosperity. a man who had
nothing comes TO large estate, and
we see him arrogant and suporclllous.
and taking people BY the throat Just
AZ other people took him by the throat
There Il something very mean about
human nature whom Il comes to the
ton. Bu, Il IL no more a sin TO BE- rich
Than Il "a a sin 10 be poor. There arc
those who have gathered a great es-
tate through fraud. and then there are
milllonalres who have gathered their
fortunes through foresight IN regard
10 changes In the markets. and through
brilliant business faculty. aud every
dollar Of their estate Is a. honest rs
The dollar which the plumber gets for
mendlug a pipe. or the mason gets for
building a wall. There are those who
keep IN poverty because CO their own
fault. They might have been wcll-ofi.
but they gave themselves 90 strong
drink. or they smoked or chewed up
their earnings. or they lived beyond
their means. while others on the same
wages and on the same salaries went
90 10 competency. ! know a man who
4 an the time complaining OF hls pow
efty and crying out against rich men.
while he hlself keeps two dogs. and
ehcws and smokes aud Il fiiled TO the
chin with whisky snd beer,
Micawbcr said 10 David Corperheid.
eCopperneld. nay boy one pound In
come. twenty shlllinga and slxpcuce
expenses; result misery. But. Copper.
Geld. my hoy. one pound Income. cx-
nanaes nineteen shllllnga and six
pence: result. happiness" And there
are vast muiiiiudes Of people who are
kept poor because they are the vic.
Tins ol their own lmproyldenco. II
"a 40 sin 90 be- rich and Il IA no ain
10 b. poor protest against this out.
cry which hear against those who.
sArnneh economy ana seli-denial ana
aasldrliy. have come 10 large fortune.
This bombardmcnl Of commercial sue
cess Will never stop ihis quarrel be-.
tween capital and labor
Neither win the contest be settled
hy cynical and unsympaiheilc iroai-
meni af he lahoring CLASSES There
ere ihcs' who speak Of them az though
.hcy were only cattle or draughi
horses Their nerves are nothing.
heir domestic comfort b. nothing.
their hapnintss D. nothing They have
ao more sympathy Tor them than
bound has for a hare. of q hawk fur
, hen. OF tiger for n calf when
lean Vatican. the greatest hero Of Vic
or HuRos writings. after . NE o. sut.
erlnF and brave endurance. goes into
and death. they clap the
,ook shut and say. Good Tor him"
rhcy stamp their feet with lndigna-
ion and say just the opposite Of Save
he worklng-classes." They have an
heir sympalhlcs with shylock. and not
18th Antonio and Porila. They ure
'lulocrals. and their feelings are In
efnal. They are allied with irritation
nd lrasclhIll,y on this subject To
top lhls awful lmbro4llo between
apllal and labor thos VIII llfs not 20
,uch AZ the 10 end Of the little finger.
Neither uIIl there be ans pacincatiun
Z ihls angry controversy through flo-
.nA4 COD n1rnf blessed murder.
usa. i ihIs ronirnrcrsy beineen
.nIlal ana htsf fspno| be aaiils6 By
tmsa e|sIaa. L lld2f capital and