The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-21


TARIFF snd tns rnlserg Hunsrs-ts % t0ous-
anda q collars spent On 4 single fege gives
opportunity 70 w0rk s. q said. b8x aS
Prof Elv puts g.. TIRE same expenditure
for humanity would obviously give AZ
equal opportunity Tor work. TIE argu-
nneuf that tustihes extrav@g CANT expeDd-
sture or tnf greaad q wor4 and 2sEes r.
q part ~ the same Eallacy that regards
free gambling. Gre and zHr - blessings
The burning o. city Or the wholesale de-
atructlon - capital and life ~ var may
have tEetr coupensat8ons. Every ev4l n
the long run may r@5ound % good, bat re-
member that s T. = long run n the
evolution Of humanity there are side move
meats ard backward movements. but one
ts rot 20 choose these or force them. They
Invariably mean waste and sin and suffer
inE- Who VIII sag that the Seattle hre was
"a blessing Yet it gave employment vita
big waees-for q time II il was a b.es-
sing cree why not no9? Let az pray then
Tor another burning Up Of our buildings
The waste eniailsd by any expenditure
from one dollar up TO one million that does
not contribute 20 ghe higher good Of hui
ruanity IS analogous 20 a IRE. The wages
are an Incident. The waste in food or
raimeut. geW-gaws or equipments Is
fundamental. When r. comes 70 the ques-
ton 81 individual discrimination Prof. Ely
again makes Il clear III the real gain
20 ones self corresponds 70 the outlay II
cannot be called a luxury one test Is
10 ask this question Would / myself
II normally constituted, obeying ethical
principles, be willing TO undergo the toll
and sacrifice that article has cost for the
pleasure it affords p The answer must be
10 the negative In the ease Of articles ike
Belgian handmade lace. which Is the pro-
duct OF long. weary toll OF poorly paid
girls Ehc often lose their eyesighg IN this
HfnF
says. This woman. ambitious and vain.
thinks TO enhance her owl value by load
Ing herseif with gold and precious stones
ard thousand other aGoFnments. In
order 20 deck her IN Drawer array the
whole nation exhausts itself. the arts
groan and sweat IN the labogious service.
the whole range OF industry wears itself
out The Limitation OF expenditure viii
be determined by the question OF the
greatest good TO the greatest num-
Der" Whatever Is spent that does
not help 10 develop fife, physically.
mentally. spiritually. Is not well spent II
may give the money 10 others: that Is in
cidentaL The waste OF so much capital
that might 20 10 the production OF actual
necessities under this threefoid classical
ton. that s. essential For example. sup
pose that $1,000 layished on one grand
bail, IN things that. for the most part
disappear IN night were spent In I'm
proved tenement houses Contrast the
actual employment in one case with that
IN the other And then contrast the fleet
ing enjoyment of the one occasion with the
permanent good the sanitary benefits. the
opportunities for physical enjoyment and
the Intellectual growth In the other But
one may say; "A man may tot be willing
10 make the better expenditure. The ball
is better than the bank" The reply Is so
much the worse for the man IL IS the
principle OF the thing that people must
understand. The danger lies not so much
II a single vulgar display as IN the fallacy
going the rounds Of the press that such
demonstrations are a fine thing from the
standpoint u social science This Is the
heresy We need TO combat A New York
paper. "A public teacher. actually cries:
ION with the dance. Let JOY be uncon-
fined. Dancing may be a good thing in
It's place All pleasure that helps and not
binders mans whole lie Is commendahle.
but dispropOrtionate dancing at dispropor-
Tomato cost is not TO be commended as a
tenet OF political economy. Every atl-
thority on political science contends that
waste Of wealth does not help production
For example, Marshall IN Economies OF
Industry and CalrHes in Some Leading
Principles Of Political ECONOMY" one
newspaper at least. the St Louis Republic
has, on this question. a Clesr-headel
editor. for he says: Every dollar repre-
senfs real wealth produced by labor. and
when tt is consumed In Injuries and non
productive service, private and public
servants. 70 Is taken out of the fund avail
able for the necessities OF labor IN the
production ~ new wealth. The stock Of
capital Is reduced that much. II the *
uaVagance 81 the few is good Ing. the
eNtravagancc or the many would De a bet
ter thing and IL IS easy 70 see the ex-
hHustlon OF capital and the collapse 81
society Ia the general application OF the
principle" Another kind OF eNpedienry
that must be- taken into account in SET
TING this question OF expcu 5Ilurc Is ctht-
cal expcaicncy. u implies In the first
pia1e the principle Of accommodation. This
rs exactly what Pau is cortendirr FOR IN
the portion OF the tpistie beginning. An
things are lawful for me. but an things are
not cNpedient' Let no one seek his own.
but that which S. auothcr's.' 90 thar is every
mans deeds AFFECT Hoy only his own NE
but the lives OF others IL any OF therl1
that believe not bi3 you 20 a feast feven
% halO and We be disposed a. zn. what
Sewer IS set before you. cat. asking no
questions for conscience sake 81 FAR
personfl liberty. ''But L any man saw
INTO you. this is offered in sacrifice unto
idols. eat rot for hts sAke that sAoer.~t H.
and for conscience sake. Conscience +
say. not thine own. bug of the others
Hers is the principle % Christian accom-
notation rtEuistirE personal liberty To
large numbers. excessive display ee.
reeisUy in these hard times. is Ike s
sacrifice unto IDOLS. the idols of .'the po-nos
ard Yantties" of the World CIV. ma
offence neither 20 Jews nor Greeks. nor 10
she Church ~ God"
Accommodation has ils limits Along
wita aecommclstion must so correction o.
others iEHcrarre and She cure of others.
prejudice. man through Hyr1rurl.sts-
tipn migct D. he3r..} ia by vau-tarf CONS
plants ans unreasonable demands He
wtEht o. compelled 'a change his sre-a oe
trcas 81 choIce 81 [oof Dolly All liberty
iu pleasure cr recreation uigEt Pc s-rl.-t
IA There must he mutual f1reheararra
Absolute sr'f-surrertrr On others Womb
N0o0E the silver an1 confirm ir weakness
che one whu demands. E1t the prt--sr.a
hclas Eoot A ran wast. Tor rns-af
reasons. cn0s+fee tAe effect ~ hi. ar-ta-t
luc1 BIS rriEEherA fHe Influence 0f Ass
co-fptr upon society. IN the face ~ the
strain ans strife ~ social 8r1 trtfsf-f.1
ltr. nifE tHe tremendous fcsHrz af .f.~-
crr-sHt. -Ere-si c- ttr3ttous, ONE nav
W.H ask h.w-f even e al tri-Es a-s .~
gus F@Nrr- $3.50 tae+- tF.aE> rrefttt-er
800 u..F .H-tt.. at the Tcot 5E sr.sa' 1.se
is re-5rI ,.-saF huE trcsre-sy kl-t-s.s
ara cons t.-a-la- e- sa@ surface To ae
joss is rFtt.F teHr h,ie< kIrt ASS en...f
come frrt ha' H~rr 1.r Ees-a SD sex..
the.r tretarr res. t-t 81, -rcW fhe.- love
}n avoidance at rHEH-t. rAls et srrs ra
f4ssrr tr-s .me~f tFt.h 50 NARY -l1..r-
art- ot rsea e-t ct work szra ee r-a-h ass
tusl Suffering - v.eesra ems r-ti.-.e .s fre
E-est cHrs n' @cc't- ussses ~ ae.rle
a-a provoked almost go fe~k hy f-e t-asl-
is seo 1urr #e.aE ef ,aa 1tf Ra-lE ars,ao-
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