The Universalist., 1897-03-27

children born into this world of plenty
enough to eat. and wherewithal to be
clothed. God made no mistake.
This country is not over-populated;
there is room for all, and enough can be
produced for all when tramps and idlers
have employment. When all are prop
erly fed, clothed and housed, there will
be loud call for more laborers in every
department of industry, for it requires
more to supply the millions than it does
the millionaires, the masses than the few.
When men ascend the scale of civiliza-
tion. as men will when they learn that
they are their brothers keeper, it will
take more to supply their wants than is
necessary for bare existence.
Then the Doctor asks, "Could each
one of the 100000 people invest his
$1,000 so as to earn say, S50?" l think a
majority could. Part of it might we'll
be invested in a home. This would be
of incalculable value. Vino could esti-
family that wants home could have
one? What solidity and sterling worth
would it add to our population. Today
one-half the people are homeless, and
one third of the remainder have mort
gage thereon. 10 some of our cities
where there are so many strikes and
riots 90 per cent of their inhabitants are
homeless. Is it any wonder that we
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fearlessly apply the torch, for they have
nothing to lose! Then men might in
vest something in little business of
their own. or take stock in some larger
enterprise.
The Doctor continues "And could he
be able to find something to earn the
other S150?" Oh. yesl There would be
SO many more consumers, since all have
an increased income. that it would put
to work our great army Of idlers and
tramps, who are looking vainly for
job. and are told we are suffering from
over production; that there is no work
to do. You must not steal, therefore you
must beg for "old Clothes" and be salts
fed with the crumbs that fall from the
"rich mans table," and be thankful you
live in the land of the free, and the
home of the brave" And that in this
country "all men are created free and
equal, and endowed with certain mali
enable rights, among which are life.
liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
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cannot get sustenance for that life
except as pensioners on their less unfor
tunate neighbors, and to have every
avenue to the pursuit of happiness
closed to them, and they become the
hapless slaves to system of iniquity.
Mr.. Editor, there are 10000 men, wo-
men and children in the great city of
Chicago that have accepted bread and
soup, and cast.off rags. Extravagant
statement, no such number.-ED.] And
how many thousands more. who have
suffered for the common necessities of
life, who are not yet willing to sacrifice
their manhood by accepting public
charity, Their number is legion, and
their suffering will never be told. Sir.
you can never reform a man on an
empty stomach; neither can you reform
him by giving what you cannot eat, or
will not wear. This destroys his self
respect. If you would treat him as your
equal and brother, give him an oppor-
tunity to earn his bread by the sweat of
his face. The very fact that tens of
thousands are out of employment while
an equal number are suffering for the
very necessaries of life, is evidence we
have not arrived at that point in self
government to which every true philan-
thropist aspires.
ut would be necessary for every man
and woman in the United States to earn
by labor over $780," That would be
easy. Give every man steady employ
ment at S1.50 day, and he would earn
the 500, and the woman could attend
to the duties OF home, to the mutual
benefit of each other just hear him: ais
it in the least probable that there would,
in the circumstances supposed, be any
chance to do this?" AS | have already
tried to show. in the supposed circum-
stances there would be so much more
opportunity for employment at increased
wages, because the ability of the con
sumers has been so largely augmented
that they would demand more and more
the substantials and luxuries of life, as
God intended when he gave man domin-
ion over every animal and plant in the
earth to subdue it. and make it minister
to his wants. That theory of govern
ment that permits some of its citizens
to go hungry and naked when there is
such a great production of food and
clothing is certainly not our highest
ideal of the Fatherhood of God and
the Brotherhood of Man. Yes, we be.
lieve that it would be paradise" to
have an equal opportunity in the race of
life, with income graded to our natural
and acquired ability. j. HI. HEWITT.
NEWCASTLE. Ind
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