El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-11
)CND ABOUT.
Charity and Crime.


ence of CHARITIES and corrections.
which has for some days been in SIS
sion 10 this city, the ominous and far
reaching problemS of socialism came
up for discussion.
Any public body which devotes itself
70 the con,lG GRAFTON Of the proper treat
ment of the dependent and Grim nal
classes cannot we'll avoid facing the
complicated and multitudinous condi-
t on which grow out of the relations of
society to the duties demanded by pull
anthropy and to the obligations whlch
are created by law, when these duties
and obi CATIONS are to be applied to the
entire population gathered into classes
and arrnyed IN more or less opposition,
This Opposition is based upon the as
SUMPTION that interests which ought II
DC mutual have become, by persistent,
misrepre eeniatiOn and mis- ppllc alton,
conflicting, and thus the une quail social
conditions of individuals have come TO
be the great and troubling and dlsOr-
ganlzing issue among the people OF the
UnIIed States. AS the Individuals who
are in Ike condition will necessarily
group themselves together, there re-
suits contention between classes
which is rapid y growing in magnitude,
IN seriousness, in gravity, crea1ug class
eumlties and arruying tLose Glasses luto
opposing forces, until the stability OF
the existing form of government and
the perpetuiJy of the cons tuition aud
the Institutions on which the goverL-
ment is founded are alarmlngly men
aced.
Toe important and perpleXing ques-
lions which spring up out of these class
coutilctS are now being discussed on
every side. They aIp-ar in the p es-.
n tue pull pit. n AL sorts of public and
private deliberatlve BODIES. They
cent national presidential campaign,
aud it is not strange that they cropped
out in the discussions OF the Ea.lOndl
conference in charities, which 70 sUme
day. past has been ii session here.
Tue theory Lnat all men are equal as
TO their rights Is probably the chief
cause of the opposltlous and contrU-
vers e5 OF sos i'll GLASSES. II there be
such an equalty of RE hts, why Is there
SUCH an iut qualify of COuditIOns among
men? Tue answer is simple enough;
1t is found IN the inequalities of
The strength, intelligence aud d oil ties
of different individuals Every human
Oelng Is engaged N race or struggle
for lfe. He Is taxing part In an i'm
mense and intense competition. Neces-
sd iiy not all can attain The highest
rewards nor reach the best pIaces
viii n are, indeed, but few compared
From the b beginning, some are helped
up by tneir own talents aud aolIlJles,
or are assisted by friends or clrcum-
stances, h lie oJuers are wei ghed down
ny their QedcleuCe-, aud nave neither
friends nor oLner assistance. Nece>-
sar ly. they must take such places IN
The struggle DIS they can reach, and
some are even thrust into the lowest,
while Others consIgn themselves TO lg-
n l.
ty which exists Is In the right of each
TO make the best ii. hit he can with such
abilities as ne may possess. Inere
can be no other equality, and upon THIS
basis no man has right to complain
of society for his failure TO reach
desired success, and 1t would b. useless
TO Charge blame because he was not
created with the natural eudow mentS
W hlch are given to Others.
Tue demand Of the socialists, that al
men in any sOcidl state shall share |
alike all wta IN, 4 | privileges ana all |
enjoyment, IS based upon the as-ump- !
tiou either that each h As equal y cUu- !
tributed to create and amasS mat !
wealth, those privileges and means OF |
enj 'yment, II that each INDIVIDUAL jos !
sees eS the qualltica lions aud abilities
which could save accomplished such d |
result if the work had not bee done by |
others. But 1t must be seen, from the
least consideration of the actual con-
dltions, that particu ar men, by their
great industry or their special genius
for discovery AID invention, or for
some otuer such reason, have con-
trl buted to the 90 n raj stock vastly
more than others, and they are, there
fore, CDti led 20 Il greater reward Tor
heir st rvictS.
II is plain that any social site scheme
which would attempt 10 p reel out the
general stock of wealth and the other
asses IS of society in equal snare7 TO
each Individual would be absolutely
and while it would give to The
loIf Is. to TIL incapab Is aud the ur-
worthy something to which they had not
cOntri buteG, would rob others OF ter
just Y earned rewards. There can be
no other true rule. in attempting 10
count up each man 5 share in the valu-
able assets of society, but that which
accOrds to each man that which he
earns.
The man " no claims that he is in
the world by no act OF his own, and,
being here, is entitled to "a living, and
has right to get it as he may, vio-
latel or attempts to violate, the mex
orabie law of labor. Men are put here
to work, to develop the worlds re-
sources, and through his labor each is .
to entitle himself to Il due share in
what he has assisted to produce. But
the man who, being physically and
meut tally 4 BILE to perform good SER
vice, refuses 10 Go any, bat claims,
nevertheless, his share of the general
stock. is drone and lCater, who
should be given nothing and be forced
TO suffer tUr bis abandonment OF his