The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-25
AN ELOQUENT LECTURER.
Father Malone Addresses a Gre at
Audience at Denver.
ANXIOUS HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY.
Denver Citisens Listen to stirring
Exposition Of socia1istic
Fallacics.

| this evening with people to listen to tn
eloquent clergyman. Rev. I. Fl. Malone, de
liver his muoh- discussed lecture: Social
| istic Fallacies." So great was the demand
| for admission that hundreds were turned
away and for the benefit OF those who wer'
unable to hear Father Malone tonight con
eented to deliver his lecture again mex
Sunday night
| Father Malone's criticism Of the numer'
Gus theories at present advanced for thu
bttterment OF mankind were well and ia
| vorably received.
| Father Malone in part said: 1.-THE wild
and senseiess attacks which the dema-
gogue makes upon capital and Legitimate
corporations in behalf of the laboring mar
rae to be deeply deplored by honest, law
abiding citizens. 1t is unfortunate for
labor that irresponsible blatherskites are
allowed to inject themselves into labor
difficulties and to mierepresent the posi-
ton OF honest labor towards capital Inc
| demagogle would make 1t appear thai
class lis naturally hostile to class; thai
the rich and poor are intended by nature
to live at war with one another. Both the
rich and the poor must be made to UNDER
stand that capital can not do without la
bor nor labor without capital. am ops
posed to socialism, first, because its vo-
tares chiefly engage themselves In un>
just, senseless attacks on corporate wealth;
and, second, because 1t Is untenable from a
religious. philosophical and economic point
of view. Intelligent citizens should firmly
oppose system That would destroy the
established institutions merely for the
purpose Of arranging a more general dis
trdbutlon OF wealth Entertaining these
convictions, l am not unmindful that great
corporations, representing as they do mil
ions and sometimes hundreds OF millions
OF dollars, may use the power this capt.
tai gives them to tho injury OF particular
classes of private individuals or smaller
corporations; but this. ! am satisfied. is
the exception and not the rule. When
corporations have been given unjust priv
ileges, hen hese privileges should be cur
tailed. 1t is because the masses OF the peO-
pie fail to distinguish between privileges
that are just and those that are unjust
that corporations in general are confUunded
with trusts and monopUlies and made the
object OF demagogues' rantings. AS long as
competition is free, 1t is essential to rail
at corporate wealth as at Individual en-
deayor Corporations owe their existence
10 the law; 1T governs them. They are as
amenable to existing laws as any indf-
vidual In the land. To assume that those
who execute the laws are dishonest and
that the governments servants, once the
government has assumed control OF pri-
vate Industry, would be dishonest in the
administration OF the governments bust
ness, is a preposterous assumption. To ar
CUE that laws can not be enforced against
corporations, Is to argue that the law is
depraved, ana admit that there is no hope
for civilization. II 1t be impossible to elect
honest representatives aud judges, would
1t not BE- the height OF folly to place the
vast interests involved in corporations at
phe mercy OF men who are said to be ir-
reclaimably corrupt? But, 1t is argued. that
wealthy individuals and powerful corpor-
ations corrupt Cur legislatures and debauch
the peoples representatives.
This indeed, Il a most serious charge.
Think OF it. Our manly, pure justice, pure
and spotless representatives, men whose
integrity and honesty are immaculate as a.
virgin, are dead as the agents of corpora
tons, become forgetfu of the peoples in
terests and are willing to barter them away
for few p1ltiy pieces Of silver!
Really | don't know what punishment
should be meted out to the corporations
and mn OF wealth who soil the pure and
spctless doves that compose our city coup-
ellis and our average State legislature. 1t
must be awful, however, that these men,
mon who have never tarried in the prim-
rose path Of daliance should suddenly fer
get their Sunday school teachings and Tor
Dit OF shining gold betray themselves their
state and their country. But what are The
facts In the case? The facts are that
generally speaking. the corporations are
forced In self-defense to keep within their
proper limits and defeat the schemes of
INSCRIPTIONS lobbyists and wire .u.lers.
whose main object is to fleece both the
pubic and the corporations II corpora
IONS have their agents to ward off legisla-
ton In their affairs that might be produce
i've of serious consequences; but 1t must
nct be forgotten that the legislature have
their agents and go-betweens who serve
INC purpose OF carrying the Doodle to their
lamb-liks and spotless creatures whom we
are told capital debauches and corr,pts.
every session of the average State legs
iature witnesses the introduction of pure.
" hold-up' character--bils that are in
lroduced solely for the purpose of terror
lzing capital, corporations and private in
ilViouels, so that they will give M rioneN
III consideration of said bills oeing Killed
=, snlU'pered by those having them IN
'harge, Bills are introduced to reduce the
prlc9 OF the telegraph, telephone. pass spper
thu cther charges, the lighting % our
piu'es, the cost Of riding on street rail. |
ways, 10 increase excise taxation 10 limit |
me hours during which liquors NAV he |
.oiu' 10 hamper druggists, and In tnous- |
'hu WHY'S 10 interfere with private indus- |
ny. These bills have their origin ,r the |
nind OF the Legislators and are inir3duced !
or the purpose Of forcing the parties in |
interest TO disgorge money that the Ellis |
nay be killed. In self defense, and Ia pre. |
,'ent the utter ruin of their business in |
lividuals as well as corporations Weld In !
Inscriptions legislatures. and then the crv |
zoss forth that wealth and rlpitai are
anonymous with bribery and eorr,lption
Nhsn honest men are elected to ert'ce and |
us, laws enacted there viii 30 no sand |
'ageine OF capitsl. nor will cornorations
'e given unjust privileges but all win he |
suna comfortable as we'll as am snable 10 |
nc law There is danger in the undue in.
.r,erence of the State in private affairs.
| is believe the time has come when hon.
=, men should speak out as thor con.
cience directs in reference to present |
economic conditions. The modern agltators
VINO seek to array the masses NJ The reorla
sainst wealth should be m ade to Under
'Ahd that there is evil wealth and that
ne good mcre than coun erbaia,css tha
WI. II must be understood py al, that
esiimate combinations OF capital are n
'eesssay OF individual dsvelo,ment II is