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

every CREST nsts01 r. IRE pasf sas h@en A.
tended hoEa - 70 causes auss symptoms
psth extragaEaus expenditure on f1e part
Of IT, wealf1y classes Nher the ss-ssican
r. 50 for extraordinary Et4Fifesisl Assla7 Q.
zraatsh we unaF expecz such q rivalry o.
riches fnas. zish ire oppgrtnntTies offered
- modern devices. ahe social feats -
Roman lords anG ladies' all pale into In
significance
a check 20 this tread Of Thugs Is mani
Tested II the determination % 80 mary.
wsth both wealth zu1 cG1ture, 20 I've
Simply. aet notify ard prove their love %
Cod ~ leve 50 r1an- The Searlessnsss. 100.
az 50 many great preachers Of the Land,
IKE rnat - tas prophets o. old. n pro-
claiming tre au1y not Only o. charity but
q Justice. = glad sign % q patton
aNakenlng VITA Ire announcement o.
AIRY osteurs7taus and wastefui display
cores also che aecgunt ~ some vast gi1t
for human welfare IS. for example. ire
recent donation q g.. a-saasa by a wealthy
New york caarch nan for --lying-in-aos-
pitsL"
Ire interest. too. that Is being shown BY
g mary rich unen 81 3 better adjustment
% social conditions. in : willingness %
foreEo personal profit for the sake q JUS
lice is a happy token How wicked. tnen-
az vel as wastefuI, 20 binder this social
progress by examples % unnecessarily ex-
travaEaut expenditures
ore Of the greatest needs IN the Hay OF
qualifying law BY moral expedieacy Is the
nee8 Of simpler living. This applies 70 the
moderate weii-t0-do. az Wei as 20 the IN
dependent rlch. As nation Tse have
lived too fast The effort has been not 50
much hox 70 keep out Of debt and econo-
mize and save a portion OF ones income,
as how 10 crafty all desires and keep up
appearances even on borrowed money.
ssa.v
its comforts or even lis tuxuries when Il
Is true enlistment Let real comforts
ard luxurles increase rather than dlnin-
ish. Only let the equipment come right
ly naturally. along true lines o. industry
and fair play. The ideal nation viii be
that wherein al the people shall have
earned the right 10 every reasonable COM
fort and enjoyment. IN the commonwealth
that Is 10 be IL vii be indeed 2 common
wealth. There Wlil be raiment and food
and houses and books and flowers and
music and every good and beautiful thing
for all. because all shall have won these
blessings by work unfettered by wrong.
Meanw nile the progress toward this happy
end will not BE- FASTENED, but thwarted. by
false living. Irrational expenditures wil
hinder Living within ones means viii
help. Thrift. economy, an absolute deter.
mlnation not TO buy what one m@y not be
able TO pay for-this Is the surest road to
national as wei as individual honor and
happiness. The economic explanation Of
hard times Is the whole nation AZ inter-
walls grooming and Travelling in pain to
make up the deficiencies OF vast numbers
OF people whose burdens the whole people
are obliged 10 bear. So great the solidari-
ty OF this brotherhood Of man that the
whole body must suffer for the sins OF
the different members. No man may then
dare to separate himself from this social
organism. TO stand upon a false individu-
allsm and say. "All things are lawful for
me" To attempt this Is to commit suicide
economically, morally. a man cannot thus
discover relations with humanity There
81 still tie that holds him fast. tie
stronger than blood stronger than death.
He may injure society. bat he Injuries
himself at the same time. God has 50
slled that I'VE are members one OF an
other" Absolute independence l. impos-
sibe Mans true individuality is to be
found only In the surrender Of the single
self TO the universal.