The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-22
Lights on Life...
BY LAL.

Once on time few years ago, there
lived young man, whose mind had be.
come cogged with literature of the red FLAG
order, either by Herr Most or his fol-
lowers. This young man was in business
for himself but had been meeting with in
different success, and following the lead
of his pet authors lat that time) he OF
course had to blame his i'll luck on some
one, so of course blamed the corporations.
Now, he hadn't very clear idea as to why
he should blame the corporations, but this
red flag literature spoke largely of them
as being to blame for everything, and the
young man did as he was bid He includ-
ed railroads, companies which had CON
solidated, and in fact anything bigger
than himself came under the head of a
corporation. AS per the advice of Herr
Most, he blamed them for all the poverty,
misery, laziness and worthlessness of
everyone affected with these things.
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Time passed, and in the course of events,
the young mans business went to the sher-
if, and the young man went to work for a
railroad. By this time, you see, he had
had so much trouble of his own, he had
almost forgotten to wlrfy about others,
and he quite forgot how objectionable cor
porations were. Said some one, who had
not seen him for a long time "How do
you like your job?" First rate better
pay and less hard work than | ever man
aged when | had my own business, Don't
cost anything for car fare when | want to
travel, company lool g out for me if | get
sick, their insurance rate is lower than
any regular insurance company on earth
You needn't remind me of what chump
was when | talked against corporations,
at least l wasn't the only fool then"
This little bit of experience may not be
told very Interestingly, but it illustrates
very largely, the condition of the minds OF
fully threefourths of the men who are led
into the labor trouble of today.
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Labor and capital must always go to-
gether; the one cannot do without the
other, nor can capital impose on labor
for the simple reason that supply and de-
mand must in measure regulate labor
The man who works his Mines dares not
pay his miners a lower price than other
owners or he would find himself without
workers. The same rule holds with man
ufacturies of all sorts, Violence, stubborn
ess, unreasonable demands and ignorance
have, as rule, been tie leading charac-
terlstics of all labor disturbances.
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A recent article by well-known
writer, dealt with the topic so often dis
cussed-"Ye olden time In this instance
the society girl of thirty years ago was
written of, verJ interestingly, by one who
had been society young lady of that
time. TIE naturalness, simplicity and the
lack of striving after theatrical effects,
made society at that time, just what the
word implied, a mingling together of per
sons it'll similar tastes and ideas, who
extracted pleasure out of what now must
seem very tame amusements to their dis
cendants.
~
The writer spoke largely of the change
which has come over society in recent
years. First, the large amounts of money
spent for single entertainments the differ
ence in the manner of living; in fact, the
extravaganza which characterzes every
thing society does nowadays. When we
find fault. we unusually look for the re-
sponsibility. In this case, The genera
ton of thirty years ago. is to blame for
the state we find society in today,
One of the stock jokes in every funny
paper the country over, relates the expert
ence of the poor young man seeking the
hand of the rich mans daughter. The
scorn with which her daddy refuses the
poor young man as son-in law, is varied
to suit the author. But just there is
where the beginning of our society resting
on basis of dollars, began. The father and
mother made all sorts of sacrifices at the
beginnin of their career, and as their dol
lars Increased their exit aVagant tastes and