Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-13

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u grandson of James B. Eads, has
civen up his luxurious life in order to
carry on missionary work among the
slums. Did you ever think, friend
lanes. that if there were no million
aires and especially millionaire grand
sons. that there'd be mighty few slums
TO missionize?
PENNSYLVANIA may soon lead all
the world" screams the Pittsburg Dis
match. referring to the iron and steel
PRODUCTIONS of that state. Yes: even as
she now leads the world in massacres
| Of unarmed workers, starvation wages
10 miners and rottenness in politics gem
orally. la the Quays, Wanamakers, ct
al. Did you ever notice that the twin
of "business success" was the increase
Of injustice toward the workers, by
whose defrauding the business sue
cess" became a possibility?
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AN old ragged tramp. recently arrest
ed was found to have nearly 100000
in notes and securities on his person.
He was sent to the insane asylum while
the police are trying to find out who he
is This puts an effective damper on
my desire to become wealthy, though
since when it became a mark of insani-
ty to possess moderate fortune | am
unable to discover. What raving ma
MACS our milliOnaires must be. 1t ev-
plains. however. lot of freak actions
of our Seeleys, Carnegies, Goulds and
others.
TwENTY-NINE refugees from Cuba
have arrived at New York. Under or
alinary circumstances $50 would have
been high rate for a first-class cabin
passage, but the skipper of the vessel,
Feeognizing the necessity of the refu-
gees to escape starvation and worse,
eized upon the opportunity and mulled
ham of $3.50 each for their passage. If
they hadn't that sum they could have
tayed there and starved, ] suppose, so
humane and generous are the ideals
reated and nourished by a COMPETE
i've system we are so vain and ignorant
call Christian civilization.
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EASTERN papers contain Il fulsome
cc0unt of the new Christian Science
emple TO be erected in New York City.
will be of granite and white marble
it'll bronze trimmings and will be IA
lost gorgeous edifice. 1t will cost
10000. Thus goes one OF our newest
Christian" movements into the mael-
rom of rehabilitation, self-adornment
hd self-destruction. 1t is queer how
lick religious movement, the mo-
ent it gets money, shoots away from
lie simple faiths and practices of Christ
the high seats in the rich synagogue
publicans and Pharisees.
p = =
'GErTlNG ready for the new law for
fnkrupts. \ large business is eX-
cited. - Heading in daily paper.
SO wags our crazy competitive sys-
p along. with the lying advance
raids Of prosperity is coming. How
oud you old party voters should be OF
result of long years of wasted eff
Is and wasted ballots. What assur-
ce' what etfrontery must possess your
thinking soul to Care approach any
with an appeal to vote for your
W because Of its splendid manage
nt OF the country's business in the
Srupt courts. Go way. YOU intelli-
i voter, the night school in econom-
yawns for you.
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Wo paragraphs, in close coniunc-
as below, appeared in Pittsburg
Dispatch:
Iaoorate preparations are being
ie by the Hebrew Republican Club
ne Seventh ward for Il fag-raising
August IL. IL will take place at the
prrooms, Federal street. The
'kers will include Mayor Ford. Sem
Magee and Finn and City Attor-
bnrleigh. The Washington lnfan-
ana other military organizations
DE present.
ne working women of the Lawrence
district will be given an outing AT
hiand Park to-day by the Associa-
lor the Improvement OF the Poor.
Salvary Church, of the East End,
Dear the expense and provide a
Ter Tor the women.
oner no comment. | leave that
TO all those who have read Roman
ny and wondered why the common
lie could not see where the politi'
and patrician rulers were leading