The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-03-25

remedy obvious taults n the social
development Of our time. ono Of his
books, every one will remember. Is en-
titled THE Coming Slavery not a
word Of promise, to say the least Of It.
The difficulties of the present Time
are, to q large extent the result Of the
very successes which society has
achieved in the past. improved eco.
nomie conditions have produced Yaster
accommodations Of wealth than the
world ever saw before, and in doing 50
have brought the spectacle Of luxury
before the eyes of the multitude in q
manner, and with a frequency, only
too well fitted TO produce envy and I'M
rest In former times there We're O
comparatively few great ones Of Che
earth whose aplendor was a d8Raline
vision that, seen at comparatively rare
intervals lent q certain amount Of
poetry to the lives Of the poorer Glasses
Today there is no poetry in wealth
1t is something that everybody under
stands, and from which no one, broadly
speaking feels content to be shut ont
1t Is looked upon as the key to the
Imitless satisfaction of desire. as the
great emancipator from the otherwise
hard conditions Of life. IN the days
whom wealth WIS associated with politt
cal power and responsibility, there
was a kind Of mute feeling IN the mul
titude that sacb a combination required
special qualities of mind and character
which were not within the compass Of
all, Today wealth stands by itself,
wholly divorced IN The popular mind
from tho notion Of responsibility and
there is none SO poor as not 70 consider
himself fhliy qualified for the possess
sion Of any amount Of it. 1T is not too
much to shy that many desire wealth,
whether they ore distinctly conscious
of it or not, on account Of the irrespon
aiJility which they think Or feel goes
with IL.
That this Is not d heaithfal condition
Of THE popular mind need hardly DO III
sisted on. Yet it not only exists, but II
is fed and miuistered to ia d thousand
ways, aud combatod in but few The
rich, for tile most part, justify by
their mode Of living and the education
they give their children the popular
idea of the responsibility Of wealth
Their pile Is made henceforth let
others labor for them. In their rels
lions with the lab0ring CLASSES they too
often show q ma%sterfulness bordering
on tyranny The conditions Of bust
ness, they will perhaps Say, If for q
moment anything IA the way Of on OK
cu5e seems needed, make IL necessary TO-
be very authoritative and absolute in
dealing with those whom they employ
Perhaps so, but all The same the situa
zion is not n good one for just Id pro-
portion as relations Of sympathy cease
to exist betweon employer md employ
does tho rich man rely more md
more upon Che power Of BIS wealth
and Tho poor man look upon wealth
Is the one thing that counts IN differ
initiating human beings from Que an
,ther. i'm bis Idea tits not The boss
who makes tic wealth, 1t b The wealth
.hat makes The 'boss ,
That ibe daily press greatly tends TO I
Intensity The I'll but universal worship !
+ wealth is obvious to every reader !
Everything Il measured and discussed /
n terms Of money Other things, such /
Il literature, arb science and religion
re trclted as the non essentials money (
8 the essential 10 express IL other !,
Wise. Che former are oil partial some J
+ them very partial interests money Z
8 the universal interest The Armon I
ln atrocities awobo much apparent a
nd some real indignation but how Z
lueh action ala they set In motion I
onpared with the discovery of gold
tic Kiondike2 The whole political n