The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-18

people of the Roman empire; the peo- |
pie reduced to tenantry and the title to
all wealth centered in a few in Rome
and Athens when pail of distress
oyerhung all, the people emigrated into
the black forests of the north in search
of freedom-and their descendants
founded the states of Europe. Again
the experiment of human government
began. Again covetousness, the mother
of sins, has done it's deadly work, and
Europe topples to its fall. The same
grave in which are buried the more
ancient nations of the earth is opening
to receive the modern nations of Eu-
rope! Such, under the present teach
ings of the world, must inevitably be
their fate! In time cur forefathers fed
from unhappy Europe, and, crossing
the Atlantic ocean, settled the North
American continent. And here, too, /
they took up the problem that has
baffied the human race-the problem of
a perfect and enduring civilization.
Shall we, too, fail? God Forbid"
He called attention to the search of
humanity for peace. The weary march
of man through centuries, hither and
yonder, around the globe, looking for
rest and liberty, finding the footprints
of avarice on every shore, then push
ing on again, like the Wandering Jew,
almost, but never quite discouraged. In
this republic the very air was full of
| hope; the soil was full of promise. But
avarice came. 1t is here now. It is
clawing at the very foundation of the
government.
Mr.. Harvey pointed out that less
than per cent of the people own more
than 50 per cent of the wealth of the
country. In the cities of New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago, over
80 per cent of the families are tenants.
Our jails and penitentiaries are crowd
ed. The census returns show an alarm
ing increase in suicides and insanity, ali
portending the breaking down Of our
civilization. A vain and selfish arts
tocracy is rising, and a clanlor for an
increase in the standing army is with
US to hold down the distressed and rest
less masses. Taxes are increasing and
the ability of the. property-owners to
discharge their obligations to the gov
eminent is yearly made more difficult.
The men who own money and securi-
ties, and who evade their taxes, are in
sisting upon their method of govern
ment. The people are threatened and
cajoled by turns. All these things have
been with nations that have preceded
u.s. as they plunged onward to their
ruin"
The daily chronicle of happenings in
the various parts of this country con-
firms this statement. And yet there
are apologists for such conditions; there
are those who. assign other than the ac-
tual causes for them; there are those
who. for petty spite or party advantage
are giving aid and comfort to the ac-
knowledged enemies of the people, to
the pledged emissaries Of greed and
gold.
The remedy for this evil is prescribed
by Mr. Harvey. He says:
1--WE must organize for the great
struggle. We must have correct prin-
ciples. One of them should be this:
The true purpose of the government is
to encourage the development of the
human race-physically, mentally and
morally. Another this: Cruelty begets
cruelty and kindness begets kindness.
We must mean what we say and our
creed must be to emancipate mankind
To abuse those who oppose US is not
right-we seek to save them along with
ourselves. They are not to be blamed
for their opinions-they are the pro-
duct of their environments. If you had
been raised as they have been, among
the same surroundings, you would,
probably, be as they are. To abuse the
rich will make no headway-direct your
analysis to the conditions that make
one man enormously rich while making
thousand poor. Those who abuse
the rich, as a rule, would act as the
rich act were the situation reversed"
Mr.. Harvey's address is directed to all
the people. He lays particular stress
upon this fact: I'VE are fortunate in
having with US in this great movement,
one of the two great political organiza-
tons" After all, this is the hope of BIZ
metallism. Without the endorsement
of great national party silver would
have a gloomy outlook indeed. 1t is
only through such party and by such
an endorsement that free coinage can
ever be re-established in this country.