New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-16
POWER OF ORGANIZED WEALTH"

labor are taken from them and given unto others
that the creature controls and regulates the ere,
ator The wealth which exists only by reason %, OF
the sweat and blood Of labor Is by process OF raw Jaw
turned upon to control and to rend that. and that
only which brought It into being ,o..,
acted general corporation laws and under the pro-
Of those laws 1T RaS o all Kinds
and departments Of business These me . ind,e
ydpa ana partnership effort The corpoTaon has
had perpetual succession. so that aea.m uit hos
been so provided that the private property OF those
composing the corporations has oeen made rmorats
debts The inevitable result has been that the ,C cor
poTaon has fdrdss S pc retire from the
field of business and to become servant OF the
corporation to become tramp. .-,a.a u,as
The organization and operation OF uusts Wa. was a
natural result. The trust simply means the iur!nea
trust simply the perfection OF orsan,%e 20
wealth The trust engaging in any depar1inet and ID
business is enabled by means Of large capital ana '
less operating expense to undersell and drive 1ut
all individual competition In DONG godu naS being
comes the only purchaser from the prouutCel - mi
the only purchaser. it can dictate the price ~ VIII
to the produce ana h being 1eT must pay 1t
becomes the owner of the producer and OF me the
welfare the comfort and the happiness OF every
Individual in the Nation not of the elect OF wea W.
that is to say Of not less than ~ per cent Vi '"e
men women and children Of the country
Upon THE KINsHIP OF HUMANITY.
The welfare and happiness OF mankind are de-
pendent upon the knshp Of humanity II Is
natural law that should labor and that oy tnei
labor they should live. When q man Is hited ABOVE
the necessity Of labor and above dependence upon
IT, by the accumulation Of wealth. through the
medium Of discriminating legislation he loses MS
kinship too and his identity with humanity anu
organized wealth knows no kinship 10 humanity
and has no instincts desires, no belief no Iee-
ings in common with humanity. 1t is wholly re-
,entless and wholly cruel 1t is master. and moth
ing else The trust and the gold standard are
brothers OF the full blood. the deformed and ao-
normal issues from the womb OF 9rgahiSed wea s
and serving the means through wnlcn are en-
phasized the tyranny. the oppression ana the eAtor-
ton of their mother -,,,.. ,o.,a,o,,or bos hsen
powerful enough TO provide by law for the pag nd
Of dollars for By o the n people 10 e Of Se lie
Of the National debt and TO prevent III, ne ono 20
s ,s seOp By moas to ns
by injunction i is BY Of the dictates Of
this process: to prevent the levying and collect
ing OF incomes by which IT was sought srt 10 10
the burdens of maintaining the Governmen.; 10
this land the home Of Inn e1P0r Of
wealth; to organize and operate nrToshO Oad re
it becomes the dictator Of the producer and the
owner OF the consumer. - 49,. -.x...ru oil
those concerned in the organization and concentra,,
ton of wealth. The dictates and prompungs OF
human nature cannot be Ignored ana y may t,c DE
said that those engaged in the process by wnlch
organized wealth has been placed above dne Goy
of opportunities presented for their enrichmnent,
and that they would be more than human IN 1dillnB
so TO do. But those who feel the iron hand OF or
ganlzed wealth and those whose labor is by process
OF ~ initiate warfare upon organized
wealth. It's representatives. They are not the
ing 10 take from others that which belongs to them
but they seeking to hold and to defend ,n nnelr
ests Of others. but are looking to the preservation
OF their own interests They are SEEKING ana her CON-
natural law and promis to them by funcamentai
human law to reap for themselves the benent OF
Ia and q their
II by reason OF maladministration OF government
and the misuse of legislative authority
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM
would define the Chicago platform Of 1895 TO be
a formulated protest against the existence ana
abuses Of organized wealth. think that Is It's
whole meaning ] believe that the Democratic
National Convention Of 1900 will adopt plat
form even more specifically and emphaticaiiy
protest against the existence and abuses OF or
ganized wealth. II will reafiirm the declarations
OF the Chicago platform Of 1896 II will declare
the purpose Of the party to prevent the orgahza-
ton and operation OF trusts II will declare against
imperialism 1t will In that unite its protest WIN
the protests on the still faces of hundreds OF dead
Filipinos turned to heaven. from there to receive
the tears Of plying angels as I emght "a en-
terms declare against any alliance with England.
1t ought declare that a monarchy ana fepunpnc
and human slavery cannot march together IL
should be remembered that no English army i mas
ever fought for freedom and that r., no Engnsn
soldier has ever died for its cause Inc existence
of the English Government IL qepe E, u.U
human slavery; the existence OF this GoverhT mem
is dependent upon the attainment OF human free,
dom Colonial s are b ne death OF free
government in the United States oo,,oro,,or
laws There should be absolute soyernmenta con n
p aG OF o%nesp OF pubc
of supplying necessities common to the pubic III
s shSlte not lq be- the OF private PROFIT
who create should own. and those VINO ou''u w
'1 orsanized wealth is the enemy Of human free
DOM and organized wealth In this Ianu MAJ
free government because It cannot exist at al
unless II controls the government ana t axist
government dictates to the people II csnno. en
Il it is less than the government or su6ornnhis s
to the government. 1t can only exis. ~nen 70 ~ The
Government Organized wealth has never set tne
crown of freedom upon single human pr hs land
II has made and owned more sIdFes !" IIs ~
than have ever been carried captive from the
shores OF Africa.
FACE TO FACE WITH AN OPPOSiIloN'
But In the contest now impending orgahi@ed
wealth is face to face with opposition such as
IL has not before seen. The world has never before
known such people as those Of the United States
When they once become awakened their force VIII
be such that nothing can Withstand IT, WIN
their attention and thought once aroused they
by process OF law and by and through the means
Of the baot-box But It is well to fuiy kno" ana
contend Organized wealth is the owner OF q
great political organization. and many f s P
publicanism Of Lincoln and the RePuonGanisin. OF
Hanna II has Sssional M fse apd IL cam
dictate legislation and oftmes can dictate aa)ud h
great Cities Of the country to such extent that
II has. 10 pass that with those In Pontieai
Save ass to SVe and
only effort is by those IN control to become me the
people and Of free government. There is no differ,
sSa aS wyR Soe
lies in the country outside the great oa,eI, the