The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-22
AGITATOR NrGINNN.

Al the worknemans dinner I'm New
York city last Wednesday night that Mr..
William j. Bryan attended Rev. Or. Nc
Civnn made q speech. I'M which he said:
"There IS to-day a slavery worse than
chattel slavery. That is industrial slav-
cry. I believe that q man should be
more than a machine more than a mere
brute in the feds'
That is the sort OF talk that causes
an the sediion. turbulence and turmoil
that our large cities have 10 contend
with. The seditious aeitators. who make
their living by imposing upon the cree
dulty OF well-meauinc but uniformed
men. and organizing them thereby into
societies that pay their agitators salaries,
upon which they can live in idleness TO
stir mp strife amidst the people. get hold
Of something Of this sort coming from
a man of prominence like Dr. McGiynn
ana then they harp upon it as though
it had made clear that large part of
the community is oppressed by another
and o. small part Of 81 II discussion
we're not the only true method FOR deal
ing with men of Dr. McGyun's kind i'm
patient philosophers Knight be excused
for declaring that Do ought TO be hcidCc-
countable by the criminal laws
Let us look for moment into what
DIR NIcGlyun has said. Who does not
believe that a man should De more than
a machine. more than mere brute of the
that o. man is 20 bee "more than Il ma
chine. more than mere brute Of the
folds?' but upon whom does it depend
feids?" Does it not depend upon him
self? I'm his natural state IN that condi-
ton in which the Almighty put Adam
and I've into the Garden Of Eden. how
much superior TO "brutes in the field
were Adam and Eve? They had no
clothing but the fig leaves that they
plucked. and they had no food but the
fruit that they gathered. The cattle that
fed by their sides were as well of as
they and the only way IN which it was
possible for them or their descendants
to make their condition better was 10
labor with intelligence and save what
they produced. For man TO be more
than a. machine or IL brute ia the field"
he must work therefor. 1t depends upon
the man. and the man who IS willing TO
work can always find means for sustain
ing himself, and improving-his condition
in life.
And what is that industrial slavery |
which Dr. McGlynn says exists?
When the fears of free silver had de-
stroyod confidence and closed up thous- |
ands Of enterprises, there were hundreds /
Of thousands of laborcrs who could get /
no employment But now that the coun-
try is happily relieved Of the fear Of free /
silver. and our standard Of value has /
become fixed and immoyable, all the in
iustrics of the country arc running 70 7
their fullest capacity. every laborns man
IAN get steady employment AZ the best
wages ever paid. and the working people
~ this country are better Off than they
,ver were and a thousand times better
M than working people ever were In any
other part Of the world at any time.
Who then ara the industrial salves'?
The case amounts TO this and no more;
Because some men, by energy talent and
industry are able 20 outstrip others, and
make q great deal of money, Dr. Nc
ilynn and his fellow agitaiors think an
injustice is done the others who are un-
,ble TO keep up with them in the race Of
ife. But IL is a part OF mans lot that
some are TO be more fortunate than
others. and It Is simply wicked 10 try
% make the less lucky believe they are
Sronged 10y the success OF the moro
lucky. AN two men will ride on a horse.
ma must ride behind "