The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29

spirit OF humanity. the nobility Of char
acIer. to prevent the degradation and
Generalization Of this world industry.
We would shudder at the thought Of
clothing ourselves IN stolen garments.
yet we have not hesita;ed to Cl0the
ourselves in garments that were cheap
because part OF the time or wages OF
helpless working girls had been stolen
in order 10 sell them at a low figure
We would be Mortified al The thought
OF purchasing clothing the profits Of
which were 20 he devoted 10 the main
teuance Of brothels. Yet some OF the
clothing We do purchase IS stitched
during such cruelty long hours and Is
paid for at such shocHingly low prices
that THERE is. alas nothing but the
brothei left for the wretohed working
girl.
First, we spend our money I'm such n
way "a to create restitution. vice and
misery, then We spend X In trying 20
alleviate the destltation. vice and mis-
cry we ourselves have helped 20 pro-
motel The C4nnibal savage. IN supply
ing his physical wants. considers it Of
little moment that he Is doing So at the
sacrifice Of the life of another. The
thief. who supplies his wants by Pill
fering. Is not disturbed because II is at
the cost Of deprivation to others. The
drunkard supplies his wants. spends
his money recklessly. fooiishly. with
out a thought az 70 evil and vicious re-
sults. But how about those Of us who
consider ourselves quite above The plane
Of savages, criminals and social out
casts How DO we supply our wan;s1
l. not he FIRST thought 20 get he great
est return for our money? To procure
the greatest bargain regardless OF how
cheapness is brough: about Yet Is
there not something higher 10 con-
sider7
To sum Up. the ethics Of money spent
ing is but the ethics tha, should gov
EN- all our actions. the ethics that leads
TO the only true philosophy OF lie.
Some philosophers cali Il rigorism,
others hedontSm. IL matters not. since
scholars assert today that the highest
rigorisTn ia the highest he9onsm. We
are taught that whatever satisseg the
nost Is true pleasure" and Also that
when one Is highly developed one can
take no true pleasure in anything whica
is rot Of benefit to humanity" A.
corainsly. those % Us who are highly
developed can 10 more he satisfied 10
spend than 70 make money in any way
which, far from beneftinx humanity.
tends 20 degrade a portion OF g.
We must each one Of lis remember
Va are 4 part If the forces :hat create
conditions q life. We must realize that
We are ~arh one 81 as a fvlrx force.
capable @; he ping to crush down OF NJ
" humanity. abie 70 assist in FOSTERING
cooIi' ions which must inevitably result
in evi|. 1tce ard misery. or In sustain
irg Conditions ehicA make for justice.
homer and happiness and witch mus.
.,4i - the development ~ the good. tha
heautlful ara he 1rue in life
J shall c.Qs. IN the words q tha
rraEAo' which. although writer. thou
sands - Years ago. apply with equal
fa~ca today:
Y 0aFfie.s women. rIso up. hear my
voice. - daughters that ar, soc.ra.
eife ear unto ny speech. Trcrnhle "a
careless wamea. shu4aer ye tha. a..
secure strip ~ yoir garments ug,u
a spirit >" poured upon uz tom On
hiEa. Tnen shaH }nstlce dwell ln ~.
wilderness aud righteousness abide IN
TIE f~liffu' field Ana the wo-k n.
rlRhte9asress shall be peace ara ~.
sff'.r' ~ righteousness. quietness ana 49,
CURLY forever"