The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21

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means Of an interview cannot fail to
attract attention and create . profound
impression. 1t IN the first time that
what Is manifestiy . great political
truth has been put into epigram by an
Eastern authority. Every word Of the
speech In worth remembering. but prob
ably that sentence which viii be most
deeply impressed IL that in which he
declared:
'.The West II going to teach the rest
Of the country how to solve the prob
lem OF squaring political economy with
the rights Of humanity"
He goes on to explain that this Ia due
to the fact that the East sees little but
hard and fast doctrines. while the West
mixes sentiment with them. The result
is an cnervescenee in both parties. but
moneyhood and manhood viii soon ind
they must agree-and that manhood
must come 10 the top.
The task laid out for the Yves, is
very ambitious one. but it can almost
be felt that II in to be the province Of
the West to devise a means by which
the prosperity inevitable to this country
shall be general and not be a lottery in
which tho gain Of a few Is accomplish
ed at the expense and loss OF the many
How the experience Of all the ages is to
be reversed. and all made practically
equal in the enjoyment Of the profits OF
enterprise. does not suggest itself at
present. 1t IL almost impossible TO con-
ceive a condition in which all shall be
rich. Much as We envy those who are
very wealthy. the number is exceeding
iy small. and the amount taken or with
held from the mass Of the people to
their wealth is greatly exaggerated.
It Is hardly possible that there Is one
man in the world whose wealth amounts
TO $40 0oo. 900 In dollars. 1t may be repre-
sented in stock or securities whose face
but the man who could distribute So
100000 IL exceedingly rare. But sup
pose that the wealth Of those who have
a million and upwards Ii represented by
81. 0oo. 900 600 which Is an average Of
$40. coo. 900 TO each Of 100 persons X
they were to agree to give up every
dollar OF their wealth and distribute it
among their fellows In this country. It
would only add 500 per capita. and the
receiver of that unexpected sum would
probably spend 1T within a week after
he got H.
There are many persons, Of course to
whom a gift Of 500. or 5000. would mean
something; but to the great mass OF the
people that additional sum I'm the course
Of a lifetime would not make an appre-
ciable difference In their condition
At the outside. the figures we have
given. suppose each person had $500 out
Of the accumulated wealth Of the mil
llonaires, IL would make a difference TO
him OF S year in his average active
life Of forty years.
This shows that we are rather apt TO
worry too much about what somebody
else has than TO concentrate our ener-
gies upon getting something FOR our
selves. and keeping IL.
Every successful man knows tha. II
Is much harder to keep than 10 get.
Most men earn far more than they need
for the actual necessarles OF life Most
men. too. prefer something more than
the neeesssries. to being misery. We
all laugh at Russell Sage. who pays
nickel for his lunch and will stand on
the sidewalk waiting It'll the scent fare
time is reached. rather than pay 10 cents
for ride. but IL he were not tina. kind
~ a man he never would have become a
millionaire.
Amos, every man has II In his power
10 place himself beyond the reach OF
81 financial comfort. but ha mus; aave
the capacity 20 save Jus; as any man
must have the capacity 30 earn You
could not make some men rich IL you
passed before them constant success
sion 81 panoramic opportunities there
aye other men whom you could strip Of
Tire last dollar and start naked IN ne
weri3, no would Re independent; with
tn very saor. tirse
The Yves; Will solve ths problem O.
! sQDArsng political economy with the
| rights - humanity. because is people.
! trained by independent experience,
take . eirec. ara practical route 70 re-
| suits instead q. trying 20 reach .he-, ~
way - ses'h steal theories