The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-31
ON THE LABOR QUESTION
The Subject Was Capitals Race for
Wealth" and the Speaker Fully Set
Forth His Views Concerning the La
boring Glass In General.

Rev. A. j. wheeler oil AuDulh' We
preached a strong sermon yesterda!
morning on the labor question at TIL
Beers street chapel. A large congrega
ton heard Mr.. Wheeler and were great
ly pleased with the address, Whlcf
clearly laid before them the present sit
uation of the aboring class of people
During the sermon many examples
were given of the way the laborlne
class was neglected and the way the
rich were lavishly spending their wealth
when so many needy ones were starving
within two blocks of their homes.
Then again Mr.. Wheeler spoke oil
some instances where little acts by the
wealthy We're daily occurring whereby
the poor were made happy.
The subject of Mr.. Wheeler's text was
Capitals Race for Wealth." and the
text was taken from Isaiah Sc, XII: Yea
they are greedy dogs which can never
have enough, and they are shepherds
that cannot understand; they look to
their own way, everyone for his gain,
from his quarter
Mr. Wheeler spoke in substance as
follows:
prophetic eyes are far seeing. l
would rather listen to Gods forethought
than mans afterthought. In days of
peace a prophet sees war. In days of
prosperity he who looks through a
prophscope sees peril. Among all the
perils of our nation, the selfish, not to
say criminal acquisition Of wealth is
the chiefest. Monopolistic absorption of
all financial interests is the special at
80 dow A wild m n mic
wealth has invaded our land. How to
get rich is the dream of all classes of
men in every station of life. Money is
made superior to brains. Money wins
election and controls legislation. This
uncomfortable thirst for wealth is the in
stigator of municipal swindles, political
jobbery, public thefts governmental
fraud and bank collapses Manhood is
sacrificed for gain. The God of Anreri-
ca is gold, believed in by all and served
by ALL The free press of our land of
which we boast is being largely control
led by capital and few are the newspa-
pers that do not wear golden muzzle.
1.-THE church itself has fallen under
this awful power. Greed outweghs
creed everywhere. That old question,
What shall do to be saved?' has been
changed to What shall do to get rich?'
Gold atones for sin and makes criminals
acceptable to even church membership,
if in churches wealth takes the high
seat poverty, is given a foothold.
.'Money in the pew dictates the
preaching in the pulpit; money in the
court room rendered the verdict from
the bench money in politics decides
who shall fill the offices. The passion
for wealth is almost a frenzy among our
people This age and country eclipses
all others in the mad pursuit for wealth.
This condition of things is significant,
and we want to know it's meaning. 1t
is universally conceded that the con-
gestion of wealth is the browning evil in
our industrial life; for gold is like blood,
only good when in circulation. There is
furthermore an increasing feeling that
money was made for man and not man
for money The blacklist clouds in the
heavens of this republic are the gather
ing storm clouds of monopoly. Money
making is disease and all the world is
catching the contagion. Farmers are
FESTIVE under the poor pay received for
their labors, after toiling for years, the
land is so poor, they can't even raise a
mortgage on hundreds of farms in this
state Farmers boys all go to the city
as soon as old enough. Mechanics are
dissatisfied with the wages paid them
and while increased skill produces more,
decreased wages are offered. Merchants
do not increase their bank accounts
rapidly enough and therefore desperate
ventures are made and adulteration of
goods and the sale of shoddy for good
stock all enter in the competition of
commerce. Lawyers, a calling as hon
orable as that of medicine, are turned
orable ms that of medicine, are turned
into robbers and many a lawyer is sim
ply the man who rescues your money |
from an enemy and keeps it himself
Under this power statesman are turned
into office seekers and eligibility to Of
flee is not a question of brains but of !
money; the amount Of patriotism pos
sessed is secondary to the size of the |
pocket book.
"Our government is ruled not SO much |
by republcanism or democracy as dol
larocracy.s Wall street has more influ-
ence upon the executive department of |
our government than five million labor
ing men. The legislative department of |
terests almost entirely. There is nothing
which has more influence upon congress
than q million dOllars-eXcept one-that /
is two millions more. Even the judicial |
of this republic, incorporat-
ed to protect the interests of all the
people by equity and justice is polluted
by this same spirit of gold getting Many
q man walks the streets freely whose
crimes would punish him with impris-
onment if he were not shielded by
wealth; while others are serving time
by order of the court, not because they
stole, but because they did not steal
enough. Penny thieves must answer to
Justice, while million dollar robbers are
In no danger of the law. Thus money is
made to test the manhood, honor and
peace. Men may steal all of their lives
if when they die they will to some hos
pital $4,000 for a free ward, the public
accepts it as an atonement, but in
heaven dying charity will never atone
'or living stinginess.
Il want to show that this spirit of
greed is increasing and that wealth is
becoming more and more of a power in
our land There are three words in the
American vocabulary which cause the
of our states to shudder at
heir pronunciation, Specula ton, mo- |