The Worcester spy., 1899-02-01

instances as George J Gould, John D.
Rockefeller and Mrs. Hetty Green head
the list that runs down to the 81 d.
lilquent, and. with the exception OF the
latter, nearly ali ready 10 eorn-aIt par
jury 70 save that precious Per cent
As foF the return n the shape OF
privileges Of large city, with police
profession. schooling for the kids.
equality bsfJre the law" etc. not
only a psitry two dollars. but q good
steady years work AZ well Is In most
instances necessary to secure those
clothes. The privileges which 90 with
the TAX of SIX or seven dollars a day.
however, contrast sharply with
The 'inzllsnaols rights" supposed 20
9e guaranteed to the two dollar man
In ADDITION 70 the same rights we find
that the assessment upon real estate OF
az @s4inz hou9e property as IS likely
the case IN the present instance, carries
Win IT the privilege Of taxing the mem
osrs OF scciery who may need the use
y such property al whatever rate con-
1lrors VIII enforce from the wife and
children as well Is the man himself who
pays not only mis- two dollars every Y
months, but enough more to pay d profit
on every service rendered him
The ambition and energy which makes
q man a landlord tby frugaIity) Is the
same that has furnished the force for
most human Advancement
We ar= passing through an era
y Wnere.n the whole aim seems to be fin
sncisl advancement OF the individual
This course carried to a conclusion is
suicidal az i exaIts individuals above
society and results In criminal waste
Properly applied and wisely directed
this energy now expanded In claraberfnz
" oy tr4mpltng the lives and hopes Of
ctneEs VINO are weaker, might, and Will
provide q method that VIII not kIoL-
ministers OF machinists into the street
because they grow old. nor herd them
upon q poor farm" the desplged objects
o. chaFity, but by guaranteeing as in
aAsnaole rights" first. the equal OvpOr-
.uolty for useful effort. and second, the
fun value Of the productive effort. in
sure against want al but the most
vicious and profiigate
Socialism does not contemplate a
division of any. naaa's hard earned saw
iEg5. These should be secured 70 the
Garner brains and energy should be
insured rhelr proper reward. but
strength should not be licensed to prev
upon weakness nor craft upon iuno-
cence.
Mr. Hall says that the blasted. bloat-
Sd railroads carry a barrel Of -four 2g90
miles for 25 cents, but We know that
.SA -&EE 4AS a man mat distance thew
charge from }75 to $50 and make him
load and unload himself Mr.. Hall
again shows his unfaniliarfty with the
subject Of socialism by saying that the
man Who has lost part OF his salf-re-
spect IS developing into a socialist. Ii
ls Impossible for a man to go down the
moral scale and become a socialist. as
1t Is for g. butterfly to turn back into a
caterpillar. He says everybody is
free but not equal
No, MIR. Hall. the people are not free:
the wage slave IS just as much a slave
today and his condition in some cases
worse shan the chattel slave OF the
south.
Socialists do not want what they
have not produced, nor half some one
eise's earni' 3: not charity. but a
chance TO work and reap the full re-
ward OF their labor.
The following letter was received by
the president, which explains itself:
City OF Haverhill, Executive Depart
ment, City Hall, Jan 90, 1899.
Dear Comrades
can come to your city Feb. Il for
ought know at present. The cost will
be expenses, IL you can afford it.
II you cannot. it will cost you Moth
ing. Let me know as early as possi-
Bile II you want me for the 14th.
Yours fraternalIy, J. C. Chase.
Ar. Chase Will speak here on Feb. IA.
unless something unforeseen prevents.
Just where the meeting will be held is
not known yet. Next Tuesday evening
The railroad question" will be dis
cussed