The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-23
ourRn,s DAMMIT pEclfNnp.
A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL.
Complaint OF a Young Man That the Way 70
Prosperity should Be Made Smoother.

To THE EDITOR or I'M SCS-Siri In a re-
cent edition Of THE SuS ] read n letter from a
young man who finds happiness In working for
a trust, and who tries TO show that young
men who work for trusts are well PLACID.
Now, / am not exactly "A trust-ha'er. but
think I can find some pretty good
against trusts In that article,
In the first place. a shadow OF doubt Ia placed
upon tho seriousness Of the writer whom he says
that the heads Of trusts lie awake nights won
dcrlng where they Will And men for important
places. Ye gods! And with fourteen eager
mon to every vacancyl Thrn. too, we are told
about a young man whose hours Of labor were
If am not mistaken from 3 A NJ TO up. NJ,
and who was discovered by n director and bet
ter placed. Rather long hours. were they not
for a law-abidlng trust7 And how about all the
other young men employed by the same trust
that were not discovered? Are they still work
ing eleven or fourteen hours yer day at Ga q
week, and, at The same time. trying to figure
out how they are to keep their wiy = and chill
dren fed and housed until they. too, are dis
covered2
Now. cir. II our friend thinks he will win any
hearts by such arguments re ls as mnch MS
taken as Mr.. Bryan when ho fisunts "lmnerial-
ism" in the faces Of intelligent voters. N the
eIp,ct9tIon q getting her vote or SaPd am n
aRep 1bdT e. t o. Mr c mnroISoivnn1 ey wen Ec "' "''
Right there we touch upon the paramount,
Of paramount istues. TO Illustrate, let me tell
you OF a friend Of mine He' 100. f. a y0gpS
Gentleman. know Tor a fact that, he. has
always been held IN high esteem by all Of his
employers; that his Letters, Of recommendation
are Of the highest order: that he does not know
the taste o. intoxicating liquors; that he has
never been discharged from any place lie has
held. and that in the place he holds az present
hi EMPLOYERS trust him ~ they would a son or
a brother: yet, In me lace 81 az ihesf taCts,
Woe Of these RentlSmen, he Il expected to sup
port his family OF three on the magnificent sal
You may ask why he does not seek q better
plsoe. fe has applied, answered ADVERTISE
Inents and souybt here and there. with no
and postsg &c stamps. And that young man Il
only one OF thousands who feel their hearts turn
into stone when they think OF their own dear
rooms. d.yrivsd OF ali Of the ~luIurIes and MANY
Of the necessities Of life. notwit, standing TIER
herculesn efforts. 10 better their c,nndlnon,
while thoss Tho cl,R the coupons are living IN
II Is a pluiul sIxht enough 10 SEQ 2 crowd Of
from ten TO twenty young mrn hovrrlng sropnd
an ONCE or store, the propr Ietor OF which has
that but one OF thsm oeu obtain the stu stion,a and
the time will come some day whsn the great
political parties will find II expedlent TO axe
OF those white slaves whose intelligence and
toll and m.sgre salaries mare TIE divttends
and profits for those Who find the work OF he'ng
boss" so very onrrons tbst they w 1919
night. trying TO think up some one 70 help
them-st small expense.
The party that solves this question viii b the
party OF the future, and 'Impertai 'm. hli-
oIlivion when employment can readily be
found with an honest salary awaiting the honest
efforts OF honest men
DnnAUY w Cant 4