The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-28

The lament OF David over Apsaiom II
enc Of the most pathetic passages OF the
Old Testament The fact that the son
vas IN rebellion against civil as well as
Snrentai authority did not shake the ia
Yher's affection. and the anxious query.
As the young man. Absalom, safe1'
Ringers In the memory OF all who STUDY
che life OF the great Hebrew King Ana
ret. the interest which David feit In ms
Am Absalom, has Its parallel In the more
1hsn 10000. 900 families which make up
ne American people.
No Language can describe mothers
nove or overstate the abiding interest
0hich the father feels H. the welfare OF
Ais child. From the time when the NON
"a life hangs In the balance At the boys
flrth until the death OF the parents there
- scarceiy a waking hour when the son
- not present In their thoughts ana plans
II n TO this parental devotion' 80 UNI
versally recognized. that l desire 10 ap-
zeal on this occasion.
Appeal to Parental Devotion.
would call the attention OF every IA
ther and mother to present political and
industrial conditions. I would ask them
40 analyze these conditions, investigate
their causes and their tendencies.
would press upon them this question: is
the young man. Absalom. safe Are
yoa, satisfied with the possibilities ana the
nroba abilities which now open before your
0enY
Ia he safe when foreign or domestic
6nanciers are allowed 10 determine the
monetary system under which ne hves!
L. he safe when national banks control
the volume OF money with which ne does
business
Is he safe when the bond holding class
determines the size Of the national debt
upou which he must help TO pay inter-
sst7
Is he safe when by means OF taxes laid
t,.I.s MI
compelled TO contribute according to MS
wants rather than according 10 his pos
sessionsf
Is he safe when corporate interests in
nuence as they do today the selection
of those who are to represent him In the
Senate of the United States?
IL he IL wage-earner, and you DO not
know how soon he may be. even II he Is
not now, Is he safe when he is liable
60 be deprived OF trial by Jury. through
the system known as government by IN
Junction.
Is he safe II iaboring man. when he
40 denied the protection of arbitration and
compelled 70 submit to such hours ana
terms as a corporate employer may pro-
posef
The Reign of Monopoly.
hut, desire TO call special attention TO
the growth OF the trusts, and TO ask you
whether your son Is safe under the reign
VI private monopoly? II you cannot leave
MIN a fortune. you can leave him some
thing more valuable than money, viz
the freedom TO employ his own brain
and his own hands for the Advancement
Of his own welfare. When there is in
dustrial independence each citizen Is
stimulated to earnest endeavor by the
hope of being able to proht by his own
genius. his own energy. MS own industry
and his own virtue. But when private
monopoly reaches it's full development
~.l hrap af M will he controlled
by one or few men. and the fruits OF
monopoly like the divine right OF rule.
will be kept within the possession OF
Sew from generation to generation, while
the real producers of wealth Will be con-
demned to perpetual clerkship or servi-
tude When private monopoly reaches Its
full development your son Will buy the
finshed product at the price which mon
spoly fixes: he will sell raw material at
the price which monopoly fixes: ana. II
be works for wages, he Will work Tor
such compensation and upon such con-
,Aitions as monopoly may determine.
Charles r. Flint OF the Rubber Goods
Manufacturing Co. In a speech delivered
In Boston on the 25th OF May. lsss out
lined the trust program with great frank
ness. In speaking OF the advantages 70
De derived from the trust system he said
Outline Of Trust Program.
Raw material bought in large guam
cities Is secured at lower prices" When.
for instance, one man buys all the wool,
the price of wool will be lowered and all
who produce wool will sell at the price
Axed by the trust large proportion
Of our people are engaged In the produc-
zion OF. various kinds OF raw material. ana
they are thus placed at the mercy OF the
combinations
The second advantage Is that those
plants which are best equipped and most
advantageously situated are run continu-
.fx pA In those less IA
vored."
This means that factories can be closed
In the smaller towns and business con-
csntrated In the large centers. IL means.
also. that whenever there Is surplus on
hand part OF the factories can be closed,
and the burden Of maintaining prices
thrown upon the wage workers There
are already scattered throughout the
land idle plants which stand as silent
monuments to the evils OF the trust sys-
tenn.
Ths next advantage mentioned Is that
I'm case OF local strikes and fires. the
work goes on elsewhere, thus preventing
serious loss"
This means that a monopoly can abso-
tutely control Its workngmen. Tor II
strike occurs In factory In one state,
the factory can be closed down Indefinite
Nv while the employees are starved into
submission and, as the trust can do the
work In some other factory without seri-
Gus loss II Is quite independent or me
employees, and can absolutely prescribe the
terms and conditions upon which they
shall live The more complete the mon
epoly the more opposed the managers
will be to arbitration. because. In case
OF any contest between the trust and It's
employees, the trust will have every ad-
vantage and the employees VIII pe per
fectly powerless.
Another advantage cited by Mr.. Flint
n that There Is no multiplication OF the
means OF distribution and better force
~ statesmen will take the place of large
number.
Drummers Dispensed with.
This is an intimaton that under the
1rust system the travelling salesman will
not be needed. When every retail mer-
chant must buy all goods OF one class
from q single company, the work can be
Aone by samples. and no travelling men
vill Be needed. There will be no com
pstition between different factories be-
cause all are under one management.
The nrst man to feel this will be the
salesman, who will lose his occupation.
fhs next man to feel II will be the hotel