The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-09-27

one OF the most pathetic passages OF the
Ola Testament. The fact that the son
was in rebellion against civil as well as
parental authority did not shake the Ia
Tiers affection. and the anxious query.
lis the young man, Absalom. safer
Ringers in the memory OF all who study
the life Of the great Hebrew King. And.
Pet, the interest which David felt in his
oon. Absalom. has fits parallel In the NOR
than 100000 families which make up
ithe American people.
No language can describe motneI
dove. or overstate the abiding interess
which the father feels in the welfare oi
his child. From the time when the NOM.
Sr's life hangs In the balance At the Doy
birth until the death Of the parents tneIe
b scarcely . waking hour when the son
- not present In their thoughts ana Pians.
IT is to this parental devotion. 70 UNI
VERBALLY recognized. that I desire 10 sp-
Peal ON this occasion.
Ap peal to ParentalDev
would call the attention Of every IA
;Sher and mother to present political ana
Industrial conditions. I would ask them
% analy1e these conditions. investigate
Rheir causes and their tendencies.
would press upon them this question: rs
ithe young man. Absalom. safe! Are
lyou satisned With the possibilities and the
Dgpbabilities which now open before your
ocn?
Il hs safs when foreign or domestic
monetary system under which he hves1
70 b safe when national banks control
NE volume OF money with which he does
,bukinessf
!. 4 he safe when the bond holding class
Geto1mfneo the sire Of the national debt
upon which he must help to pay inter-
! r As safs when By means Of taxes laid
almost entirely upon consumption he -
ooUpono6 70 contributo according to his
tAan ascending to hs pos
.! ~ 81 - pesill lessssss m
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1T now ~ - Gn6o Vhoa - h 0Aboo
- ~ oeogfve1 oe H1n1 ~ jury. through
sae syyts4 hnovn - sovsrnnent hy M
e b eafs. 4 laAorine nan. when he
- denied tha protection Of arbitration and
compelled to submit to such hours and
terms A. corporate employer may pro-
Dosef
ns Rsisn sf Ms.opoly.
But. desire&o call special attention to
the growth Of the trusts, and to ask you
whether your son ID safe under the reign
{ private monopoly? II you cannot leave
him 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 profit by his own |
genius. his own energy. his own industry |
monopoly reaches Its full development |
each branch Of industry will be controlled |
by one, or q few men, and the fruits OF |
like the divine right OF rule, |
VIII be kept within the possession OF a |
few from generation to generation. while |
the real producers Of wealth win be con-
demned to perpetual clerkship or servi- /
tude. When private monopoly reaches its
null development. your SON will buy the
dnshed product at the price which mon |
opoly dxes: he will sell raw material at /
the price which monopoly fixes: and. II
- works for wages. he will work for
such compensation and upon such con-
ditions as monopoly may determine.
Charles r. Flint Of the Rubber Goods |
Co. in a speech delivered
In Boston on the 18th Of May. 1893. out
lined the trust program with great frank
ness In speaking Of the advantages to
b derived from the trust system he said:
Outline Of Trust Program.
Raw material bought in large guam
lities Is secured at lower prices" When,
Tor instance. one man buys all the wool,
The price of wool will be lowered and all
Who produce wool viii sell at the price
axed by the trust A large proportion
Df our people are engaged in the produc-
Hon of various kinds OF raw material. and
hey are thus placed at the mercy Of the
The second advantage IL that those
plants which are best equipped and most
,usly and In preference to those less ia
vored."
This means that factories can be closed
n the smaller towns and business con-
,entrated in the large centers. It means.
llso. that whenever there IL q surplus on
md the burden of maintaining prices
brown upon the wage workers. There
re already scattered throughout the
and idle plants, which stand a. silent
monuments to tho evils OF the trust sys-
EN-.
The next advantage mentioned is that
In case of local strikes and fires. the
york goes on elsewhere. thus preventing
Derious loss.''
This means that monopoly can abso-
utely control its worlkingmen. for II .
trike occurs in q factory In one state.
he factory can be closed down indefinite
y while the employees are starved into |
admission. and. as the trust can do the
york in some other factory without seri-
us loss, It Is quite Independent Of the
mployes. and can absolutely prescribe the
erms and conditions upon which they
hall live. The more complete the mon
poly the more opposed the managers
VII be to arbitration. because. in case
{ any contest between the trust and its
antage and the employees will be per-
ectly poweriess.
Another advantage cited by Mr.. Flint
} that There is no multiplication Of the
aeans Of distribution and a better force
( salesmen will take the place Of . large
lumber"
Drummers Dispensed With.
This Il an intimation that under the
rust system the travelling salesman will
ot be needed. When every retail mer- ]
hant must buy all goods of one class (
rom q single company, the work can be 1
one by samples. and no travelling men &
ill be needed. There will be no COM
etition between different factories be-
ause all are under one management Y
he first man to feel this will be the q
alesman. who will lose his occupation {
he next man to feel it will be the hotel |
ian. who will miss the trade of the
-aveling salesman. The railroad will lose r
ne mileage paid by the travelling man; 8
he liverymen will lose their best pat I
ms and the nevSnaDerS will laSa ba ! Z