Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-29
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 90, 1901,
Anarchy OF wealth.

Anarchy OF Wfultns
Anarchy, as the term is now used
means the abolition of government
As there are various ways Of abolish
ing anything, so there are various
classes of anarchists, The class which
occupies the most prominent part in
the public mind just now are the
blind, ignorant assassins, who expect
to ameliorate the condition of man.
kind by the assassination Of the chief
rulers Of Christendom. It is obvious
that as long as a majority Of mankind
recognize the fact that human society
can not advance, nor indeed exist, with
out some form of government and that
anarchy Is worse than despotism, this
class can not succeed in their crazy
purpose Moreover as long as human
nature is what It is they viii forever
be in a hopeless and insignificant mi.
nority. Governments are GOd-ordain.
ed He who foresaw all things and
provided therefor foresaw and proyid.
ed that with the growth Of population
and the elaboration Of industry, the
organization Of society under forms
of government would become both eX-
pedient and necessary. While popula-
tion is sparse and industry in a prim.
itive condition, the form Of govern.
ment is simple yet suited to the wants
and habits Of the people AS popula.
tion increases and industry becomes
more complex, the need for State gov
ernment arises. With its establish
ment revenue is required. without
revenue the State can not exist What
food is to the human body revenue is
to the body polite This revenue is
obtained by means Of taxation levied
upon the people in such manner as they
may, in their collected wisdom. deem
proper. It is obvious that If a sufi.
cient number evade the payment Of
their equitable portion Of taxation the
State would perish from lack of food
or other means Of obtaining revenue
must be resorted to, or the whole bur.
dent shifted to those who were so cir
cumstanced that they would be obliged
TO bear it,
Il is not difficult to decide which is
the most contemplate, the deluded
wretch who imagines that his atrocious
act will improve the condition Of the
toiling masses, and who knows that he
must forfeit his life, or the cowardly.
sneaking, ungrateful wretch who has
grown enormously rich by virtue OF a
system Of taxation framed in his spe-
cial interest, surreptitiously fraudu-
lently and criminally endeavors to
cheat the Government out Of his share
of taxation.
The former removes one citizen from
his official position. but the functions
OF government operate with the same
smoothness and regularity as II moth
ing had occurred. The grasping, grind
ing greed Of the latter would impov-
erIsh the State and cause death from
slow starvation. One Of these disciples
OF anarchy by starvation is John W..
Yates, president Of the American Steel
and Wire Company. He returned from
Europe last week with his wife on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse When the
customs house officers boarded the YES
sci on her way up New York Bay, Mr..
and Mrs. Gates took the customs house
oath that they had nothing dutiable in
their possession. Before landing, how
ever William H. Theobald, a special
agent Of the Treasury Department ap.
preached Mr.. Gates and told him that
he was sure a man Of his wealth and
standing would not forget TO pay duty
on the $4,000 pearl necklace and the
$1,000 worth Of gowns Mr.. Gates told
him that he had almost forgotten to
mention the gowns and necklace, but
that he would be delighted to pay duty
on them. The officer then reminded
him that he owed duty on a $4,000
necklace that he brought in a year ago.
So Mr.. Gates was obliged to pay S2S,.
92310 to support a Government that
has made him a special fayorite. It
Is such contemplate tax-dodgers as he
that breed anarchists and menace free
institutions. He has become enor.
mously wealthy by tariff that enables
him TO extort his ill-gotten wealth
from the American people In his tes.
timony before the Industrial Commis.
sion he admitted that the products Of
his mills were sold TO foreigners cheap.
er than TO Americans. Nevertheless.