The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-10-31
Was ii a Forgery

WIS ~ IVISVIyS
Joseph H. Hutchinson, demo.
cratic nominee for congress, denied
In hts speech at HALEY and else.
where all over this state that he
had ever signed the article entitled,
1.-THE wealth of the world" The
Capita1 News also denied this and
various little democratic sheets
throughout the state have made
the same assertions, and have &C.
cused the republican state central
COMMITTEES Of forgery for quoting
him IS the author Of the article
published in the mining and scieu.:
ti6c Press Of San Francisco.
"Fitz Mac" the Colorado news
paper man, In long letter re.
Gently published In the Boise Cap
itai News, attempts to assume the
responsibility for this article with
: too evident purpose to shield his
friend and his protege. The plain
truth Is that Joseph H. Hutchinson
democratic nominee for congress
from Idaho, is responsible for this
article and his name Is signed
thereto.
The article ia question was
signed In the Mining and Scientific
Press Of San Francisco on Novem.
Der Is, 1901. and can be found on
page ao3 Of that issue. Those Of
an lnquisitive turn Of mind are In
vIted to investigate. As stated
before, this article hears the sigma
ture Of Joseph H, Hutchinsou, and
Il Is impossible 10 believe that 1
paper Of the recognized standing
enjoyed by the Mining and Sclen.
tiic press would forge hts sigma
ture.
The republican press Of this
state assert that Mr.. Hutchinson
did write these derrogatory state.
ments against labor and they APP,
peared In the mining journal above
mentioned and that they appeared
on the day aqd date quoted, and,
70 further show the exact nature o,
the entire matter. and that the del
malls Of authenticity by Mr.. Hutch
iuson and his democratic friends,
the article in question is qaoted Ia
full. 3law then let sshe Capital
News, M. -f1utchiuson 81 any
democratic spsllblnder come for
ward and charge the republican
state central committee with for.
4eryl Here Is the article:
''rHR WEALTH or THE WORLD.
The wealth Of the world is ere.
ated, not BY labor, as political
economists and all superficial
thinkers have falsely taught, but
BY ideas that save labor. that null
tiply the iaborer's capacity. That
al wealth Is creation Of labor Is 4
fundamental falacy which can only
retain the semblance Of truth to
such as are Incapable or indisposed
TO think to the bottom Of things.
Labor unassociated with labor.
saving ideas has never anywhere
IN the history Of mankind been
able to produce as much Is was
necessary for its own sustenance,
but has had to draw on the
bounties Of nature for the balance.
The man with the hoe is z man
WORKING In association with an idea
that largely increases his capacity,
~ Idea involving the application
Of the principle Of the lever, which
enables him to do more than ten |
men could do with their hands. |
The hoe. Insignificant as it is rela. |
lively today, was an invention Of |
revolutionary importance to man.
kind. 1t enabled him for the first
time to create surplus, which is
wealth. The wealth created
leisure and the leisure engendered
IDEAS OF comfort and stimulated
progressive invention. Labor say.
Ing inventions are only contriv.
ances to save wasted force. Much
u the natural force of the world is