New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-08

calitv from another or men with a certain oe-
gree Of property from those OF n less oesres "a
property. ,.
The good citizen is the man who whatever
his wealth or his poverty strives Il1Iilu 80. ,t
do his dirty 20 himself. 10 his family, 10 DIS
uesghbor, TO the State: who is incapabie OF the
baseness which manifests itself either IN AFRO
eancs or in envy but who while demanding JUS
fsce for himself Is no less scrupulous TO DO Jus
tice to others. IL is because the average Ahis
citizen rich or poor is OF Just thls Sp ,h
we have cause for our proiouho iai'h Ia Ni'7
future OF the republic. = ,.,,.
ours Is A government OF liberty, by, through
and under the law. Lswlessness ana connINa
81 iavv-brea lxing-zhether the law-breaking take
the form OF a crime Of greed ana cunning or %
order but Of the true liberties, when can ols
come through order II alive 20 their true inter
ests rich and poor alike viii set their faces llse
flint against the spirit wnlch seeks 90 N
vantage by overriding the laws, without resaLo
TO whether this spirit shows itsei IN 1ne IOt ~, -
Of bodily violence by one set OF men or IN IN
form OF vulpine cunning by another set OF men
LET The watchwords Of all our people pe the
old familiar watchwords OF honesty, oeCtnS.,
fair dealing and common sense. an ~
denoted by these words are essential 10 an o.
US as we deal with the complex inoustrlal proD-
lens OF to-day. the problems affecting not mere
ly the accumulation, but, even more the wise
distribution of wealth.
ONE LAW FOR RICH AND POOR
,.u mn man. permission when
oufre him 20 obey the law; neither the per-
mission OF the poor man nor yet OF inc r'ch
man. Least of all can the man OF sreot
wealth afford 10 break the law. even Tor ms
own financial advantage; for the law is ms
prop and support. and IL IL both foohsh an"
profoundly UnpatriOtic for him TO tah ="
giving henrfy support those who show
thnt there - in very fact one law an" one
law only, alike for the rich and the pO"r'
for The EreRt and the small.
Men sincerely interested in the due protection
OF property. and men sincerely interested IN
seeing that the just rights OF labor are guar
anteed. should alike remember not only that ~
the long run neither the capitalist nor the wage
worker can be helped in healthy fashion save py
helping the other, but also that 10 require elt-s
side to obey the law and do its fun DUTY toNaIIi
the community IS emphatically 10 that sue : ie''
interest ,-..
There is no worse enemy OF the wage worker
than the man who condones mob violence IA alls
shape who breaches class hatred. snI SUI
ly the slightest acquaintance with our indusTlaIi
history should teach even the most shortslghtSIo
that the times CT most suffering Tor our PecPL0
as a whole. the times when business Is slas
narf and capitaf suffers from shrink3ge anu
gets no return from its investments. are eNaCtly
The times Of hardship and want ana grim ols-
aster among the poor. II all the existing IA
str1lmentalities Of wealth could be abolishe1,
the first and severest suffering would come
among those Of US who are least Wen OH al
present The wage worker is well off only when
The rest of the country is well of, and he can
best contribute TO this general welloelhs Dy
showing sanity and nrm purpose 10 uO jug
tice TO others.
In hf, .uru the capitalist who Is really
m conservative, the man who has forethouGht
as well as patriotism. should heartily well
come every effort. Legislative or otherwise
which has for its object 10 secure fair oe'i-
ing by capital. corporate or Individual tow
ard the public and toward the empioye'
Such laws as the Franchise Tax law in this
State which the Court OF Appeals recen1y
unanimously decided constitutional-such law
ss that passed IN Congress last year Tor the
purpose OF establishing Department OF Com
merce and Labor. under which there enould
be bureau TO oversee and secure publicity from
the great corporations which 90 an Interstate
business-such law as that passed at the same
time for the regulation az the great hign|ays OF
commerce so as 10 keep these roads GEAR on
fair terms TO all producers in getting their Eooos
70 market-thsse laws are in the interest not
merely Of the people as a whole, Olt OF re
rropertied classes For in no way is the stabll-
itv Of property better assured than oy making
81 patent To our people that property bears IT'S
proper share Of the burdens OF the state, tpat
property is handled rot only in the interest q
the owner. but in the interest Of She whole
community.
II other words. LEGISLATION to be permanently
Eood for any class must also be good for tie
nation as a whole and legislation which ooes
injustice to any class is certain Ia work harm
10 The nation. Take our currency system for
example. This nation is on a gold basis. he
re2SIrr, of the public is in excellent milton.
Never before has the per capita Of circulation
been as large Il is this cay, and this circcla-
tor moreover is Of money, every dollar or
which is at par with gold. Now. our having TINS
sound currency system is OF beneht to banks. or
course but il is Of infinitely more beneht 10 the
pee PIE a. a whole. because Of the healthy ERECT
on business conditions.
In the same way Whatever Is RuNteantc IN
the Of remedial or corrective currency
IeEislatIon-and nothing revolutionary is adj
Vfsahle under preEent cOnditions-must he
undertaken only from the standpoint Of the
business community whole. that is, of
the American body polite as a whole.
CURRENCY MUST BE KEPT SOUND.
Whatever IS done we cannot afford to take
any step backward To cast any doubt unon
the certain redemption ia standard coin Of every
circulating note
Among ourselves we differ in many qualities
OF body. head and heart; we are unequally de-
veloped, mentally as well as physically. But
each OF US has the right to ask that he shall be
protected from vrongdoing as he does his work
and carries his burden through life. No man
needs sympathy because he has tc work. because
he has \ burden 10 carry. Far and away the
best prize that lie offers is the chance TO work
hard at work worth doing, and this is a prize
open 20 every man, for there can be no work
better worth doing than that done to keep in
health and comfort ami with reasonable ;sdvan-
tages those Immediately dependent upon the
husband the father or the son.
There IS no room in our healthy American life for
the mere ider. for the man OF the woman whose
object il is throughout life TO shirk ne duties
which life ought 10 bring. Life can mean moth
ing worth meaning unless Its prime aim is the
doing OF duty. the achievement Of results worth
achieving. A recent writer has finely said:
After all, the saddest thing that can happen
10 a man is 10 carry no burdens. To be bent
under too great a load is bad: TO be crushed by
Il is lamentable; but even in that there are
possibilities that are glorious. But to carry no
load at all-there is nothing I'm that. No one
seems TO arrive at any goal really worth reach
ing in this world who does not come 10 il heavy
laden"
Surely from our own experience each one Of
US knows that this is true. From the greatest
10 the smallest happiness and usefulness are
largely found in the same soul. and the Joy OF
life is won in its deepest and truest sense only
by those who have not shiTked life's burdens.
The men whom We most delight 10 honor in ali
this land are those who, in the iron years from
81 10 GO, bore on their shoulders the burden OF
saving the Union. They did not choose the easy
task. They did Shtrk the difficult QutN
Deliberately and OF their own free will they
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