The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-09
BIG AND LITTLE THIEVES.

BIG AND LITTLE THIEVES.
Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix rector of Trinity church.
New York was recently quite i'll with severe cold,
which threatened serious illness, and all because
nan. driven to desperation by dire need OF warmth
for his wife and children, stole ton OF Goa. des-
tined for the rectorv. DR.. Dix was left without
heat. was taken with chill and went to bed i'll.
We don't need to worry our brains over the old
QUESTION as to which Of thetwo men had the better
right 70 the coal-the one who had paid for II and
whose health was impaired because Of the lOss Of IT,
~ the one who had no money buy and 50 stole to
warm his wife and children. 4 grave question Is
that and complex But there Is question still
g-aY=r and simple.
Their Is coal enough in this land u supply all, at
prices within the reach Of all Being public necess
" it Is public right. But the grasp and greed OF
monopoly and its struggle with labor have made coal
. houutituI in natural supply, and expensive
\ necessity Of life and of business Is denied.
combination Of c2al magnae= assumes TO deprive the
public Of what Is the pubics clear right. private
business that ought TO be held subject and subser-
Went 70 public interests. becomes domineering, IN
solent, defiant and makes the public interest bow
subsarvieut 70 it.
In view Of this great question shall We turn aside
y
rich mans ton Of coal TO warm his wife and chill
drea? Must We not. instead. fix our minds upon
the mouoposri, theft Of the entire coal supply Of
the country?
! This Is the real questionable one worthy Of the
attention Of the whole people Of the United States
: There are laws To deal with the poor devil who
stole the ton Of e1a and left the preacher in chill.
What ~ need Is law to deal with the big fellows
-, all
TRANSFORMATION and trade to suffer injury.
But for the monopoIistic grasp the man might
have bought coaI To warm his wife and children.
The condition made MIN thief. And, just 50.
every great wrong breeds innumerabls smaller evils
. The free people that submits to monumental vio-
.atioas Of its most essential rights has more i'm
porrant subject 10 moralIZe about than the thief;
of ) ton Of coal.
f The coal operators will present SIS much Of their
side a. viii bear publicity.
From cut the west comes paper with the following
suggestion national democratic ticket and plat
form for 1871: For president, Henry Wstterson; for
vice president, Carrie Nation. Platform: To he'll with
the 40
1t reported on what Is considered reliable authority
tha- gentleman, recently elected to the presidency Of
OeaIs hotel a. Or -. Phi: D." OF course this
unusual emphasis OF degree strictly regle,
but some latitude certainly Be permitted in man
Whose elevation i said be due political pull
rather than 10 his worth an educator
They have vigorous way Of eircumventing trust rob
berries IL Mexico that might have been probably
pIoyed in this country had the taken the pre-
caution to first the government The sd-
vance in the price Of wheat in Mexico caused bakers
diminish the size Of ther loaves while still changing
the same price. This worked great hardship the
poorer classes A. the called to the
attention Of the government decree issued taking
on the duties wheat and the railroads COM
PEELED to reduce from the border Now the mG-
nicipal government Of Mexico City proposes open
nicipaI bakeries and sell bread Such vigorous
seton on the part Of the Mexican government iusi
fable under the circumstances
Z -s-
The Oft repeated statement OF Major G. P HeAly that
Governor Jennings : with star seems b.
gradually but the les surely coming % Be accepted
By the people a. fixed faith The language Of the
u1sior i fEurstive and that governor Is
man Of DESTINY. No Be- able 10 account far
It other than the ground Of luck One influential
local politician puts it thus: Jennings the uekest
politician occupy the big chair Tallahassee
Even the governors enemies b baked in their
Efforts dIseredi him In Tampa last week the uniOa
Labor paper proposed give the governor boom for
the L Senate whsrsuPon certain parties sOs
injunction IN The court restraining tie Publishers from
issuing the Paper OF this coming the
q the pubIie simply turned what eOuId have
= harmless boOmIst- into full rizzsd boom Then,
saIn il ! jazt possible that the injunction gotten
out according original Jennings tap The g0vsE-
nor knows god advertising.