Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-12-14

man and man. The poor have no
regard for the situation, nor the
rich for the poor, and they thus
despise each other. The unfortu-
nate circumstances that surround
and embarrass the poor from birth,
encouraged the monopolies of the
higher classes, and the interests of
the latter consists in the distinct
ion thus created. 1t thus becomes
impossible to discover harmony
between the interests of the poor
and rich, or affinity between their
respective situations.
Men may have their judgment
convinced of what is their duty,
yet their interests consist in that
to which their duty is opposed.
Hence the world is immoral and
discouraged. It is proper that all
should be so situated as that in
dustry may become a necessity
and that its reward may be legiti-
mate and proportional.
If universal industry existed, all
would be wealthy and all would
appreciate aid glorify their exist
ence. Neither would there be so
much labor needed; for a little la
Dor, if properly directed, would
contribute more to the general
wealth of the world than twice the
same amount in the present con-
dition of the human race, One
third of the present amount of in
dividual labor if equally distributed
and rendered profitable would con-
tribute more to the happiness and
wealth of mankind than the amount
of individual labor now performed,
and then rewards would be equal,
interests reciprocal and all action
universally beneficial. As inter-
ests now are opposed to each other,
all action of laborer and employer
must necessarily be in correspond
ing opposition. Hostility is con-
stantly being generated by the
disafection for each others well
welfare, arising from this cause.
Everyone has desires uncared for
by others, and necessities which
none but himself knows, and for
the relief of which no one but him
self provides. The provision is
extracted from, not freely given
as it ought to be by others OR the
body of the human race. Thus
ones interest consists in that for
which no other has an affinity.
And so conflicting are the situa-
tons of men in the lower strata of
society that there is nothing but
vice, misery, discomfort, hostility
and retaliation existing. Their
interests are like the conflicting
elements, which in meeting, de-
stroy each others power. Hence
the harmony that would exist, if
interests ran gently into each 9TH
err. is dissipated. Hence he is i'm
morally situated whose duty tells
him one thing and his interests
another. The laborer, feeling an
interest in the amount of reward
given for his toll, has no interest
in the general improvements in
machinery that are made to relieve
and curtail labor. Labor must be
appreciated and duly remunerated
before there can be either pleas
ure in industry or a general inter-
est taken in mechanical and agri-
cultural improvements. That in
activity may be repulsed, from the
earth, industry must command in
creased rewards. There must not
only be higher value set on in
dustry, but a higher regard must
be manifested to him who labors,
in order to make all feel an inter-
est in activity, and that no one
may feel an attraction to idleness
and speculation. The laboring
classes support those who are idle
and the idle in return despise and
Cypress those who labor because
their interest is not in industry,