Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1905-07-29
JUSTICE FOR
THE
MILLIONAIRE

to write first to these millionaire neghbors of whose
methods utterly unsoa and nefarious They our
neghbors just the porch climbers and the hghwaymen
are our neighbors WE OWE THEM NEIGHBORLY DUTIES.
and the enemies Of society neighbours and we must
learn show them nbor love- But our first duty to
them duty which for their souls akes Them is to
PREVENT them from preng upon their fellow such
habit they have right be abroad society and must be re-
strained liberty And these gigantic pndere these bandits
finance whose methods infinitely and more dasad
than those thief and the shope must be dealt WITH
be just after the same fashion, ONLY MORE o1N
Such ought be penal confinement for they are
not safe persons abroad society Our first duty them
put power do harm When we have got THEM be-
hind the consider what is duty neigh
Dor in prison
am far however, from saying believing that ALL rich
men, all monares even of this peaceous variety have
known quite number and in deed far from be-
ing punderers of their fellow Of could wish to be-
not them great punderers that wish people to THINK but OF
men of wealth GENERAL We often consider duties
Door men, We accept the fact that they neighbors 1t
neen for us sometimes think duties those neigh
bors who are not poor Surely Chr law of love must apply to
these THEY excluded from our sympathy IHEh need
of our charitable consideration be deeper than we think
What then are Of the duties that who not million
aires neghbor the millionaire and to all our nehDors
who whether they reached the stage of monism not are
large wealth duty first recognize the tact that
the possession large wealth necessarily sign OF moral den
quency There theory which not yet trust widely hed
that the ownership of wealth proof OF wrongdog
How much the capitalist himself of the gains
of this his comfort and pleasure question tor him
to settle WITH HIS OWN CONSCIENCE. If he lives uxu
ousv and spends great deal money osenaon and parade OF
wealth. his may be censuabe But is quite possible that
he may live simplicity that he may devote considea
Bile portion profits worthy charities and that he renv
much the larger portion them additional buildings and machn
ery he employment to abore and that ne
this less for the of increasing his own income than
for the purpose GIVING WORK and living to his fellow men,
Our neighbor millionaire may therefore be who
titled to our bnefac of his kind 90 not
that ALL onaires sfar from ibut think that such
ves place their hearts oene perhaps than we sometimes
think And all events genuine neighbor love will be ready to
purposes when they appear and to praise them as they
deserve that all rich governed by but ego
stic motives guilty Of gievous bgoy RICH MEN Ah
SIMPLY HUMAN BEINGS and the of riches does not
necessarily their minds inaccessible humane considerations
THEY ARE JUST ENTITLED OUR CHARITABLE JUDO
MENT AS POOR THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBoRs
must treat the millionaire he man. my brother
must not cnge him wn upon him. He just
am steel heart against him and build barrier OF
cold reserve between because Of his possessions He
mans for a. that and has right to be
treated like man that because he does
not respect do him great injustice by such assumption
must his neither sconng suspecng neither
Aattering nor fearing, JUDGING HIM FAIRLY AND GENER-
OUSLY myself wish be Judged dealing with him frankly and
brohery wish to be dealt WITH wishing him wisdom and good
will for which God has appointed him and hoping
that he TO USE the great power nused him
in the fear of God AND FOR THE GOOD OF HIS FELLOW
MEN.