Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-12-06
The Preaching OF Glass Distinction 10
Severely Condemned

The Preaching OF Class Distinction 10
Severely Condemned.
In dealing with both labor and CAPT.
tai, with the questions affecting both
corporations and trade unions. there
In one matter more important TO re-
member than aught else. and that is
the Infinite harm done by preachers OF
mere discomfort. These are the men
who seek to excite violent class
hatred against all men Of wealth.
They seek to turn wise and proper
movements for the better control Of
corporations and for doing away with
the abuses connected with wealth. into
campaign OF hysterical excitement
and falsehood In which the aim is to
inhame TO madness the brutal passions
OF mankind The sinister demagogs
and foolish Missionaries who are always
eager to undertake such a campaign OF
destruction sometimes seek TO associ-
ate themselves with those working for
genuine reform in governmental and
social methods. and sometimes mas
querade as such reformers In reality
they are the worst enemies OF the
cause they profess 10 advocate. just as
the purveyors OF sensational Islander
in newspaper and magazine are the
worst enemies Of all men who are en-
gagged i'm an honest effort to better
mental conditions. To preach hatred
of the rich man as such, to carry on
campaign Of Islander and invsotiys
against him. TO seek to mislead and
infiame to madness honest men whose
lives are hard and who have not the
kind OF mental training which VIII
permit them to appreciate the danger
In the doctrines preached-9ll this Is
to commit "A crime against the body
polite and TO be false TO every worthy
principle and tradition Of American
national life. Moreover while such
preaching and such agitation may give
a livelihood and a certain notoriety to
some OF those who take part In u; and
may result in temporary political
success OF others. I'm the long run every
such movement will either fail or else
will provoke a violent reaction. which
will itself result not merely in undoing
the mischief wrought by the demagog
and the agitator. but also in undoing
the good that the honest reformer.
the true upholder OF popular rights.
has painfully and laboriously achieved.
Corruption Is never so rife as in COM
munities where the demsgog and the
such communities all moral bands be-
come Ioosened and hysteria and sem
sationalism replace the spirit OF sound
Judgment and fair dealing as between
man and man. In sheer revolt against
the squalid anarchy thus produced
men are sure In the end TO turn to-
ward any leader who can restore order.
and then their relief at being free
from the intolera bic burdens OF class
hatred. violence and demagogy is such
that they cannot for some time be
aroused to indignation against mis-
deeds by men 81 wealth; so that they
permit a new growth OF the very
abuses which were In part responsible
for the original outbreak The one
a resolute and fearless. but sane and
cool-headed advance along the path
marked out last year by this very con.
gress. There must be stern refusal
to be misled into following either that
base creature who appeals and panders
20 the lowest instincts and passions In
order 20 arouse one set OF Americans
against their fellows. or that other
creature. equally base but no baser,
who in a spirit OF greed. or Go accu-
fortune seeSs to exploit bis fellow
Americans with callous disregard 60
their welfare OF soul and body The
man who debsuehes others In order 20
equality OF corruption with the man
who debauches others for financial
proht; and when hatred Is sown the
s syP which springs up ca" only De
Duty Of the People.
The plain people who think-the
mechanics, farmers, merchants, work
ers with head or hand. the men TO
whom American traditions are dear
who love their country and try to act
decently by their neighbors owe N TO
themselves TO remember that the most
ular government Is to elect an I'M
worthy and sinister agitator on a
Whenever such an issue is raised In
this country nothing can be gained by
ninching from IL. for in such case DEM
ocracy Is Itself or trial popular self
government under republican forms IL
Itself on trial The triumph OF the
mob Is just as evil a thing as the tri-
umph of the plutocracy. and TO have
esca ped one danger aVails nothing
Whatever IN we sucuumb TO the other.
In the end the honest man,whether rich
or poor. who earns his own living and
tries TO deal justly by ms iellows, mas
as much 20 fear from the insincere
and unworthy dema cog. prOmisin z
much and performing nothing. or else
performing nothing but evil, who
would set on the mob TO plumber the
rich. as from the crafty cOrruptiOnist,
who for his own ends would permit
the common people TO be exploited by
the very wealthy. II we ever let this
government fall into the hands of men
OF either Of these two classes we shall
show ourselves false 10 Americas past,
Moreover the demagog and corrup-
Zionist often work hand In hand. There
are at this moment wealthy reaction
aries OF such obtuse morality that they
regard the public servant who prose-
cutes them when they violate the law.
or who seeks TO make them bear their
proper share Of the public burdens as
being even more Objectionable than
the violent agitator who hounds on
the mob to plumber the rich There is
nothing TO choose between such re-
dictionary and such an agitator: funda-
mentally they are alike In their selfish
disregard Of the rights OF others; and
IL Is natural that they should join in
Imposition to any movement OF which
the aim Is fearlessly 20 do exact and
even justice TO all.
Railroad E,spIoyees' Hours.
] call your attention to the need OF
passing the bill limiting the number
Of hours Of employment OF railroad
employees The measure Is very
moderate one and can conceive Of no
serious objection to IL. Indeed. so far
as IL Is I'm our power 10 should be our
aim steadily TO reduce the number Of
hours OF labor. with as a goal the
general introduction OF an eight hour
day There are industries in which
il is not possible that the hours OF
labor should be reduced; just as there
are communities not far enough ad-
Vanced for such movement TO be for
their good. or. II in the tropics. so sit
uated that here is no analogy between
their needs and ours in this matter.
on the isthmus OF Panama, for in
stance the conditions are in every way
so different from what they are here
that an eight-hour day would be abb
surd: lust as II is absurd. so far as the
isthmus H. concerned. where white la
bor cannot be employed. To bother as
to whether the necessary work is done
nv alien black men or by alien yellow
men But the wageworkers OF the
United States are OF so high grade
that alike from the merely industrial
standpoint and from the civic stand
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