Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-08

sod IL morally wrong. although by
dInn's law II may be legally right Let
me illustrate this Icy II practical Incl
dent of everyday life
Surprising ! have a little butcher
shop upon one of the street corners Of
Los Angeles Surprising | am having
tiourislIlng trade there and you hear
| OF II and you decide 10 open little
, butcher shop upon the next corner
Then. surprising go to you and say:
MIR. So-and-sO you must quit was
here upon this street first. want all
the butcher business of this ncighbor
hood for myself" What would you
say? Why you would answer. you
are fool This is the land Of liberty.
One of the great cardinal principles Of
our country is - live and 10 let live.
There Is II good butcher business here
for you. and II good butcher business
here for me and we will work on OPP
positc corners and support both our
families" OF course that answer IL
fair. honest and right But. on the
other hand. surprising | come TO you
aud say: MIR. So-and-so want you
TO close ont your business want 10
make all the profits of this butcher
trade In this neghborhOod." Then sup.
posing You say. Il won't" Then ! 20
10 you aud ns capitalist say: III
you do not close out | will drive you
out. Then for one year upon this street
! VIII sell meat 10y your side for less
than cost. Then. after have ruined
you, Will put the prices of my meat
away up md reap all the profits for
my own Golfers What would YOU
say Is that fair competition: Would
you call me honestf Would you call
me fair and square business rival:
In the sight OF Cod would not be a
robhcr and n thief? And yet that I'M
fair system OF freezing out your bust
ness rivals is going Oh all over this
land. Greed IL SO gnawing nj the vitals
of our rich men that il is not with them
Il doctrine of Live and let live" hut
Of XIII nt any cost aud then gather in
all the spells Of the dead Kill kill,
Kill, Now my friends. as you are
growing richer and richer are you
destroying your neighbors' rights: BE
cause your business rivals are helpless.
are you rcmorsclessly driving IN the
financial knife up Ia the hilt and draw
Ing their lifr's blood and then feasting
upon the carcasses of the slainf
Upton SincInir's Exposure.
Are you one Of the wholesale rob
bers whom Upton Sinclair excoriates
In that terrible philippe lately pub
lishcd called The Jungle" ! do not
know enough of the facts 20 say whcth-
er he is right In his denunciation Of
the stOckyards and their proprietors.
but this will say. that this principle
Of selfish monopoly Is practiced In
many trades and professions The rich
operator cannot bear 10 see a poor OPP
orator making u humble competence In
his little store He gru,lges him his
little income and freezes him out and
adds his connection TO his own big
business. Are YOU q man. building
up your fortune out Of coffin lids and
destroyed homes and wrecked lives!
Some Of you rich men are doing thus
You will never be able 10 atone for
your murdcrous tyrannics by few
donations 10 colleges and hospitals and
libraries Never never never. What
you have won from man by dishonest
methods you must like Zaccheus re-
turn TO man fourfold. Are you one
whose ''gormnndizng greed" Is teach
ing you 10 take unfair advantages OF
your fellow menu
But after all. the most tragic and
pathetic part Of that Sinclair book
called The Jungle"-and the reason
quote from this book is because he
licve II is an epoch making books
the tragic chapter where the once no
BILE and honest Jurgis. now thief
and Il rohher, Is led into the palace of
the great stockynrd packer. Jones by
name. by the drunken son of the killer
OF over Il quarter of billion of cattle.
The millionaire Jones as financial
prince could pile up his stolen riches
for his children. And. mark you, am
not attacking or insinuating against
any personality in Chicago. but only al
luding To the characters of the book as
Upton Sinclair portrayed them. Jones
could pile up his millions. But when
he gave his money 10 his son. like a
satanic addcr's bite. II spiritually and
morally wrecked his boys life And
stolen money will always spiritually
wreck the lives OF our children. If we.
as dishonest parents, give 10 them III
gotten gains. O man. q rich man.
why wilt thou live for goldi Why wilt
thou strive to win money for thy
children and with that money give 10
them the parental example OF II Sprtu-
ally wasted life; Knowest thou not
that the history OF Jones the million
aire packer of The Jungle" Is 10 he
repeated in thy history and in the his
tory of tiny children. II thou lowest
silver for slver'S sake and gold FOR
COLDS snket
Thus. my friends. In this sermon |
have tried 10 broaden your vision OF
| life | have not tried 10 stunt any Of
your faculties but rather To give the
broadcast freedom To each of your men.