The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-19

that by this craft we have oul
wealth. Moreover, We see and hear,
that not alone at Ephesus but almost
Throughout all Asia, this Pau bath
persuaded and turned away much
people, saying that they be no gods.
which are made with hands. So
That not only this our craft is in
danger to be set at naUght; but also
that the temple OF the great goddess
Diana should be despised and her
magnihcance should ne DESTROYED.
whom all Asia and the world wor.
shippeth. And when they heard
these sayings, they were full OF
wrath saying, Great Is Diana OF the
Ephesians.
The silversmith was proitting by
the worship OF idols; the making of
Images was the source Cf his income.
lie called together those who were
engaged In the sane occupation and
when all were convinced that Paul's
preaching would bring them financial
injury they joined in protest, but
they did nut give their real reason
Tor opposing Christianity-nam
that 1t would cause them a money
loss, but they pretended fervent de.
votion to the goddess Diana. So, to-
day, the beneticiaries of bad laws and
bad governmental systems are defend.
ing their pecuniary interests with
arguments that imply great devotion
TO the public welfare. Having salts
fed themselves that the reforms de-
manded by the people will lessen
their power to extCrt from, and TO
tyranize over, the people, these mon
opolists and their defenders shout
Great is property Great are the
rights OF property" While the issue
between the man and the dollar
seems to be an acute one, yet IN the
last analysis there can be no issue
between human rights and property
rights, OF nothing more surely under
mines property rights than dlsre-
gard for human rights, and nothing
brings greater security to property
than a scrupulous regard for the
natural rights OF each human being.
But We must always remember that
human rights are paramount. In
fct, everything depends upon the
establishment of the true relation
between the individual and dull. in
animate property.
The house and its foundation are
indissolubly connected. and We can
not think OF one without the other.
So, human rights and property rights
are indisSolubly connected. We can
not think of the one without the
other and as, in the building Of
house, we must think Of the founda-
ton first and OF the house as a super.
structure, SO in thinking OF society
we must necessarily think Of human
rights first and Of property rights as
resting upon human rights. lie who
talks OF property rights as If they
NOuiu SAiou hlLlJuL iNSdlu lOA bu'
man rights, speaks as foolishly as one
who would attempt to build house
Without considering the foundation
upon which it is to stand.
1t is safe to say that no contest
over property rights is likely to arise
between those who feel that they are
giving to society service commen-
surate with the conversation which
they are receiving. The controversy
arises now and has always arisen be-
tween those who are conscious of en-
joying what they have rot earned or
conscious of desiring to secure that
10 which they are not entitled, and
the masses of the people who feel
that they not only earn all that they
receive, but something more. Those
who are insisting upon legislation
which will protect each citizen IN
the enjoyment OF life, liberty aud
the pursuit Of happiness are the real
champions of property rights as well
I dS Tic GudNI plOHs VI tuiiab iikbtHf
and those who talk SO loudly OF de-
Tending property rights are, upon in
vestigation. fCund TO be the ones who
are endangering property rights as
we'll as sssailiDg the natural rights
of the individual.
Just now the trust magnates are
hurting epithets at these who seek 10
destroy the trusts. They assume 10
be the special custodians OF property
rights, and charge antimonopolists
with communistic, socialistic and
anarchistic designs upon "the thrifty
/ and the successful. As a matter Of
fact the reiormer has rever been
more grossly misrepresented than be
is now by the monopolists IL is
the trust msgnate, not the opponents
OF the trust, who is striking at prop
erty rights lie trespasses upon the
property rights of the small manu-.
facturer and the retailer, and heart
I lessly drives him into bankruptcy.
He trespasses upon the property
rights of the consumers, who haze a
right to purchase what they need IN
"a free market at a reasonable price