Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-03-28

SAnS tiouSHt, NiNlDe justice. line can
didate noticed this, and 1t seemed t.
encourage him.
what have you to say in support OF
your demand for admittance into ou:
heavenly realms?" asked the Judge.
The use | made of the possessions il
pleased heaven to place in my Keeping
Heaven has placed no possessions in
your keeping. You have been left free
to acquire possessions or not, rs you
pleased. First state to the court how
you became q multlmillionaire."
Il began as a common workman. j
became president of a corporation. ]
saw an opportunity to unite many cor
porations. That made me president Of
a trust"
The angel opened a book before him
and read:
blessed are the merciful, for they
shall obtain mercy Have you been
merciful?'
* have"
Odd you unite all corporations, bene-
filing allY'
II united those l needed to unite
'Those who by competition might
threaten you?"
Eyes"
"What became of the others?'
"They went to the WALL
"And the Stockholders"'
Lost their possessions"
DO You call that being merciful:"
The candidate was silent for II DE-"
ment, then said. Yes: I will prose il
If you will permit"
Not yet. Your trust being f"rMr.,
how did You make money!
"By raising prices"
For the rich or for the puor!"
Both"
did the poor suffer-
''They did"
"4our examination is over-for the
present. You may state what you have
TO say in ~eXtenuation."
"The poor are always poor and usu-
ally unable to help themselves. If
they bad an immense sum given them.
they would use it all up without bene-
fitting themselves, for they have no
talent for management. 1t is best that
certain persons shall accumulate funds,
then become distributors to the poor.
i have been II of these accumulatorS
and distributors. | have endowed col
leges, built churches, established libra
ries. / have not fed and clothed liz
dividualS directly. because such action
would result in no permanent beneIIt
to the masses of the poor. | have pre-
ferred rather to use my money
Whose money!
Mine"
Did you not say that your fortune
had been built up on the ruins of those
interested in and dependent upon GER
q corporations"
Il did. Their ruin was necessary
thai l should acquire the ability to put
millions through channels to do the
most good"
by what authority did you act?'
My own sense of what was fit"
The judge sal silent for q moment.
The strains bad seemed to follow the
heavenly inquiry q solemn murmEr
like distant thun,ler when the candi-
date touched upon his evil courses. "a
sympathetic melody at The mention of
his bene1lceIlt acts. Now they died
away entirely. The judge spoke:
"Man has been placed IN the earth
to develop under certain conditions.
He has been left free in his environ
ment, but without q few basic princi-
pies he would srope in darkness. These
have been given him from heaven. SO
long as he works in accordance with
/ fhnco r,-in.;nlae 1;c ,3aoGc o,.o 1,n,.pynl
Had heaven issued an edict, ROB that
you may benefit mankind possibly
you might have obtained admittance
here, but there is no such edict. Your
course was not even wise for the geo
pie you profess TO have benefited.
Their condition has degenerated. The
equivalent for the fruits of The earth,
gold, is now held in ~storehouses, dis
tributed by a few, and the poor are
paying enormous prices for their ne
cessities. You have taken the law
into your own hands. You have no
I place here"
cit is hard" said the candidate,
That / should have iabored first to
heap up wealth, but q 1.-THE of which l
could use myself, and layished the rest
ON my fellow men, to be condemned by
the high court of heaven. We have no
such principles on earth. No earthly
court would
did you respect your earthly
comE?'
The candidate hung his head. He
had bribed his earthly courts. But be
WIS not easily put down.
'Dnr earthly courts stood In the way
Of my designs for the ultimate benefit
hf the people"
"And our heavenly court stands in
the way of your entrance here. Take
him AWAY" ALEXANDER ELY.