The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-03
DEACON SCOTT
PHILOSOPHERS
LOCAL STUDENT or POLITICAL
ECONOMY HAS STRONG IDEAS
ON THE UNITARIAN SIDE or
THINes-coMMENTs ON VAR.
Gus PHASES OF LIFE.

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tried for stealing pig. The evidence
was conclusive that the culprit swipet
the pork, nevertheless his twelve peers
called the bulwarks of American liber.
ty, found the culprit not guilty. His
lawyer asked why and the culprit an.
swered leach Juror had a piece of the
pork" So having or wanting a piece
of pork blinds many eyes to the rea
facts of this existence.
We men and women in this world
are just critters roaming about fol
food, shelter, clothing and the propo-
| cation Of our species, trying to ex-
perience delight in the qualification Of
our sense of hearing, feeling, tasting
touching, smelling, valueing things ac-
cordingly. Some are arlstocrats, in
tending to compel others to accept
/ themselves at the estimate of their
own importance. Others are demo.
Gratis, willing to accept themselves at
the value their own Importance COM
pels their estimate in the minds of
others.
! We come naked into this world and
naked we 60 While we remain we
must put in our time. Shall we try
to use our time up doing some useful
thing or become the slaves of our
seeing sense" and idly standing;
watch the wheels go around.
If one feeds more fuel into the fire
box Of his human engine than required
to keep up the heat and energy, then
he must throw in calomel to clean out
the flues. The day Of the miser is
mostly a thing OF the past Society
has invented a medium of exchange
and banking houses that clear away
and distribute the energies of each
community. What we subsist upon
| God creates, A brain may find ways
to augment and husband natures re-
sources. Labor may gather and store
UP the Lords bounty, but this fool
doctrine that labor is the source of
| all existence is pure rot.
This careless argument about what
man has instead Of what one is do
| ing is based on the wrong premise.
The small operator has more medium
Of exchange buried up in his cellar
than the big fellow has who is report
ed worth lots of money"
He is up-to-da banks every night,
and his stuff is all in use. We each
secure board and clothes, which are a
matter of taste. Feathers for Mr.. In
dian, silk robes for Chinese, hobble
gowns for America.
AS to the whole people it's only a
piece OF woven stuff made up and
when worn out to be replaced.
Why not commence to ask this ques
ton, What are you doing?" The man
who runs things and pays his debts
isn't hurting anyone Distribution is
going on easily. Nature source Of sup
ply is flowing through the pipes
smoothly.
You write on the auto industry, and
criticize the men running the ex-
changes. Now the average auto is
junk heap in three to five years. If
100000 men and women work ma
terials into junk heap instead of TO
some better and more lasting purpose
won't the result be less food. houses
and clothing?
When man can't establish a repu-
tation to run a business and pay his
debts, including interests he usually
concludes like your morning contem-
porary, that there is a conspiracy to
raise rates on him, when a conservative
banker wouldn't gamble 800 on his
business capacity at any old rate
whatever and so he must appeal to
some fellow who will take a chance.
appealing to his cupidity.
Suppose Carnegie be considered from
this standpoint He is trying to dis
tribute the energy of the iron in
dustry to build public libraries. 1t
looks good to Fargo to secure three.
Pennsylvania iron looks nice in cut
stone and pressed brick. 1t kept the
boys here at work didn't it? But
isn't everyone of us taxed now and
our children's children to keep some
lady handing out books, the buildings
In repair and the rooms warm, etc.
Can the town support this much lux
ury? Is it luxury? Let's arguefy a
little.
The liquor business has to go. Be
cause show me" is here. Late re-
search proves booze detrimental to
both brain and Drawn in man. Some
believe to close up Moorhead would
hurt Fargo. Have they amy of the
pork?"
Suppose they saw me in the street,
boring hole with post anger with
pail full of water on one side of
me and sack Of meal on the other,
stirring the two together and then
pouring the mash down the auger
hole. Now I'm busy, occupying space,
furnishing market for meal and wa
ter. but, show me how it's labor en-
ployed to fill up rat hole and as
said before, careful investigation
shows me" that the rat isn't even
benefited.
Show me" and conservation of en-
ergy' instead of waste is beginning to
be realized by the everyday folks.
Folks who do things must run their
own game to pay out and make good
No one is hurt
Even when the people rule, the peo-
pie themselves must obey the rules of
this game Of life they themselves
agree upon. Rule must stand up by
common consent. The dear people
must repeal the rules (statutes and
public opinion) that a majority won't
stand for. The minority must keep
the peace or go to pieces.
Had I better hire a hall?
VIM A. Scott