Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-10

which it depends?'
Agriculture, mining and manufac-
turing. i
What class of people conducts
these enterprises?
The laboring class.
Suppose there were no labortng
class to operate these industries,
then what would happens?
The. government must fail to re-
deem it's obligations.
Its dependence then is not SO
much upon these industries as upon
the people who work them?
If the people were idlers and did
no work the government would not
amount to much, would it?
Certainly not.
Then people who do not work are
of little account to a government?
Evidently not.
Then what of our rich people
who not only do not work, but treat
those who do, like beasts?
Such must be leased as undesir-
able citizens. r.
Well then, if the government
bases the issue of its money upon
the industry Of its people and not
upon its idlers, how could the death
of its millionaires and the destruc-
ton of their fortunes affect our
country seriously; since they were
undesirable citizens to begin with
and the governments ability is still
as great as before their death to
make money? Logically, it must
be admitted to be blessing instead
of a calamity. +,
But on the other hand, should 1t
have been the laboring class who
practically own nothing, who wers
swept from the earth, what would
then ahve happened?
Every industry of the country
would have been paralyzed, not q
cerial raised, not bushel of coal
mined and not a wheel turned in
all the country. No ia dollar made,
not dividend paid, not astore open
and not house rented. All would
be hcaos. ~4
And still we are told that the la
boring class are an undesirable set
of people.
!. A country is good or bad not 50
much from its geographical or
typographical conditions as from its
opportunities to supply our wants.
1t may also be a good country for
one. class and bad one for another.
If one class is permitted to absorb
all the opportunities and dole them
out at pleasure it Is a good country
for that class. but a very bad one
for all others. And that class who
dares do such thing are enemies
to both their country and God AL
mighty. No country can stand any
very great length of time where 1t
is done. Self-preservation is high
er law than any ever made by man.
And it is only a matter Of time un-
til it will assert itself. Unfortun-
ateIy RIO America, after she had
gained her independence, her lead
ers were either deceived or forced
into the adoption of constitution
which is destined to be the ruin OF
the country. What at the time
seemed to be good and wholesome
principles of government, have prov
en- to be the very worst for a free
people. 1t has by means of its con-
stitution developed into a plutocracy
and Slapped and ruined as Jefferson
said lit would the rights and freedom
of our people until it has become un-
bearable.
What was claimed to be the BAL
ance wheel to legislation: The Sen
ate and Supreme court. has prac-
tically destroyed all representative
legislation and made Of the Su-
preme court a pluticratic handmade
preme court plutocatic handmade
| to the Senate. The Senate dictates
and the court acts. 1t staggers
credulity to believe that any class
could ask forSlaws such as we have
upon the statute books in favor Of
plutocracy, to say nothing Of the ar
bitrary and inconsistent decisions Of
our judiciary in their favor. And at
the same time they try to make ua
believe that what is good for the