The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-31


upon the oYhers Of property Proper
y IS the fruit Of labor; property Is de-
sirabIe ISL positive good IN the world.
Let mot lin who Is hcnseless pull
down Tue house Of anot lier but lei him
Iwork diligently and build one for him
SELF, thus by example showing that hlss
own shall be safe from violence when
built
1t seems to me that In these words
Lincoln took substantially The attitude
TINT we ought TO take. de showed the
proper sense OF proportion IN Ibis rela
tive estimates Of capital and iaber, of
human rights and property rights
Above ail. In this speech. as In many
others. be tauSht n lesson In wise
i&indliness and charity-nn indlspensa-
bic lesson to us Of today. But this
wise kindllness and charity never.
weakened ILLS arm or ndhbed his
heart IS sE
& We cannot afford weakly to, blind
ourselves TO the actual conflict which
faces US today. The Issue is Joined,
anu we must nsne. Or lail;
IN every wise slrusie Il t e " ui iaI
petternent one 81 tne maln opJects
ana otten rue only oD>ect mas oeeo 70
achieve In larger measure equality of
opportunity: ID Tue struggle tor tnis
great iend NATIONS rise rom paroarlsm
70 civilizanon, nna through II peoples
press forward from one surge Oh en-
henteninent 70 Tue next
one OF tue chlet motors 10 progress
Is the destruction OF special privilege.
Inc essence OF any struggle 1or
neaitny iloerty nas always Deen ana
must always De 70 take rom some one
man or class OF men the right 10 enjoy
power or wealth or posiuon or I'M
munity which has not been earned by
service TO his or their fellows.
struaaIe For Self Government.
AZ many stopes In The advance ne
bum,nitv tbis rontiict hetween tho
mon who nossess more than tbev boye
q, rnod and +,o mon who nov 20 earned
more than thev nossess 10 tbe central
cond,+ihr, ~ ,,ror-os. ~ N ~
In nrr doys =, nnnsars nc mo 10 t,,coIe
10 go 49, - aprS - so,, ~ Isl. .,sh.
~ sale sororrmant a. na.,ns, ,ha
snoo,.i ,nto.ests rho tg,st tha na,h
az =. ssss ~ -. a. a,aas,a
eas ~ ~ .,a s a. ~ $3.50 I'll,
~. asas .us pe.u.a =, W" IT,,
ese.s stase anu e" ,, ~ ~ ,aN ~
s."ness ,ue .sssn.s =. w s.usss %
~ eqaa.,Ne oppol.u'y ;,,a 'ess,os NJ. p.n
Hse uru sne=S ~. n anu ~. ,,t,t.
sup " esery inu.'. - u s, ~. u's sess
possio.c saiue JUN " himself anu "
.he eo.hllVnMea..n. I, 3
Irue.icai sunny u ol'pottun,.S liUr
~ c'.izehs Wheh we aenleEe II WIZ
nave IVY sfeat resui's, nst' every
nun WI, na , u iuir snunee .e i ln'ii.e
OF n,inseii al tnat IN nun lies, 70 reaen
!ne 4tsnes. point 70 wlien n,s shpuci.
,ies' ulassis,eu W speeiu, i'titi.ese u
liis own ahu uiinuiii'eleu Wy 1ne slc.
eMi priShesss u o.aers, Gun cur,
'V nun anu u set LOT niiiiseii
ana us fanny suostahtlai,y "nat ne
Jus earned seeonu. equaiits oL Up.
por.uh'.y means tnat .ne touiin y.
weaith VIII get from every eit,zeh ehe
, hissnes. service g Wnlsn ne IS capali
o,e. NO man VINO eurr Si's the q putuen
VI .ie sPseiul ptisiieses =. aivsnei ein
give 70 tne conlnonweal.n nut sersii
ice 10 winch II Is larry en'i.,eu
SUM ior .ue squuie ueui. nut
%nen 81! mat ! nin ior .ne squase
eeai hean hot mercy lhat s.a i,a
lor tair pay unaer Tue present rules
u .ne suihe, ou. tnat s.'lnu ior nav ~,
ins tHose .utes . .ai', o. =, ~ W. =
nortInitv md of reward for equally
good service.
This means that our governments,
national and state. must be freed from
the sinister influence or control OF spe-
cial interests. Exactly as the special
interests of cotton and slavery threat.
ened our political integrity before the
civil war, so now the great special
business interests too often control and
corrupt the men and methods of gov
eminent for their own profit.