Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-27
was in arms for the struggle he knew

"Well. You found I've not made
mistake"
NO. To put it mildly, You will not
he forced tn. apply to the charity hu-
reau for any outside help this year. OF
course there's no telling what may
happen if hard times strike YOU"
But AT present ought to be able to
shuttle along somehow?
Il think So In fact I'll make oath
to that effect if YOU need it to stem the
present tide of adversely"
We'll. don't mind confessing to
YOU. Jim, that | went into the recent
panic with only twenty five millions.
You have counted ninety there with
out looking over the trash on that side
table As told you a while ago, I've
just begun. I've schemes on foot that
circle the globe. I've made up my
mind to have you with me. We won't
discuss terms now-that's a mere de-
tail-the thing is for us to get at the
differences between us. Now say the
meanest and hardest things YOU can
think. | understand"
Stuart dropped into a seat beneath
the pile of millions and a frown dark
encd his face.
MY opinions, Cal, of your business
methods are known to everyone"
Yes. know YOU started life with
II theory, hut sooner or later, Jim, you
can't resist the pressure i'm this town.
You started with ideals you can't real
ize. You have grown older and wiser
and don't dream so much. One by one
illusions fade. One by one the men
who set ont to serve the common peo-
pie always come over 10 the side of the
mighty Why? Because we alone rec
Ognize their worth and reward them
accordingly"
Stuart looked at Bivens thoughtful
ly and then at the millions heaped on
the dark hlOnd-red table. while he
slowly said:
"They say. Cal. that the warriors Of
heart of a fallen foe to increase their
courage and the New Zcalander swal
business methods etaoiy ny don ?fmXL
lowed whole the eyes of his enemy
mess methods haven't made much
progress beyond this stage, 50 far as
can see
Bivens stroked his slken beard with
a nervous puzzled movement, rose and
walked to the window.
Come here, jim"
and slowly said:
Look over this sea of buildings
rising like waves of the ocean and
stretching away until its lines are lost
i'm the clouds. The swarming thou
sands who live in them, what is their
trade? Their business is by hook or
crook, to get hold of the money SIM
Pile minded people have produced in
other sections of the world. They were
born to he the kings and rulers of ig-
nOrant masses This kingship of
mind over matter may be n hard law
but it is the law. There's no other
meaning to those great buildings whose
argus eyes CLEAN tonight i'm the shad
owS among the stars. | am simply do
ing what every man i'm New York or
the world would do if he had the
chance. the brains and the daring"
Not every man, Cal" was the
steady answer. There are men in
New York who would cut their right
arm off rather than do such things"
SHOW me one that would cut his
right arm off rather than do them and
III show You ten thousand who would
cut off both arms and spare a leg to
win the half of my success. I'm SIM
ply doing better than they can what
they'd give their bodies and souls to
do. That's why I'm above the law and
people envy and worship me. If | am
a devil. | am their creation. That's
why ! WELD a power kings never knew.
That's why | need regard no restraint
of culture, experience, pride, class or
rank. am the product of the spirit
of the agc-the envy and despair of
them all. might he torn limb from
limb 10y the black, creeping thing on
the pavcments below, that clutched at
your throat that day, but for the fact
that they all love money and lust after
ii with ahiect longing.
THE people will only get justice
when they learn to love justice. Be-
cause they love privilege and lust af-
ter money they are plundered by men
who are their superiors in intelligence.
lambs are always hleating at my heels
that ! have tn eat them To save my
srlr-respect. People will continue to
starve So long as they are content
such people ought to starVe. They get
what they deserve. The government
is trying Ia rescue four thousand men
who are stranded and starving in
SldShd are llltN IJdulIeIS. No, just
average business men who are mad for
money. who dare frozen seas or blaZ-
ing deserts. death or hell to win it.
That's why my power is power. This
passion for money. money for its own
sake. right or wrong, is the motive
power of the modern world. That's
why laugh at my critics and sneer
at threats. am secure because I've
built my career on the biggest fact of
the century, You'd as well have COM
mon sense and accept the world as it
is. As you've just said we've only Il
little while to live i'm it anyhow"
But | want To really live" Stuart
broke in. mot merely exist You don't
live. You are engaged i'm an endless
fight. desperate. cruel. mcrcenary-for
what? The supcriluous. ambitions you
never exploit. privileges You don't
know how t. use. CapriccS without the
genius to express them. pleasures
when yum don't know how to play.
Why"