Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
HITS OIL DECISION
q. ]. Bryan CritiCiseS the
Supreme Court.
aaTACkS THE RULE OF RfAS0h
Asanocratic Leader in Address TO
~. of P. Students in Philads'
phia Defines Proper"
Accumulation. i.

Philadelphia, May Civilian Jen-
'ssaxngs Bryan in the course OF tax
I'D University OF Pennsylvania stu
aAaats implied a criticism of the SUI
creme courts recent decision between
reasonable and unreasonable"
trusts; insisted on the supernatural
z2spiration of the Bible alluded to
youth as a doubtful asset in a con-
occasional nominee; said the church
guember who occasionally took drink
gwas worse than the saloonkeeper who
sold the stuff; pointed out that minis
sers as rule found it easier to attack
zaRlls afeld than those in their own
congregation; offered a revised code
NJ ethics for newspapers, and made
aais audience of 1000 young men forget
heir Sabbath decorum by loud hand.
assapping and laughter at his sly hints
and telling illustrations.
Taking as his text, THE Price of a
=Ssul,' and following it up with the
biblical quotation that Money is the
root of all evil" Mr., Bryan declared
that the love of money was the temp
stxtion that endangered more souls
than any other form of sin.
Raps Court.
Ieie declared that no individual or
evaporation had a right to accumu-
late or earn more than was fair
measure in return for what service
they rendered society, and added sig
-ssiacantly:
Accommodating more used to be
called stealing but later decisions de-
clare that there is a distinction be-
tween unreasonable and reasonable
accumulation.
There should" continued Mr.. Bry-
I'm, ''be code of laws for the regula-
zion of wealth that would put an end
co the power of money and the power
&sf the individual to accumulate vast
SANS of money that should be scat.
ztered about the country.
There may be many who do not
agree with me in this, but am conf
fsasnt that in the future you will all
Ssee ii as l do"
Questions and Answers.
SEryan were given in the form OF
~Coestion and answer, the first one be-
mag:
How much money can a man right
tally collect from society,""
'yrhe answer to this" said Mr.. Bry-
an, SIS no more than he honestly earn,
zKnd the amount he can honestly earn
Iss not more than fairly measures the
v~sAhss of the service he does for So
sa>iety.
There is mo exception to that rule.
and any man who collects more money
THAN that is violating the code that
.ssshould prevail.
Great organizations like the Y. M.
eC-sA. that enlarge the power OF the in
IA sSsvidual are the ones who aid society
II at large. Those who enlarge their own
/. power are the enemies OF society and
I gut the frst temptations in the path
lathe souls of men"
Payment In Advance.
.1az 80 inheritance, that should
xsroves Ho exception, for the money re-
csivsi, n fair. should stand as pay
lie looked upon as payment In ad-
vance for services to be done. and the
man who Inherits great wealth should
lao consequence be the man whose du-
-Aies toward society are the heaviest.
lin the United States we generally
nave a clear construction of the dig
ATTY of labor, but there is room for
Improvement Public opinion never
wifi be what ii should be until the
sadge OF disgrace is put on the idlers,
however rich"
Mr.. Bryan then went in to the ques-
z sion how much money man can &C
zamulate legitimately during a life
nf1e. He said there is one man worth
hxs hundred million dollars, and il
I'M money was acquired honestly he
mEE have rendered fifteen million
l--SsSSstE-s worth of service each year.