The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-09-04


between us. No more kings, no more
tyranny, no more oppression, but a
universal liberty, a union of all the
States Of the earth, to preserve JUS
tice, to curb rapacity, to elevate the
race 1t means the divinity of toll
the just recognition of the workers
of the world; the stopping Of the rule
of greed; the ending Of an idle and
vicious class; the love of neighbor,
the forgiveness of enemies, charity,
mercy, forbearance, the gospel of
good deeds. This will be when we
find the happy middle ground be-
tween the despotism of collective
ownership now held by the corpora
tions and operated to enrich the few,
called socialism, in which the State
is to own everything.
But the science of government has
not kept pace with other sciences
and discoveries, and many vexed and
vital questions are now up for settle
ment. The most = thoughtful men
and women of our country are COM
ing to find that government binds
and bears on every element of hui
man life and character in this world,
and may settle the decree of our
doom, or deliverance in the world to
come. They tell us now that a star
walton wage for the girl lowers her
moral pride and degrades her life
until in the gloom of her despair she
sells her virtue for gold
And sends her to that awful place
That here I cannot name,
Where womans virtue turns to vice,
To Oh
thought along correct but neglected
lines.
The corrolary follows as inevita-
bly, that if a low, degrading and pal
try wage can make a lady a laison
and drive her in desperation to
a brothel, it can also make a man
maddened anarchist, and reckless of
his own life become totally disre-
gardfdl Of the life and rights of 9TH
ers. And in his fury and frenzy he
will despise and defy government as
an agency OF the classes to Cypress
the masses. These are problems
fraught with such tremendous conse-
quences that We stand appalled, at
their gravity. They proclaim the
solemn fact that not only our peace
and prosperity on earth depend upon
just government and just laws, but
upon these also hang the destiny of
our eternal life. Bad legislation may
not only rot the foundations of So
ciety, but it may rob Heaven and
replete hell with it's victims. Dread
full indeed is the thought
God has told us that "the love of
money is the root of all evil" The
greed of man is his besetting sin,
and the greed of the corporation is
the curse of our age; and the greed
of the money devil is the bane OF
civilization. This money devil has
been the terror of this Republic. 1t
was organized by Alexander Hamil-
ton and his tory allies; when Jeffer-
son and the patriots undertook to
forbid him, he took Jefferson by the
arm, looked him in the eye, and told
him unless the "bank and money
bills" passed, the monied interests in
the shipping and Eastern States
would secede and disrupt the Union
To save the Union, Jefferson and his
friends relented. But when the
measures were passed they were sc
full of perfidy that Jefferson ten
dered his resignation to President
Washington and the struggle between
democracy and plutocracy has ragged
ever since. The money devil like
every other devil generally does his
work on the sly.
There has never been but one
open square fight between the peo-