The Arvada enterprise., 1922-01-19
American-Isms
The Capitalist ciass" is Not Made
UP tf Those Who Have Great
Wealth, but Rather 10 il Com
posed Of the Millions Who Are
Praetieino Thrift and Making
Their Savings Work for Them.

No sooner had the President, through
compassion, opened the prison doors
that Debs might have freedom, than
this arch advocate of all that is un-
like American, announces In loud
terms that he would devote the bal
ance of his life to '.nboIlshlng the cap
ilalist class" and the capitalist sys-
lem" Because of his following, com
posed almost wholly Of men and wOm-
rn who do not think for themselves,
and his native ability, Debs is dan
serous man, although one naturally
wonders II he was not more dangerous
in prison than out. While in prison he
WAS 'murtyred' and thousands OF dol
lars were collected through the use of
his name TO further radical propasan.
ria work in this nation.
Might this no, be II good time to in
Qulre Just who compose the capital
list class" and what IL the capitalist
-yx,eln:" Had Debs stated he would
devote his time to destroying thrift,
civilization and Christianity, would his
followers have lifted up their voices
in loud acclaim! And yet 1t is the
same thing Thrift is the father of
capital: without thrift there could be
no capital-nOr yet would there be any
civilization or Christianity. Capital IL
the evidence OF thrift.
According to the radicals, whether a
man has one dollar or one million dol
La h.. Ia. lsxa IN
lar or that one million dollars do some
good in this world. then he is n men,
ber OF the capitalist class II man
raises II pig and sells it; or builds
railroad To run. each expecting to take
II profit in the transaction, then he Is
par, of the hated capitalist system
How many people of this country do
YOU think would care to turn back the
pages of events and place themselves
where the people were during what
histOsy calls the Dark Ages, when
there WAS no capital, when there
was no thrift, when there was
no money and when poverty was
general! The world emerged from
that condition through what Is com
monty called "tratle," which, today, hns
becOIpe specialized and intensified to
do the most good TO the largest num-
sr OF people.
When farmer finds lie can borrow,
say five thousand dollars on his farm,
and employs that money to greatly I'M
prove Ills conditions and his net earl
ings per year, where does the money
come from? Not from those Of large
ineans-nOt from the great bogeyman,
Wall Strect--it comes from the saw
inss, The evidence Of thrift Of the
people; II comes from the aggregate Of
small savings In banks, or as the re-
suit Of premiums paid into insurance
companies. When M industry wants
money to extend its plant, to hire
4 great many more men and build up
the community in which ii Is
located, where does 1t 20 TO get
the capital--and without the capital 1t
could not do these things? Does 1t 60
to men Of the Debs stripe? Does II go
to those who are yelling themselves
hoursc about what wonderful things
Russia is accomplishing! Certainly
not: II goes to the savings banks and
the insurance companies, those "capi-
tnlist institutions that have worked
out desirable plans to impOund small
savings where these savings can, In
time. do work for the benefit. not only
of those who have made them because
of their thrift. but for the people as II
whole.
The Capitalists" Of this land are
those who exhibit thrift and save some
If their earnings: the capitalist sys-
TEN" Is the system by which savings
are put to work for the benefit Of the
people as n whole.
Just now. unfortunately, there ix II
very large element of men and women
IN this nation who abhOr thrift because
they have never prscticed II. They do
not like To see others successful be-
cause they nrc not successful them.
| selves. They grow exceedingly elO-.
qucnt about the wrongs they are suf-
fcrIng because they are unready md
unwilling l." apply themselves as do
the good people ~ the land. II seems
an easy way to get by" to play Oh the
| passions aad prcjm'iices Of others. II
they can come into community and
instii diStrust of one man. against his
ncighb"r. they feel they are doing
their part to undermine the capitalist
SYSTEM" and they seem I" think when
lhcy have cngcndnrd enough hate In
the land they will be-. able io step from
under tl~' clouk of their Hypocrisy and
| take possession of The thrift NJ others
become the capitalist class" them
selves with no effort and no risk On
their part.
This idea has been worked out In
| Russia. where today the United States,
out of pure charity. lAs voted sc, 100,
OCO to relieve the starving people.
Had there been no "cnpitalis, class" In