The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-23

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conduct of the government of the
limited States in violation of the
fundamentals of political eco
Monty, in the interests of privil-
eyed class. the country has been
turned over to the Democratic
party all but bankrupt. In the
face of the fact that every great
work on political economy teaches
that "protective tariffs-tariffs
that are designed to stop the nat
ural flow of commerce-''are as
destructive of the interests Of
the masses as the inclemency Of
the heavens and the barrenness
of the earth and that only ma
tions very rich in resources can
long withstand so great dis
order" the industrial "Robber
Barons" of protection have domi-
mated the government since Oliver
Morton, leader in the senate, and
Thad Stevens, in the house, turn
ed the tide Of legislation against
agriculture and in the interests
of the industrial pirates, with the
exception of the Cleveland and
Wilson regimes in which strug-
giles were made to go back to
an economic system that would
do Justice to both agriculture and
manufacturers, but the power of
unlimited money to preach the
gospel of "protection" was too
great. Now we are reaping the
whirlwind where We sowed the
wind. powerful position" indeed
And Mr.. Edney is justified in
claiming credit for it for his
party.
Of course Mr.. Edney has never
heard of the things which have
mentioned and by which we have
reached this powerful position,
but if he will provide himself
with child's history of the Uni
ted States and Aliens "Only
Yesterday" History of the
INineteen-Twenties" and go ant
hide himself out in a hay-stacl
somewhere and read them like {
boy examining a dime novel he
might, by election time, be able
to tell us who killed Cock Robin
We have reached the end of al
era; new sociology is beins
horn. A new system Of distrlbu
ton whereby a more equitable
distribution Of the national in
come can be had must be devised
or we are going into a tailspir
the like of which has not We
been seen. H. G. Wells, author
historian and philosopher ha
epitomized the condition of ou1
time in this short paragraph: "Al
the material needs of mankind
can be satisfied now by a con
tinually diminishing number 9.
workers, and this unforeseen eff
cheney and abundance in cultlva
ton and manufacture make it ut
terly impossible under our exist
ing arrangements for the &C
cumulating multitudes Of excess
workers that have been released
from toll to consume anything.
Forty-three years ago one o:
the most brilliant men this coun
try has ever produced predicted
that unless "the American Oedi
pus discovered a new means OF
distribution whereby the man who
has nothing to sell but labor
can get fair share of the ma
tional income we would have II
this generation ten million
tramps. We have got them nov
except for the relief the govern
: ment is giving. We have go
nearly three times that number
but for government aid. The pre-
! diction is now verified. What arr
We going to do about it? Are W.
going with Mr.. Ednev back t.
the Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
system or are we going to try t.
find the solution of this enlgm;
under Roosevelt who is strlvln!
/ to find it! That is what we have
to choose between!
Socialism is defined by Web
ster as governmental control o
economic activities to the ent
that competition shall give wa!