Show THE froim 0 OUR aga ex senator rather startled the country last year when he announced that the land of the free and the home of the brave is fast becoming tho land of the millionaire and the thome of the slave the wily statesman keeps up his talk however which is awakening serious reflection last saturday he talked in new york to a large audience among other things he said I 1 am told that over hero in new york there are twenty men and firm and corporations who own and control bail of this great iB ral are 5 in this country alio never lose the of hunger from on years end to the other this cannot be explained on any of the theories of economy one half of the accumulated and capital of thia country have fallen into the hands of less than people while are by some 0 culery ju lery ting or practically the control of the ono thousandth part of the population I 1 admit that thia qualifies the wildest denunciation of those men whom we properly characterize as the enemies of society yet thoughtful people consider thia one of the ecsi stupendous problems 01 modem the kansas statesman is right it is ono of the most stupendous problems of modern times bat bow is it to be remedied ah that is the question wo agree with GALLS that it cannot bo explained by any of the theories of political economy democrats may cry that tive tariff but the fact is that most of our millionaires in this country have become rich in pursuits that are not protected furthermore the evils of wealth exist in all countries free trade and protection countries alike the rapid increase of riches gives opportunity for the rapid accumulation of iu wealth one dollar in machinery can soon produce another in this rapidly moving age and thus capital baa gained a great advantage labor and has more power to day than over before in the history ot tho world mr makes a comparison compa ripon between himself and JAY GOULD ho we are about tha samp ae and went into active lifo about the bame time he had 1 am told a the total sum of hia earthly possessions a patent mouse trap which he took into wall he has acme pretty bear catchi uy the earth with it I 1 took my gripsack Krip sack and my diploma that same year and went west to grow up with the country and I 1 am now a statesmen out of employment I 1 have been to understand der stand what legislation what statute of the united abate what law of the state of kansas or new york prevented me having a house in new york or a country seat on the hudson a private yacht and afew hundred millions I 1 have searched in vain to decover ds cover any legislation that did bear equally upon JAY and my belf and fi r every bitzen of the united states e have had han cefi jo far aa I 1 know inaba rao of lia and the only reason why I 1 am isi am afraid because I 1 aid not have brains enough to go at it that is a very frank co fose indeed but thare are very few men in this country who will believe that air has not as much brains as JAY GOULD BO far as general infer maciun is chuei niad he is in far the superior of tho latter intellectually but mr INGALLS bs n succeeded n getting bold of alo brigt strings so the problem roso tres itself into this fact that a man does not necessarily have to bo educated to accumulate wealth neither does this bower do pe id on sterling worth or truo manhood at least it is generally coni ceded that manhood cannot bo rightly inea aured by wealth it is then clearly apparent that there are some unequal though perhaps unwritten taws whereby a few men are allowed co tam control of the wealth of our otherwise free country and bow to remedy these laws will require smarter statesmen than we have today but if they are not remedied our government will 0 on to rapid ruin |