Show THE INSOLENCE OF WEALTH A man like jay gould who lives in u palace owna or controls whole systems of railways and maintains a splendid steam yacht for his ati yate use ia always likely to be carried away by the insolence of wealth and in this connection wa are reminded of the bible saying that it ia easier for a camel to go eye of a needle than it ia for rich a man to enter the kingdom of heaven at first thought it would beem strange that wealth has such a vitiating tendency but when we reflect seriously it does not seem so strange after all great wealth in a country like the united states gives its possessor a power too great to be compatible with the best interests of the republic it gives individuals something of the potency of monarchs the roan who is dependent upon his daily toil for a meager subsistence si stence 13 always at the mercy of capitalists the latter can in many cases reduce the former tt the condition of beggary and this gives the one independence and sovereign ity and reduces the other to servility and dependence only too often rich men are always prone to forget that much is required of those to whom much is given they acquire selfish ideas and naturally love to pose as great men the world at large is also prone to play the sycophant to the possessor of much gold to say nothing of the thousands of creatures throughout i christendom who can be purchased soul ana body for a comparatively small sum thus the vicious exx besses of wealth are frequently due to the very frailties of the poor the faculty to procure great wealth by fair and honest means is a grand one in most cases perhaps but how many fortunes have been acquired by crooked methods unscrupulous natures gloating cupidity and miserly parsimony are often the only marked talents of a money getter beneficent genius and majestic ability rainea nan ahuvy the level of a mere capitalist this all history proves and intrinsic ability coupled with goodness of heart and persevering activity should be the standard of excellence in the betl mation of the public but alas 1 how often do we observe the masses of men neglecting honest merit at honest poverty and ignoring humble virtue but offering the most abject homage at the shrin beof some arrogant rich op i livery but rich men frequently manifest the insolence wealth tu their own sorrow in attempting to rivet the nails f oppression too closely in waging the war of personal hatred or grappling with some impregnable small vessel the often assume the relative position that the did to the monitor the man of wealth too often forgets that he is vulnerable at a thousand points even by virtue of his great wealth when ais tag onist which he mally chooses has nothing to lyo seand everything to gain this mr gould will learn some day to his sorrow if he doea not pursue a course of uniform fairness and node rati ill dealing with the knights of labor |