The Coming Crisis; Three Ideas a Work in Two Parts

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ... matter of routine. This completes the examination of the schedule proposed for publication. Each of the three branches has received attention, first wealth transferred directly by the collections and disbursements of the Government; second, wealth transferred indirectly, (also wealth destroyed, as was seen), by the tariff laws, or fiscal system; third, wealth transferred indirectly by the banking laws, or financial system. And now abide these three. But the greatest of these is Finance. It is here that the need is greatest to smoke out the beneficiaries of mediaeval fallacies and frauds. Having lingered long over this detail, imagination may now be permitted to soar aloft and enjoy a more comprehensive and commanding view of the whole realm thus opened to the sight. CHAPTER XV. Resk1nn1ng Phen1x. It is inspiring, now, it is awful almost, to picture in the eye of reason what would result when the information above proposed to be presented were fully, fairly, and adequately brought home to the minds of the people. Now they know not how to voice their sufferings, nor how to lighten their burdens. Despoiled and tortured by designing politicians and artful intriguers, they can only cry aloud, like Polyphemus harassed and his single eye thrust out by crafty Greeks, No man torments me. Then, how different! The people would perceive the origin of the Babel in the land. The thousand voices, sounding abroad falsehood and discord sure to issue in tumult and disorder, would then be understood. Their origin in the pecuniary interests and advantage of the Babel orators and statesmen would clearly be discerned. The Babel would be quickly, sternly, silenced. Clearly would the people see that fair and equal distribution of the fruit of human toil is the corners...