Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, March 24, 1910, Image 8
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W~?' A' theoryt&hat he can wrench something
P^,r: from BOrtleone^n violation of the laws
. of the land and run away^ to enjoy it,
Even when he succeeds^. he is a fool.
* * *? *. There is so little satisfaction <'? ?he on.
joyment Of stolen money uh< a; de^
tectives are hot upon one's The
only permanently profitable method of
stealing is to corrupt an individual, or
a group of individuals, or, still better,
a political party, and mold the laws of
u city, otate or nation m sucn a manner
as to provide immunity for yourself,
and, still better, a system under which
the profits of corruption will accrue
to you automatically. A law that stealB
for you while you sleep is the. real instrument
for the rapid amassing of
great wealth.
Morally spoakitig, members of the
clique that controls the Republican party
to the end that it rnav make our
tariff laws -caring not at all who sings
the nation's songs?are upon a plane ,
with members of the Black Hand as to
their aims. They are less criminal in
intention only in that tliey do not choose
murder, or threats of murder, as a
means of achieving their objects. That
they choose less violent means is proof
of their mental superiority to the members
of the Black Hand, rather than
an indication of a greater respect for
the democratic theory that human life i
should be held sacred even by enterprising
persons who desire to come into i
possession of funds belonging toothers, j
Murder, as a stepping stone to wealth, [
is out of date. In the Middle Ages it
had some standing. The professional
murderer who accepted employment for
wages or his "board and keep," or did
piece work among the enemies of his
patron, was a more or less recognized
social factor in times gone by. To-day
the rnankillcr is without sufficient protection
to enjoy the proceeds of his labor
even if the discouraging weakness
of the knees of the intelligent gentlemen
of the jury does operate to acquit
him of murder in ninety-eight cases in
iw. oimuariy uie sinau cauoer iniei is
kept too busy dodging sheriffs and policemen
and detectives, to get any really
solid satisfaction from his vocation.
Persons who would become successful
thieves should bribe lawmakers to
make laws under which the hogging of
the jackpot will be insured to tin- bribegivers.
They should employ high-priced
lawyers 11s accessories before the fact
and after the fact. It may be asked by
the young man of small means how a
poor man is to get a start in the bestpaid
vocation if capital is required for
successful thieving. Frankly, he is seriously
handicapped, but those who insist
upon having a try at it, in preference
to the meager rewards of honest
work, are advised to begin as small
grafters and work up to a dignified position
among thieves. The one thing
to he kept in mind is to steal under the
law, and not reach over it unless under
competent legal advice. Be careful in
giving bribes. Handing out cash for
legislation is in itself a violation of the
principle that the thief who aims at a ,
brilliant and peaceful career must obey
the law even if he has to suspend operations
till he makes a law to fit his
needs. The really successful lawmaker
?the term being used to describe the
man behind the lawgiver?employs
indirect bribery and avoids specie payments
for legislation. He contrives to
secure ownership of the candi late and
elect him, rather than risk purchasing
him during his term of office. A recent
case illustrating the error of cash pay
menis jor legislators ami legislation
is brought to public notice by a scandal
growing out of an alleged deal in which
currency was handed to a State lawgiver.
Ample illustration of the wisdom
of the other course lies in our tarilT system,
which results from the adoption
of the policy of ownership of the Republiean
party by the amalgamated interests
that are dependent for success
upon fashioning the Federal laws so
that the toil of the masses will be the
dynamics of a system for the dumping
of large sums of money into the treas- ;
uries of the thieves.
The business of stealing upon a large
scale and with security from punishment,
or even interruption, is complicated,
and an essential factor for success
is a combination of brains and
boodle. But the rewards are in proportion
to the equipment and effort.
rersons wno nesire to Decome yatcnowners
or have a collection of highpower
automobiles rarely achieve their
ambitions by keeping within the law
and out of touch witn those who make
it. As between the advantages of be- i
ing a high-grade thief and an honest j
man, there may he differences of opin- *
ion between materialists. Itut the ruf- ;
fianly thief never becomes one of our ;
prominent citizens. The Mack Hand i
has no social standing, and no member
of it will ever he sent to the senate or
go upon winter cruises in the Mediterranean
while riches stack up for hirn in
America.
Oklahoma Indians Extremely Restive.
The Indians of Oklahoma that is,
the Creek, Choctaw and Cherokee |
.nations?arc said to be extremely res- !
the provisions of the treaties they bawl
with the United States, but wherf ;
Oklahoma was made a State the
treaties became inoperative, and the
Indians were considered the same as
other citizens of the new Commonwealth.
That's just what the red men
do not want. They claim that they do
not understand the white man's laws,
and that many exactions and impositions
are practiced on them by law
officers for alleged infractions of the
State laws, about which they know
nothing. One of the commonest complaints
that the Indians make is that
when they fail to work the country
roads in the vicinity of their farms or c
pay an equivalent in money, the officers s
levy on their stock and take it away, t
They cannot understand this and want f
none of the white man's laws. t
Conditions are said to be so bad in f
the Creek nation that it would not be
.surprising- if the Indians start an nrmwl '
uprising at apy time, though they are
now intelligent enough to know that it
would end only in disaster to themselves.
Impartial observers believe
that the Indians have a just grievance,
for when the matter of treaties is ex- "
amined it will be seen that the treaty 1
rights of the Indians never have been I
abolished by the United States; these
rights are simply ignored, and have
been ignored since Oklahoma became a
State.
It is suggested that the matter could
be solved by the government buying
the Indians' lands, throwing them open
to settlements, and putting the Indians
back on a reservation of their own, j l
where no white man should be allowed, i |
'l'hey could, under this plan, be left '
alone in peace. That's what the
Indians want.
Buggies, W
Harr
Just received a new lot
Side Sprini
All kinds of Harness?any
Cracker up.
When you need anything
we'll try to please you.
A few Lap Robes left that
Blount's True
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The Reach trademark is a guarantee
>f satisfaction and perfection. We are
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ind will replace any defective Reachnade
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osting less than^l) with a new one.
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SPORTING GOODS,
Columbia, - - S. C.
Fort Mill Pressing Club
Is the place to get your
clothes cleaned, pressed
or repaired, and delivered
at the proper time. !
Telephone 146.
Fort Mill Pressing Club,
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piece or part from Whip
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