People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1895 — THE DEADLY PARALLEL. [ARTICLE]

THE DEADLY PARALLEL.

The Slave Power of 40 Years Ago vs. Capitalism of To-day. SLAVERY. | CAPITALISM. “Slavery sat Capitalism sits in the white: J v • x house and made n white laws in the cap- house and makes itol; courts of laws in the capjustice were its itol; courts of ministers and justice are its leg islat ure s ministers and were its lack- legislatures are eys. It silenced its lackeys. It the preacher in sile nc e s the the pulpit; it preacher in the muzzled the edi- pulpit; it muztor at his desk zles the editor at and the proses- his desk and the sor in hislecture|professor in his room It set thepecture room. It ■ price upon the sets the price heads of peace- upon the heads ful citizens; it of peaceful citirobbed the mails zens; it robs the and denounced mails and de - the vital princi- nounces the viples of the de- tai principles of claration of in- the declaration dependence as of independence treason? Even as treason. Even in states whose in states whose laws did not tol- laws do not tolerate slavery it erate capitalism ruled the club it rules the club and the drawing and the drawing room, the sac- room, the factory and the of- tory and the office. It swag- fice. It swaggered at the din- gers at the dinner table and ner table and scourged with scourges with scorn a coward- scorn a cowardly society. It ly society. It tore the golden tears the golden rule from school rule from school books and the books and the pictured benign- pictured benignity of Christ ity of Christ from the prayer from the prayer boo k.”—G e o. book, Wm. Curtis.