THE POWER OF GOLD.

Western Star, Issue 1577, 8 July 1891, Page 4

THE POWER OF GOLD.

So long its the world goes round, so long will wrong ideas prevail as to potentialities ol wealtli. The man who has not sot it will hanker after it ns the something winch will supply all his needs —this tits us—and those who have it will, according to the way they are built, either attach undim imporlance to the power of gold, or affect a lofty scorn of the pelf which millions ate struggling 10 secure The reflections are prompted by an incident related in one of our American exchanges, which runs as follows : —“lt is told of one of the Leadvilbbonanza miners that ?oon after making a fortune he shot a n;sn in a saloon row. When remonstrated with for shooting he answered ; ‘lf I’ve killed would open up a new way to pay off old scores for tho-e who have money, if the principle could only be generally accepted, but vve arc afraid that if any attempt were undo to push the idea here it would be rcgaided as another strong argument in favour of the “ re- j c instruction of society.” We co’ fe.-s tha‘ if we had inonev we would be wiling to pay he t ily for the privilege of sh< o'.ing plenty of people we know, hu f it would be rather aw kard if someb)dy else shoald happen to entertain similar sentiments towards us, and u ider all the circumstances we refrain fr m commending the principle