Should be pondered by reformer and reactionary alike. we are face to face with new conceptions of the relations of property to human welfare, chiefly because certain advocates of the rights of property as against the rights of men have been pushing their claims too far. the man who wrongly holds that every human right is secondary to his profit must now give way to the advocate of human welfare, who rightly maintains that every man holds his property subject to the general right of the community to regulate its use to whatever degree the public welfare may require it. but i think we may go still further. the right to regulate the use of wealth in the public interest is universally admitted. let us admit also the right to regulate the terms and conditions of labor, which is the chief element of wealth, directly in the interest of the common good. the fundamental thing to do for every man is to give him a chance to reach a place in which he will make the greatest possible contribution to the public welfare. understand what i say there. give him a chance, not push him up if he will not be pushed. help any man who stumbles; if he lies down, it is a poor job to try to carry him; but if he is a worthy man, try your best to se
