Our Benevolent Feudalism

INDEX

• A
• Abbott, Rev. Dr. Lyman, quoted, 150.
• Absolutism, of heads of combinations, 24;
• “enlightened,” 60.
• Abstinence, seigniorial, 44.
• Accidents, to railroad workers, 65, 100-101;
• to workmen generally, 94;
• laws regarding, 93-96.
• Adams, Professor Henry C., 49;
• quoted, 50.
• Addams, Jane, 79.
• Agriculture, 9, 19, 21, 47-57, 184.
• Alger, George W., quoted, 89, 110.
• Anacharsis the Scythian, quoted, 38.
• Anarchist-Communism, 4.
• “Anticipations,” 1, 3.
• Arbitration, legislation in behalf of, 97-98, 151.
• Aristotle, quoted, 136.
• Arnold, Matthew, quoted, 152.
• Ashby-Macfadyen, Irene, 79;
• quoted, 81.
• Automobiles, 37, 38, 39.
• B
• Bacon, Francis, quoted, 117.
• Baer, George F., quoted, 27, 81.
• Baldwin, Judge Simeon A., 127;
• quoted, 128.
• Barons, see Magnates.
• Benefactions, of the magnates, 9-10, 39, 45-46, 59-66, 80, 149, 151.
• Benevolence, of the magnates, 9, 39, 40, 45, 46, 60, 64, 160-161, 183, 191, 196.
• Blacklisting, 89, 185-186.
• Blue, Leonard A., quoted, 84-85.
• Brewer, Justice David J., quoted, 120, 131-132.
• Bryan, Hon. W. J., 5.
• “Business,” main cult of magnates, 28;
• cultural effect of, 28;
• honesty of, 30;
• sacred privileges of, 92, 98.
• C
• Capital, independent, persistence of, 19, 20;
• transformation of, 20.
• Carnegie, Andrew, quoted, 28, 29, 32.
• Census, bulletin on industrial combinations, 11;
• on agriculture, 51;
• on wages, 68-79;
• on printing and publishing, 141-143.
• Chapman, John Jay, 84.
• Child labor, 76-82;
• abuses of, 79-81.
• Clark, Professor John B., 3, 6;
• quoted, 136.
• Coke, Sir Edward, quoted, 112.
• Colorado Fuel and Iron Co., 60-61.
• Combinations, industrial, 11, 12;
• recent growth of, 13, 14;
• commercial, mining, and transportation, 14;
• unification of, 15;
• absolutism of heads of, 24.
• Commissions, state, 84-85.
• Competition, decline of, 5.
• Conspicuous consumption, 40-41.
• Contract-labor law, violations of, 35.
• Court agents, 186, 187-188.
• Courts, 86, 93, 96, 97, 99, 102-121.
• “Courts baron,” 98, 193.
• D
• Davies, Professor Henry, quoted, 7.
• Democracy, persistence of, 182-183.
• Discontent, 66, 125-129, 191, 194.
• Disraeli, Benjamin, quoted, 182.
• Dodd, S. C. T., quoted, 29, 34.
• Draper, William R., 49, 55.
• Drink consumption, 170-171.
• E
• Edwards, Professor George Clinton, quoted, 79.
• Emery, Judge Lucilius A., quoted, 108.
• Employers’ duties (legal), 90-91, 104.
• Employers’ liability, 26, 83, 87, 99-100, 103-112.
• Endowments, see Benefactions.
• Engels, Friedrich, 2.
• Entrepreneurs, 187, 190.
• F
• Farmers, see Agriculture.
• Fellow-servants, 108-109.
• Fessenden, Stephen D., quoted, 90, 91, 96, 108-109.
• Feudalism, 9, 10, 26, 66, 74, 88, 98, 181-199.
• Fisher, Brooke, 141.
• Flint, Charles R., 29;
• quoted, 30.
• Fowler, Thomas P., 31.
• Frick, H. C., 33.
• G
• Gambling, increase of, 170, 171-172.
• George, Henry, 5.
• Godkin, E. L., quoted, 126-127, 130.
• Gould, George, 33.
• H
• Hadley, Dr. Arthur Twining, quoted, 129, 131.
• Hall, Dr. Stanley, 7.
• Hanna, Hon. Marcus A., 29.
• Harriman, E. H., quoted, 35.
• Hewitt, Hon. Abram S., quoted, 32, 169.
• Hill, James J., 28.
• Hillis, Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight, 151.
• Honesty, in “business,” 30, 158.
• Huntington, Rev. Dr. W. R., 151.
• I
• Immigration, of farmers into Canada, 49-50.
• Income Tax, 162.
• Industrial Commission, 95.
• Industries, petty, numerical growth of, 18;
• limitation of, 22;
• subordination of, 23.
• Injunctions, against automobilists, 38;
• against workmen, 103, 118-121.
• Interstate Commerce Commission, quoted, 34, 87, 101.
• Ireland, Archbishop John, quoted, 139.
• J
• Jackson, Judge John J., 31;
• quoted, 118, 120.
• Jones, Hon. Samuel M., 164.
• Judiciary, 25, 83, 92, 99, 102-121.
• K
• Keller, Judge B. F., quoted, 118.
• Kelly, Edmond, 2.
• Kershaw, John B. C., quoted, 161.
• Kidd, Benjamin, 2, 3.
• Kropotkin, Peter, 2, 4, 5.
• L
• Labor, seigniorial praise of, 30;
• in factories, 66-82;
• of children, 76-82;
• attitude of lawmakers toward, 85-89;
• attitude of judges toward, 103 et seq.;
• under new feudalism, 184-186, 190, 191-192.
• Lacey, B. R., 80.
• Lawmakers, 25, 83-101.
• Legislation, “labor” and social, 85-89, 112, 130-133.
• Literature, present state of, 175-179.
• Lloyd, Henry D., 2, 3;
• quoted, 28.
• Low, Seth, 36;
• quoted, 37.
• M
• MacArthur, Rev. Dr. R. S., quoted, 152.
• McLennan, Judge Peter B., 105.
• Magnates, 8, 9, 16, 23, 24, 26;
• self-consciousness of the, 27;
• cult of “business” of the, 28;
• invasion of literature by the, 28-29;
• praise of labor by the, 30;
• attitude toward trade-unions of, 30;
• attitude toward government of the, 32-39;
• benefactions of the, 9-10, 39, 45-46, 59-66, 80, 149, 151;
• ostentation of the, 39-44, 183;
• “liberality” to employees of the, 59-66;
• control of legislation by the, 83-89, 99-101;
• influence upon judiciary of the, 121, 133, 135;
• praise of the, 137;
• influence upon the press of the, 143-148;
• influence upon the pulpit of the, 148-153;
• general influence upon society of the, 154-170;
• influence upon literature of the, 175-179;
• class consciousness of the, 180-181;
• increased power of the, 182-183, 185, 187, 191, 192-193, 196-198.
• Magruder, Justice B. D., quoted, 114-115.
• Mallock, W. H., quoted, 134.
• Manufactures, census of, 68-79.
• Marx, Karl, 2;
• quoted, 102.
• Matson, Clarence H., 49.
• Militia, under new feudalism, 193.
• Mitchell, John, 31.
• Model workshops and villages, 60-61.
• Morganization of industry, 25, 175.
• Mosso, Professor Angelo, quoted, 123.
• Munseyization of literature, 175.
• N
• Neo-Jeffersonians, 5, 6.
• Newspapers, 25, 139-148, 188.
• O
• O’Brien, Judge Denis, 116.
• Old-age pensions, 61-66, 191.
• Ostentation, of the magnates, 39-44, 183.
• P
• Pastors, of churches, 148-153, 188.
• Patton, Professor Francis L., quoted, 15.
• Peck, Professor Harry Thurston, quoted, 128-129, 134-135, 137.
• Pensions, old-age, 61-66, 191.
• Potter, Bishop Henry C., quoted, 16, 151.
• Production, small-shop, 17.
• R
• Railroads, combinations of, 14;
• resistance to law and justice by, 34, 111-112;
• commissions for control of, 35;
• accidents upon, 65, 100-101.
• Relief organizations, 61, 62, 93.
• Retailers, small, decline of, 22-23.
• Richmond, Benjamin A., “The New Feudalism,” 58.
• Rockefeller, John D., Jr., quoted, 29.
• Roosevelt, Theodore, quoted, 127.
• Ross, Edward A., 154;
• quoted, 156, 159.
• Russell, George W. E., quoted, 41.
• Russell, Hon. W. E., quoted, 85.
• S
• Sage, Russell, quoted, 29, 163, 165.
• Sanborn, Judge Walter H., 104.
• Savage, Rev. Dr. Minot J., 151.
• Schooling, J. Holt, 170.
• Seigniorial mind, renascence of, 27;
• instances of, 28, 29, 30, 32, 37, 39, 45, 180-181.
• Shareholders, increase of, 17, 18, 160-163;
• subordination of, 23, 24, 163.
• Shearman (Thomas G.) and Redfield (Amasa A.), quoted, 111.
• Single-Taxers, 5, 6, 7.
• Socialism, 5, 6, 7.
• Socialists, 2, 164, 167.
• Social Reform Club, pamphlet of, quoted, 118-120.
• Spencer, Herbert, 88.
• Steel combination, magnitude of, 13, 16, 31, 66.
• Stimson, F. J., 86, 112;
• quoted, 132.
• “Success,” 156-160.
• Suicide, increase of, 173-174.
• Sullivan, J. W., 79.
• Sumner, Professor William G., quoted, 122-123, 133, 135-136, 174.
• Swayne, Judge Charles, 117.
• T
• Talbot, Bishop Ethelbert, quoted, 151.
• Tenantry, 9, 19;
• increase of, 21, 50-55, 186.
• Thayer, Judge Amos M., 104.
• Tolstoi, Lyof N., 2, 3.
• Trusts, see Combinations.
• V
• Value of dollar, comparative, 73-74.
• Vandervelde, Emile, quoted, 22.
• Veblen, Thorstein, quoted, 40, 43.
• Villeinage, the new, 59, 184-185, 187.
• W
• Wadlin, Horace G., quoted, 87-88.
• Wage-earners, 58, 66-82;
• number in manufactures, 71;
• child, 76-82;
• women, 74-76.
• Wage-scale, adjustment of, 66;
• comparisons of, 66-79.
• Wage-system, continuance of, 185, 190.
• Wallace, Judge William J., quoted, 106.
• Warman, Cy, 49.
• Webb, Sidney, 3.
• Wells, H. G., 1, 3.
• Whittelsey, Dr. Sarah S., 95.
• Willoughby, William F., 94.
• Wright, Colonel Carroll D., 66-67.
• Wyckoff, Professor Walter A., 133;
• quoted, 168.