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It is well to make note of the fact that the
mvy bureaucrats are doing most of the flutter
ing. Senator MoLaurin is entitled to some sym
pathy. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat has
rushed to his defense.
The soaring price of beans may be the
.foundation-for Boston's belief that the 'drouth
in 'the west was the limit: .'.
The cfcax of Russia could learn .much about
autocratic rule by making a study of the fed
eral judiciary in this country.
If Mi. Roosevelt fails to find proper outlet
for his strenuosity in killing coyotes he might
try gunning for trust wolves in the east.
Considering the fact that "Historian"
Maclay's wage is $2.48 per day the publio is
inclined to wonder what the extra $2.18 is for.
The Iowa republican convention "reso
luted" against trusts. Up to date the trusts
have not shown any symptoms of heart failure.
Naturally the republican organs and ora-
tors fly to the aid of Senator MoLaurin. The
old adage about birds of a feather still holds
good.
The. democrats of Maryland did. not. have '"
to worry about the negro vote in that state
until the gold democrats began to support the
republican ticket.
Those San Francisco smelter robbers failed
to make their steal plant profitable.' They
sliould have engineered things so as to Beoure
protection for their industry.
Adjutant-General Gprbin will represent the
"United States arniy at the coronation pf .King
Edward. The. wise Epgiishnian wiHuotyhow
ovor, form his opinions of our ark "by :tho;
sample sent over. " " y
The Commoner.
. - To the warring South American Republics:
Beware, lest Uncle Sam intervene. If he evor
does "manifest destiny" will prepare your
finish if Uncle Sam's present managers retain
their hold.
General Kitchener has issued another prpc;
lamation, this time to the effect that hereafter
all Boers captured with arms will bo trans
ported for life. Kitchener will now proceed
to capture before he can transport.
The steel trust is capitalized for $1,000,
000,000 and arbitrarily fixes prices and wages
so as to pay dividends on that enormous sum.
But what is the assessed value for taxation
purposes of the steel trust's property?
The federal judge who sent a striker to
jail for asking a fellow laborer to stand by him
would shudder violently at the idea of sending
to jail a trust magnate who asked another
trust magnate to stand by him under similar
conditions.
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A great many newspapers condemn John
R. Wood for "hogging" in his selection of a
claim in the Lawton land district. But is
Wood's action any more reprehensible than
the grab spirit manifested by the trust man
agers? Laboring men who were deoeived by the
"full dinnerpail" and "protection to American
industry" slogans in ,1900 are earnestly re
quested to look into the dinnerpails of the
striking steel workers, and to note the actions
of the gigantic steel trust "infant."
A boat four thousand years old has been
brought to New York from Egypt. The mo
tive of those who brought it over is not known,
but perhaps they expect to hold it until Uncle
Sam gets into another war and then sell it to
him for use as an army transport.
The Chicago man who exists without a
stomach doubtless gives the trusts reason to
hope: that in time it will be able to employ
labor cheaper than ever, because labor can af
ford to work for little or nothing if stomachs
do not need to be filled.
"We assert the sovereignty- of the people
over all corporations and aggregations of cap
ital," says the Iowa republican platform.
What humorous things those Iowa republican
platform makers can say. ' ' ;. ' '
During the "dark democratic days" of 1895
the republican organs sheld barrels of bitter
ink over the woes of the woolgrowers, who
had been "ruined" by free wool. But in Au
gust, 1895, medium grade wool was quoted at
from 10 to 24 cents on the Boston market.
Wool is now "protected" to the limit, yet
Btrange to say medium grade wool in August
of 1901 is quoted on' the Boston' market' at
from 11 to 17 cents.' Has the Dingley law'
slipped another cog?
Sir Thomas Lipton is welcome to the best
there is in this country, ?ith .tho single except
tion of the cup. And wore it not for somo
historic associations connected with tho cup
he would be welcome to that.
Tho. drouth is responsible for the scarcity
of corn, -but tho administration . claims credit
for the high price of , tho cereal. The immu
table law of supply and demand- operates on
,cvcry known product with tho. solo exception
of silver according to tho republican logi
cians. Owing to the faot that the Congressional
elections are more than a year in the future
the g. o. p. managers are not worrying them
selves gray over the steel strike situation. Tho
wise wageworker will postpone his strikes un
til Buch time as the g. o. p. managers realize
the necessity for action. -
Mr. Alger declared with vehemence that
he would not resign, and then retired to pri
vate life to write a history of embalmed beef.
Secretary Long denies with emphasis that ho
is to retire from tho cabinet, which giveo rice
to the suspicion that we are soon to have an
other naval liistory of tho war with Spain.
The Maryland democrats mot in state con
vention and adopted a platform which dealt
entirOly with state issues. Aside from a general
endorsement of "Jeffersonian principles" tho
platform makes no reference to national ques
tions. As the legislature elected this fall will
chooso a United States Senator some reference
should have been made to the questions upon
which tho Senator will have to act. If Mr.
Gorman is elected he may feel free to continue
Jeffersonian principles to suit himself. "An
endorsement of the Kansas City platform would
have given tho publio some idea as to what to
expeot in tho way ''of national legislation in
case of democratic success.
General Miles has been made the subject of
considerable good natured ridicule because ho
objected to the West Point Cadets visiting tho
exposition until some of the shows on the "mid
way" had been rid of somo of their immoral fea
tures. The Buffalo midway is no worse than that
of former expositions but General Miles' order
may serve to direct attention to the evils that
are permitted to thrive in exposition side shows.
Immorality will grow all too fast in this country
without importing so-called "oriental" features
to. add to tho list. The Chicago "midway"
waB a distinct novelty, but it can not be dis
puted that it pandered in many ways to tho
lowest appetites and gave an impetus to im
morality that has not yet been checked. Since
the Chicago exposition tho country has had a
surfeit of "oriental" features that pander to
the baser, instincts, and tho evils resulting
therefrom are measured by tho lowering of tho
moral standard. Today men and women crow.o
to. se.e exhibitions, that would, not have beqnv
tolerated by the polioo fifteen years ago. '
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