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SAMPLE OF POLITE COERCION
FORUfl OP THE WEEKLY PRESS
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Durango (CoIq.) Dompcrat: Roose
' volt has dovoloped a Sidestep which
tho good trusts will . copyright.
Dayton (Tenth) Herald: The letter
that never came was written in com
mendation of thp strong. (Z) states
manlike . (?) treatment of ' the trust
question in the president's message.
David City (Neb.) Press: The de
mand of the Filipino carpet-baggers
for tho-gold standard in the islands
js. based, on the desire to get more out
of their. salaries.
Way.nesvillo.(Mo.) Democrat: Tho
republican party is lining up for its
grandstand play at downing the trusts.
As the Result we expect the trusts to
have more down in their nests.
Howolls (Neb.) Journal: Every
time tho price ofsilver drops a notch
or two, the republican press sots up
a howl of joy, as though it was a
blosslng to. have one of the principal
products of this country, become, less
valuable in the markets of the world.
Coshocton (0.) Democrat and Stand
ard: Tho one thing the trusts fear is
tlie lowering of the tariff which allows
them to prey upon the necessities of
the people "who live, behind it, and tho
one thing tho republican party will
not do is to attack the trusts by dis
turbing the tariff wall.
Virginia (111.) --"Enquirer: When
stronuosity.gets its eyes fixed upon a
second term the result is a captious
and conservative , trehd of thought
eminently soothing to those "large in
terests" whidh sizzle pleasantly when
the chairman of the national commit
tee makes the rounds with the skillet
Alamogordo (N. M.) Advertiser: The
edition of theRio Grande Republican
igets off some very able editorials.
.Witness the following:1" "The people of
-this country had a great 'deal to be
thankful for last Thursday, thanks to
the wise administration of the repub
lican party." The god he worships is
evidently political pie, since he drew
a pefstofflce in the. .shuffle. '
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Bowling Green. (0.) Democrat: The
republican ' purpose is to admit Okla
homa as a state, and refuse admission
to Arizona and New Mexico. The
reason-why the two latter are refused
admission is because the g. o. p- man-!
agers rear that they may give a demo-
Jackson (Mich.) Industrial News:
Tho tariff upon every article in the
production and sale of A'Llch a mo
nopoly has been established, should
bo repealed j3V reduced to a point that
will stand competition from abroad.
Tho trusts must go. ,?
Rapid pity (S. D.) Union: Of course
oyery republican editor has read
Roosevelt's " message. But tho Union
hasnot hoard of , any of them explain-.
ing wjjch trusts aro bad and which
are Hood. And worst of all, the strenuous-Teddy
left the same point unex
plained. Bound Brook (N. J.) Record: An
other bluff comes ,from President
Roosevelt to the effect that he is going
to go after the trusts again. The
trusts, no doubt, will endure the try
ing ordeal. They can recall that the
president 'went after bears a few
weeks ago.
Sulphur Springs (Tex.) Democrat:
Grover Cleveland's last manifesto in
the mugwump New, York Sun, (birds
of a feather will flock together), re
minds tho democrats of the country of
the traditional twelfth juror who- de
nounced the other eleven as infernal
fools for not agreeing with him.
Paragould. (Ark.) Democrat: Of
course Hanna don't think there is time
for congress to take up the question
of annihilating the trusts at the short
session. It would he more appro
priate from his standpoint, no doubt,
to pass the ship subsidy bill and help
out the poor millionaires who want
td form a ship building trust.
Elkins, (W. Va.) Enterprise: It is
a safe guqss' that the democrats of
Ohio will take no backward steps. Mr.
Johnson or someone' standing for the
principles for whjch he stands in all
political likelihood will be nominated
for governor next year,, and we believe
that Mr. , Johnson will be the man
that in the great struggle, which his
nomination will bring on, the powers
of plutocr4aqy will not-be- strong enough
to prevail againsjb ;,tfilm.4 ,
, Brazil. (Ind.) Era,., This, is,now, has
been, and will continue' to be'the prin
ciple for "which all true democrats
have contended! for irt the, jiast, are
contending for now. They are to bo
found ,in the Kansas. City platform.
And thefre they will remain. We haye
?CLTSLiiS 3ffiM . ?. "IS that If .the, K.,
old party ot Lincoln has degenerated.
Placerville (Cal.) Mountain Demo
crat: Since reading the message of
President Roosevelt, we have ceased ,
to wonder that his precinct is demo
cratic by a decisive majority. His
neighbors know him better than we
can he. expected to and we defer to
their better acquaintance and superior
judgment When up against the pre;
datory trusts and tariff robbers, the
strenuous rough rider Is a harmless
Aunt Nancy, in a side-saddle.
Plattsmouth (Neb.) Journal: "Ours
is not tho creed of the weakling and
coward; ours is tho gospel of hope
and of high endeavor," says the presi
dent in his message. Except when
"wo," happen to bump into a tariff
protected monopoly or a criminal trust,
and then "wo" do not know exactly
what "our" creed is. "We11 wabble,
"we" dodge, "wo" hedge, "we" duck,
"we" trim, and "we" await develop
ments; for "wo" aro a candidate for
re-election and "we" have boon In
formed that "our" loquacity is likely
to get "us" Into trouble. "Our" gos
pel of hope and high endeavor has an
eye slnglo to a nomination. That
is what it all amounts to.
sas City platform and the principles it
contains are not sustained, farewell
to the government of Washington, Jef
ferson, Madison and their compatriots.
Talladpga (Ala.) Mountain Hbme:
But when ho (the president) comes to
speak of the question of 'tariff, he
touches it very 'delicately. . He does
not "even say there Is need for revi
sion, -but if revision Is foun'd ' neces
sary, it should sb'o done on conserva
tive lines, lopking to ,the protective
principle In such manner as to dis
turb no interest Where there is need
for strength and clearness ho .is dis
appointing; in uncontested Issues, he
is clear and imperative;. ,
Lincoln (Neb.) Independent: A
great deal of talk is indulged in by
the dailies about the 30-cent dollar,
out tne national bank note Is one de
gree worse than the 30-cent silver dol
lar, for It is redeemable in silver. If
a man should conclude that the small
piece of paper issued, by a national
bank was not "sound money" and
want it redeemed, all he could get for
it is one of these despised 30-cent
silver dollars. But tho dallies never
denounce the national bank notes
Those dirty pieces of naner nr in
1 their eyes, just "as good as gold," '.
Winona; Minn., Oct. 31, I902.r-Dear
Sir: -In writing you this letter-1 do
not want you for one moment to
think that I am trying to influence
your political opinions; they aro yours,
and, as you know, you have perfect
liberty in them. At the samo time
if I consider something of "interest to
me, jib well as to yourself, and you
know me well enough to know that I
Would tell du personally, there-being
so many employed herd, I take, this
method to state a few facts for you
to consider; 'and I trust and hope that
you will .consider attd act upon- them
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When your city has been honored
but.6nce in its history by being the
home of the governor of this" great!
state, as a resident and neighbor,
don't you allow the personal abUse
which is being heaped upon liirq. to
'influence you in any other way but
bj giving him your suppbrt 'as has
oeen uone neretorore. iou nave .Known
Tiim for many years as Captain Van
Sant, and always as an upright, 'hon
orable man. He is still the same Capr
tain Van Sant His position as gov
ernor has not changed him one par
ticle. At this late day, after all these
years of your personal acquaintances,
if they are trying to belittle- him in
your estimation, by j3Uch personal
abuse in order to defeat him, don't
you think regardless of your p;oltics
that you would be, honoring yourself,
as well as your city, to send .back, the
largest majority for him tjiat a can
didate ever received from this city?
I do, and I hope that you will agree,
with me, and think this matter pver
seriously over Sunday, and not . only
support, hipa by casting your ballot but
try to get some of your acquaintances
to support him also.
This company pays its taxei as a
corporation in the city of Winona, be-
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uuuse 11 is 10 cute u uere. tug lnciivia
ual stockholders do not pay taxes, as
stockholders, for if they did, they
would, be paying a doubled tax, which
you know is not fair, and is never
done anyw,here. His. company being
incorporated under the laws , of Jowa.
pay tupr taxes mere, wnicn nas.oeen
yrpven. You know that it would.be.
ridiculous and silly to ask him,to :pay
a second tax here. This one HnR.nf"
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iajsennous. seqms to be jtheir whole
uuiiiimigii argument, in oraer.to up-,
hqld him and give him the. proper
suppfrt.j it ,is not only rjght hat he
should be, supported, but .also, his sup-,
rjprt should be strengthened .In the
legislature. aDd in doing, i'ikewiso. .with
"Mr. Sinclair, you are helping to. place
there a very able man, and one that,
will uphold ancTdignify his position in
such measures that are for the wel-?
fare of the state, which indirectly is
for your welfare. And when you men,
especially in the blacksmith shop, are
fixing your fires and heating and bend
ing the irons, into the various shapes
for our work, just stop to think that
only a few years ago Jim Tawney was
doing tho same thing, ahd by his own
exertions he has been rewarded, with
your assistance, to his present honor
able position. Don't you have pride
enough to give your assistance to
keep a man of his ability where he is
for another term? I hope you do It
certainly is not only an honor to him
but to you, to bo able to support for
ouui, u position a man who gained his
livelihood, in an earlier day, at the
same trade that you are now follow
ing. It might be that; in after years,
and, possibly, only a few, that you will
bo looking for honors politically, not
so high perhaps, but whatever thoy
aro, should your companions and
acquaintances in this same kind of
work vote against vou. hnna
your difference In political views, j
would you not think him a nnor nnoM.
men of an American man? I know
you would, and if you agree with me,
place this samo Idea- in the. other re
lation with Jim Tawney, and see what
you can do for him between now and
election night s t
I leave this matter, as I have said
before, with you as free- and reason
able citizens, a"hd I hopcthat you will
net accordingly. If you consider this
letter fairly, .as 1 have, intended 1 it,
you will do your city,.as,well as your
.self, credit by taking this action as
here specified. The man who rides on
a train with his back to -the locomo
tive nover sees, anything till he gets
past This- is the position of the
crowd, who are vilifying and abusing.
You just let them keep their back to
the locomotive, but you face the loco
motive, and if so, you will vote right
Yours truly; GHAS. R. KNAPP,
GeneraLoManager ana?' Secretary, Wi
nona 'Carriage Company.
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i Tribute to General Booth.
i The dombnstration in honor of Gen
eral Booth, veteran founder of the
Salvation Army, at the Auditorium,
was an Impressive tribute to a relig
ion that is based upon the "obligation
of men to help each other. It was a
magnificent popular tribute to a re
ligion that, comes about as near to
exemplifying the practical-teachings
of .Jesus as ife is possible for fallible,
finite minds to get in this world
We do not know what Jesus would
do about the drums and the cymbals
and the songs set to rag-time music,
and. the other devices1 employed by
the Salvationists to attract theatten
tion of the heedless and Indifferent,
but it is a safe guess that if He were
on earth He: would preach to the pop
ulace in the highways and byways and
He would' kneel, in the streets to nrav
for sinhers with the Salvation Army
iaas and lassies. He would go with
them to the1 slums of the cities where
the hungry and destitute- are fed and
sheltered' by" the Salvation Army. His
Heart would be 'in their rescue work
bind He 'would lend a helping hand in
the work 'of' reclaiming the fallen and
lifting up the ..degraded and dejected
derelicts that' make 'up' the flotsam and
jetsam of human misery and woe.
'It is 'not lively that He would nog
lea the rich," but the story of His
(earthly cJareei justifies thp conclusion
that thfi WhHfn'P tha Cnhmflnn At-ttiv
.would cdmmfend Itself tb His deepest
sympathy ahdr suppdrt. The Salvation
Army had its orieriii in Hia wnrlt of
General '-Booto in east London, '. whoro
a" million peopld had not been reached
by the; "churches. After thirty-seven
.yuttio uyoi.qu iq tne work or tne
a'rmy; eleven of which were "spent in
tho Neast end of London', its white
haired'leader has the satisfaction of
seeing it epreafl into all the countries
qf the ,worid. ; In forty-nine countries
and lir thlrty-ono languages and in
&ixty-bne periodicals the work of the
army is being prosecuted.
The number of destitute and unfor
tunate that have been fed and shelt
ered, apd the number of drunkards anc"
other depraved and fallen outcasts
that hatfe beep reclaimed through tho
work of the army cannot bo approxi
mately stated. It is a work that mer
its the kindly encouragement and help
vj. mi rjgnt-nnnaea men ana womuu.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Caii't Sleep?
Its' your nerves. Dr. Miles' Nervine
will strengthen them and bring sweet
sleep and health. Delay is dangerous.
All druKfflate sell nd guarantee. Bend postal
tor book on nervous disea es. . . A ,
Da. MiLxa Mbdigal Co., Elkhart, Ind.
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