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THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nek
Tho harvester trust goes against tlio farmers'
grain.
The "standpatters" are just now performing
a war dance.
Secretary Morton will retire from the cabinet
July 1. This year's Fourth of July celebrations
will doubtless bo hummers.
In view of Tom Lawson's latest expose tho
president of the National City bank would do
well to remain a Stillman. -
After rocking the tariff boat so violently it
would be just like Secretary Taft to point an un-'
loaded gun at tho "standpatters."
A recent railway congress decided to recom
mend "elastic freight rate:?. ' 'Please doz't. Tho
"snap back" always hurts the freight payers.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia is fighting tho
gas grab. Mayor Weaver is up against big odds,
but ho is acting like a man who is willing and
ready to fight them. "
That Panama purchase order is calculated
to remind one Theodore Roosevelt of the days
when ho was a prominent member of the New
York Free Trade League.
The invention of a barrel that can be folded
lip when not in use is reported. It will find no
sale at G. O. P. national headquarters. Tho bar
rel there it always in use.
"Back cjf tho city is the state, and back of
tho state is' the nation," declares President
Roosevelt. Quite correctand back of the nation
aro tho giant corporations.
A German has invented a clock that will
run for 2,000 years. He is rather belated, how
ever. We have a Panama canal commission that
promises to boat that .record.
Quite naturally the "standpatters" are try
ing to make light of the tariff order issued by
Secretary Taft. Tho average "standpatter" is
either very cute or very simple.
Doubtless President Stillman will score Tom
Lawson's latest as "too hot to handle," and try
the silent contempt dodge. The silent contempt
dodge is always a favorite with those caught in
they act. '
Mr. Fairbanks, after great difficulty, has
approved a design for a new $500. vice presiden
tial inkstand. But for Mr. Fairbanks this is
almost as exciting as bear hunting is to Mr
Roosevelt.
Charles F Carter Luray, Mo., desires to
learn of the whereabouts of his brother, Solomon
Leo Carter. Solomon Lee Carter is forty-one
years of age, five foot eight inches in height and
weighs about 180 pounds. When last hoard &S
he was in Denver in 1898. Western newsnanera
and particularly those of Colorado w? wffited
to reproduce, this inquiry. requested
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The Commoner.
The London Times insists that John Paul
Jones was nothing more nor less than a pirate.
Still wo've never been called upon to settle any
"Alabama claims" brought by Great Britain on
tho strength of John's acts.
I. N. Brown, Burnvillo, , West Virginia, in
quired where ho could procure "Youth's History
of the Civil War." The book was written by R. G.
Horton; published by Van Evrie, Horton & Co.,
162 Nassau Street, New York.
The senate rate investigation committee
seems to have misunderstood the object of its
creation. Was it really created for the pur
pose of preparing a defense of the present sys
tem of rates, rebates and favoritism?
The Iowa Congregationalists are discriminat
ing in their commendations. Thoy endorse tho
efforts of the president and house of representa
tives to curb the trusts and corporations but
they do not mention the senate. The senate is
thick skinned, but it will feel after awhile.
A great many large and favored shippers have
traveled to Washington on railroad passes to
assure the senate committee that there is no real
demand- for government regulation of freight
rates. The men who really want rate regulation
can not afford to pay fare to Washington.
Professor Hugo Meyers, of the Rockefeller
(Chicago) university, attacks public ownership
and declares that it has never been successful to
any extent. Prof. Meyers ought to be able to
prove his title to one of those Carnegie pensions
after he has worn himself out in the defense of
corporate interests.
The Standard Oil company paid $1.18 a barrel
for crude Kansas oil a year ago, and is paying 37
cents now. The trust's agents declare, that the
reduction is due to the over-supply. But has any
body noticed a reduction of 75' per cent in the
price of the refined product?
The country is to be congratulated upon the
fact that Governor La Follette, now that his rail
road rate bill is passed, is free to take his seat
in the United States senate. He is badly needed
in the senate just now .and is likely to become
the leader of the reform element in the republican
party.
The anniversary edition of the Oklahoma City
Oklahoman was a magnificent example of news
paper enterprise. People who are inclined to dis
count Oklahoma's claims upon statehood are re
speotfully referred to the Daily Oklahoman. A
territory that gives adequate support and patron
age to such a newspaper demonstrates its ability
to shine in the galaxy of states.
A Virginia, Illinois, reader of The Commoner
says that a clergyman of his acquaintance justi
lies our retention of the Philippine islands upon
the ground that Auguinaldo had sold the islands
to Germany for a consideration of $400,000, and
that that sale was a matter 6f record. The Vir
ginia, Illinois reader of The Commoner willcon
fer a favor if he will ask his clergyman friend
where this record may be obtained This clergy
man has undoubtedly been misinformed.
An Iowa minister is quoted as saying: "An
intoxicating drink 'is the gift of God and may be
prciperly enjoyed by any man who can do so
without working injury to his fellow men." But
by the time one gets enough of the "gift" he is
not in condition to think much of his fellow men.
The minister's statement recalls theanswer of
the man who was told that he could avoid intoxi
cation by calling for sarsaparilla when he had
taken as much whiskey as he wanted. He replied:
"When I get as much whiskey as I want I can't
say sarsaparilla."
Comptroller Ridgely says: "It is speculation
which is the curse of the day." He says that it
has become much more common in the last eight
or ten years. Ho declares that "no man who as
sumes the responsibility of the custody of the
funds belonging to others should take the risk of
subjecting himself to this temptation, or allow
others with whom he divides such a trust to do
so." This is sound doctrine. Now let Comptroller
Ridgely recommend a law carrying out the suc
gestion made in Tho Commoner a few weeks ago
VOLTJME 5, NUMBER
20
namely, making it a penal offense for any banker
or custodian of funds to speculate in stocks
or grain. .
According to Walter Wellman's letter in tho
Chicago Record-Herald the fight is on between tho
president and the railroads. The president, it is
said (and his speeches since his hunt indicato in
will insist upon legislation giving government of!
ficials power to fitf railroad rates and it is re
ported the railroads will oppose it. Well, in that
contest the democrats are with the presidenl and
they do not care how soon the battle begins.
s TheNew York Times says: "That the prosi
, dent of a bank-should help himself to money of its
depositors to tho extent of $i,.
500,000, lose it in wheat gam
bling and then falsify the books
to hide his stealings, is incom
patible with the principles oi
sound banking, and we see no harm in saying so."
Really! If the Times is not vorycareful, it will
lose its high reputation as a conservative among
conservatives.
Altogether
Too
Radical
Something
to Ponder
Over
The Easton (Pa.) Free Press asks: "How
many of the 12,039 aliens who arrived at New
York the other day will become
public charges upon this land of
the free?" The Johnstown (Pa.)
Democrat answers the question
in this wise: "Perhaps none.
But if all were to become public charges the bur
den would be less than that- imposed by a single
Carnegie or Rockefeller. But while we howl if
we have to support a man in the poor house we
consider it a proud privilege to support a pauper
in a mansion." If the Easton Free Press will
study that answer diligently it may be able to
acquire a lot of valuable information.
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