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EDITORIALS BY COMMONER
READERS
H. M. Allen, Los Angel, Cal.
It Is high time that our national and
municipal government should stop
the sale of indulgences. We are just
ly indignant when we think of the
horrible and blasphemous sale of in
dulgences in Europe some four hun
dred years ago, but are not we doing
the same thing in its werst form?
viz., granting, for a consideration, im
munity beforehand for crimes to be
afterward committed. Our lawmak
ers and city officials know perfectly
well thai saloons are crime-breeders
and producers, and when for dollars
they make it possible for them to ex
ist, what is it but practically selling
indulgences in the worst form and
on a stupendous scale? Again, when
our cities sell vile creatures not
worthy the name of men the privfc
lege of conducting. theatres in which
indecency in act or dress or word is
allowed, what do they do but sell per
mission to do that which they know
will tend to make corrupt and vicious
and criminal those who attend, and
especially the young? Why should
these reptiles be allowed to parade
indecency more tfian persons on the
street or in other public assembles
throughout, the city? Many of the
plays even where matinees are not
conspicuously in evidence are of a
blood and thunder love story type,
which with their abductions, or shoot
ing, stabbing escapades are well cal
culated to sow and develope the seeds
of crime in the weak minds of the
foolish youth and others who attend,
them. While all good citizens are
working for the general welfare that
the youth of the country may grow up
to be clean, moral, intelligent, up
right citizens for their own good and
the stability of the Republic, these
vampires are constantly corrunting
all that they caireactij TWs4foposi
uon apjHies ajsp. to norse races, the
foul moying-picture concerns, the
pool rooms and Billiard halls, where
young men associate with criminals
and licensed vice of all kinds. But
to bring this down closer and to
where it belongs; every senator and
congressman and mayor and council
man and supervisor who, knowing
that these things are crime produc
ers, votes, or In any way gives his
influence in their favor is an abettor
of crime. Our truly noble and
worthy president (for whom, of course,
I voted) seems to have a distinct lik
ing for big game. The liquor busi
ness with its. associate vices, Is one
of the very biggest and most ferocious
"varmints" now loose on American
Boil. Here -at least is. one citizen, who
would like very much to see Teddy
and the beast lock horns.
P.: A. English, Farmington, WaBh.
It took "us. fully- ten years to purify
the democratic party and" one cam
paign of 1904 to convince our pluto
reactlonary element that there is only
4 room for one Wall .Street party in
these United States. Since that lime
the worshippers of JMammon have
went where they always belonged, to
the party of Mark Hanna, Rockefel
ler, Gould, etc., leaving the true de
mocracy purified and we trust in a
position to fulfill our promises to the
people and live up to ideals of its
founder, one Thomas Jefferson, and
the true disciples and tribesmen, An
drew Jackson, Tilden and Bryan. The
Bryanite is coming to his own, and
as the said Bryanite truly represents
the people, the- people will come to
their own. No doubt the near future
will see the reformers of the trust
ridden and corrupt to the core g. o.
p. .allied to the truly renovated demo
cratic party,' and the filial struggle
whether the people and the constitu
tion, or the trust and combine olig
archy will or shall rule. It Is about
dawning in the minds of our patriotic
' republican friends that their old party
i beyond redemption and that the
political, social, economic and moral
Merchandise From Sheriff's and Receiver's Sale
3000 Rugs at 85a
Sim 37xM, Jn a haa&toate a.
eortmentof deeigni, WSvxU
tapestry ferasBal ram. IlLM.
1060 velvet rags la beauMf al
patterns, rim vxm fw
feo.oo. our DrJce tllM.
velvet ruga at U9M,
ss
wortk
9x13
iee,e
ards ot geaalae linoleum.
i, 76o and tt.09 per Yard.
A car load of oil clotli, per
annarft Yard 19a. All ktnrU of
carpets from SOe to 11.36 per yard. We guarantee a
saving ot 86 to 58 per eeui. Write today for speolal
earpet and rug tot.
LHyBCI
Also Material From the $50,000,000 St. Louis World's Fair.
THK CNiCAie HOVSR WRECKING COMPANY is vnqtieettotMbly the most unique Institution on ewrtk. Oar dusImm coafttota lata
pprohase of general stocks of merchandise of every kind and character, at Sheriff's. Trustee's, Assignee's. Manufacturer's and oUter sales. Far-
onasiasr oar merchandise in this way gives us an
opportunity to soil you goods at prices that seldom
represent the original cost of manufacture. We
sell every thing manufactured; household goods,
furniture, hardware, plumbing material, lumber,
machinery, electrical apparatus and goneral
building material.
Our purchase of general stocks at various sales
is but one of our methods of obtaining material.
In addition, we purchase outright Expositions
and other Institutions.
We bought and dismantled every Exposition of
modern build, including the Pifty Mullen DaHar
8t Lol WerM's Pair, the Thirty-Three Millies
Dollar Chicago WerM's Pair, the Nine Million
Dollar Pan American Exposition and the Penr
MlUlea Dollar Omaha ExpeaUlen. Our operations
aro the most wonderful of any concern on earth.
From these various Expositions we obtained
millions of dollars worth of valuable building
supplies and furnishings. Take for instanuo, at
the St. .Louis World's Fair, wo had over J00 mil
lion feet of lumber, ten thousand doors, ten thous
and windows, fifty miles of pipe, In fact, sufficient
material to build outright a Olty with a popula
tion of 50,000 to 00,000 people. In this advertise
ment wo offer but a few of the many items we
havp for sale.
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Handtam Metal Bids $1.95
Heavy tubing, nice design, best
enanaN coloring. Other beds
from ILS6 to 915.00. MM big.
heavy, handsome dining chairs,
with largo roomy seats, car Ted
bek8,trong construction, each
86c, per set-oC. six, t5.ee. Other
chairs from SBe to 11.59, MS rock
lng chairs from 960 to 11.75. HG0
leather rockers aad eay chairs,
worth W0.O0 to 819.00, our price
87.00 to M0.00. Dressers, com
modes, office furniture and sop
piles of every kind.
BalWtartaf lrii
sfMiS $2.28
Bicycle grind wtmum, balt-feeartng
throughout at MM. laaterM Me,
blackntilth forges -7j wrought
Ironamrlts, peril. 6e. AxhaMlee
7c BaovetaMe, AxesSOe. These
are samples of the prices we are
offering or high grade toobi for.
A fall Dt of tools oh appllsfiMea.
A Carload of Ltsmbtr, $.00.09
We are still oagaged In dismantling the St. Leak)
World's Fair and have millions of feet of the beet
Southern pine lumber for sale. Head ms year lum
ber bill fur ear estimate, we will make you a very
close price. We hare lumber f or any kind of handing.
At IIOO.OO we will furaku you with 12,969 feet f
lumber In short lengths, This Is an aecamBtatlea
that we must dispose ef qalokly. A full deserlpUoa
will be mailed If yea will write directly to oar St.
Louis headquarters. "We have aa office on the Kxpe
sltloit grounds, address Chicago House wrecking Co.,
World's Fair Grounds, 8t. Louis, Me.
Wire Nails $1.50 a Kag
At this price
we oKor yon
10,009 kegs of
new wire nails
mixed, all
kinds In a keg
a handy as
sortment for
anvonaJWhlte
they last, 81.60 per keg. 1099 kegs
bees cement coated wire Balls 89
pennyweight and larger, one slae
to a keg, per keg, 81.66. Wire Balls
and supplies of every kind.
Kauai Hai-ralna, Good Manila
Hope, slightly used, all'slseav V ln-
er iw leec, pno. new jaaniia
tope.sllghWy shopworn,per lb. 10a
Ft
Flpt for Evory Parpost
Still-Hoofing $..75 KS
Fainted red, both sides,
most durable and econ
omical rooOng, siding 'or
celling for barns, sheds,
houses, 8 tores, cribs, poul
try houses, etc. Easier to
lay'and cheaper than any
ether material. No ex
perience necessary to lay
ItA hammer or hatchet are
the only tools yod need.
We Par the Frlht to
all points east of Colorado, except Colorado,
Oklahoma-Texas, and Indian Territory. This
la our No. 16, semi-hardened .flat steel rooting,
JUx34 Inches per square or 100 eq. ft, 81.75.
Corrugated V crimped or standing scam, per
square 61.86. For 96e per square more we
inroiwi win material in o ana a root lengxns.
Lbs. Fmoi Win $1.25
At thtsprlce we offer our
Painted Wire Shorts Jfo.
12. Galvanized Wire
Shorts, No. II, 81.69 per
109 lbs. No. 11 Qalraalzed
Wire, continuous
lengths, "D. B. Wire,
100 lbfly 62.00. Painted
Barb Wire, per 100 lbs.,
98.00. Galvanized Barb
Wire, per 100 lbs., 98.M.
Gslvanleed Poultrv Net
ting, 100 sq. feet, too. Galvanised Field
Fence, finest manufactured per rod, from IS
to 69c Fence Wire for Bvery purpose. 1000
foet of Lawn Fencing, per ft.. 545 to 60c
Steel Fenee Posts, Indestructlblo, latest
patent, 18 Inches above ground, complete
per post. SBo.
Points 30o For ftalltn
Write far Celer Card. Free.
Barn 1'alnt la bar
rel lets, per gallon,
S9et Cold Water
Paints, per pound.
Sat Perf eetfen
Mixed Palate, pee-1
gaLierrremier"
Brand, S year guar
anteed.per gaX, 96a
Varnishes, Vene
tian Red, Oils,
stains ana aym-v.
thing In the paint and oil Una.
If you want paint of quality, we
can rurnisn it. rtw seu aes
material only.
Orders Vllle PremUly.
One Inch Iron pipe with couplings, per foot Sc, 1U.
Inch.sKc, IK inch bic, 21nch7ko. All sizes from
V to 14 Inch. 3 Inch lap welded well casing with coup
lings per foot, lie. 4-ln. per foot ICo. Boiler tubes
and pipe of every kind. .
FNEW
felt
oejh9
GOePortOOSquaroFt.
This Is ourprleeon our splendid two
ply Kaglef elt rooflug. Three-ply per
square 90c. Vulcanite rooting with
nails, caps and cement, per sq. 81.75.
Galvanized rubber. The highest
grade roofing manufactured, com
pleto at 61.60, 81.90 and 88.16 perjsq.
Conductor pipe, eave trouglis and
roof trimmings ot all kinds. Free
samples are sent on application.
ShrowdsBuyirs Act Quickly SbS!
You need supplies for your contemplated Improvements.
We are stlU engaged In dismantling the 860,000.000 Exposition
at St. Louis, and can deliver to yon Immediately the very
best of lumber, at prices that will save yoa from SO to &&
lltll Rtiavanf AA We guarantee everything to.be
UUl UUell siniWV exactly as represented or roonoy
refunded.. Wo only buy tho very beet material, and
describe It exactly. You can rely on our description being
absolutely true, or we will quickly return your money..
Our Roforoncos SttfnSttnlS
with us we refer to Dun or Bradstroct or to our Banking
Institution, The DroTors' Deposit National Bank, Chicago,
or any bank or business house In Chicago.
Sovo 30 fo 50 For Cinf RTA?
home or In the factory. We havo every tbingroqulred and
our pricee will mean an enormous paving to you. The timo
to buy is today whon you havo tho opportunity. Don't
wait until too late, as our bargains are quickly disposed of.
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Y Morsipiwir
Ussollno Englno $50
At this price we are offering yea
the beet gasoline engine ever
manufactured.. It Is complete with
pumplngjaclcandwllldoall kinds
otwork. Other engmee from ese
to eight horse power.
Machinery for all purposes, saw
mill outfits, hollers, etc
BaMubs,6.30
At this price we offer you
a complete modern style
enameled bath tub. Other
too ranging up to 990,09.
n e sell complete modtrn
bath room outfit, atm-v.
vutnte neeaea ao llva In anmTmt. far SSS.M an.
10,099 kitchen sinks, from 69a up, W.OOfl oJosets frem
81.00 up. All kinds of plumbing supplies, Yonr heme
mrnisueawicu waterworks a a 10 w coss.
hatatBSBsasraassaameB
Our New 500 Pape Catalopae, No. T334- free
We have just published this now catalogue, and it contains tOO
pages of astonishing bargains In merchandise of evory character.
This catalogue Is one that evory shrewd buyci must send for. It In
filled with exceptional bargains from cover to cover. You will save
money by referring to It often. This advertisement shows but a
few of the countless bargains that we offer. Cut out this adver
tisement, put a cross mark on such Items as Interests you most, fill
out the coupon to the right, and mall to ns and we will promptly
give yon more detailed Information on such Items as you desire,
besides mailing you our free catalogue. Or send us your namo and
address, mentioning whero you saw this advertlvemont, what Items
Interest yoa most and we will give you full Information.
CHK3A60 HOUSE WRECKING CO..
35TH AND IRON STREETS, CHICAGO.
81
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO.,
35th at Iron 8t3. Chloago.
I am a reader ot COMMONER. Send mo one of
your largo 00 pago catalogues as advertised In this paper.
Namo
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safety of these United States is only
to be found In the principles of our
Chicago and Kansas City platforms.
The democrat is too conscientious and
patriotic, as his spirit Is too.liberai; to
his fellow citizen to be a blind party
tool and I believe therein lies the
safety of our institutions. The old
prejudices, the stock in trade of our
paid for g. o. p. orators and journal
istic scribblers Is now worn thread
bare, and the visible deceit, cunning,
graft and grab of the republican skel
eton in the closet is plain to every
one who is honest enough to see. Our
worshippers of the golden calf had
their object lesBon in 1904, and the
disciples of the g. o. b. Wall Street
and trust grafters will get theirs.
Augustus Griffin, Bellingham, Wash.
I heartily agree with Mr. Bryan's
way of bringing the people together.
Sign the pledge and organize by all
means so as to elect to office men
who are not for sale to the highest
bidder. Elect men who will annihi
late the thriving trusts and robber
tariff, also regulate railroad rates.
Tom Scott, Vanderbllt and Jewett cre
ated the Standard OH company by
giving rebates. They were far more
to blame than Rockefeller Is. Elect-
men who will place silver back where
it belongs, as God intended it to be,
and crush out the asset currency bill. J
I have been abused in tho past for
stating facts as they are now being
shown up to the public. I am one. of
the victims from congress, courts,
Standard Oil down The Commoner
Is a Godsend to the American peo
ple. It is showing up the land pirates
in a masterly way, and states noth
ing but facts. All who put the dollar
above principle will steal if they do
belong to a church. A true Christian
Is one of the noble works of God. The
scoundrels have run our country Into
a hotbed of corruption.
Dr. B. A. Colomb, Union, La,- What
the common people are up against:
1. Every article of necessity, such
as fuel, clothing, food, in the hands
of some tariff-sheltered trust, and its
price augmented, ad libitum. 2 Every
article of produce, with a few excep
tions, controlled by a trust, and its
selling price for the farmer decreased,
such as beef, sugar, truck, fruit, etc,
3 Every farm product that Is mark
eted at a distance at the mercy of
railroad combinations, and the cost of
transportation almost prohibitory.
4 The few staple articles not con
trolled by trusts and not influenced
by the tariff, such as cotton, corn,
wheat, etc., are manipulated by the
government employes through the
bureau of statistics at wasnmgton,
for the benefit of Wall Street specu-J
Get Info Business
It make ho dLScreaee
whether yea are aa antu
er a- woman, I can teach
yoa the JlcaJEetatoandFlra
Insurance business by mall 3
tell yon bow to establish an
office of your awn without
capital; enable, you te
ake frem 9 lSO to 85j
OOO a year eaally anrf
benerafely; giro you valu
ables Information that cost
mo years of tlmo and thous
ands of dollars to obtain.
'I tell you how to get tho sole
agency for your town at tbe
beat and hltnrcst Plro- In
surance companies; teach you conveyancing,
raortgaglnp, writing of Flro insurance policies
and co-operate and work with yon after you
get started. I am the organizer of a new meth
od of getting; and doing business In real estate
and Insurance My syatem la wholly original with
ma Haas wade a iucccm for e. It can
mateoacHCceaeryeH. Writ foe free par
ticulars. I refer you by .permission to tho Mer
chants National Bank, South Bend, Intl. Address:
OZMUN Am TARBELL
D&pt? B, South BmuSy BntL
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lators. 5 The only relief to be had
through congress, which Is controlled
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