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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1906)
-'-.hyg.u.) iii'''w?'r ).i(;i(nnyfV''";:!S ; d t ruuem rj AJHW'JW y r 'ft y The Commoner. VOLUME 6, NUMBER -IT mnM"i-' wfregliftrt f 12 X SBS When The people will goL a fair share of their loll When protection's no longer a graft. The farmers will profit from tilling the soil When protection's no longer a graft. The trusts will walk straight and have to tote fair, The Standard Oil stock have less moisture per share, And lawmakers will have a good chance to act fair When protection's no longer a graft. The men who produce will have a good chance When protection's no longer a graft. There'll be fewer schemes of the higher finance When protection's no longer a graft. There will be fewer steals under guise of the law, Coal barons and such will be forced up to taw, And closed be the steel trust's om nivorous maw, When protection's no longer a graft. Good laws then our congress can quickly enact, When protection's no longer a graft. Committees by selfish men can not be packed When protection's no longer a graft. Every man will be given a fair stavt In the race, Nobody be shoved into third or fourth place, And merit, not boodle, will settle each case, ry. When protection's no longer a graft. He honor" and "saviours of the repub lic." As stated in the beginning it was a quiet meeting. The ipnlyyrepbrters present wore those represtlrig the newspapers owned by the gentlemen protesting against the "muckrakers." Those Who Object There was a quiet but deeply inter ested crowd of gentlemen gathered in an up-town office, the purpose being to Rank Discrimination The following very interesting bit of' information came over the wires from San Francisco last week. "San Francisco Is not now without street car transportation. Cars are running down Filmore street today and appear to have plenty of power. The service is free to all, with the exception of boys." This is a case of rank discrimina tion against which The Commoner protests. Why discriminate against the boys? We warrant that there were none braver than they in the midst of all the calamities that fell upon San Francisco. And we war rant that the boys performed their full share of work during those try ing times. Further than that, we warrant that the boys by their cheer fulness did much to lighten the gloom of "chose dark days. It strikes us that it is a mighty mean man or cor poration that would discriminate against the youngsters unaer present conditions. It is not fair to the boys and it is not becoming to "the street railway company. ' Besides, if the boys of San Francisco are like the boys of other cities, they will ride anyhow. It has come to a pretty pass when boys are not allowed to ride when all the other people are carried free, and we could not blame the boys if they undertook to show their contempt for such an order. The time has come when the American small boy should be given a fair show for his -white alley. He has a hard enough time as it Is, without being solute control of the supply they would advance prices 100 per cent. The dally newspapers either forgot to mention it, pr spoke of it "as a suc cessful business move. The mechanics who, through, their union, controlled the supply of labor in that particular trade, met and sub mitted a demand for an increase of 25 per cent in their wages. Immediately these was a roar from the employers, and a demand made upon the governor to send troops to the seat of the disturbance. The more you think about it the stranger it seems. protest against the "man with the inuckrake. It was quite a large gath- discriminated against in this manner. ering, too, the matter being of great A Dozen Dont's Don't sit around waiting for the world to pay you the living it owes you. Don't waste on the family dog the caresses that your, children are pin ing for. Don't forget that you were once young. Don't anger a man by always talk ing about your smart children when he wants to talk a little bit about his own. Don't bother a busy man unless you have business worth while. Don't leave your cheerful smiles at the office when your day's work is done. Don't say a word if you can not speak good of your nerghbor. Don't bore your friends by falling into the foolish habit of always giving advice. Don't try to drown sorrow. It is the greatest floater known. Don't forget that your cynicism may appear to your friends to be a cloak for ignorance. Don't judge "a man by results, but by efforts. Don't give advice that you do not follow. less he knows about how to ralsa them. The man who undertakes to fight the devil with fire should dress in a suit of asbestos. Every man believes that if good sense were hereditary his children would be unusually capable. The man who tackles his work as if it were pleasure, is soon able to take his pleasure without working. The only man who has nothing to regret is the man who never tried to accomplish something worth while. When a man is caught turning a dirty trick he is very apt to make loud complaints about "yellow jour nalism." Some people work harder trying to find an excuse for their wrong doings than they would have to work if they did right. The man who keeps his eyes on the ground may never stumble, but he misses many things worth stubbing his toe for. A lot of men who believe they are going to win heaven because their wives are religious are going to be sadly deceived. The day you are forty you- are apt to wonder if you appear as old to your children as your father did to you when he was forty. C -PATENTS that PROTECT Oar 3 books for Ibtcb tori nuhd on receipt or C els. tUmps I n.S.&A.B.LACEVtWa8hlngton,O.C. Estab.1869. Located v moment. Among those present were the following: The United States senator who rep resented a special Interest at the ex pense of the people. The Insurance magnate who used policyholders' money to defeat them in their effort to secure justice. The judge who was caught in the act of using his official position to protect lawbreakers. The railroad magnate who was guilty of bribes. The trust magnate who purchased special legislation. The campaign manager who fried plenty of "fat" and then returned the favor by legislating at the expense of the people. The contractor who sold shoddy' goods to the government. The government official who con nived with the contractor. The congressman Who sold special - privileges in return for corporation Help. There were others too numerous to mention. i By unanimous vote the meeting de clared that all newspapers that ex posed their corruption were "yellow journals," that all magazine writers who laid bare their schemes were soeicers after cheap notoriety and that the people who wore arousted to wrath by the exposures were 'inar- cinsis," -tools" and "excitable Aea uires. TllO monthlfr nlen ,i,w.i,io..i 11..1 , 0 V...IV. uuumud max i ,. ,IV,.U Buui-uiiuis or the nub The Other Side Being convinced that a body of con scienceless looters was about to seize their property through the manipula tion of purchased laws, the people rushed to the governor and asked for troops to protect their interests. "I am helplesB," said the executive. "But why?" queried the people who footed the militia bills. "There is no precedent for it," re plied the executive, who had occupied the judicial bench for several years. And when the people appealed to a judge for an injunction he was so astonished at the foolish request that it was some time before he could as semble the lunatico inquirendo. "I see by the report of the secre tary of the treasury that 1,367,958,764 pennies have been lost. Wonder what became of them?" remarked Rev. Mr. Fourthly, looking up from his evening paper. 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OBSplitHickon; Uncle Bill "I have noticed," remarked Uncle I would have to take up automobiling Bill, carefully stowing the chew into if I cured my insomnia." "What is foolish about that advice?" "Great Scott, man! I contracted in somnia trying to figure out how to pay for the repairs on my machine." Cause and Effect "I see that one scientist attributes the earthquake to the weight of the polar ice" caps." ."That sounds as if the scientist making the explanation had been in dulging in trapped night caps." The Difference The gentlemen who controlled one )l thechief necessaries of life mot and leclded his left cheek, "that when a feller has got a whole lot o' personal his tory he'd lile tV conceal he is alius mighty anxious t keep th' gossipers from talkin' about him. The feller that shies hardest at th' muck rake has generally got tne shallerest top dres3in' o' good soil." M1Q0C in fREBcnnl ud tor ACbB K viJVf-Aie Lr Brain Leaks Every man is a hero to his dog. 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