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VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2J
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HOW MEXICO TREATED TRUSTS
Sinco tho tariff system Is founded
on class selfishness and since protec
tion of ono class by tariff regulations
works injustice to other classes,
there is only ono reasonable explan
ation for the persistence with which
many republicans adhere to a class
program, make political proposals
which are in accordance with class
demands, and do not seek the great
est good of the greatest number. We
have seen the actual operation of
class protection. Wo have seen it
developed to its logical results. We
have seen its effects on the happi
ness and prosperity of the people of
tho United States, millions of whom
are still out of employment in the
east. We know that consumers are
at the mercy of ono or other of the
great trusts of the country, trusts
which have been created, fostered,
built up, and protected by the tariff
laws. And yet a suggestion of tariff
reform invariably meets with a wail
of anguish from some citizens whoso
feelings are harrowed by the very
sound of the phrase "tariff reform."
The tariff will be an issue at the
presidential election. It will be con
sidered in its relations to tho trusts.
The American people will learn how
Mexico dealt with such unscrupu
lous combinations. Let us look over
the wall into Mexico. There is a
country which for a while was at
the mercy of trusts. It was the
most be-trusted country on earth,
even as the United States is today.
The government took up the ques
tion. Every article which, was owned
or operated by a trust or the dis
tribution of which was regulated or
restricted by trusts was put on the
free list. The trusts had to go out
of business in Mexico, where, inci
dentally, it was proved to the
breadth of a hair that the peculiar
form of pernicious human activity
exemplified in trusts is dependent
upon tariff. Without tariff it ceases
to be a pernicious activity. Unpro
tected the trusts can not live in
Mexico and could not live in the
United States. Los Angeles Herald.
NO ESSENTIAL OMITTED
A police captain was about to raid
a gambling den. At midnight, tak
ing his place at tho head of a squad
of stalwart men, he looked them
over closely, and then said to his
lieutenant:
"Is everything in readiness for
this raid?"
"Yes, sir," replied the lieutenant,
saluting. "Our arms are in 'first
class order, here are the reports,
there are the flash light camera men
and I notified tho proprietor of the
place this afternoon." Philadelphia
Bulletin.
tains of Industry" those who are
out of jail or hiding will again
come forward to proffer themselves
as tho heaven-annolnted "saviors of
the national honor !" Omaha
World-Herald.
THE SAME OLD METHODS crite.
Tho vociferous campaign against
Bryan, which is waged principally in
the columns of the plutocratic news
papers and finds Its Inspiration most
ly In the offices of Harrlman, Ryan,
Morgan and the Rockefellers, goes
merrily on.
The New York World, in a
"screamer editorial, charges Mr,
Bryan with "selling out tho demo
cratic party" because ho recently
gave Mr. Roosevelt credit for at
least "making a noise" about the
highwaymen who are robbing tho
oountry. It declares that Mr. Bryan
has "sacrificed" the "high demo
cratic duty" of always opposing the
republican party "in a gambling ex
pectation of pleasing some of Mr.
Roosevelt's republican supporters."
If Mr. Bryan wore engaged in "sel
ling out the democratic party" to
"the interests" whose cause the
World is championing, that blatant
organ of monumental hypocrisy
would have nover a word of com
plaint to make. Ho would then be
following in the World's footprints,
and would doubtless have Its cordial
support.
The Philadelphia Public Lodger
concedes, sneoringly that Mr. Bryan
noigs an exaitea position in the
minds of "the Ignorant."
And the Now York Sun. easilv first
as a scurrilous scold, pormlts itself
to speak of Mr. Bryan's supporters
as "the rabble, in Us remote hiding
places of the hills."
Evidently we are to have the cam
paign of 1896 over again, so far
P- Jthe tactics of the Bryan opposi
te 4s concerned. Enithets win re
place argument, and abuse take the
piace or reason. It will grandly be
taken for granted that all intelli
gent, patriotic. God-fearing and de
cent men are for the republican can-
aiaate, and that whomsoever is for
Bryan must necessarily be classed
imong the "rabble." tho "lirnnrnnt "
tho depraved and tho dishonest.
Ana doubtless tho same old "cap-
THE-SOFT ANSWER
Senator Tillman, at a banquet in
Washington, said, in humorous de
fense of outspoken and frank
methods:
"These people who always keep
calm fill mo with mistrust. Those
that never lose their temper I sus
pect. He who wears under ahusa nn
angelic smile is apt' to be a hypo-
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A NOTABLE OMISSION
Among the dozen or more meas
ures urged by Mr. Roosevelt in last
Monday's message, none related to
publicity of campaign funds.
He avoided the subject in his spe
cial message of March 25. He omit
ted it from his special message of
January 31. The nearer the national
election approaches the denser his
silence.
It is almost eighteen months since
the president last -uttered a word
about political contributions. Then,
after the house at a previous session
had passed a bill he recommended
that all corporations be prohibited
from contributing to the campaign
expenses of any party.
To keep the ballot pure, to main
tain honest elections, is the begin
ning of good government. Mr. Roose
velt Is too practical a man not to
know that secrecy in the use of mon
ey is the greatest source of corrup
tion in politics. He knows that the
public would not knowingly tolerate
another presidential campaign such
as that of 1896, or such private
transactions as he held with Harrl
man in 1904, or another exploita
tion of Cortelyouism. The only way
to make them possible Is to insure
secrecy by defeating the movement
to secure publicity of campaign
funds.
In a month congress will adjourn.
In six months the national elections
will be held. Does Mr. Roosevelt In
tend his silence to be taken as con
sent that In the coming campaign
the secret collection of corporation
tribute may be continued for the cor
ruption of politics and government?
New York World.
tho present wood-pulp tariff we re
cently called attention. Never was
there a finer display of brute control
of a majority. As Mr. Williams said,
fully thirty republicans have intro
duced bills in their eager desire to
obtain so much of tariff revision, but
when an opportunity was offered, not
a man rose in his seat. Mr. Williams
not only is having a lot of fun at
the expense of the republicans, but
is piling up a lot of excellent cam
paign material. Another person who
Is helping the democrats mightily is
Theodore Roosevelt. His repeated
appeals to congress to do his will, and
its steadfast refusal to obey his
wishes, put a powerful weapon into
the hands of all democratic stump
speakers. Why return to power,
they will ask, a party which, with
absolute control of the government,
is at loggerheads with its president,
artd does not do any one of fifty
things that its leader declares abso
lutely essential to the welfare of the
republic? New York Evening Post.
"An old South Carolina deacon
onco said to mo- with a chuckle:
" 'Keep yo' lempah, son. Don't
yo' quarrel with no angry pusson.
A soft answah am alius best. Hit's
commanded, an' farthermo', sonny,
hit makes 'em madder'n anything
else yo' could say.' " Washington
Star. '
PUNCTUALITY
Master John!
Servant Yes, sir.
"Be sure you tell me when it Is
4 o'clock."
"Yes, sir."
"Don't forget it. I promised to
meet my wife at 2:30, and she'll be
provoked If I'm not there when, she
arrives." Answers.
TOUCHING
Soon jit ter his first baby was born
his wife went upstairs one evening
and found him standing by the side
of the crib and gazing earnestly at
the crib. She was touched by the
sight and tars filled her eye3. Her
arms stole softly round his neck as
she nestled her cheek caressingly
against his shoulder.
He started slightly at her touch.
"Darling," he murmured dreamily.
"Yes?" she said softly.
"What I was going to say is, it is
incomprehensible to me how they can "
possibly get up luch a crib as that
for seven-and-six." London Times.
"THE MAP OF BRYANISM"
The following editorial appeared
in the New Haven, Conn., Union:
"The Now York World is laying
much stress upon Its brilliant con
ception of a map of Brvanism in
which Mr. Bryan is depicted as paint
ing black sundry states of the union
which the editor of the World thinks
might have been made democratic.
The map Is based on the 1900 vote.
It seems fair to enquire how much
of this dark and melancholy stain
was furnished by Thomas F. Ryan.
If he was willing to take out of a
public service corporation which he
controlled, and which is since bank
rupt, $500,000, and use the greater
part or it in a futile effort to defeat
Mr. Bryan's nomination in 1900, how
much is it likely at he raised with
his stock gambling and railroad job
bing associates In the ensuing cam
paign to defeat that candidate at the
J)olls? How much of it may have
gone to encourage the World In its
patriotic efforts?
"We might suggest to the able car
toonist of the World, or to any other
cartoonist, ah amendment of the
present map of Bryaulsm. Keep the
same map, but have Mr, Thomas P.
Ryan doing the painting which
turned democratic states into repub
lican ones, with Mr. Pulitzer stand
ing beside him holding the bucket
of paint.' '
"And .speaking of the expenditures
in that campaign the total campaign
fund at the disposal of the demo
cratic national committee was less
than $400,000 In that campaign. If
even half of the ;500,0u0 expended
by William C. Whitney was used to
influence the Kansas City conven
tion, one can reaJily imagine how
great must havo been the total cam
paign fund of tho republican party,
and can more readily understand the
reason why in tho election certain
close or doubtful states were 'painted
black.' It is rumored that the same
methods are being or will be repeated
this year."
AT THE CLUB
Prosperous Young Actor (return
ing after a matinee .and evening per
formance of a successful play) Ah,
dear boys, I really think it's, time all
good actors were In bed.
Grumpy Tragedian, (looking, up
from his paper) They are. Life.
CRUEL MR. WILLIAMS
Congressman J. S. Williams, ex
hibited downright cruelty yesterday
In his exhortation to the republican
members to come forward and join
him in a petition to the speaker for
recognition to move a suspension of
the rules and the passage of a bill
to put wood pulp And print paper on
tho free list. He only needed thirty
republican signatures to make a ma
jority of the houe, but though ho
urged them in bilk and by name not
a single republican stirred; not 'oven
Mr. Perkins of New York,, to whoso
eloquent speech on the iniquity of
SCIENCE AND WAR
Science will never make wars im
possible, because science can never
limit the ingenuity and knowledge
of men to a single channel. The de
fensive will ever keep pace with the
offensive, and destructiveness will
sooner or later carry its own anti-
uuu;. wnen men's nearts are
cleansed and purified, when peace
becomes the ideal of heroism and
courage, then and then only will
wars cease upon the earth. And the
same humane Influences can be de
pended upon, In all probability, to
prove the falsity of the dismal pre
dictions of the fatal trend of com
mercial progress. Philadelphia
Ledger.
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