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'.T-npyrwjf-- 6 The Commoner; M The Commoner. ISSUED WEEKLY. c OlIAlUKfl W. llllYAN, lllCIIAlin L. MlWCAI.I'K, rublfahcr. Kdltor. 824-330 South Twelfth Strcot irnlrrcrt st the rostofllce t Lincoln, Neb., up Kccond-cliuy matter Onn Year 81.0O Hix Months 50 In Clubfl of Five or more. Per Year .... .75 Thrco MonfliM ... - J8Bo SIiiKhi Copy b'nmplc Cojifcw Freo. ForolKii rostnRO 62 Centn Extra. SUHSCUIPTIONS can bo sent direct to Tho Com moner. They can also bo sent through nowspapoia which havo advortiscd a clubbing rate, or through ocal agents, where sub-agents havo been appoint ed. All remittances should bo sent by postofllco money order, express ordor, or by bank draft on Now York or Chicago. Do not send Individual chockR, stumps or. monoy. DISCONTINUANCES It is found that a large majority of our subscribers prefer not to havo their subscriptions interrupted and their flies brokon in caso they fail to remit boforo expiration. 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Prosperity talks into an "empty dinner pail ring hpllow to the ears of the out-of-work' workirignian. The formation of a rolling chair trust is reported. Tho trusts put the rollers under the people quite awhile ago. Up to dato the manufacturers who promise to open up if Taft is elected have failed to tell us .why they closed down. The administration definition of "per nicious activity" seems to he ".taking sides in a factional fight , within tho, party." . v . "A. republican campaign opening in Ohio without Joseph Benson Foraker wielding the canopener is an ill omen for the g. o. p. Possibly there are yet some farmers who believe that tho tariff on corn is tho only thing that keeps the corn belt from being extended. "Mr. Taft's promises aro not binding on tho republican party," says Senator Hopkins. And the Taft pronilees are not unique, even at" that. Noting that Mr. Taft strayed away from tho Chicago platform the managers of his cam paign tour though tfu provided a car with a roar platform safely railed in. The Richmond Times-Dispatch is boasting of Virginia's apple crop. What we want- to see in a couplo of months is a lot of republican reference to Virginia's lemon crop. Mr. Rockefeller reviewed tho Labor Day parade in Cleveland, but ho will not become alarmed until the men who marched that day begin voting as solidly as they march. The news that Uncle Russell Sage was worked by dealers in bogus stocks makes it easier to understand how a western farmer can vote for a tax on lumber and barbed wire. The Philadelphia Ledger unwittingly in cited its readers to write and tell how they were going to vote, and so many republicans aro writing in to toll how gladly they will vote for Bryan 'this timo that the Ledger will 'either have to withdraw its-invitation or sot 'its' odi torltil in 'solid nonpareil. . . e. " Mil. BRYAN IN NEW YORK (Continued from Page 5) croachments upon the banking business to our system which leaves tho banking business to the bankers and compels tho banks to protect their depositors. THE TRUST QUESTION "The third Bcare presented by Mr. Taft is in tho discussion of tho trust question. He says that Mr. Roosevelt would compel the trusts to conduct their business in a lawful manner and secure tho benefits of their operation and tho maintenance of tho prosperity of the coun try of which they aro an important part, while Mr. Bryan would extirpate and destroy the en tiro business in order to stamp out the evils which they havo practiced. "In using this emphatic language Mr. Taft has rendered a service because he admits that the republican party does not intend to prevent trusts. It only proposes to regulate them and if wo can judge the future by tho past, the regulation will not be effectiye. If Mr. Roose velt, with all his strenuosity, has not succeeded in imprisoning a single trust magnate, how can the complacent Mr. Taft hope to accomplish anything in the way of regulation? "Tho democratic plan is to bring manufac . turing and trading corporations under the sur veillance of the general government when they are at a point when their business becomes a menace. Their limit is fixed arbitrarily at twenty-five per cent, and it is needless to say that this limit Is so high that an insignificant fraction of tho corporations would be brought under the operation of the law, but those brought under tho operation of the law would be the very ones which have been exploiting the country, evading the effects of the law. This plan, instead of disturbing business, would pro tect a multitude of legitimate corporations which are now in constant fear of being bank rupt by the unscrupulous methods of the mon opolistic corporations. DECLARATION ON THE TARIFF "Tho fourth scare which Mr. Taft pre sents is excited by the democratic declarations on the tariff question. Speaking of our plat form pledge to make such radical reductions as may be necessary to restore the tariff to a revenue basis, he declares in his notification speech that the introduction into power of a party with this avowed purpose can not but halt the gradual recovery from our recent financial depression and produce business disaster, com pared with which our recent panic and depres- ' sion will seem very small indeed. "Surely Mr. Taft can not contemplate any material reduction of the tariff if he really be lieves that a gradual return to a revenue basis , would involve us in any 'business disaster, com- ' pared with which our 'recent panic and depres sion will seem small indeed.' "Mr. Taft began his candidacy a year ago as a champion of tariff reform; but a month has witnessed a lessening of his zeal, until now his temperature as registered by the tariff reform thermometer is close to zero. "What is there in the democratic platform that could be construed as a threat to any legiti mate business? Will it produce a panic to put on the free list articles that come in competition with articles controlled by the trusts? Demo cratic success will not bring a panic to any ex cept those who have their hands in other peo ple's pockets, and these ought to be frightened "Will it disturb business to materially re duce tho tariff on the necessities of life, espe cially on those articles that are sold abroad cheaper than at home? If we can compete in foreign markets, do we need a high tariff to enable us to compete in the home markets9 "Since Mr. Taft has gone into the business of predicting panics if ho is not elected, it is only fair to ask what guarantee he can give if ho is elected. No one can doubt that he hon estly believes that the country will go to ruin if he is defeated, and that it will prosper if he is elected. But what guarantee have we that his opinion is well founded? Suppose he is elected and financial distress follows. It will bo small relief to the people to know that he really thought he could make times good We had a panic last fall when Mr. Roosevelt was president, although the people were promised immunity from panics in case of republican suc cess. What reason has Mr. Taft to believe that ' his anti-panic specific will bo more of a succesq than tho present president's? "In conclusion I beg you to decide these . questions-upon thoir merits. Weigh the arsru monts. Be not misled by. the direful prophecies- VOLUME 8, NUMBER 37 of a candidate who has convinced himself ami now seeks to convince you that in some mvR terious way tho country's prosperity depends upon his election." penus REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN AND STAND. ARD OIj Tho Associated Press dispatches dated Gin cinnati, September 17, announced the hie Tntl meeting for Cincinnati, Tuesday, September 22 It was announced that Mr. Taft will be the nrinl clpal speaker at the evening meeting where Sen. ator Foralcer will preside. Columbus, Ohio, Associated Press di?. .patches dated September 17, told of a mcetimr addressed by William R. Hearst, editor of the New York American. Mr. Hearst said: "I am now going to road copies of letters " JTnttn by Mr John D- rchbold, chief agent of the Standard Oil, an intimate personal rep re , sentative of Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Rogers - These letters have been given me by a gen- tleman who has Intimate associations with this giant of corruption, the Standard Oil, but whose name I may not divulge, lest he. be subjected to the persecution of this monopoly." Mr. Hearst then read the following letters: q "26 Seaway. March 9, 1900. My Dear benator: I have your favor of last night with enclosure, which latter, with letter from Mr. Elliott commenting on same, I beg to send you herewith. Perhaps it would be better to make a demonstration against the whole bill, but cer tainly the ninth clause, to which 'Mr. Elliot re fers, should be stricken out, and the same is Ueofs h0,use bil1 No- 500 aso Introduced by Mr Price in relation to foreign corporations, in which the same objectionable clause occurs I am glad to hear that you think that the situation Is fairly well in hand. Very truly yours r T, "JOHN D. ARCHBOLD." Hon. J. B. Foraker, Washington, D. C." 26 Broadway, New York, March 16, 1900. Hon. J. B. Foraker, 1500 Sixteenth street, Wash ington, D. C. Dear Senator: In accordance with our understanding, I now beg to enclose you a certificate of deposit to your favor for $15,0.00. Kindly acknowledge receipt and oblige yours very truly, ' "JOHN -D. ARCHBOLD." ' ioftn ?r' Ngw York' February 1G, 1900.-My Dear Senator: Here is still another very objectionable bill. It is so outrageous as . to be ridiculous, but it needs to be looked after, and I hope there will be no difficulty in killing - it. Am anxious to hear from you as to the sit- uation as a whole. Very truly, yours tx t r, "JOHN D. ARCHBOLD." rB Foraker, 1500 Sixteenth Street, Washington, D. C." "You will see, gentlemen, that these letters are not read at random, but they have a natural sequence. Here is the next: "26 Broadway, New York, April 17, 1900. My Dear Senator: I enclose you certificate of deposit to your favor of $14,500. We are great ly at loss in the matter. I send this and will be very glad to have a very frank talk with you when opportunity offers, if you so desire. I need scarcely again express our great gratifica tion over the favorable outcome of affairs. Very truly yours, T "JOHN D. ARCHBOLD." Hon. J. B. Foraker, 1500 Sixteenth Street, Washington, D. C." Mr. Hearst added: "There, my friends is some documentary evidence of how bills are de cided to be unwise and to "bo unconstitutional and some intimation of the causes that lead to the defeat of such bills. How many men havo tho Standard Oil, tho sugar trust, the beef combination and others driven from business and ruined? How often have tho rights of individuals been ignored and outraged? Has not legislation been 'bought and even tho precincts of justice invaded? Portland. (Me.) Advertiser. tin i& iJC ( Tliey try to put their creatures in all ollicial places which touch their interests at any point. They demand subsidies for their ships. They insist that tho money of tho govern ment bo deposited in hanks in which they aro heavily interested, so they may, bo able to con trol the-s'tock "markets. Their demands aro usually complied with. Chicago Tribune. V-. . -- -' - ft ulimtai :