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"f l The Commoner. JULY 22, 1910 15 ent is an increaso of about 2 per cent over the Dingley rates, accord ing to the latest authoritative re ports. This in addition to tho 25 per cent general increase to take effect after March 31, totals 27 per cent increase. And this, too, as the best the republican party has to offer when it was pledged to give us sub stantial relief from the already ex cessive Dingley rates. 'Tis strange it took a special session of congress and protracted wrought-up harangues and debates to decide to give us up ward revision. 'Twas downward re vision we -wanted, needed and expect ed on pre-election pledges. The tariff had better have been un changed than to he increased, a thing we neither needed nor wanted. And yet the statements have been repeat edly made recently by prominent re publicans and republican newspapers that' the bill is "a substantial revi sion downward on the whqle" and "the best that could be obtained un der the circumstances." "Which same is a base untruth, unworthy of an intelligent person's credence. It stands to reason therefore, that the party in power has basely violated its pre-election promises of relief. Of course it will be heralded about the president did not and could not, make a tariff bill, but he could have lent all his influence for the people's good as he promised, instead of aid ing and abetting such men as Aid rich in their schemes and manipula tions. He (the president) is known to have been several times in con ference with Aldrich, and but for this aid Aldrich never could have succeeded in giving the people the corporation tax amendment lemon as a subterfuge for the income tax. With Taft's Influence and co-operation the income tax amendment ;would have stood a chance, but as it is well you know the result. In lieu of the party's "promise and per formance" what excuse will the aver ago intelligent republican have for voting his party's ticket next time? It remains to be seen, as always. that her son was getting a bit too fresh for so small a child, and she made up her mind to punish him. Just then she saw a friend going home from church and she called after her to learn what the text had been. Hero's what it was: 'Have no fear, you." The Comforter will be with Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Rufus, you old loafer, do you think it's right to leave your wife at tho wash tub whllo you pass your timo fishing?" "Yassah, jedgo; it's all right. Mali wife don need any watching. Sho'll sholy wuk jes as hard as if I was dah." Tho Herald and Presbyter. Tho Hotel Clerk "Bog pardon, sir, but what is your name?" Tho Visitor "Why, you idiot, haven't I just put my signature on tho register?" Tho Hotel Clerk -"Yes, that la what aroused my curiosity." Tho Sketch. Helen Chamberlain, Storm Lake, Iowa. The nation is lost, the nation is sold, that bendeth the knee to the calf of gold. D. S. Burson, Richmond, Ind. Thomas B. Macauley, the celebrated English writer, in 1857, made the following significant prophecy rela tive to the economic destiny of this country: "Either some Caesar or Napoleon -will seize the reins of gov ernment with a strong hand, or your republic will be as fearfully plun dered and laid waste by the barba rians of the twentieth century, as the Roman empire was in the fifth; with this difference, the Huns and Van dals, who ravaged the Roman em pire, came from without, and your Huns and Vandals will have been en gendered within and by your own in stitutions." Just now the American people seem to be awakening to the truthfulness of Macauley's vision. HE KNEW THE TEXT Robert Saltman, a prominent citi zen of Erie, Pa., was in town the other day long enough to relate the strange church-going experience of his son, Chester. The boy had been in the habit of going to church with his mother, but one Sunday she was unable to go, and he persuaded her to let him go by himself. Well, when he returned from the seat of gospel dispensation his mother was anxious to learn how closely he had paid attention. She asked him what had been the text for the sermon. "Don't worry, you'll get the quilt," replied the boy promptly. The mother failed to see the con nection. Once more she inquired about the text, and the boy repeated his remark: "Don't worry, you'll get tho quilt." ' , This about convinced the mother WHAT IP THE PEOPLE SPEAK, MY LORDS? But what if the People speak, my lordB, what if the People speak, Suppose that they weary of cuffs and blows and turning the other cheek! What If the Atlas who bears your world refuses to carry tho load, Tiring at las't of penury's grip and the sting of the ceaseless goad? Oh, steadily upward prices go, and yours is the lion's share, While the paupers build, with a sigh, of woe the multifold millionaire, And the skies are brass, and our God is deaf or haply His rest doth seek But what if the People speak, my lords, aye, what if the People speak? Time was in Britain when your kind laughed at the cries of "the mob" accursed, But a Cromwell rose, and the price was paid, the head of a Charles the First; Time was in France when the nobles danced while the peasants writhed in pain, But the People spoke, and we pray our God that never and ne'er again Shall the streets run red with a crim son flood while fiends their orgies hold; Yet out of that chaos a New Earth swung, displacing the shameless Old. Oh, the tale of life is tho tale of strife 'twixt Greed and the poor and weak, But they sometimes rise In their black despair and what if the People speak? From out of the gulf of the voiceless depths there soundeth a muffled sigh, The fleeting ghost of a woman's sob or wrath of a childish cry. Palace and hovel, not far apart they stand in the murky gloam, And one is the home of your pride, my lords, and one is.your brother's home. Your factory wheels go round and round, grinding your golden grist, While Death draws near to the toil ing babes to enter then on his list, And the wealth to add to a wealth un used forever in greed you seek But what if the People speak, my lords, aye, what if the People grjpolr 9 A. J. Waterhouse, In California Weekly. BORN It is narrated that Colonel Breck inridge, meeting Majah Buffo'd on the streets of Lexington one day, asked: "What is the meaning, sun, of the conco'se befo' the co't house?" To which the Majah replied: "General Buckneh, suh, is making a speech. General Buckneh, suh, is a bo'n oratah." "What do you mean by a bo'n oratah?" "If yo' or I, suh, were asked how much two and two make, we would reply 'foh.' When this is asked of a bo'n oratah he replies: 'When in the co'se of human events it becomes necessary to take an integeh of the second denomination and add it, suh, to an Integeh of the same denomina tion, the result, suh and I have the science of mathematics to back me in my judgment the result, suh, and I say it without feah of success ful contradiction, suh, the result is foV That' a bo'n oratah." Lyceumite. JVON'T HEAT III TJIK HOUSE VNK A JVHIMjKMS HICKV-JHlKATMXa JFIjAT IHOX You would havo ono In your homo befbro till wnelc mil If you rml IrchI how ffooU, liow much antl how comfortable you can Iron with It lluw cany, speedy mid InoxpoiiHlve to ojwjrnto. Not coinnllcnted you Irnrn In nnu Irontritr how to hnnrilo IU Don't heat up the houne to Iruuute JU1ULK12 thla summer. Writo for frco booklet. Jubilee Manufacturing Co., 216 S. 14th St., Omaha, Neb, $20.00 fc CltilMJI FREE. $45.00 AGENTS WANTED We vraat raea ifh are Met actively eagaged In aaalneaa e act aa ear areata. We pay liberal caeh eeaa astaetoae. Write far ear eatalegee aad fall particalars. $20.00 Up. Gash or .Credit.! ON CREDIT Buggie Only $10. Cash. Balance $5 a month. Warranted for 8 years. Surreys Only $25. Cash. Balance J7 a month. Warranted for 8 year. Farm Wagon Only $ 1 5. Cash. Balaxxco$5amonth. Warranted for 8 years. We trust honest people located In all parts of the world. Gaiut or easy monthly payment. Writo for our free catalogue. OENTURYMFQm OO, Dm R2Q & tlp IB Ideal Home or Investment My fruit farm, which I am offering for sale at a very low figure, contains ICO acres of the finest fruit land in Southwestern Arkansas. Tho price is so low and tho location so good that whoever buys this farm is hound to make a profitable investment. The location is ideal for fruit growing near to a first-class mar ket without which the finest fruit producing land would be ren dered unprofitable. It is situated three miles from Dequeen, Ark., one of the principal railroad points in that state, and at the foot hills of the Ozark Mountains. FRUIT PICKED ON THIS FARM IS SHIPPED DIRECT TO KANSAS CITY AND PLACED ON SALE THE FOLLOWING MORNING. Kansas City is the greatest market city of the south west, and the prices received there are the very best. This section of Arkansas produces the finest flavored Elberta peaches grown anywhere, always in demand and commanding tho highest prices. My farm has 28 acres in one year old Elberta peaches in fine growing condition. ,As soon as these trees come into bearing three crops of peaches will easily pay for the land at the price I am ask ing. Besides this I have 6 acres in bearing orchard peaches, apples and plums. Of my farm, 130 acres are cleared and in cultivation. The land is of good quality and is this year planted in corn, cotton, sugar cane, sweet and Irish potatoes, cow peas, peanuts, and garden vegetables About forty acres of good alfalfa land. Some good timber. Good improvements. Good water. Healthy locality. R. F. D. This farm is a money-maker, but I am past 70 years of age and getting too old to develop it. Besides I have other interests de manding my attention. ' This Is a fine opportunity for a younger man to step In and make some money in a few years' time. The price is so reasonable that you will be surprised when I quote you my terms in a direct letter. I will sell this farm if bought within a short time, at less than one-half the price of the commonest farm lands up north. This farm will Tjear the strictest investigation you can make. I invite corresponder.ee from any one seeking to better their condition, or wishing to make a splendid investment. jr. JfiC. BAJIR, 04Z So. 13th St., XAneolri, Neb '& 1 i i a M 'm JfcSaaY -.'ui. 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