Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-05
The CamnaIcn Commonwealth.

1884, and issue it each week to and includ-
ing November 8th; making sixteen issues
in all.
The CAAlPA1GN CoMMoNwEALrH Will be a
six column four page paper, devoted en-
! tlreiy to the discussion of the doctrines OF
! the republican party, as declared In the
| platform of conventions authorized to lay
down principles to govern its members.
| we shall endeaVOr to make 1t red hot
paper, .devOting much space to the subject
OF the protection of American industries
and labor, which we believe VIII be one of
the main issues of the canvass. AS there
will be no advertisements in the paper, and
but little except political matter in it, we
think the proposed size is large enough for
the purposes intended.
Our efforts will be to harmonic all the
conflicting interests in the Republican pAr-
! ty in this State. The Republicans of Kan
sas owe it to themselves and to the Repub-
| lieans of other States, to unite in the
coming canvass and enter into it with de-
termination to blot out the remembrance
| of two years ago, when by mlsmanage-
ment Democrat was elected Governor of
Kansas.
Considerable space will be devoted to- the
! discussion of the problems connected with
! the transportation question. Believing
/ that capital invested in railroads and other
/ public enterprises, should receive a fair,
and only fair percentage, and should be
protected on the one hand from rings with
! in rings, by which officers and directors get
! the bulk of the earnings and the, stockhOld-
! ers but little, and on the other from the pO-
! litical demagogues who, on the cry of Anti
Monopoly, attempt, and too often do ride
into power, we shall advocate such legisla-
ton as is necessary to prohibit and put a
stop to the watering of the stocks of cOrpoa
rations which derive their franchises from
the State, aud which has heretofore pre-
vailed to an alarming extent.
/ o. We believe that bV proper and honest
management and legislation the legitimate
stock of corporations always will pay fair
dividends, and when this is brought about
railroads will be built where needed, with
out the voting of subsidies by the people,
and when that is done, railroad stocks will
be wanted as an investment in the same
manner that United States and Kansas
State bonds are now. To bring this about
will necessitate such legislation as Will keep
railroad companies from entering into bust
ness other than that which legitimate
! ~ belongs to them, whether that business
be monopolizing coal lands, publis hing
newspapers, or entering into any kind of
merchandising. When this is accom-
plished and at the same time, we think
that the railroad companies should be left
as free in the management of their property
as any other men or capitalists are. In
other wOrds,.-W believe. in regulating
that kind of property to just such an ex-
tent that good dividends shall be paid and
secured on legitimate stock to the legiti-
mate stockholders, leaving all the details
of the management to the corporations
! themselves.
At the time when we propose to issue
the first number, the Republicans and Dem
Ocrets will have made their nominations for
President and Vice President and this
State will have placed'its State ticket in the
field. The issues will have been made up and
the points for discussion will be before us.
Il
nation in Chicago in June and
in this State on July 18th, ought
to be elected, and we shall do our best to
bring abOut.that result. We hope to make
the CAMPAIGN COMMONWEALTH the medium
of communication between the various Re-
publican clubs and Republican committees
in this State. We expect to make arrange
ments for news of the progress of the cam
paign and what is being done by Repubi.
cans in every part of the State. In a word
it is our desire to make the CAMPAIGN Com
AoNwEALTH a necessity in the family OF
every Republican in the State. ~
The last issue Will be long enough atGel
the close of the polls to give the result il
? the State and Nation. In order to make i
possible to place it in the hands of the grea
: mass of the Republicans and voters in tht
: State, we shall furnish it at the following
low terms:
: TERMS OF THE. CAMPAIGN COMMONWEALTH
Single copy for 16 2
: 10 copies to one address. 20
100 q" ...... .,...''..., IS Q
We believe that the Central Committee
= will find that a large circulation of tn
? CAMPAINN COMMONWEALTH will bring to tn
party more doubtful and uncertain voter
than an other means. .Hf,Et ''
I PREMIUMS.
We will furnish to every person. or com
I . r,.4 e IT,
CAMPAIGN COMMONWEALTH, a copy of tn
. / WEEKLY COMMONWEALTH for six months.
To those who send a club of fifty, wit
9 $500, we will mail copy of the Dali YCoM
9 lIoNWEALTH free for three months.
3 To those who send a club OfOne hundred
y with $15 we will mail the DAILY COMMON
WEALTH free for six months.
70 the person who sends US the larges
number of subscribers to the CAMPAIG
e COMMONWEALTH we Will give, besides tn
above premiums, copy of the DAILY Con
MoNWEALTH for one year. --.--
For instance, an individual or a clu
sends us club of one hundred for the CAN
PAIGN CONdoNwEALTH he or it will be Ell
tit ed to the DAILY COMMONWEALTH for ths
3. club fof six months, and for a second clu
of one hundred he will be credited with al
other six months on the DAILY CoMSo1
Wealth, and 50 on for each club of one hui
bred.
Besides this, the person who sends tt
q largest number of subscribers Gin each ca
accompanied by the CASH, will, in additio
be entitled to one copy of The DAILY Coz
NIoNwEALTH for one year 10 any address.
-+l n. B.-MOney mnst accom- pany all o
ders, not that we are afraid to trust tho
engaged in getting up clubs, but at the pr
for which we furnish the paper we cam
afford to employ additional clerks to keG
accounts. Neither, at the prices name
can we write the name of each subscrib
~ on the papers. We shall direct the pac
age of papers to the person named in the c
II. der.
- Toward the money by money order, dre
or registered letter, at our risk
address, The COMMONWEALTH Co.,
IS Topeka, Kansas.
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