The Delta independent., 1891-07-08

Q. a,oaspoi:ss II wocs. Ats roots kisosb IA
the moisture ffsra IT, earth, ih leaves aprrc!
pirate all the lieas And sunshihe shove. its
surrounding telldss are dwarfsd by its shade
and cut but uittrabls figure in the strug-
gle fer existence. The same irrepressihle
conflict is seen umong men; the law is unto
uaM, beast and plant alike But with mau
there must not only be ample food. light aud
air, hut also truth and intellectual develop
nsrt and progress or we inevitably find fail.
rEe, suffering and wrong. This natural
tendency in plant, beest and man to take
from one another to Drive at one anothers
expense, see,us to be rul. that governs all
creation Froln this law there is for the
plant and animal ue escape; with them it is
all II matter of blind ness; the law must take
its course. But viii man, through hiH in
t-llectuai and moral faculties, (which Rre
the true windows of the soul" may in u
pnea.ure at least, Ee relieved of its operation.
But without eterusl vigilance on the part of
man, his condition would soon be little bet.
ter than that Of the brute. 1t is his political
duty to watch not only his neighbor. but
himself.
To-day tue great danger lies in the activity
corruption and strength Of corporate power.
1t is the subtle influence that sways the
press, na,nes our governors, appoints our
Judges, selects our representatives and soma
tors, makes our laws and fixes the prices of
food To-day political parties are simply
banks, out Of which corporate agents are dug
and .he people, hypnotized as it were, not
only dig in the pits, but form and fashion
the clay in strict accordance with instruc-
items. About nominating time the csrpora-
ton says: "Dig here" and the people dig
When the right kind Of dirt is fouad, the
corporation says, "of this shall your call
didste he made" and it is va. The corpora
tiou then says to the press: "Bebold the can.
didats of the people, sound his praises, aud
IL is done" On election day the corporation
says to the people "vate for the man when
YOU have nominated" and they do. Up TO
this time the candidate usually says nothing.
Immediately after election there is blown
into him the breath of life; he thanks the
corporation for the pass and starts for the
capitol. Of course the promised laws are
not passed; the FIRE that is made to bnrn the
corporate wheel, Is only used to temper the
iron band which gives it strength, and the
result is, that the people nave paid the sI-
penses Of reSewing and strengthening the
lease OF corporate power. So long as you
vote for candidate because he is repub.
lican. Iemocrat or alliance man, just so long
will you furnish your enemy With the bone
from which the broth is made. 1t may be
that the corporation will kindly continue to
give you the soup. but on this Fourth day Of
July, A, D., 1891, it occurs to rae that the
people have had enough Of that kind Of
broth. Men sheuld be nominated, supported
and elected to Office because Of what they are
in themselves, because Of the character thsy
possess, becnu 80 of the ideas they are known
to have and champion. 1t il suicide to long
| Or follow the old rule OF putting man into
Office whose opinions you do not know, simp.
ly becanse he is Of this or that party. At
the next election we should send men to the
| legislature who are in favor Of passing lava
! demanded by the people.
We are often told that the railroad is the
builder ofthe country, the civilizer Of the
| people, and the Improvements they make,
| the plen they employ, the money they spend
| are used rs arguments against any lsgislS-
tion regulating their operation. But they
! forget thrt the people furnish the money TO
make their improvements and pay their men
and their stnpsndeus account il only state
ment of what the people pay, through them.
| for freight and passenger transportation.
| The theory of the railroad is thnt the man
who lives betyeen Salt Lake and Denver,
alon. the linz. must pay rate based on four
times the distance between the points named,
while the residents of Salt Lake aud Denver
are only required to pay rnts based on one
fourth the distance between the respective
| places. The railroad selects the points tn be
favored, arb trsrily fixes the rate. and
changes it at pleasure. No matter what the
natural advantages si the place may be, the
rate is what determines its destiny. In the
face Of rate the laws of God and nature
sink into insigniigance. This corporate
power, this arbitrary rate, is SIMPLY the rob-
Der king unIer another name.
| 4 corporation is given its powsrs because
Of the supposed benefits that will result to
the people, it originates in tile idea that IL
will be public convenience and good,
that cannot be secured through the in.
strumentaiity of m individual. Whpnever
it proves to be useless as . means Of securing
these ends, there is something vrong, some.
thing that the Law should remedy.
There is NO nee3 Of abolishing the corpora,
tion or coniscuting its propurty; it should be
regulated and made TO recognize the fact that
the people have rights. Commerce is great
thing, but the slave trade was . curse ia
mankind. 1t was not necessary to destroy
commerce in order to atop the slave trude--
snly 10 regulate 1t.
The people of this valley are deserving oi
success, not only deserving of it, but will
surely succeed. A few mora yesrs of pntien,
struggle und victory is ours and the fruits
there.f. The poor man who comes to O
country like this, was few years ago, and
by labor, courage and PATIENCE. wrests from
stubborn nsturs home for himself wife and
children, 10 hero and his wife \ heroine
for the fair face Of woman has done rnyph
toward conquering this wilderness II. the
hand Of man. IT he had left her on the
other side of the Mississippi, lie would have
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