The advocate., 1892-03-09
WHERE ARE WE NOWP
ltOr OF THE ADVOCATE.

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NAentous question, and should be lntelli
gently solved by every voter. That w
have drifted from our original mooringi
Gsvery evident to all intelligent citizens
Whether we are drifting to brighter
and puFer republic, or whether We are
drifting back to despotism Of wealthy
plutocrats, 10 the prime question. Among
Che HrlstOcratlc governments Of Europe
Che executive, judicial and Legislative, ai
we'll as the armies and navies, are chiefly
used TO collect revenues from the poor
masses and pile il into the Golfers Of the
governing classes. Thus England, the
"mistresS of the ocean" has had her wars
and made her conquests under various
prStenSes, whilst the real object or de-
Egn has been TO collect the unhOly reve-
nue. Of her Jewish Shylocks and open up
new territory for them to prey upon.
Queen Victoria is but o figure head,
while both the House Of Commons and
House Of Lords are legislatlng for the
Capitalistic classes against the citizens.
Our torefatherS were weaEied Of this kind
Of government, and established in this
country constitutional Republican which
every citizen was to be free man, and
the equal before the law Of any other.
The sovereignty of the nation was placed
with the people, and only delegated to
Congress that 1t might be used tc secure
the freedom and we'll being Of the masses.
IL has power enough to tax the people
for necessary expenses, and the use OF
force enough to keep us In peacesble
possession Of constitutional rights. Con-
greSs should exercise the sovereignty Of
the people, but should never commit the
sovereignty Of the people to any part
thereof. The vital question is, have we
the government of our fathers? II not,
has the original government been i'm
proved, or impairedP This brings up the
question, Where are we to dayP Is our
government ship sailing to the fair haven
Of universal happiness and prosperity, or
arc we drifting upon the breakers with
ont q trusted pilot at the helmH The
latter, we think. We claim that Con-
greSs has not only bartered away the
Sovereignty Of the people to those who
opprNss them, but has refused to the
citizen this right, and conferred upon
the home and foreign capitalist power to
enDlave the people and destroy the gov
oEnment That Congress has levied tax
upon the people sufficient to secure us
good and honest government, no one
doubts, That taxes and burdens are in
CEeaSlng with the increase Of population
and wealth, and not decreasing as they
Rhould, let the last billion dollar Com
gresS attest.
No loyal citizen complains Of any
reasonable tax levied for the good of the |
people; but when Congress shall give to
corporations and capitalists power to
assess taxes upon the people much |
greater than the Congress Itself would
dare to do; and tha' tax not for the good |
Of the people or their government, but
Cor the interests of associated wealth
alone; and when that power is given
largely to aliens It is time the people
should stop and see where they are.
Congress has given away the nations
sovereignty over money. Money Is not
Individual property, but national sover-
eighty; national possession. No man
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