The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-11-25
evils on QUE REPuRLlc.
Tho United States Partakes OF tn
Nature of Limited Monarchy.


With derislon some may look upon
the assertion that 'the government
OF tho United States partakes Of the
nature OF limited monarchy" never
theless. this is the truth.
Materially, that which makes gov
ernments monarchies and which
ever in all ages has done so (ma-
terially or essentially / say is GER
tain forms OF public matter or trans.
actions under the exclusive jurisdic,
ton and management OF G class or
classes for their individual profits at
the expense OF tho masses-a taxation
Of the public either directly or their
trade, for the profits OF certain indl.
viduals or classes. What namo
is given to this class mat.
ters not-matters not whether
nobility. aristocracy or corpor-
alton = in substance or princl.
pie lit Is the same, SO that, says the
National Economist limited mon.
arohy may define as government
whose supreme power Is vested in a
minority OF the people, or whose
power Is available by them. whereas
the minority usurp their living from
the majority through virtue of partial
loans and special privileges.
1t Is to be understood that true
Democratic or Republican govern
ment acts directly with the people
through agents elected by them. in
stead OF acting through prerogatlvo
classes or corporations and the peo.
ple made to pay unnecessary taxes on
their trade for the benefit OF those
privileged classes.
And it Is moreover to be under.
stood that 1t is not the name that
makes a government either free
government or monarchical one.
but the principle. For instance to
call the British monarchy q republic,
call parliament congress- call tho
chief executive president aud call
the dukes marqulses earls, viscounts
and barons senator's would not
make that monarchy republic and
free government nor relieve that
people an iota from their present
oppression.
1t is true that restricting by law
these private corporations OF public
matter in their rates has tendency
to lessen the aforesaid unnecessary
taxes; but 1t docs not remove the
monarchical prevalence. However
don't know but what tho restriction
OF these corporations in their rates
might be taken merely MS sham to
veil from tho people the monarchioal
features; for | believe that in tho end
they aggregate profit for themselves
about the same as otherwise they
would obtain in way OF competition
and charging as much rs tho people
would submit to without impending
too much their patronage
Such are the essential evils OF our
republic; namely private corpora
tions OF public matter (attended with
monopolles), involving n taxation OF
the public trade for the profits OF
private classes ut the expense OF the
masses; and are grievances. unques-
tionably as great as was the at
tempted taxation OF tho Colonial En-
glish trade for the profits OF tho En-
glishmen at the expense OF tho colo
MES which brought on the revolution
airy wars
Let US investigate and 500 what this
private supervision OF public matter
does in this country:
For every article we buy which
comes over the thoroughiares known
rs railroads we are required to pay
at least one third more than II tho
transaction was economically ad-
ministered by tho government the
same rs other public transactions
and for every article wo sell are ro-
quired TO take nc least one third less;
which Is nothing but tax for the
proprietors at the expense OF the PEG.
pie, and Is that which has made them
millionaires and now gives them tho
ability TO live in great splendor.
For every message OF intelligence
that is sent through tho telegraph. tho
respective persons are Obliged to
charge us as much more for the pro-
ducts OF their industry or for their
services as would be saved by having
the transactions economically admin.
isterel by the government tho same
as other public transactions; which
is nothing but tax for the pro-
prietors at the expense OF tho people,
and is that which is making them
millionaires and afTording them
splendor. And for every dollar
issued through the banking system on
the bonded debt we have an annual
tax OF the difference between tho in.
terest on bonds and the tax or interest
on the circulation, or from to 3 per
cent which is direct tax for the
bondholders at the expense OF the
people, or in other words an outright
donation OF 2 TO por cent TO the
bondholders by the government and
is that which dispOssessed tho people
OF the millions OF dollars they (bond.
holders) now own. In short IL has
concentrated the wealth to those
proprietors TO such an extent that
they now own as much land some
more) as tho lords OF the English
monarchy and caused hundreds Of
thousands Of the masses TO become
homeless and who are now nearly as
destitute as tho English subjects.
But these grievances are nothing
compared to what they will DO II this