Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-10-07

and laboring man stultify yourself
by voting against your own interestsT
You may be told that the fact that
Mr.. Wolverton is so rich and holds
so many high positions, is proof OF
his ability, and shows that he is
qualified to act as representative in
Congress. 1t is proof of one thing !;
Simply this, and | know whereof l
write, for I have been his neighbor !;
he, early in his carer, as a lawyer.
secured great corporation clients,
and with their big fees, and his in
terest in their profits as a stock
holder and official, soon grew rich
and influential. lie sold his services
to corporations SO that no man
could secure his services against
them, even if he went to him with
tears. Now he asks that same man,
that same public whom he has re-
fused to serve in a professional way,
against the corporations. and asks
them to elect him TO high position
where, through legislation, he can
continue his labors for the corpora
tlons as against the common people.
He has sold his professional
services to the highest bidder-the
corporations. VIII he not continue
as legislator, to sell himself to his
friends and clients, by working for
their interests /? Did he not prove
false to his duty to the public
when lie deserted his seat in Con-
gress last winter, to conduct the
case of the Reading combine !? Did
he not prove false to the farmers ot
his District, when he absented him
self from his seat, when the House
voted to abolish all protection to the
wool growers ? Are our interests
safe in the hands of such man, nc
matter what his private character
may be =? A corporation attorney
should be made to accept, as his due
reward for his barter, the large pay
he receives from his clients ano
with it exclusion from any legisla
tive or other office, where he car
reap additional reward and do ad
ditional service to his friends, anG
further injury to the public. Virtua
ineligibility to public position should
be the Legitimate and logical doom
of the ultra corporationist, whether
attorney, agent or confidential en-
ployee.
Corporations have no right te
direct representation in legislative
halls. To give them that right is
to clothe money and things will
power which belong only to the
people. The people have given the
corporations their rights and fran
chises. The people also give the
corporations the trade and patron
age which furnish them with theil
profits, the thing which all business
corporations are after. Why thel
should the corporations have any
thing to do with legislation at all
much less control it by their money
as they do? The people
have created corporations and they
can be depended on protect them
and give them their rights. This is
the principle which should rule as a
basis one instead of that other false
and vicious one that the money pow
er is the true one of the world and
of our great Republic. If there is
a conflict between the people and
the corporations, it is because these
creatures and benefciaries of ours
not satisfied with princely privi
leges, want more, because not salts
fed with fair profits in business
they want inordinate ones, because
not content with exercising
their legitimate part as investments
of trade or transportation, they ar.
rogate the privilege of framing the
laws and casting unholy hands upon
our blood bought government How
long fellow farmers and laboring
men will we cast our votes to sup.
port this kind of thing? The Re-
publican candidate for Congress, is
an honest and intelligent farmer and
poor man. Let us honor him and
ourselves by giving him our votes.
FARMER.
LosT.-On Tuesday afternoon, Sept 81,
bptwnpn MIR InUo's and OvartOn loxuar