The representative., 1894-01-03
Puckery Points.

PuCkery POINTS.
Casca St. John in the Union.
The free American citizens who are
now supping soup from Charity's soup
kettle, are getting just what they have
been voting for.
These are the times that try mems
stomachs.
What would the plutes do if they
had to earn their daily bread.
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Have you heard of any of our cable
financiers' supping soup in the tramp's
room at the central police station?
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Would you expect national banker
to advocate the repeal Of the national
banking law?
Would you expect railroad corpora
tion who had received millions of acres
Of land from the people to advocate the
restoration of the land to the people?
Would you expect the owners of gold
to ask the government to repeal the law
which gives value to the gold dollar?
Would you expect the owners of the
Western Union Telegraph Co., to advo-
cate government ownership of the tele-
graph?
Would you expect any man or men
who are living in luxury on the fruits
of others labor, to advocate change in
the system that allows them to live
without any productive labor on their
part?
Would you expect the landlord-to
whom you pay Itoll-for the privilege
of being allowed to live on the earth
to advocate cooperative common
wealth, where every man would have
a home, and where there would not be
a parasite to collect from 10 per cent.
to all you earn for the privilege of liv-
ing on the earth?
Would you expect the men who con-
troll the money to advocate a monetary
system that would take from them the
privilege they now have?
Would you expect the bankers to ad-
vocate government ownership of banks
Would you expect the shylocks who
now loan money to the people from 10
to 36 per cent. to advocate government
loans-the people to themselves at 2
per cent, or cost?
Would you expect the ones who live
on the interest received on what they
owe, to advocate system that would
take from them their chance to live in
style on other peoples money?
Now boys, there is only one way out
and that is this; The ;rssocir;le should
own and the people should operate the
railways, the telegraphs, the coal mines,
the lighting plants, the water works,
the street railways, and in fact every
thing that is to be of benefit to the peo-
pie, let the people own.
The land is the heritage of all the
people. God made it and he created
man to occupy it. Let man, therefore,
occupy 1t, and If any man claims owner
ship to more them he can use compel
him to produce his WARRANTED DEED
FROM GoD ALMIGHTY; giving him ex-
elusive right to the earth aHd he right
to compel you to pay tribute to Hill for
the chance to live.
When the people vote the laws, then
VIII the people rule.
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The Denver Road asks; "Why don't
you read more and whine less about
hard times.''
The reason is simple. It is easier to
whine than it is to read; besides if one
whines hard enough and loud enough
he is furnished with sympathy and a
bowl of soup from Charity's kettle, but
if he reads, the whine becomes q howl
and the wilmer becomes an anarchist. a
''loonatic," crank and calamity bowl
er, and the chest citizens" organize N.
Gs., to keep him in subjection.
HELEN, Dec. 26, '93.
Mr.. EDITOR:
Enclosed you will find 81. Please'
send the REPRESENTATIVE three
months to each of the following