The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-18

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Icession to pass him, but when he was
not expecting it the time came for him
TO reach out and take the highest Office
in the state.
In 1891 he made the declaration that
''the rights Of the user Of property are
paramount 10 those of the owner" II
became famous among the radical think
Sers Of the west, and on it he rode into
power. He now explains it as the basis
iof new political school which he be-
lieves will rule the nation in short
<ime. IL is q school devoted to the prin.
iciple that the elevation Of the loaning
of money to the height Of the chief bust.
Iness Of mankind must stop.
1T is responsible for the disorder
and the discomfort Of today" says he.
az believe that it would be better for
the people Of Kansas II they had been
unable to borrow money, and / look to
this money borrowing as one of the
Geepess causes of our troubles upon this
earth
He has q system of tenets upon which
he believes a model society could be
built. They are:
That only such things as man uses
for himself. as clothes, horses. tools, are
mis- own; that the railways, bakeries
and kindred things belong to the users
That the privilege of owning large
tracts of land and furnishing transpor-
tation, lighting and the like should be-
long to the government.
That hraa-oo x,,o,, t,a, ,cnootol
machine he may not be allowed to reap
m exOrbitant profit from it.
That there can be no relation between
the laborer and the employer except in
. division Of profits.
That the proportionate profits Of the
user of the land should be more than
chat of the owner.
That speculation should be stopped.
Upon these stones Judge Doster. rear
ing his house and his high position in
the state. has gained him large fol-
lowing. He is not an oratorical leader.
but he is perhaps the more cool In his
deliberations on that account He is the
brains Of the party's management and
may be expected to impress others of
his party as he has here among his own
people. He lives in small cottage
needing paint and shingles. but it was
here that the state came for its material
Tor that high place to which il has ele-
waited him. His clear methods Of thought
have led to this, and he is unquestiona.
bly, the leader Of his party in the west.
In his analysis Of the relation Of capital
and labor he places the latter far in tho
lead, and he does not hold that they are
mutual. Use. he thinks. represents Ia
Dor. and ownership represents capital.
The person who submits his property TO
the public use must concede that the
public is the user and has the para.
mount right to IL in case of a disagree.
Iment. OF course this position is no
strange that il is received with great
deal Of criticism, but the Judge defends
his position ably.
In religion Judge Doster is an agnos
Vic, and he is known as the man who
never goes down town after supper
This is an objectionable sin in the aver
age western village, and his neighbour
do not like it. They could hardly be
ilieve it when they heard that he wa
elevated to the supreme bench from th,
place of q humble country lawyer. ant
many Of them are yet Of the opinion
that there must be some mistake.
Yet Judge Doster is hailed as tn
thinker Of the Populist party and is il
demand TO outline new plans and poiit
fcal propositions He IL melancholy
never speaks unless spoken to. il excess
lively slender and has deep set eyes
He has no confdants and little humor
Yet he has made great success a. th
world goes, and his friends say that tn
jnakion may ~ we'll get ready to hea
llBom him. He 10 one Of the men VIII
lwfIl b prominent In Populist politics