The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-08-14

'S S"' - 10 WIS uOCGrlne that III
young men with proper and prais
4 worthy ambitions and noble asn;r
tlohs. This is a doctrine which Il
clares that there shall be no privilege
class, no nobility; but that any boy Dor
IN the country may aspire to the hiyf
!, est place in this great republic,
Under Democratic institutions tn
ol,ooo'ooO OF the American people wer
Industrious, frugal, fairly well off. an,
We're happy. Their needs were simpl
and they were able to satisfy them all
Ia 1901 another school of politician
got possession Of the Government
lhey wanted to create powerful cen
tral government which could contro
and virtually enslave the masses of the
people. In order to do this it became
necessary to build up wealthy class.
sort of moneyed arstocracy. that
would owe It's existence to the central
government, and in any time of trouble.
rally around the central government
and aid it with money.
This was done by creating protect
ed class Of manufacturers, and by en-.
couraging the Organization of numer-
Gus nnancial and manufacturing cor
porations into consolidated bodies poll
tlc, corporations Of aggregated corpor-
ations, which are known as trusts
thus are formed business concerns
with 50 many millions of capital that
they can control markets, fix the prices
OF labor, always at the lowest limit of |
human indurance. Protected by special
this powerful class can
invoke and wieia the power of the
courts and OF the army for protection
It need.
This is Republican doctrine and il
ntradtstinction to Democratic doe
rlne. Republican doctrine put in prac-
Ice has created la -ge body Of million
les. Since there is IN apy country
My SO much wealth, itcannot be given !,
some without being taken away /
'om others The same forces that c
'eafed in the past SO years great cor !
On OF millionaiies TO stand around The
overbrhent, has also created n army
tramps and a ,pers. tits said there
e 1000 milhonaires. dow many
amps and paupers do those figures
and for? a.
II is not strange that the Republican =,
actice should react powerfully upon 81
e masses of the people who can "
yer hope to be rich, and who know q 81
at they will always be kept by cir. r.
instances TO be hewers of wood and til
lwers OF water. These people do ca
yet know what they really want, 8, 3
t'thev are intensely discoHtented.
! they demand change of some
t. This state of things has created
opportunity OF the demagogue, of
sociai1st.'of the revolutiouist. They VIZ;
agitating among the people and on
ptlng them with promises of un- fa,
tied benefits. Money is to be made bo
ndant. Every body will be able to las
it. and prosperity will be universal.
hese are the dangerous and deceit Ke
that are made to
discontepted masses. In order to =
ter up these tempting prospects,
and fiattering stories are told of
! is to be accomplished by the free
age OF silver. Ii such coinage can
i anything, it will enable those
are 10 debt to repudiate one-h half
obligations and only be required 4
" of the other half 1t will give
employers so cent dollars with
TO pay the wages of their en-
IS. IL these be benefits, let those 4
may live to enjoy them make the r
of them.
it will be wonderfulif If the people
e led away with wild and loose
IS about silver, Nevertheless,
people are dissatisfied, they will
70 any sort of false and fiatteripe The
nents of amelioration which Is Thou Thou
i hand. The great body OF the q Se,Ia ~
{ can expect nothing but oppres- are Al
nd virtual serfdom from the Re- NEW
'an party, and the indications are a,
be people will turn away from it ,
gust and horror. WhatA terrible ri
tune that the grand old demo-
party is not az hand for them TO a..
0 tor relief. But il is not. Il has I'LL
! from It's moorings, Il has ship -
ON its ancIent anchorage. and II ,ossl sI11 !
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