The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-01-15
SOME INTERESTING VIEWS.

Editor Representative:
Two dollars a head, for five years, from
three million reformers, (the country's Ii
quor bill for three days. would build and
equip a railroad from Denver to the At
lantic coast (2,000 miles,. 1t is pretty
safe to say that every reformer.
yes, every tramp, will spend that amount
($10) during the next five years and get
practically nothing for it.
Such road operated at cost would save
the people the amount expended on it
every year. 1t would cut off many mil
lions of dollars yearly, now going out of
the country as interest, dividends, ETC.,
on roads which are about three-fourths
watered stock, and by so doing throw a
large number of such roads onto the mar
ket for sale to your Uncle Samuel, for le
gal tender. 1t would demonstrate the
power of the people, when righteously in
clined, and lead them to quickly destroy
all monopolised Industries in the same
manner. 1t is idle, and cowardly to say
that it cannot be done. Populists alone
will spend that amount in the next five
years, and get vastly less for their
money. The people,( many old party vo-
ters, too will take it up readily if pre-
sented to them. The stock may be made
non-dividend- bearing Zone man one vote)
and be exchanged for legal tender when
ever the government got ready to take
the ROAD ana guarantee the people their
rights therein.
To destroy profit is the only practical
way to destroy monopoly. 1t is the nat
ural way. No refOrm-never single one
has originated in legislation (strife).
Every one of them has sprung from spir-
itual sources (educationaD. Experience
alone teaches, and this is the easiest way
to teach the people that when they do
right themselves others are compelled by
natural law to do right also The people
never have had any control of govern
ment, anywhere, or at any time, and new
er will until they first learn to make
right conditions themselves. The fiat Of
law is the prerogative Of the Almighty
alone. We are here to carry out his laws.
We can deny him but his laws will assert
themselves in spite of our ignorance.
When we apply natural law we will rem
der much Of the government-as we know
government-useless. God is practical"
Never fear about that. There is no use
duplicating his laws. To thwart them is
supreme folly. Then why legislate? When
we understand that natural laws are suf-
ficient for all purposes, if applied, reform
will come with rush. For in one hour
is so great riches come to naught." Rev.
IS. We have no one to blame for present
conditions but ourselves. We have lent
ourselves to monopolistic methods. Self
love has led everyone Of us into profit"
seeking All have wanted to get where
we could live In the sweat of the brothers
face. Hence our blind cropping. Nothing
like greed to blind. We must destroy
profit" not make it. Must seek nature
God for profit, not our fellows Must
exchange with them at par Cost.
Legislation Is war. Peace is the Con-
Queror. We cannot put new wine into old
bottles The new order is llpon us-and
caught us mapping. The money question
Is not a money question, but debt ques-
ton. That is to say, it is question of
&c
Yes. But can you contradict them sue
cessfully? Yours sincerely,
JAS. T. r. GREEN.
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 1, 1896.