The Advocate and news., 1898-01-26
Lawrence World: It is


circulate It II It did not.
American Banker: The sooner all
functions Of government that come Into
competition with private enterprise are
abandoned the better
Nebraska Independent: The POpu-
list party Is party OF originality. II
Is party Of principles and will not
be content until those principles are
enacted into law.
Wichita Beacon (Dem) Congress-
liien are quite free to condemn the civil
service laws which shut out henchmen.
II should be repealed or extended to all
\ officers from President down.
Chicago Tribune (Rep.), January IA,
1878: The efforts Of the gold men to
Increase the obligations of contracts
have made it all but impossible for the
debtors to fulfill their contracts.
Emporia Republican, At no time in
the history Of this country have there
been SO many perplexing and entangllng
cases at law as in the last few years
And never before have there been so
many obstacles thrown in the way OF the
administration Of justice.
Congressman Hartman (silver Rep,
MOnt.): Hanna and Hannaism stands
for all that Is vicious in American poll
Tics, and the fact that he is the head,
front and inspiration Of the Republican
party makes the party responsible for
him and his methods. No party is
strong enough to survive them.
Burlington Courier Some Republi-
cans occasionally say something about
the Pops engaging in an unseemly
scramble for Office We believe Mark
Hanna is no Pop, but perhaps his
scrambling is a dignlfled exhibition Of
. exalted craftsmanship! BY the way,
X what do you think Of that Pop idea
OF electlng United States Senators by
direct vote Of the people? Absurd, isn't
1t?
Social Democrat: The railroad COM
panles charge the government SIXTY
four times as much as they do the eX-
press companies for the same service.
The government pays 8 cents pound
for carrying the mail; the express COM
panles pay one-elghth Of cent pound
for carrying express. This helps to eX-
plain why highway robbery Is no longer
respectable" The people can be re-
lleved of their spare change in far
more respectable manner and with less
personal danger The railroad officials
And the politicians call 1t business"
We may be somewhat Old-fashioned in
our notions, but we think that rob
berry" Is the only word that fits the case.
Clay Center Dispatch: The Loud bill
for the taxing Of country newspapers
for the benefit of railroad corporations
haa again bobbed up in the halls Of
Congress It's title doesn't state the
object just this way, but to sum 1t up
that is what 1t amounts to. It's osten-
sible aim Is to put stop to the deficit
In the revenues of the postal service;
the real purpose Is to shut from the
mails the food of cheap literature,
mostly In the interest Of political re-
form, which has been the cause Of such
u change in the sentiment of the coun-
try during the past few years. II the
real object was to bring the receipts and
expenditures Of the department nearer
together q move to stop the stealing
az hundreds Of thousands by the rail-
roads on their carrying contracts should
be made
N John w, Breldenthal: Any legisla-
tiDn calculated to make present condl-
tons endurahle will retard true reform
and postpone the day when correct
systein of society shall be adopted. All
y attempts 8rto1 regulate corporations
wMAph control our money, our transpor-
tlDnand our public utilities will prove
abDrtives and whileqsuch attempts may
n I'M some instancesrgiye temporary re-
h lief 0they cannot remedy the evils re7
snltlng from private or corporate own
egHhlp Hence, government ownership |
nf railroads, telegraph and telephone
glneg.9 rs well as the express business, |
municipal ownership OF public utilities,