Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-07-30

The banks have decided to evade the
revenue tax on promissory notes by fol-
lowing the despicable policy of evasion
pursued by Wall Street during the
civil war. Another little bit of evil
dence that patriotism is for the use of
the common people only.
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| The news editor of the Seattle Times
should be IA little more careful in his
work. II might make bad impression
upon the world in general. and the tenn
perance supporters of the g. o. p. in
particular. to see black heading to a
newspaper item: Steamer Roanoke
Sails North Today With Government
Officials and Much Whiskey."
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THE wave of patriotism suffered a
severe buffet the past week when it
swept upon a judicial rock in Kansas.
A Judge out there, with evidently a
small opinion of Kansas mobs, granted
a divorce to a woman because her hus-
band talked of the war in his sleep. 1t
requires fine judicial training to draw
the line when the patriot by day be-
comes nuisance by night.
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| Down in Los Angeles, Cal, the war
scare has been successfully used to aid
in making the coming depotism little
more secure. Newspaper talk lead the
people to fearSpanish invasion. The peo-
pie demanded protection and the Mer-
oh ants and Manufacturers Association
requested the city fathers to purchase
rifles that the people might protect
themselves. 1t now appears that arms
have been purchased. To chastise a
foreign foe? Not bit of it. The
police have purchased large stock OF
short shot guns, better known as riot
guns" and the Spanish invasion subter.
fuge has been dropped. Meanwhile
corporate interests intending cutdowns
in wages in the near future feel more
sure of ultimate success.
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SEVERAL hundred men who follow
the trade of egg Gambling in New York
city are unpatriotic enough to complain
of prosperity" that is rolling ont 81
and 81 week to them when formerly
they used to get from SlS to S2j. The
recitation of their woes also brings out
another phase of commercial patriot
ISM" The eggs are sorted into piles
of fancy choice. good. fair, ordinary
and poor. though it is Il remarkable
fact that no eggs ever vet appeared on
! salewith the egg Gamblers tag poor
upon them. They are poor" eggs
| when purchased. but they're all good
when they are for sale. This item OF
information coming ont Of the egg can
dlers' trouble isn't the only testimony
on hand as to the sang froid and eager
ness with which patriotic" merchant
can pray loud ON Sunday, hoist flags on
Fourth of July and sell superanuated
and rotten goods TO his customers the
rest of the year.
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THE Seattle Daily Times poses at
times as great moral reform paper,
and it is now yelling blue murder at a
few extra greedy landlords in that city
whose love for lucre could not be
stayed and who advanced house rents
from 30 to 300 per cent on the arrival OF
the first klondike goldbug. The
trouble with the Times is that it is not
principle that is bothering it. 1t don't
at all object to robbery, but wants the
stealing done in Il more unobtrusive
manner. in sort of cut-off-an-inch-of-
notwithstanding way, while il tries to
convince the great American jackass
that the process isn't painful. The ma
| iority of the landlords were cautious
in their piracy and raised rents but %
per cent as a starter, &hich the "re-
form Times defends as 'safe and con-
sentative! For my part ! can't see
how robbery of any degree, whether it
is ! cent or $50 that is stolen, can be
either fair or conservative. The Times
moral ideas must be of fearful and won
derful architecture. Even if "a SIG
house is advanced but - month il il
not apparent in what way on wherein
the tenant receives an equivalent for
the 81 forced out of him. The house is
no warmer and keeps the rain and wind
off no better than a month ago: it has
not grown any in size, and it has
not moved to more valuable locality
Yet, let us not be too harsh; maybe the
Times wants more than two columns OF
J real estate ads.