The Advocate and news., 1898-05-11


ernment has unjustly decided that an
old soldier who enlists will be deprived
OF his pension. There are many old SOL
diers who can handle gun as well as
ever and are as capable Of doing service,
and they should not be cut off from their
pensions while serving their country.
Council Grove Courier-Guard (Pop.):
One difference between a POpulist and
a Republican is, Populist is loyal to
principle and Republican Is loyal to
party. A Populist always has an Opin-
ion on every question effecting the gov
ernment and a Republican never has
until party leaders have spoken. Their
opinion is his opinion.
Wichita Beacon: II the militia boys
had ever had an army existence they
would know that there was no advantage
In having known the regimental officers
in private life before the war. Any old
soldier in Wichita will tell them that.
Military discipline requires a shoulder
strap to ignore former acquaintances in
the ranks. A man is better off under
perfect strangers.
Paola Times (Pop): Did you ever
hear of political boss or a would-be
or has-been favor referring anything
to the people? No, you didn't. The boss
would have no pull II he could not work
some scheme on some political party or
politician to make him think he was
corker, and when people manage their
own caucuses, select their own delegates
and run things themselves, the boss is
out Of job. The initiative and refer
endum Is the political purifier. Give pol
itiCs more purity.
Nebraska Independent: There will be
no halt in the fight for lower railroad
rates in Nebraska until they are secured.
II the corporations knew the strength Of
sentiment among the great mass Of peO-
pie on this point and their knowledge of
the railroad problem they would pursue
a different course. The mass of people
do not want to "confscate" any prop
erty. They simply insist that railroad.
must become public servants and fur
nish the public service without discrim-
ination against persons or places and at
rates commensurate with the average
returns from other lines of industry. II
the corporations will do this 1t Is well.
If they won't the people will find means
to take possession Of the roads at the
price they are worth-nOt at all what
they are capitalized.
Missouri World: We object to trans
ferring the miseries Of Cubans to citi-
zens of our own country by the issuance
Of long time bonds. There is a money
drought in the United States; let 1t be
broken by paying the expenses Of the
war with an issue Of greenbacks. Such
a measure would bring, along with Gu
ban freedom, greater freedom to our
owl, people. More greenbacks will en-
able our people to cross the trochas
which hem them in from opportunity to
become prosperous. More greenbacks
will enable our people to better resist
the priVateering of the plutocracy. Five
hundred million dollars of coin bonds
running twenty years, means the trans
fer Of $30,OOO,0OO Of the property of the
people to the money-power without any
consideration whatever. More than that,
bonds issued and sold now will gather
from the channels Of commerce a pOr-
tion Of the meager amount Of the instru-
ment OF exchange now existing, and will
lower the general level Of prices in spite
of the demand for war supplies. Con-
traction Of the money volume produces
more misery than war, pestilence or
famine"
Democrat Bulletin: In 1873, with an
aggregate mileage of only 1883 miles,
the railroads in Missouri were assessed
81 -
while in 1877, four years later with an
increased mileage of 1872 miles, and
corresponding increase in the physical
condition of the roads, and in stations,
depot buildings and water tanks, the
assessed valuation had dropped to $24,-
11S,441.46, or less than half of the assess
ment Of 1873. And this decrease was
made during four years of steady, grad