The Mena star., 1898-04-13
PINdREE ON PARTY LOYALTY.


 Governor Pingree of Michigan, re- gently delivered an address before the Independent Club. of Buffalo, N. Y. on What Constitutes Party Loyalty" After quoting Abraham Linco,n's de- claration on the field of Gettysburg, That government of the people by the people. and for the people shall not perish from the earth" he among other things said:
 No man, or set of men, have since that time, been author ized to modify those words or their meaning. These words of Lin. coln's lie engraven upon the hearts of the masses, without regard to party. It is the duty of such of us as believe in the principles laid down by the great republican leader to follow as he appointed the way"
 Governor Pingree said that it was the misfortune of great parties that to them flock those who desire to enrich themselves by legislation. The masses of the republican party would be only too glad to get rid of such clements. 'I make in my mind" said he mo difference between the integrity of the common people in one party or anoth- CT It is party leadership which is most always at fault
 rnlo rr@x,ar,o,. x1osn+ad increase of the influence of wealth, indicating legislation and government policies He asserted that Grover Clevland disrupted his party in doing the biddings of the money syndicate which made enormous profits out of the scandalous bond deal. !"
 s'I have had something to do with the effort of the people of Michigan to get a readjustment of railroad taxa tion and rates, and every railroad at ornev and railroad doctor, every little country newspaper edltor who has a pass, every politician who hopes for financial aid to help re-elect him, is out of breath, crying, 'Pingree is not a republican, They cry this because I was elected on the republican ticket by a majority of s6,Ooo ard they do not want me reelected. King Doodle cries: T am the party and there is none beside mel"
 II say that any so-called republican who thinks that the interests of rall- roads, trusts, monopolies or syndicates are of more importance than the in- terest of the average man, had better get out of the republican party in Michigan. for am going to fight it out on Lincoln's platform, no matter what they call me.
 "The monopolist, the franchise grab Der. the lobbyist are all extreme par tisans. and when any one opposes thelr schemes they cry 'You are attacking the party When they elect them selves to office by force of money, they ascribe it to the divine intervention of Providence in behalf of the nation and it's honor. The masses of the re publican party do not want to stand SD onsor for those agencies which are playing the mischief with this coun- trv's welfare any more than the dem ocrats do. We have, however, some so- called leaders in our party who have more faith in the power of mon- ey than in the power of the voting masses
 'sYour mem bership is composed of men of all parties. l believe in inde- pendence in politics; l am somewhat of an independent myself. Those of us who believeIin government for the people should not hesitate to denounce men of our own party who would make ours only government for the benefit of the almighty dollar and the possessers thereof"