The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-20

the war many OF the clergy argued Tor
human slavery as a divine institution
and what great advantage 1t was Tor
the poor negro to be rescued from bis
African surroundings and brought here
to this Christian land under the benign
influences Of the gospel.
Tue question is today, do hall fare on
railroads and contributions to churches
and institutions influence the clergy TO
deal gently with great wrongs?
The masses OF the republican party do
not want TO stand sponsor for those
agencies which are playing the mischief
with this conntry's welfare any more
than the democrats do. We have, how
ever. some so-caled leaders IN our party
who haye more faith in the power oil
money than in the power OF the voting
masses.
| There Is no doubt that the power OF
money in this country today lie tremen-
dous. 1t retains newspapers, it directs
the great news distributing agency and
telepraphs, it elects men TO the senate
and to the house. 1t manipulates ma
tional and State conventions.
Any man who spes ks against the
abuses which all recognize, is marked
man. and the calling OF names is in order.
The majority OF the public men in the
republican party dare not speak what
they believe, for fear OF offending those
whom they foolishly think are indlspensa-
BILE to the party.
The interest OF the great body OF the
people and OF the classes which have
mentioned will not be identical until the
greed and privileges OF thelatter are kept
in bound and curtailed by proper legisla.
ton.
1t is the tendency OF those wi o have
the power. to place all the burd' ns upon
those who will stand it.
Special privileges for the wealthy means
heavier taxes for the toilers.
When the power OF indirect taxation
is farmed out to the few, such as it is
now to the trusts, monopolies and rail- |
roads, the strength OF the nation will |
soon be Slapped beyond recovery.
Franchises, grants and special privil- |
eyes are obtained by main force OF money, |
and the money wrongfully obtained in
legally swindling the people out OF their
own, is then used to bribe their servants.
Money is taken each year out OF the
pockets OF the producers and goes to
swell the corruption fund OF the priyil-
eyed few; more than enough to keep IL
comfort and happiness every struggling
poor family in the land.
/ am one OF those republicans who be-
leye this should not be possible, and
trust that the republican party. nation
ally and in those states where it ia IN
power, will do some legislating to stop
this.
LII any one Is brave enough to denounce
some OF the methods by which men OBJ
tain franchises and special privileges, he
is accused by them, as was in Detroit,
OF intimidating capital.
The kind OF capital which goes into the
bribing business should be intimidated,
As an Independent Club, your member.
ship Ia composed OF men OF all parties.
believe in independence in politics, and
am somewhat OF an independent myself.
Men OF both parties must now and then
be brought up with a round turn and
then defeated in their aspirations when.
ever they forsake the cause OF the people
and enlist in the service OF the enemy.
The honest independent vote is great
actor Tor good government. The vote
which owen allegiance to principles, not
to men.
NO man can claim to be sincere who
ian only see the faults OF the other party.
No party can AFFORD to call a man
traitor because he does not say "amenu
to abuses which exist In his party. 1t
the duty OF everyone to criticise any lead.
n in the party who is open to criticism ,
lew politicians do not constitute a
party.
Honest criticism Is better than blindlv 4,
following that which leads to ultimate
disruption. II
Those of US who believe in government
or the people according to the platform
d Abraham Lincoln, should not hesitate
70 denounce men OF our own party who
Fouid make ours only a government for
The benefit OF the almighty dollar and the
possessors thereof.
Or. MOTIFS