The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-11-04
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Principles which Are Opposed TO
Class Legislation and Combf-
ratIons of Capital.

The democratic party is the party OF
the com non people" as Abraham Lin
coin would put il. The trusts, the
monopolies. the capital combinations,
the money s. indicates. the great bank
ing institutions and the protected in
dustries do not belong to the demo
cratic party. Their existence depends
upon class legislation and government
favoritism. As they understand the
philosophy OF existence, the common
people are upon the earth 10 be hewers
Of wood and drawers OF water for
them, hence they could have no 1ym-
patty with any political System thai
demanded an equita bic division OF the
joint product OF capital and labor. Inc
principles OF the democracy are dia-
metrically opposed 10 the doctrine OF
caste based upon wealth filched from
the bone and sinew OF the real pro-
| ducers OF wealth-the common people,
The democratic party does not recog-
nize the right OF the government 10
make favorites OF any class of citizens,
and legislate opportunities for them
TO build up individual fortunes at the
expense OF the common people, and
very naturally the trusts and other
forms OF favored capital combinations
would not take kindly 10 IL.
But not all the common people APP
preciate the Importance OF standing
together under the banner OF democ-
racy. Some OF them fail 10 see how
they are being drawn into the net or
the favored few. Spasmodic good
times" are not helps to better condi
tions OF existence. A system OF di'
vision OF the joint earnings OF labor
and capital, which gives labor the sheli
and capital the kernel. is wrong in
principle and injurious in practice TO
labor. Some of the common people
fail TO see that they are being trans
formed more and more into mere ma
chines-not labor-saving. but money
saving, machines for the trusts and
mon opolies. Not all the common peo
ple realize that the policy OF the re
publican party is to gradually circum-
scribe their opportunity 70 employ
their Drawn and skill until they arr
frmlv and securely bound TO the con
tract labor system. Not oil the com
mon people see that they are payinf
from % per cent. 10 200 per cent. NOR.
for articles OF consumption than y
lust or fair, that our industries may
: undersell competitors in markets OF
Europe and Asia. Not all the common
Z people see that the political control OF
) the country is destined 10 pass to the
; trusts and money powers II they dc
, not array themselves in political hos
: tilitv to the party that is doing thess
things.
II is surprising that there should bs
Z single one OF the common people wins
= does not see how surely and certainly
I the leaders OF the republican party arr
: circumventing the rights and priv
J. ileres OF yvage-earners. There Is al
e object lesson in the effort OF the Goa
J. barons of Nirden. H., TO force dow
d the wages % white labor by importing
I. degraded negroes. which the commo
d people might study with profit Z
Y themselves. But they have bad hun
) dreds Of such lessons in the past ant
l. thew should have profted by them be
d fore This. More and more is the polio.
: Of the republican party Transforming
. the common people into mere ma
i chimes TO grind out wealth for m
Y caste set which that party Is es'as
! fishing in America. But II the commc'
Il people like that sort OF thing; II the.
i have lost their manhood and indie
| pendence OF thought and character
4 they Belong 20 the rank and file OF tn
- rartv that Is using them as tools j
If building M Imperialism in Anne rica.-
l. Kansas City Times.