The Advocate and news., 1898-08-31
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strictly to their own business.
Wichita Beacon: So sacred Is the
right Of free ballot held in this coun-
try, that a man is often allowed to nurse
monopoly and aid trusts and corpora
ratiOns by voting the Republican ticket.
II is indeed a free country as far as the
ballot goes.
Topeka Journal: The question of the
future Of all our recently acquired terri
tory probably could be settled amicably
and with satisfaction to everybody
really concerned, by consulting the
wishes OF the inhabitants Of that terri
tory themselves.
Wichita Beacon: When the civilized
nations want to grab an island, or dOmi-
nate an Oriental race, they put 1t on
the ground Of benefting the poor hea-
then. In the end the heather dlsap
pears from the face Of the earth, and
the white man owns his land. It won't
be more than dozen centuries before
the earth will belong exclusively to the
white race
Kansas City Star: The object lesson
furnished by the present Department OF
War, which was created In payment OF
campaign debt, and which has been
responsible for suffering and sacrifice OF
life which were wholly unnecessary, has
aroused the people to the deplOrable
evil of converting tbs army into ma
chine for the distribution Of patronage,
and has caused a demand for reform
which the administration cannot, with
safety to itself, disregard.
Voice Of Labor: The people will cross
the bridge of public ownership Of mo-
nOpolies when they get to 1t, and while
they are on the way they cannot shorten
the distance by giving the monOpolies
more power for oppression, nor can they
move faster toward the bridge by CIV
ing all their food supplies and means OF
conveyance to the enemy There Is
something wrong with the refOrmer who
fights the poor man who is trying to
cooperate honestly with other poor men
to prevent monopOlies from squeezing
his life out entirely.
Milwaukee ,Advance During July,
the expenses Of the government for war
purposes were about $30,000000, while
the receipts on account Of the war tax
were about $14,000,000. And a patriotic
people could easily have borne a dOub-
ling Of the tax and thus save the bond
issue. All the articles consumed on ac-
count Of the war are produced by the
people Of the country. Yet by an i'd
iotic and swindling system Of bonds we
pay for them when purchasing, and
then pay them over and over again to
the bondholders in the form of inter-
est. What fools these mortals be-
Dodge City Leader: It is little early
to shower bouquets on Mckinley and
his administration on the conduct of
the war. We have just reached the
point in the contest where real states
manship will be needed, and where Nc
KinIey and his advisers will be tested
An the matter of shrewd diplomacy and
craftsmanship. It was an easy matter
TO begin the war; it's ending will be
more difficult. AT the fighting end there
have been some grand achievements
and the bringing to the front a number
Of heroes, but at the Washington end
the criticisms are not wholly confined
to the ranks Of the carplng critics.
Robinson Index (Rep): The party
boss has been considered a necessary
evil, and he has ben suffered to exist
because he was thought a necessity in
party organization. At first he was
probably a man of ordinary decency
and principle, but by continuous service
he has become as corrupt as human can
become. He has waxed fat and grown
strong In his position and intrenched
behind his battlements Of party ma
chinery he Is most formidable antag-
onist, menace to law and government.
The party boss of to-day is the person
ifcation of corruption and crime. He
will stop at nothing short Of murder or
the penitentiary He is as devoid Of
honor as snake.
st. Louis Republic Representative
+ Hull, of Iowa, chairman of the executive
committee of the Republican Congress
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