Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-11-22


trusts is to lake their surplus earnings
for Republican campaign expenses
Democrats were never moro deter
mined in their fight for the right than
at the present time. In the great
battle next year there will be no stray
glers. The sklrmish of 1896 means
battle royal in 1900.
It is safe to anticipate an effort on
the part of the administration at tne
next congress to wipe out the 34o,ooo'-
600 greenbacks. We have not haa
bond issue for over year, and the
bond SHARKS are getting hungry
In its greed for gain the trusts have
advanced the price of even so unlver-
sal. a necessity as salt As per cent Inc
bnmblest home in all the country is
made to pay tribute to the lnsatato
greed OF aggregated wealth
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President McKinley's "full dinner
nails" have been emptied to the extent
Of $500, 100000 worth OF pie every
month by the tinplate combine. This
saving in pie ought to relieve the work
nom an of the nightmare of prosperity
The American people for more than
a century have demonstrated 10 Inc
world the wisdom and benefits OF SELL
y,verpment. It remains to be seen
whether the ambition for conquest ana
mower is to lead us away from the prin-
ciples of the republic,
There was never more aYai1cious
+rrst that the money trust OF England
and America. The alliance between
lombard street and Wall street IS
riveted with bolts and mutual interest
through which both have made mil
lions at the expense of the American
people.
During our Revolutionary war, the
British put guns and sealping knives
in the hands Of the savage Indians to
axterninate the American rebels. Inc
English agents are. now melting the
soroco tribes of Africa to combine
against the small republics of South
Afrisa, thus repeating history
"Our expenses are heavy, and tn
ravenue derived from the stamp tax Is
necessity. We are carrying on a war
in the Philippines with big army 10
pay and support, and 1 do not see any
probability of repeal OF a repeal OF
the war revenue law."-Senator Cul'
lon.-How would an income tax help
par the expenses Of that war?
Here is another object lesson Tor the
American farmer;
Barbed wire in 1898, $1.09.
Barbod wire in 1899, S4.25.
Increase in cost of production, lO
per cent.
Increase in trust profits, 1929 per
cent. 80,
Increase in cost to consumer, ll23
per cent
The pro-trust man places himself in
y somewhat inconsistent position when
h. declares that trusts are necessary
The welfare of mankind, and later agr.
with he les ardent advocate that iney
will finally work themselves out OF eX
istance if let alone. If trusts were al
1ofis claimed for them by their friends
i would seem to be great wrong tc
to nave them destroyed in any manner
owe propose to contribute to the de
feat of any person or party that stands
for the forcible subjugatlon OF any
people. We shall oppose for re-elec
tion all who in the white house or Il
congress betray American liberty Il
nursuit of un-American ends. W
still hope that both OF our great poll.'
cal parties will support and defend tn
declaration cf Independence In tn
closing campaign Of the century
Resolution of Anti-Imperial Confer
ence.
The milk trust must seem cheerll
thing to the farmer. 1t has advance
liz nrices 10 the consumers in easter
cities four times IN the last month. Tf
latest raise will increase its neon
about $1,000 a day. There is no recor
70 Of its having raised the prices to IL
Individual farmer. from whom 1t buy
milk. But then neither the farmer n'
Inc consumer belong to trust WI