The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-12-07

great raj road. monopoly. trust combina
ton which has formed an al ianre Of
fensve and defensive by which they ex
pect to control legislation aud t. plunde
The producers and ,nsumers OF Amrri
ca.
And. what is still worse, there - S
stand The representatives. elected by In
people. who have become d.bauchel an,
who are the secret servants and In>tru
ments Of this corporate power and ar
ever ready to Go their bidding, Will
proclaming their devotion to the righ
of the people We fluid them everywher
in the legislature, in congress. in tn
senate. aud on the bench The poiitica
life of this kind of representatives j.
made easy. Their denominations are ar
ranged for them by The political boss S
who are but the servants of this power
Campaign funds are furnished. Thai
part of the public press that can be man
aged is used to eulogize and lionize these
subservient tools Their elections are
managed for them,
There also stands the representative
elected by the people who is true To the
principles of manhood and is governed
by The promptings of public welfare. He
stands bulwark against the legislative
schemes by which this great railroad,
monopoly, trust combination expect To
plumber the people He is obnoxious to
this dominating and controlling power,
and their emissares are sent into the dis.
trict to undermine and destroy him polit-
ically. Some popular man is encouraged
to become a candidate for nomination to
his place, and the power and influence
and money OF this corporate conspiracy
are put behind this candidate. aud the
true servant of The people finds himself
defeated for denomination, and he is re-
tired from public lfe-retired because
he was true representative of the peo-
pie and dared 10 defy this corporate mon
ster The process has been worked so
silently aud secretly that the people have
not recognized the handiworK by which
Il majority in their rgis alive bodies has
been controlled
In many Of our great cities the street
railway traction companies have created
a political dcspotsm, Tnal man who is
politically. befole he can hope
to be nominated TO any position OF public
trust must first kneei at the tn one Yes
and IN many, many Cas- be ore IL aborer
can hope to earn bread for his family he
has first To show hal he wears the brand |
and collar of heir ward boss. They have
created drsn olism so damnab.e thai
man must become II scrf To This currupt
corporate power before he can obtain an |
opportunity to work have talked with |
these men who mourn the loss IF their
liberty us American freemen. This great
railroad, monopoly. trust traction com
is 'corrupting our public affairs
and debauching our public men and de-
'troyii tue foundations of the republic
by the corrupt use of money in our polit-
cal life.
1.-The purpose If the American Anti.
trust League is to arouse the only power
IN earth that is stronger than the power
" money in our public life. That power
the pa rl0lllimpulsts of the people
The little finger Of that power, when
Weakened, is stronger ten thousand times
han the influence of all the billions of
he trusts and combines Of the land. The
memories OF the many sacrifices of the
athers call us to action. If these trust
are allowed to go ON. thew
nm plunder each of us into poverty. No
IAN knows how soon the ear of huneer
Or his wife and family will make him
oward. IL behoov sus to strike while
le fire Of liberty yet burr S.
The American Trust League is non
artisan We call all American freemen
c0uncil liza democrat, or II p,pu ist ;
republican pubic man has shown t
lms"lI to be subservient lonl OF This
'eat corporate power, Then all the united \
'wer OF all The men of the Amer .cap
ntl-Trust League will be used 10 crush .
m ami drive MIN from public life We Il
i'l adopt the tactics of our enemy until c
have created Il legislative, judicial and d
ecullvr power in sympathy with the o
lolic Welfare. Aud we call upon every =
merran citizen who loves his country y
"a 'iie great principles Of popular gov
nment better Than he d, es his parry. 10 Il
N us IN The work Of re.establishing the Al
ual rights of American cidzenship.
As cure for rheumatism Chamber K
ms Pain Balm is gaining II wide re. p,
tation D B. Johnston Of r ch. in
md, Ind has been troubled with Y,
1t ailmentsnce 1862 In speakiuo
IT he says: never found sny.
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