The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21

ScnSatlOnal enthusiast, VINO mas ma
a double distilled dose of populisti
poison injected into his veins till h
can see nothing good in the laws o
management of his country unles
they are administered by some sue
selfish poulistic demagogue as Sen
ator Jumper or Ex-Governor Leedy
The same cry against the Repucli
can policy of keeping up the army
equipment and building up GU
navy is what caused us to be in sucl
a deplorably unfit condition for wa
when we were forced into it by tn,
tyranny and peridy of Spain. Thi
same narrow minded policy cost III
many unnecessary lives and many
millions of dollars that would have
been unnecessary had a more llber
al policy towards our army and navy
been adopted years ago. 1t is moi
the honest man that fears authority
but the rogue.
]. F. drifts off into the usual IT,
rade on the money power and
trusts.
That kind of talk sounds natural,
is seems like we have heard 1t be-
fore. There should have been a few
octopuses and dragons thrown In
promiscuously; they always help out
such talk amazingly-give it a kind
of blood curdling effect, you know.
Our old friend, J. F., laments the
condition Of the poor laboring man
and deplores his enforced idleness
and constantly decreasing wages.
He surely has been sleeping cou-
pie of years or been out of the coun-
try or at least failed to keep pace
with the times. There was consid-
cradle ground for that complaint
under the late lamented democratic
rule in this country, but under the
protection policy of President Nc
Kinley, and the Republican party,
over a million of these idle men
have been given jobs and their wag-
es are being advanced all the time.
In most of the factories they have
already got back TO the old schedu
les that ruled before Cleveland and
democracy took the helm.
His insinuation that we are enab-
led to manufacture cheaper than
the old world, because of cheapened
labor and that our large exports are
due to this fact, and that the reason
for the falling off of imports is found
in the fact that our workmen are so
impoverished that they are unable
to buy imported goods, hence the
balance of trade is in our favor IS
simply ignoring facts. The indis-
puted fact that increased exports
and advanced wages have gone
hand in hand the last two years
answers that assertion. His article
is simply SANDER on the laboring
men of this country.
We believe them to be as patrol
tic and loyal set of men as ever
fought for any flag and the imputl-
ton that the army is being recruited
from their own ranks, by the inhu-
ence of capital to Cypress the poor
and crush labor is the Silliest of
twaddle and can no longer prejud-
ice the minds of the people against
the policy of the only party that
has ever been able or broad enough
to manage this great government in
the interest of the whole people a
like.
The populistic tendency to kick
is recognized prerogative of that
party and only excites the mirth of
the people, but no conscientious
American citizen should dare per
vert the plain facts that are patent
to all who read, in an effort to pre-
judice the minds of the ignorant and
thoughtless against their fellow citi-
zens. Facts; Labor is better EN-.
ployed at present in this country
than ever under any democratic rule.
Wages are higher than ever under
democratic rule.