The representative., 1899-12-07
TRU STS-CITY OWNERSuIp

1hose trade dead-falls and dollar traps
the trusts, the Verdict believes, should be
smashed. They make the rich richer and
the poor poorer. The locusts of Egypt
were mouthless brood to them The Yer
dict IS in earnest favor Of cutting the claws
of corporations. 1t does not agree in abiect
public surrender to such outfits as for ex
ample the Metropolitan railroad. which
just now, without leave obtained or license
given has coolly made an endless pitfall
OF entire Broadway. And while we are on
the subject, let it be said that the Verdict
is in favor of cities owning their own street
franchises and does not indorse surren-
DER or thOrOughfares, relentless and price,
less, to become mere hunting grounds of
money for monopolies On half the streets
oI ne" YORK city the citizen is no better
than tolerated trespasser while the tele-
phone and telegraph and street railway
companies are the true, real lords of the
soil. Such should have their claws cut. and
the manlcuring should be short and sharp
and gone about at once
The Verdict throws many a glimmer
or truth and as an educational factor
is much of a success The Verdict
stands for public ownership of public
utilities, the Verdict stands for BRYAN
and Bryan in 1896 declared that in event
OF his election corporations would not
camp in the front yard of the White
House.
There is. however, one very unfor-
tunate circumstance attending all these
Verdict declarations. The Verdict
from choice chooses to indorse some
very bad company. The Verdict would
have its readers believe that Cleve-
land was the beginning and the end
OF all Democratic sin. Note the ver-
dicts plea for virtue and read it's list
OF patron saints, while It would teach
you that Cleveland was the one and
only evil Democratic eye.
The Verdict is not affected by omens =
was porn to mock at superstitions. And
ye. tne history OF mans malignant infiu-
ences In their mal-results might check
rniiosophy and pale the lin Of Reo.on
his was the Evil Eye. Desoiation lived n
MS lavor; Death dwelt in his touch, ThinL
Ot manning, of Bayard, of Garland. oN
vooInees' OF Gordon, Of Herbert, of Mills
OF the Breckinridges of Butler of Ersra;s
OF OFerrell. of Gresham. Of Carii.,a -;
iarnsney' OF kilgore of Springer. OF Hail
VI warner, OF Cockrell, Of Patterson of
Viias, OF Dickinson, of Russell. of Pvnrn,
.. wilson, OF Tucker, of Bissell. Of Olnev
..oe, VI whitney hlmSolft Ctorino
OF death, OF deep disaster, or a wrong rea
ip' pute' leap at one from that list OF names
IKE adders! All are politically gone. and
,nose places Of party which knew them will
Know tnem no more. And these were mon
OF sturdy honesty and worth; WALKING r;gh.
Rotns' when Cleveland laid hand on then,
Lney perlshed!7-in one fashion or another
,ney went down! Nor did the public wh,nt
,,ni naa nim Tor president. nor the Democracy
H wncR put MIN up, come vastly better orf
nat scrofu!a Of Cleveland will taint tho
VEINS and plague the blood Of both nuhiio
ana party for twice hundred wears.
The Verdict would still invite tho
admirers of Bryan to take up this bur-
den, to be burden bearers for "twice
hundred years." Not one of all these
men has been repudiated by the Dem
ocratic party. Republicans. aided hv
Populist votes, retired them all from
politics. Democratic victory means an
other reign OF this scrofula tainted
crowd.
And these are the men who have
u