The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-03-16

We have already entered upon one
Of the most important presidential
struggles in the history of the country.
If the financial question is eliminated,
and to us it is of essential concern,
there still remain issues involving the
very existence of the nation. If this
government could not live "half free
and half slave" it must perish when
nine-tenths become financial serfs of
one tenth.
A newspaper published in Rich
mOnd, "chuckled" recently over the
announcement that Competition" had
about throttled the giant sugar trust.
The laugh if there was real laughter in
it, was premature. The sugar trust
MOI the Carnegie trust, nor the Nor
gan trust, nor the match trust, nor any
of the kindred spirits are weakening
on the contrary their strength increas-
es and their power for evil takes on
new vlgOr with the coming and going
day. This tyrant must be dethroned
or despotism will be crowned king In
this republic of ours. Mr.. Mckinley
personally may be pure and patriotic,
but it will not do to have in the presi-
dental chair man who will do the
bidding of trust-made millionaire.
Attorney General Grigg may be a
brilliant lawyer, but the legal adviser
of this Government ought not to be a
weakling in the hands of combines,
who is made to say that his masters
live above the touch of law, State and
national.
Secretary Hay may be learned in
diplomacy, but we cannot tolerate as
Secretary of State, man who will al
low foreign government to break Of
fetal seals with impunity. We can
not flourish under a system which
drives carriage and wagon makers.
tailors and shOemakers, cigar and plug
tobacco workers out of FarmIille to
concentrate in and longest larger and
more active centres. The trust must |
go or faith in Republic must die.
Mark Hanna must be relegated to
private station or the people will con-
tinue to vince under the grasp of his
hand Of iron. The president must be
OF the people with the people and for
the people or else be tyrant
Then, too, the foreign foe. imperial-
ism, is as much to be feared as the do.
nestle foe, trusts, and this canvass is
the peoples chance for dealing deadly
blows upon it. Spain without provinces
Is better of than Spain with provinces.
The gallant Lawton was worth more
than the Philippines, and scores of
privates who have fallen in the ranks
were of equal individual worth as
American citizens.
AS a people we have stopped our ears /
10 the admonitiOns of Washington. s
nave outgrown the limits of Constitu I
tiOnal Government and have Joined I
the band Of international pirates who 8
prey upon the possessions of others and (
take that TO which we have no title
save such as is acquired by the strong t
hand of grab. d
A writer, in one Of our magazines. ,
has recently predicted the overthrow v
Df all nations with provinces and with a
out power on the "high seas,u and to Il
his feast Uncle Sam purposes to 20 d
invited or not. A
When Cuba, and Porto Rico, and il
he Philippine group have been cared 5
or fine old gentleman may fix his ewes "
IN outstretched China, and before he u
has finished that job some Mark Han it
Ia may see millions in another. And OF
n the midst of the fun or the fight, the fir
queen may be heard from, or Ger in
nany's Emperor, or Russia's Car. and OF
hen there will be no more victories to
the loss Of ship or soldier,
10 more Manilla's, but instead massa- Sc
re abroad and mourning at home. NJ
The people have the power to prevent 2S
Il this. Will they do it? The oppor- hi
unity offers, and now for the leader of
be courage and the untiring grit. NJ