The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-01

ity, better than either Democratic or
Republican parties. They will begin to
see what will unite even forms Of re-
ligion into life-saving stations and har-
monte selfish prejudices. They will see
the only earthly thing that can unite all
men. And that 10 their common in
terest to enact into law the public
ownership of the means Of transporta-
ton and communication, and gradual
public ABSORPTION, fast as voters elect,
Of all dangerous trust for the equal ben
eft Of all.
On the other hand, your political OPP
ponents. setting up only men, pulling
for pillage, will be repeatedly broken
asunder.
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN.
Short-sighted men in the last cam
paign said: Don't say a word against
John Lind, because you will offend his
friends" VIII not such friends vote for
him anyway? While it IL unnecessary
to indulge IN personal abuse, no human
man is so great but what, If he stands
in the way Of truth, we should prompt
ly expose him. So to John Lind, let
us say, in the words of that humble,
ancient philosopher, Diogenes, when
asked by his great king to mention any
| thing he wanted, replied: Just step out
of my sunlight" -
There are "A Republicans, is Demo-
Gratis and about fusion Populist sena-
tors in this last legislature. In the
house they have 90 Republicans, 10
| Democrats, about One-half dozen fus-
! ionists. l have spent a whole day look
ing over the house and senate journals
and as yet, punching the whole lot Of
| legislators together, I have not found
| the least indication from the way they
| voted that any one of them is politically
! different from the rest.
The same holds true of John Lind and
his administration.
The general impression Of fusionists
| like Mr.. Yngve, that John Lind should
be reelected, is based mainly, if we ex-
cept their greed for Office, on two meas
ures connected in the pubic mind with
the present administration, viz: "The
gross earnings tax" and raising the
grade of wheat"
Examination Of these measures will
disclose that their only object was to
manufacture false, misleading, political
capital for voters, who do their think
ing by proxy and have been raising cat
tie for another mans market. Such
measures as these like the amendment
by which voters disfranchise them
selves), particularly we'll fit purified
Democracy, which relies for it's ex-
| istence on "fusing" voters, who never
read further than the titles of bills with
| capitalists, pleased to wink the other
| eye"
Can't you see, Mr.. Yngve, that in let
ting the radical principles of the Omaha
platform pass unnoticed, you are dis
honoring the position you nominally
hold as chairman Of Populist commit
tee? You are only helping Republicans
| and Democrats to conduct another bum
comb campaign. Every ignorant vote
| thrown away in such campaign delays
by that much the advent of that happy
day, not so very far away, when man,
| not the dollar, shall rule.
GROSS EARNINGS TAX ON RAIL-
ROADS.
This lhOuse bill 25) was a measure
proposed by tricky stump politicians
to get the votes OF the dear people
agin the railroads." Its fascinating
title, protesting to increase railroad
taxation 25 per cent. was blind, uni
which INSCRIPTIONS politicians won
feather their own nests. But it was
never expected that the railroads should
pay per cent more taxes upon their
gross earnings than they are now pay
ing. The bill provided for what would
have happened: that in case any single
railroad should refuse to accept the BILL
the bill need not apply to ANY of them
In lieu thereof direct tax by legal as
sessment upon the visible assets of the
corporations should be imposed upon.
the railroads. This would have con-
fl1cted with territorial charters, so that
even a direct tax could not have pre-
vailed.
The ruling of courts all over the union
have held these territorial charters in
violable.
WEIGHED BUT FOUND WANTING.
To test this legal point and shut the
mouths of charletans who denied it.
Senator Shellback introduced another
bill providing for an increase in the rate
OF taxation of the Great Western Road
to per cent, the same as had been paid
by other roads. The Great Western had
a contract to pay 2h per cent in lieu of
all other taxes, the same as other roads
had a contract for per cent. It was
proposed to pass this law, and make a
test of the right of the state to violate
a contract entered into by it's prede-
cessor-the territory. Did those legis-
lators, so anxious to relieve the dear
people, by riding over the law to in
crease the gross earnings tax, rush to
the support of Senator Shellback's bill
to increase the tax on the Great West