Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-08-10
FOOL NOTIONS.

PLATFORM
I'VE rcallirm our faith in the i'm
mortal proclamation of the nalien-
able rights Of man. declares the DEM
ocratic platform. or course that ia a
fool notion from q Republican point
OF view, for there is the case OF Porto
Rico, the case OF the Philippines sud
the little matter Of slavery under the
flag i'll Sulu to prove the Republican,
position.
I'VE hold with the United States
Supreme Court that the Declaration
OF Independence is the spirit Of our
government OF which tie constitu.
ton is the form and letter. declares
.he Democratic platform. or course
the Republican party managers hold
that to be a fool notion for such a
declaration carried ont would over
throw the pet policies OF the Republi
a party-the policy OF taxation
without representation i'll Porto Rico,
government without consent Of the
people i'll the Philippines and official
recognition of slavery i'll the Sulu ar
chipelago.
ave oppose mffi,arism.- declares
the Democratic platform. or course
the Republican organs and bosses de.
nounce this rs a fool notion. With
out militarism we would have no
place for their sons, no embalmed
beef contracts, no transport schemes,
no huge standing army to cat our
substance, and 10 excuse for our
President violating the constitution.
W favor home rule and "A terri
torial form OF government for Alaska
and Porto Rico declares the Demo.
cratic platform, What a fool notion.
that would deprive a lot pt Republi-
can ~hangrrs.on OF soft snaps, release
the Porto Ricans and Alaskups from
the burden of supporting IA lot OF Re.
publican carpet-haggcrs and deprive
Governor Allen OF Porto Rico Of his
beautiful private yacht owned and
operated by the government.
we favor an amendment to the
federal constitution providing for
the election Of Senators by the direct
vote OF the people, says the Demo-
cratic platform. What a fool notion
that Is in the opinion Of the Rspubli
can organs. Carried out in law il
wonld deprive the government of the
services Of such bright and shining
patriots as Mark Hanna and Steve
Elkins aud that would be a calamity
not to be survived.
Tariff laws should be amended 10y
putting the products OF trusts on the
free list" say the Democratic plat.
form. ANY Republican orgqn can
prove this to be a fool notion by
pointing to the fact that such 4
course would deprive the 6. o. p.
managers of % percent OF their cam.
paign corruption fund.
believing in tue principles OF SELF.
government--what a fool notion that
Is in the opinion OF the <. o. p.--and
rejecting as did our torefathers the
claims Of monarchy, we view with in.
dignatIon the purpose Of England to
o~verwhelm with force the South AZ.
rican republic declares tho Demo.
cratic platform. or all fool notions
tie notion OF sympathizing with re
publics struggling to maintain their
existence against the %onslaughts Of a
monarchy is the most foolish in the
eyes OF the administration organs and
mouthpieces.
Private moDopolies are indefeuai-
bic and intolerab!c," declares the
Democratic platform. The proof
that this Is a fool notion is at the i'm
mediate service OF the Republican or
gans. Docs not Attorney General
Griggs defend them? And does not
the Republican party tolerate them
yea. nurse them and coddle themY
"We favor al intelligent system OF
improving the arid lands OF the west
storing the water for the purpose OF
OF irrigation and holding the land for
actual settlers,' says the Democratic
platform. What a fool notion this il
when We can secure land already i'm
proved. already made fertile, already
titled and already settled. by merely
sending over 10000 or 10000 troops
to kill OFT the people who have done
all this and whose only oiTense is that
they want to manage their own az.
fairs.
I'VE denouDce tho blactli st. says
the Democratic PLATFORM. Any ad.
ministra:ion organ can tell you that
this is u fool notion, for without the
blacklist how a the great corpora.
tons maintain their position md thus
provide the funds Tor the Republican
campaigns?
The Democratic plattor N il full Of
those things which the Republican
orgaDs call fool notions But those
fool notions" are in accord with the
fathers, in accord with the constitu.
ton and in accord with the Declara.
ton Of Independence.
-Ah. but tho constitution and Dec.
laratiou OF lndependen ce are fool no.
tion1.- declare the Republican organs
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