The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-20
AIMS OF THE DEMAGoGUE.

This is about the time for the political
dcmagogue 10 blossom.
II he can organize a lot of coniding
men into a club of some sort and sell them
out TO the highest bidder lie Can spend
next winter abroad
1t is the political dcmagogue who
harangues happy and industrious men and
tells them that they are slaves to cor
porate power and to milionaircs.
1t is the political dcmagogue who seeks
to stir up jealousy and distrust between
employer and employed and who tells the
men who toll that their political rights are
in deadly peril, that their wages are about
TO be reduced, that soon they will be com
PEELED to work IS hours a day.
1t is the political demagogue who or
ganizes independent parties and clubs for
his own financial benefit, and who seeks
to crate i'll will against the mining cor
porations and milionaires, without whose
money and enterprise Montana would still
be bowling wilderness, without a rail-
road or a smelling plant.
1t is the political demagoguc who would
run these corporations and millionaircs out
OF the state on the strength OF false,
wicked and malicious statements intended
to deceive the people, and made regardless
OF the fact that harmony between capital
and labor is essential to the prosperity Of
both alike.
1t is the political dcmagoguc who plots
II. 4 Al,
not be corrupted and, for pay, to procure
the enactment OF legislation that contcm-
plates the end Of the rule of justice, law
and equality between man and man.
1t is a fact well known to all men that
not single citizen Of Montana is today
deprived OF any right, personal or political,
by any corporation or rich man operating
in this state. In the last election every
man voted as lie pleased, as he will do in
the next election. The contrary warnipgs
and assertions OF the paid demagogues are
stuff and nonsense, baseless and ridicu-
lous, infamous in conception and criminal
in purpose.
1t is the political demagoguc who not
only drives away capital already invested
but keeps away capital that would like to
come for investment ii assured protection.
1t is the work OF the Montana dema-
gogue that sends capital to other states
and territories. Through such men the en-
terprises that would soon add ten-fold
to the prosperity and happiness of the
people are held back to the infinite injury
not only OF labor but Of business.
No American citizen is deprived of his
rights and principles by any Of the great
corporations that are now the objects of
demagogue abuse. The dcmagogues can
no longer befool the people and array
them against the legitimate moncycd In
terests OF the state, and no number OF
separate political organizations and clubs
will serve to array the honest and intelli-
gent labor of this state against the capital
that gives it employment and independ-
ence.
Two years ago the political demagoguc
got in his work and elected ticket on
platform pledged to everything that was
dangerous to the states reputation and
hostile to its peace and order. What has
been the result? In what way has labor
benefited by the inccndiary harangucs of
those who would close down the mines
and mills and drive out capital? What
would have happened in the homes of the
people had the threats of the dcmapopues
been carried into execution?