The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-11-07
IT is TO WORK.

All over this broad land the great
voice OF the people has said let there
be no change. The overwhelming
vote for present conditions said plain
ly let well enough alone, and, on
the whole, the verdict is not to be
wondered at. What have the peo-
pie to expect from a change of the
political domination of republican or
democrat? There is nothing prom
lsed by the democratic party which
they will perform, which will better
IL one iota the life of servitude of
the great mass of common people. AS
long as the opportunity to work is all
that is desired, there is no use to
change the name of the rulers from
republican to democrat. Probably
more men are working from twelve
to fourteen hours a day under the
beneficent republican policy than
have ever had the chance to under
democratic rule, and as long as the
demand is for work enough to fill the
dinner pail, and only that, why not
stick to the old masters who you
know from experience have the
wherewithal to feed "you as long as
you do enough work to hand them
the lions share!
1t is to work, should be the motto
of the American people. Just that
phrase blazons the conquering ban
ner which they followed to victory
at the benest of the trusts last Tues
day. The grimy hordes in Pennsyl-
vania belched forth from The subter-
ranean mines, hurried from their
slopes and levels, to cast their repub-
lican ballot, not that the republic
might live, but that they themselves
should escape the wolf of poverty for
the next two years, and have the
chance of getting 81 a day for sure
Democracy no, not democracy, but
the democratic party, which is far
different, had no chance at the polls
last Tuesday; in fact it deserved
none. Remember Cleveland and the
days of '93! Ware poverty, and
ware ruin! The republican master
feeds you we'll! What further neces-
sary to catch the popular vote? 1t is
to work!
Object lessons, such as recalling
loans, suspending operations on pub
lie works, closing credits, breaking
banks and running homes, closing fac
tories, mills and mines are feared,
ah, so much by the poor working
man. And Wall street and the trusts
have the power to make these object
lessons, fearful and destroying. They
have done. it, and the terror of those
evil days has not been forgotten.
They may do it again, but possibly
not while the protecting aegis of the
republican party is about them-anl
the people vote the ticket straight.
For a choice. the democratic party
in power, everything else being
equal, and even the money power ac-
quiescent, the change would be in the
personnel of the Office holders; a new
band of political pie-biters would be
at the counter and in the post offices
and departments. No material policy
of the democrats in power would re-
fleet upon the republicans in power,
SO long as Wall street was satisfied.
And you, voter, poor fool, when you
imagine that your condition, unless
you have check at the pie counter,
would be any better under one ad-
ministraIion than another, go soak
your head. The democratic party
was once the party of the people the
republican party was once the party
of the people; both are now the hire
lings of the trusts, who, at present,
humor the republican changeling, but
may cast it aside for the other rag
baby when the fancy seizes them.
The time is ripe for the promulga-
ton of the principles and practices
of a new party of the common people,
to restore to them that birthright
which they have sold for mess of
pottage, and with the party must
come leader as great as Washing
ten, as humane as Lincoln. The hour
and the man must soon arrive. The
millions wait.