The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-11-07

An interesting editorial appeared In
the Minneapolis Times Of September /
1e- In this editorial It vas said.
when republican leaders OF east |
eTn afhliation and the men who kOtOw /
70 them, like Shaw. Henderson OF !
Iowa, some OF our Minnesota officials, |
and others who might be named /
throughout the country at large, in
sist that prosperity is dependent upon /
protection and that 70 reduce the tariff |
On iron and steel. for instance. would I
be 70 frighten capital, they must mean
that prosperity Is dependent upon the /
the size Of the dividens paid on va
tered stocks in the United States Steel /
company and similar organizations.
They must mean that, If manufacturers
have TO be content with tens instead
OF hundreds Of millions OF profit, had
20 put up with a yearly increment on
the capital invested that a decade ago
would have seemed enormous instead
Of returns that never before had been
head Of. the country would 20 to the
demnitiOn bOw-wows. Plain people are
not prepared TO believe that prosperity
is the child OF any such conditions. is
dependent upon the satisfaction or the
disgruntlement OF men who have been
made enormously rich by tariff i'm
positions"
It is a good sign when republican pa
pers speak thus boldly Many people
have been persuaded to believe that
prosperity is dependent upon the size
OF the dividends paid on watered
stocks; some plain people have been
prepared to believe that prosperity is
the child Of the conditions against
which the Times editorial enveighs
and that prosperity is dependent upon
the satisfaction Of men who have been
made enormously rich by tariff i'm
positions and by other fmpOsitiOns
made possible by the faVOrs Of the
republican party.
We need not close our eyes to the
truth We need not iatter ourselves
that the people viii not be again and
again deceived II Is the duty OF men
who think and OF newspapers that dare
TO print the truth to place the truth
before the people at every possible op-
pOrtunity in order that the plea that IL
the republican party should be defeat
ed capital may become frightened"
may not operate successfully for re-
publican victory against the interests
Of the masses OF the people
Before a republican farmer votes
for the railroads choice for senator,
Congressman, governor. Judge or any
pork story. A man who had his win
ter's supply OF salted pork stolen was
prosecuting the thief and after produc-
ing indisputable proof OF the guilt OF
the accused was surprised at the ac-
outlay Of the prisoner. Calling one OF
the jurors aside he asked him how
the jury could in the presence OF such
testimony fail 10 convict Why. you
see, each juror had received a piece OF
the pork" Our public officials are
constantly called upon as jurors 70
decide questions which arise between
the people and the corporations II
the corporations select them they are
Influenced by the pork" received
A reader asks whether there is any
thing in the democratic principles in
consistent with the honest accumula-
ton Of money. No On the contrary,
democratic principles stimulate and
encourage the honest accumulation OF
money bu guaranteeing TO each citizen
protection in the enjoyment Of the pro
ceeds Of his toll A man can have
money and be a democrat. but If the
money has him he is very apt 70 be-
come q republican II depends upon
whether money is his servant or MS
master.
The democratic and popu1ist cOnven-
lions OF Kansas have Endorsed Senator
Harris for reelection and in so doing
have hOuOred themselves as well as
him No state has a more efficient,
industrious or conscientious public
servant His head and his heart. his
time and his talents have been at the
service Of his constituents On every
question his sympathies have been
with the people. and his defeat would
be a distinct loss He IS a credit 70
his state and merits reelection
The St Louis Globe-DamOcrat SAYS:
Neither the republican party nor pres
ident Mckinley ever favored reciprOci-
y on articles produced by American
industries" Why then all this talk
about reciprocity? What about Mr..
McKinley's Buffalo speech Recipro-
city IS self-descriEtive, but according
20 the Globe-DemOcrat the republican
party reciprocity pledge is a delusiOn
and a snare
Eugene Foss OF Massachusetts, made
a fight for the republican nomination
for congress in the Eleventh district,
took a bold stand in favor OF redicaI
tariff revision and insisted that the
trusts should be deprived OF tariff pro
lection He declared for free iron. free
coal. and free hides His opponent
vas high tariff protectiOnist and a
bitter fght ensued In the primaries,
but FOss was nominated
Professor Zeublin IN N address at
the Minneapolis convention Of employ
ers and employees. referred 20 the i'm
pudent and blasphemous and inem-
cfent representative OF the anthracite
trust who proclaims himself the chosen
Of God" Professor Zeublin's reference
was complete and needed no diagram
in order 70 meet with full appreciation
at the hands OF his audience
These seems TO be q marked differ
ence between the methods used In
hunting bears in the mountains and
hunting Baers IN the mines-
II the laws against smuggling were
impartiaily enforced some men con-
cerned in securing the insertion OF
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