The independent., 1903-08-27

the southern QemOcTdtS VINO are SpeHu-
ing their vacations and taking their
outings at Saratoga declare that ev-
cry southern state will be solid for
Grover Cleveland at the democratic
national convention. Ii one is to -dge
from the sneers and slurs at Bryan
that are appearing in most OF the
southern papers, what these rich
gOutherners at Saratoga say is correct
Lord Salisbury, late .rnglsh pre-
mier, is dead He was the persistent,
aggressive tory OF the last generation.
He was born February 3, 1880. His
aristOcratic connections enabled him
to hold Office great many years.
When political exigencies demanded
ii. he has made concessions to the
common people, but he never had any
respect for them. When Gladstone in
troduced measure to establish parish
councils, Lord Salisbury exclaimed:
Parish councils! Much better give
them a circus" In his long career he
has done nothing that will be remem-
bered favorably in history The Boer
war was the last great measure of his
administration. His career has been
marked with incredible tergiversa-
tions. He opposed the land act OF
1881, and then favored it. He opposed
Gladstone's Egyptian policy, and then
advocated it. He opposed the extern
sion OF the suffrage and then secured
Its adoption. He fought the home rule
policy of Gladstone with the feroclty
Of savage, and then aided his party
to pass an Irish land bill more favora-
lie to Irish tenants than Gladstone
ever proposed He kept himself in
Office during the last years OF his life
by making a fusion with the liberal
union party which Chamberlain
headed.
The railroad republicans in Wiscon-
sin are pushing Stevenson in opposi-
ton to La Toilette and w. E. Curtis
aids the movement with two coz
umns of fine type in the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald. That was to be expected
OF Curtis If the corporation republl-
cans cannot prevent the nomination
Of La Toilette, they will join their
forces with the reorganization demo-
Gratis under the lead of Villas, mem
her Of Clevelands cabinet, and vote
the republican ticket just as that kline
OF democrats everywhere do under sim
liar circumstances.
Chicago is on a rampage, determined
to have pure food. Some scores O.
milk dealers have been arrested fol
selling milk below tf-s grade estab
lished by law and 800 warrants Wer'
sWor nout in one day charging mer
chants with selling adulterated food
The fact is that very few crticles o
tood are sold in these days OF Gem
mercialism that are not adulterated il
some way Chief among these article
Is process butter made by the cream
cries, the owners of which were S
anxious that the people should not b
deceived by buying oleomargarine.
The Chicago Public says: "If onl
a moderate proportion of the demo
cratic newspapers of the country woul
throw off their allegiance to thei
plutocratic masters they woul
soon give us a democratic party to b
proud Of" But they won't do it. Ir
stead whole lot of them, especial
in the south, who declared that the
had done so are going back to the sal
plutocratic mast RS. You can't g
them to stand even when they al
hitched. The moment an agent fro
Wall street comes along and cuts tt
halter they run away Mr.. Post shou
lCOk over his exchange list and mott
the number of the Kansas City pla
form papers that have run to shelf
under the Cleveland coattail Not ;
assault has ever been made on Bry;
Ia any populist paper.
A lead trust has been organized wi
$27 100000 capital, half of 1t in MOI
gage bonds and half stock. No al
ual money has been involved in t
whole transaction. A large number
plants have sold out to syndics
and taken their pay in stocks a
bonds of the new organization. TT
is the way that most of this busin'
CT trust forming is done. What a
ually money is used goes to the pl
moters and the combined plants
stead of being richer are actually Il
much poorer. 1t takes money out
actual production and puts 1t in
hands of gamblers to be fritted aw
IN yachts and monkey dinners. II
q nation can ont rich that WAv fS {