The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-10-29
soME POLITICAL "DoN'Ts. .
lBY Flint.l


Don't expect the mother of trusts to
strangle her brats as long as you vote
to feed them.
Don't aspire to be political optimist
until you see if some one has not an
axe he wants to grind by so doing.
Don't believe democrats can't read"
but rather cast about and see what a
lot of truth republican won't read.
Don't waste sympathy for man who
complains of eNorbitant prices on trust
manufactured articles and goes on vot-
ing the trust party ticket.
Don't listen to man who answers
statements and arguments with vitu-
peration, ridicule and abuse.
Don't ask republican to vote negroes
into Office over himself to see how he
likes it before trying to force them over
others, for he never will do it.
Don't ask that party to deprive them
selves and us of self government, as
they have the people of the Philippine
Islands, because by class legislation
they are doing that fast enough now.
Don't ask them now about "all men
being created free and equal" for they
don't believe it, and it only makes them
mad for you to talk about it.
Don't quote Abraham Lincoln's favor
lite adage that mo man is good enough
to govern another man without that
mans consent" lest they tear down the
monument to his memory.
Don't expect any protection to labor
from party servant and lickspittle of
their iron clad kings over labor-the
trusts.
Don't ask such a party to relegate
back to the government all power to
expand or contract the volume of money
it has delegated to the American bank
ing association, for that party dare not
do it.
Don't ask one OF that party to tell you
why the governmental creature of
the peoples not safer custodian of
their financial welfare than the bank
ing trust, for he never will do it.
Don't expect one to explain why
Uncle Sans paper money, that costs no
interest, is not just as good as national
bank notes costing the nation from
three to six per cent, for you'll get no
answer.
Don't ask them why silver dollars are
such good money now, when only few
years ago they were only "cheap, dis
honest, tifty-cent dollars" lest they get
mad and wrench the burrs off of our
prosperity" wagon.
Don't throw up to them their theft
Of Bryan's imitation ideas, for they are
going him zone better" by grating into
it the old asset wildcat currency
schemes.
Don't ask them how many official
thieves their party caught stealing they
have sent to the pen, for, needing their
votes and influence they never have
dared to send one.
Don't ask that party to go back Oh it's
free whiskey Doodle mulct law, for that
is its sure method Of conciliating tho
saloon man, and soothing the pangs of
prohibition office seekers with a rich
poultice.
Don't ask them why they want United
States money loaned to corporations
and trusts on watered stocks as securi-
ties, for they may never dare tell you.
Don't ask them why congress cannot
enact laws to punish Wall street and
Board Of Trade gamblers (who imperil
public interests by their work. just as
easily as states handle the common
gambler and robber who pollute domes-
tic society.
Don't ask them to legislate so that
United States senators can be elected
by a direct vote of the people, as that
is antagonizing the Fundamental line
of policy to take from, instead Of to add
to, the powers Of the people,"
Don't fatter yourself for moment by
expectations that relief from the cx-
actions of syndicates and monopolies
will come from a party, the leaders of
which are held up to the public teat by
campaign contributions from trusts
and combines.
Don't think for moment a man can
be trusted as a public servant that one
day declares for a certain measure and
for the sake of setting into office, the
next day repudiates it.
Don't take my stock in little sideshow
political attractions that can only re-
suit in drawing away enough demo-
cratic votes to defeat that party and
insure the perpetuation Of the present
regime of corruption.
Don't ask a republican to declare in
earnest against government by injunc-
ton for this is one of the most sacred
powers Of trust over labor, and is
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