The independent., 1903-03-19

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democratic party.
Let the reorganizers, Cleveland, Hill
and German, have full swing: I do
hope one of them will be nominated
for president, so we can see their
overwhelming defeat and death.
They can't carry New York, and
not exceeding half dozen states all
told. | see no way to get rid of them,
only to let them go ahead to certain
defeat.
Another thing, it is nonsense to
think of accomplishing any change or
reform while majority of Million
aires are In the senate, and So many
parties in the field These million
aire senators are big Masons whose
secret obligations make them con-
yeniently forget the promises they
made to their constituents. To illus
trate.
Some years ago attended public
dinner given by the Masons on the
Gath Of June. They had imported q
young brother from Louisville to
make the opening address. after
short apology for his inexperience in
| addressing large audiences, he said:
I'VE meet to celebrate day, not the
Fourth Of July. but a greater day,
| day in which Masonry had its origin"
OF course that would stagger a Fourth
of July patriot.
Again, for more than fifteen years
an undoubted majority of the people
and legislatures has petitioned for
change to elect United States senators
by the people as congressman are.
twice at previous sessions the lower
house has passed almost unanimously
| a bill to make the desired change and
as often have these millionaires re-
ceived the bill in the senate and
chucked it in a pigeon hole to sleep
the. sleep that knows no waking.
Yet, while a candidate for the sem
ate every one of them declared in
favor of it. Now all this makes 1t
| plain that no change or reforms can
| be expected as long as they hold a
majority in the senate. 1t makes no
| difference whether they are republic
cans or democrats, they are all one
and the same when they get in the
senate.
| There never will be any reforms In
! government until the people elect
majority Of senators OF q different
stripe and kind. Now, / want to go
on and look over the road. and after
making a careful survey Of the whole
route | now offer my report:
First-The government shall coin
gold and silver at the present ratio
1 as it has, and Is now doing.
j 4 ant ,ho iousI
all paper money without the inter-
vention of any bank or banks.
Third-The government shall own
and operate the telegraph and tele-
phone system.
Fourth-The government shall own
and operate the principal through lines
1 of railroads, and acquire Others neces-
sary as may be.
Fifth-The government shall own
and operate the principal coal mines.
Sixth-The government shall make
said purchases at fair valuation or
by the right of eminent domain.
Seventh-The government shall
stand pledged to increase the wages
of all coal miners and railroad en-
ployes double what they now are.
He SOyCl uuiCIlL oudli GtAh0
! pledged to reduce freight and passen-
ger rates one-half of what they now
are. Thus ending all future strikes
and coal famines, and thus distributing
wealth more equally and justly.
/ Ninth-The government will save
enough by thus getting rid of swim
ding bankers, and from telegraph and
telephone service, and railroad extor-
ton for carrying the mails, to pay in
full for said purchases inside OF fif-
teen years.
Tenth--We are in favor of an in
come tax and again demand that
United States senators shall be elected
by the people.
Now it is no use talking about a
new name; that would only play into
the hands of the enemy. The only
way that these reforms can be accom-
plished is, for all the miners and all
the railroad employees, farmers, and
all other laborers, to unite on thu
above platform, to be known as the
Peoples National Silver Party with
Tom johnson of Ohio for president
and John Mitchell Of the coal miners
: union for vice president; and with
w. ]. Bryan, Towne and Teller in the
cabinet. then success would be cer-