The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-16
THE REPUBLICS DOOM.

THE REPUBLICS DOOM.
Hon. John H. Reagan, former
United States Senator from Texas. and
Postmaster General of the Southern
Confederacy, in an interview with a
newspaper reporter at his home In
Dallas, the other day, predicted the
downfall Of the American Republic.
In that event ne predicted that Texas
was the only hope OF the people for
free and representative government. de
predicted that some day there would
be 30. OOO. 900 more people In the Lone
Star State than there are now. For
that reason, he hoped that Texas
would never be divided. Another
reason, he said, and the most
important of all, for keeping the state
as 1t is Is the fact that there can be
but two kinds of Republics. the con
federation of States and the centralized
government, the latter of which
becomes nothing In the end hut b
monarchy.
THE United States is drifting
rapidly into monarchial form of
government, he said. 'It is even
now not governed by men. 1t Is
controlled by money. The power of
the financial interests is paramount to
the power Of the people.
''The result Will be dissolution of
the confederacy of States or a
monarchlal form OF government.
II want Texas to he big enough to
stand alone, t. be once more the
Republic of Texas when the dissolu-
ton of the Union shall come. That is
reason enough for never dividing this
State
There are many people throughout
the country who nold to the same
views expressed by ex-senator Reagan
There is no DOUBT that much of the
| Texans statements are true. TIE
government ls no longer run in the
interest of the people. It is run for
syndicates millionaire manufactuT srs
and stock gamblers. The money
power has got the nation grabbed.
Tariffs and currency laws are mace
for its benefit ana at Its d1ctation,
instead of for the common good. The
office no longer seeks the man, but
falls q willing victim to the seductive
poodle fund. Corruption is King. 1t
crawls aud Kisses In every capitol
from Name to California, and if we
may believe men who Know better
than anybody else. it has no stronger
citadel than in the national capitol at
Washington. Money is the master and
all else is servant Legislation affect
ing the rights and welfare OF millions
of citizens Is openly bought and either
enacted into law or defeated. as the
money power desires.
Not long since measure looking to
the building of great inter oceanic
canal across Nicaragua was defeated at
NdSuiuStOu, IL 40 iCcpoLclbly hoASCu,
by gigantic Doodle fund. Both the
great politisl parties in their national
platforms had declared for the
Nicaragua route, the Isthmian Canal
Commission, appointed to investigate
and report on the feast bility of both
routes, twice reported IN favor of the
Nicaragua route. and the American
people were over whelmingly In favor
OF it, yet when Congress was about &c
declare for Nicaragua and order that
route built, representatives of the
defunct French Panama Company
came over here and went to Washing
. ton. and To- Congress turned ano
voted for the Panama route. Henry
Watterson-and no other man in this
country knows the gray wolves OF
Congress and who they are better thar
he--says it was accomplished b,
q fraud.
, The great manufacturing interest
| of the country write the country
tariff schedules and then go Oft an,