The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-02-25
THE RICH BOSS AND THE
political BOSS.

threatening the life OF the American
people. He follows mis- tex. with 3
strong article. He slsshes the money
kings and the political buses. hu'
closes with the expressed belief indt
the people will 6n1 way to overcome
the power OF these men. Toe unmer.
tied power OF the rich will Dc over
come not by tho people, hut through
the shortness OF human lie, aud thu
fact that there Is law against en'si
In this country, The Astors have cea=ed
to be OF any copcernment ia this cour-
try; so would the vauGerbilis have
ceased TO be except that the founder o
''the house was shrewd enough to az.
ply the old purpose Of tie law OF entail
to railroad stocks instead Of landed
possessions The House 81 Schrab'
lie already crumbling; the House o
Morgan" will rot lorg survive Id.
founder as money power; the HOUSE
OF Rockefeller" will last longer, for il
is immeasurably rich and the oil well,
are still flowing. But while men CAT
become dangerously rich, there arr
some things they cannot count upon.
They cannot count upon having SOU,
who vii. have the ability or desire /"
do the work the. have TO do in order
to pile up their millions and crush OPP.
position or competition.
But the political boss is another thing
and how to extract his fang. is becon
ing more add more serious problem
every year.
Nearly every state and nearly ever,
city OF respects bic siz' has d pol.sca
boss, sometimes Two Or three Of th.m.
We have two or three OF than in Ne
vada. The material they work uDob
is the office--eeker ahd tbs priz, Of
fered is political recognition in cisa
.'our side' wins. HJs thes3 paoplt
can maintain their assumed lesderships
year after year is !. wonler. L. il Il
wonder, because Of tn petit mss Of re-
suits. Ii they fail ii make, no diffsr-
ence. II cast down, for few LAYS af
ter defeat 1t does not last: with tae tex
campaign they burni-h up tn"ir gar
again and enter the arena with IL,
Same old confidence. victorious. th
rewards they are able TO distribute az
go small that one would think tia
even those receiving thsm woul drot'
on the fact that they coull have don.
better in legitimit business.
There is someth pg tn boss like
Platt or Murphy Of New York Or On,
OF Pennsylvania, for they are generals
In the business. They knos how +
lay out a campaign. where to station
their attacking columns. and their re
serves, and who to delegate 4, corp,
and division, and brigade or regimen.
tai commanders. BIT these petit,
bosses, who depend upon false cries.
intrlgues, dupici'y and coll men 1acit
to carry their designs through ara a.
contemplate that it IS a wonder III II
they can m ,intain their iufnsnce. Ban
they do, and probably Will continue to
rise up and vex the people for years to
come.
How to eff3ctuslly squelch them Is =
complicated problem. Oar belief i
tn 1t the work ought to o4gin ia tht
public schools. The principles or
which our Government was foundt q
reduced TO questions and answers, sno
the history of our country politically
reduced likewise to questions and an
swers, ought to be printed and used a.
text book and acc"mpan, ing il, II
tho same covers II possible, should De a
sort OF political catechi-m The burde,
OF which should be TO impress upo"
every child the great f,c', that this
being Government of he people. tn
Individual " no fails 10 take al Interest
In politics, or who permits hi. owa p,
l!tical convictions to be swayrd BY
boss or the agent Of a bos,, IS Is. irk n
his duty. With such trainiug-and
8 few minutes VI IL daily, woulc b. su
dcient-she young man would nat ne
novice WHEN in politics when he reach
ed his majority. bat would at one.
grapple iut.ll gently with l"ra gu
lions aud wou d at once become IN in
dependent thinker ami worker, and ahf
iguDrant boss with nOthlag but his !
and wealth Of promises wonl b. to
such q youth ut . discount Ia fif-ar
minutes.
Every school hoy and girl Ia japan
since the Oh o. ~ .nanr-a aa- has
been laugh, In :, boni 10 hate itu..i
and, if boy. u gcow IN With the ex.
pnctatinn that someii ~ he viii y, T. !
soldier or s1iior 10 fght :ht N"rth-r |
Bear That Is ~iat has r"Il-ej ia. /
japanese peOp'e til. na~se. for pas
months TO ciamoi for War. l. Is on
of the faults of cur ,0un',y tt at ~
more patriotism isiau. h;i+ our ,choo!s
The way To leach thai s to give Am =
lean child rem Tho ,h.ncc to c1wp:..
our own with ali other go htri.-. and ,
then to impress upon The IN their incl .
vidual responsible. tossri thrir
Q juntry.