Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-28

| ne democrafic party OF the nation RI
anirms Its traditional adherence TO tn
| principle Of reciprocity. Especially do W
believe that 1t would prove advantageou
TO us as nation to Iestaulish reciprocal
the dominion Of Canada.
| by allure, by physical environments
| and by all the conditions that make on
| people except such political conditions a
divide US, the people OF Canada and tn
| people Of the United States are one PEG
pie. Our kinsman and friends have gon
to that land just MS our fathers and moth
ers came out from New York and settle,
In Ohio. and from Ohio came into low,
and Nebraska and the Dakotas. The PEG
pie OF the north are like our own people
have similar standards of life. The civil
and religious institutions Of Canada ar,
similar to eur institutions. and Of as higi
an and 9 %s.,,n The -, aims fspirati0ns hope.
our northern border are the same aims
sspirations, hopes and destiny of the
American people. There Is no satisfactory
reason why they and we should not be one
In all the commercial relations OF life ,
And what prevents? There is nothing
to prevent the broad. universal and nat:
States and Canada which nature has de.
signed except stupid ignorance and blind
prejudice which existed In New England
against agar the people OF the west when the
mississippi valley was opened to settle
ment. The republican party is TODAY h.
the same arguments against reciprocal re.
iati9ns with Canada that We're reiterated
In the halls of congress against the people
OF the west when new states were created
by Inc Louisiana purchase, 7 he people
OF CaLada are 6.OOO.0UO we are so, 600,
ooo. The republican party tells us that
open trade with them means disaster to U.S.
ask them to tell us why
but we must deal with the combina-
lions, that have been organized all over
for speculative purposes solely I'm the inter
esfs or the promoters who depend upon the
public ana private favoritism for existence,
price and output of their comm oddities.
heif assets are unknown. stock Is issued
Doth preferred and common. with the ut
most abandon; The set purpose of these
'ompinauons Is to crowd down the price
OF the raw material and increase the sell
ing price of the finished article. fixing the
price Of both as will prove the greaest
proht to them and the greatest cost TO
the consumer. Producer and consumer
are both helpless In their grasp.
IL the trusts fix normal price upon o
commodity 1t is not because of any gen
erous feeling toward the masses. but be
cause IL aCcOrdS with its purpose and
pest interests These prices are very gen
crazy only temporary Let them feel
tion, and they Will merclessly Cypress
the consumers. whose interests they have
progressed to conserve under extortionate
The trust was conceived in greed fos-
tered by special privileges endured
through deception, is sanctioned by re.
publican administration. maintains and
fattens itself on the sweat and toll Of
honest enteuvor. Trusts do NOT create
wealth.; They absorb the natural prop
erty rights OF men. fix prices and prey
on producers and consumers alike
This denunciation of the unnatural trust
is d plea Tor the rights of American chi,
lens' trampled upon and scOrned by thi,
arrogant power whose heart knows not
ural tendencies of the trust are to crush
out individual Independence and hinder
and prevent free use Of human facul-
.i i, ana the full development of human
character. Its principles are reactiOnary
In the extreme. transporting our dearly
DoHgnn principles OF equality and indIvid-
nal liberty back to the centralized and
monarchial age of government.
1t would reiegate man to the level of
passive obedience. paralyze his will, and
hold him to the wheel to be ground and
moulded to the shape his tyrant master
The man should be all. In every man
slumbers reason and, intelligence. lie
should be his own master, and TO become
this. TO realize his divine powers he must
walk erect and speak his own mind
A nation OF men can only exist when
zach believes himself inspired by the hi.
sihe soul that inspires all men. The trust
II conspiracy against the manhood of its
employees. When Il trust obtains com
plete control of an Industry all the men
therein engaged will be at its mercy.
There will he no competitive demand for
their services as they have become
skilled in their trade, they win lind IL
ilihcult to turn their energies to other
alternative is the labor
union or starve.
The primary purpose of trusts Is to de.
stroy competition, and relief from tho
consequent burdens will never come from
Inc unseihshness Of the trusts. If relief
comes II must come from the people. using
all their might and asserting ali their
power through proper legislation.
in lF roy eo no special privileges are given
no monopoly can endure and
maintain extortiOnate prices Ii Is only
through this unnatural support that com.
petition may be stifed lake away thaSs
special privileges and competition will re-
turn. and we will have fair prices and
natural combinations
There has been too much legislation in
favor of personal and corporate interests.
and the public has been lost sight of,
these powerful combination have taken
to themselves lSe the creations of labor-sav-
and have forced man to become a conn.
, no H. serf, means to their mad rush
lac. only proof of brain which the
man in his present condition has II 70
point dumbly to his machine lie has
created his own death instrument
Industry and commerce should he Ieft
as free as possible to pursue their meth.
DDS according to the natural laws Of ths
world. The most perfect government Is
Germ Of all is one which conseryes RE
rights of man, opposes violence. promotes
an Intelligent, Independent use Of the
ballot; not one under control of corpora
ural enemy of the trusts SpecnIa TORS
ana gamblers are not the class TO nro
mote or or, rescue such government 1t is
the millions OF men who toll who have
embraced and cherished the foundation
principles of our government througb
whom we must blot out this artificial
monster winch makes money the god and
Can it be possible that the hest thou,bt
of this country will allow this centraIi7s
tion to go forward? When Persia's Iipbt
went ont per cent Of her peonla ow ,Sni
all OF her property. When SYRIA crumhIed
and fell her wealth was with the few ber
many In want and slavery. Rome's spipn
dor and greatness did not fade untr cen
traftZation had given to less than n HIM
"red men the control of the property OF
the world.
No young man can write a sensible
letter to the girl he loves.
A successful man roots while his
unsuccessful brother stands around
and sQueals.
The optimist is thoroughly convinc.
ed that the best things. have never
happened.
A married man can live on less
than bachelor if his wife takes
in washing.
The hand that fits the dresses is
the hand that shapes the world.
He (having told rather risaue
story Well-don't you see the
point?" She-"No-not IL it's what
| think it is
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Mrs. Smith--"Have you named your
twin girls. Lucy?" Lucy-"Yessum !:
we'se done name 'em 'Flops'm' an