Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-18
Issue Of the contest upon which Z


Issue Of the contest upon which We
are entering.
THE trust question presents the
most acute point Of contest between
plutocracy and democracy so far as
economies are concerned. The presi-
dent admits virtually that the trusts
contributed to his campaign fund, but
he denied that they received any pro-
misses of aid or immunity. No we'll
informed person doubts that the large
corporations have furnished the repub-
lican campaign fund during the cam.
paigns Of 1895. 1900 and 1904. and no
one can answer the logic of Judge
Parker arraignment of the trusts
contribution. The trusts are run on q
business principle. They do not SUBJ
scribe millions of dollars to a cam
palgn uuless they are paying for fav-
ors already granted or purchasing
favors for future delivery.
president Roosevelt has four years
in which to make good his declaration
that no OBLIGATIONS were incurred by
the acceptance Of trust funds. He will
dissppoint either the contributors or
the voters. II he disappoints the con-
tributors, the trust question may be
| put in the process of settlement. If lie
disappoints the people, they will have
a chance to settle " it'll his party four
years hence. Death to every private
monopoly must be the slogan of the
party in this question. Any other
position is a surrender. The platforms
of 1900 and 1904 declare that a private
monopoly is ~indefersible and intoler-
able, and this declaration presents the
issue upon the trust question.
1.-The party must continue its de-
Tense Of the interests Of the wage
carriers. 1t must protect them from,
the entertainments of capital. The fact
that the lsboring men have not always
shown their appreciation OF the
party's position ought not to deter the
party from doing it's duty in regard
to them. The Ia Dor question is not
one that concerns employers and en-
Iloyes alone. It concerns the entire
community and the people at large
have an interest in the just settlement
o. labor controversies. For that rea-
son they must insist upon remedial
legislation in regard to hours and ar
bitrat,on and they must so limit the
authority Of the courts in contempt
cases as to overthrow what is known
as government by injunction.
1.-THE party must continue Its op-
position to national banks OF issue and
must insist upon divorcine the treas
ury department from Wall street.
1.-The party must continue its fight
for the popular election Of: senators
and for. direct Liquidation wherever
the principle can be applied. It must
not only maintain its position on old
issues, but it must advance to the
consideration Of new questions as they
arise. s@@haz5 * - : &c. 60 :
"It takes time to direct attention to
IN evil, and still more time to oonso]i-
date sentiment in favor Of a remedy T."
and Mr.. Bryan Is not sanguine enough
to believe that all the reforms that he
favors will at once be Endorsed by any
party platform, but he will proceed to
point out the reforms which he belivee
to pe needed. among these may be
mentioned the postal telegraph system,
state ownership Of railroads. the cleo.
ton Of federal judges for fixed terms
and the election Of postmasters' by the
people for their respective communi.
ties. Instead of having the govern
ment Controlled by corporations
through officers chosen by the corpor-
atoms. we must have a government Of
ftAepeople, by the people, and for the
people, a government administered
according to the Jefersonian maxim
OF equal right to all and special priv.
leges to none.' Hope and duty point
the way. To doutt the success of ou1
cause is to doubt the triumph of the
right. for ours is and must be the
cause of the masses. With malice
toward none and charity for ALL lei
US begin the campaign of 1908; let us
appal tc the moral sentiment of the
country and --arraign the policies OF
the republican party before the bar Of
the public conscience
Friends at Long Distance.
Nothing makes the earth seem SO
| spacious as to have friends at q dis
j lance; they make the ATTITUDES and
.. the Observation-Disclosures.
Coal Dear In South Africa.
! Coal is dearer in South Africa than
in any other part of the world. 1t is
cheape~t in China.
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