Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-23
THEY KNOW II now
The SECRETS OF THE MET WELL
ENOUGH ALONE" SLOGAN.
Many Elegant Reasons Why the Cap
taiHS of Industry Vented TO "Let
We'll Enough Alone" They Were
Doing SO Well That They Could
Afford Big Money TO Continue.

The Am cream people during a recent
presidential campaign became quite ia
miliar with the appeal let we'll enough
alone" Ac, riding to tle election re-
turns the pc pie did not exactly know
what "w-ll enough was at the time.
The have better dea now.
They did not know that men who
posed as captains OF industry were in
fact ron-I I,ilators in restraint of trade
They did not know that the men who
claimed to be "the trustees of God" were
in fact seeking the opportunity to tooppress
the people. They know it now.
They did not know thai Chauncey NJ.
Depew, who pleaded for the defeat OF the
democratic pant in the name OF "nation-
al honor" was then engaged in come =
tion with the Equitable Life Assurance
society in questionable transactions.
They know it now.
They did not know that Andrews, the
Detroit banker who charged the demo-
cratic candidate in 1896 with being "the
dishonest ieader OF dishonest men" was
an embezzi,-r to the extent Of 81 go ,O00
They know it nov.
They did not know that Rigelow, the
Milwaukee banker who as conspicuous
official OF the American Bankers associa-
ton, pleaded l'r the election OF the re.
n tial,. i,,n 70 . bn h,,.
ness interests OF the country, was de-
faulter to the extent OF more than three
million dollars. They know it now.
They did not know that republican
administration would give sympathy to
Great Britain in its war against the re.
public Of South Africa-but they know
it now.
They did not know that q republican
admnist ration would create colonies and
govern them as King George governed
the American colonies, adopting the
very policies against which our own fore
father fought. They know it now.
The did not know that a party which
pretends to be thoroughly business.like
in its methods would engage in such a
reckless expenditure OF the public money
that during year when the revenues
were greater than during any year in the
history OF the government the deficit
amounted TO $24 ,000, 900. They know it
now.
They did not know that under the ad-
ministration of party which assumes,
as the republican party does, a monopoly
upon the honesty, the intelligence and
the patriotism of the country such scan.
dial and fraud could exist AS characterized
the temporary administration in Cuba or
tnat have characterized the administra-
ton OF the postoffice department, the
government printing office, the agricul.
tural department, and the interior de-
partnen;. They know it now.
They did not know that a party whose
representatives mad SO much to say in
favor of "a square deal" would heap dis
grace upon an honest official like Bowen
while bestowing new honors upon dis
credited official like Loomis. They know
it now.
They did not know that a party whose
leaders claim for it the title of "party of
progress" would at the instance of the
trans.continental railroad companies re.
ject the Nicaragua canal route and adopt
the Panama route, thus paving the way
not only for endless delay but for numer-
GUS scandals. They know it now.
They did not know that when the peo.
pie with practical unanimity demanded
relief from extortonate freight rates the
corporations would be SO influential with
the republican congress that such relief
would be denied. They know it now.
They did not know that when the de.
mand for the popular election OF United
States senators was so general that the
house OF representatives on four separate
occasions found it necessary to pass a
proposed amendment to that effect, the
republican senate, acting in behalf OF the
special interests, would block the way to
that reform. They know it now.
They did not know that while the re-
publican administration was pretending
to wage a campaign against the trusts a
republican commissioner OF education
would have the temerity to issue clean
bill to John d. Rockefeller, the most con-
spicuous representative of the trust sys.
tenn. They know it now.
When the Burtons and the Mitchells
and the Depews pleaded for the election
OF the republican ticket in order tina,
business might be protected and national
honor preserved and the government at
Washington upheld, they did net know