Gunnison news-champion., 1906-08-17
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WHICH THEY COULD CONTROL
PREVENT THE DELIVERY To
CORPORATIONS OF THE SrOI.-
IN VOTES OF THE PEOPLE
Mr.. American Voter. you are call
ed "A great Auserscsa sovereign
ilow Raach 1t . sovereign are yoa Z
ib You realize that the popular
trust plan TO-DAY. WORkfNG' Alb
SOLUTELY SMOOTHLY. Is 10
steal an election aud then use the
courts - prevent an invest gstion Z
/ Do You thiuk. Mr. NHer. that
lOU have anything % saw about
the g1vernmst.t OF yogr nation
/ Nj bit ol II.
You are allowed the harmless ex-
ciiemeut ol voting Bot yaH viii
never again exercise lDl Il WILL.
. ia opposition to THE WlI.Loi DOM
lnant Piutocrucv unless you change
the methods of governing this coun-
try a. practised today.
What sort f creature Is the
public official supposed 10 represent
the will Of the people nov
lie Is an individual appointed
practically by Mr. Ryan aud Mr..
Belmont or by Mr. Morgan and Mr.
Rockefeller This gentleman select
sd by the big platocrats, or by ser
vile political bo~sea Whosn they hire
never comes in contact with the
people-thst isn't sscessary.
He 10 pot in Office by the big
6nancier~ AND THEY KEEP
HIN ON THEIR PRIVATE PAY
ROLL so THAT HE NAY NOT
FEEL ANY SENSE OF RESION-
SlBlLITY To THE PEOPLE
SUCH A RESPONSIBILITY
NIGHT PROVE AWKWARD
Often this asR p"t upon the pay
roll Of the psople ANDKFPT UION
the PRIVATE PAYROLL OF
THE CORPORATIONS 10 nososioas-
y aa ~ osa Gs shom H. c;ti-
ssss vsasd. rh;s happsssa il New
York lest yesr, n haPye~sd in Colo
RADIO recently. 1T HAPPENS CON-
STANTLY ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY.
The hired political bosses hire in
their turn desperate thugs 10 vote
fraudulently, 10 intimidste and as-
sault honest voters, ANDTO STEAL
THE VOTES FROM THE BALLOT
BOX AT THE LAST MOMENT If
NEED BE.
The people KNOW that they are
cheated, and what happens?
They 60 to the courts, AND THE
COURTS SAY THEY CAN'T DO
ANYTHING, AND THEY WON'T
LET THE PEOPLE DO ANY
THING.
And you, Mr. Voter, must net
speak disrespectfully of the courts.
for that would be dreadful anarchy.
1t would seriously y offend Mr.. Ryan,
Mr.. Belmont, Mr. Rockefeller and
Mr.. Morgan.
And it would offend very deeply
also the respectable hangers on of
these great men, and those cultured
modern Lazaruses, the bought and
sold editors, who pick up crumbs
that fall from the tables of the rich.
All these are deeply interested in
inculcating profound reverence for
a court which allows a corporation
to steal votes. If you speak irrever-
emily of such a court there is a very
great hue and cry, and you are made
to feel very small, to realize that
you are wretched worm, endeavor-
ing undermine the very founda-
tions OF society.
1t is true that occasionally the
downtrodden goose Of an American
voter sees an exception TO the gener-
al rule.
1t is true also, as YOU know. that
that muscle that used 10 move the
ear comes to life in rare individual
cases About once in ten thousand
times you find man who can make
his ear wiggle almost at well as anv
of his inferior animal relations. And
about once in ten Thousand times,
as in Missouri, for instance, YOU do
accidentally come across ballot
box investigation Of the genuine
sort. What does it prove
Ii proves that the election WAS
stolen, that the Mayor and other
officers WERE seated BY fraud.
AND THAT RESPECTABLE
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/ ELECTION OFFICERS To MIS-
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