Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-02

by the recent Congress providing
pension for every soldier Of the Civil
War. There is one point, however,
which has been called to ny atten-
tion by an exciting ease in my neigh
Dor.
Where an cid soldier who had
reached the age of 65 or 70 years and
has a wife still living and is by force
of circumstances dependent entirely
upon his pension, there ought to be
a special law passed granting to such
persons twice the amount as the sol
der who has no wife or family de-
pendent upon him. A pension of
$12.8s per month is insufficient to
support a man and wife. Consider
ing the small number Of soldiers of
the Civil War who attain this age
and considering the rapidity with
which they are dropping off every
day and the great wealth our
country it would seem to me to con-
serve the principles Of true patriot
ism better to make ample provis-
ion fer these aged men than to spend
money for needless war ships to rot
idly in our harbors.
also believe that the pensions of
all soldiers ought to be paid every
month instead of quarterly and II
elected | promise the soldiers of this
district to bring the change about
Corporations of this state are COM
PEELED by law to pay their employees
twice q month and it is most incon-
sisteat upon the part of the govern
ment to insist upon the enforcement
of that law by the corporations and
at the same time evade the enforce
ment of that law by the corporations
and evade it and by so doing become
the direct cause of inconvenience
and in many cases of actual suffering
and want upon the part of the pension
recipient.
Protection For All.
The time is here when the interest
of the common people must be safe
guarded. When we consider the
vast possibilities which lie behind thu
consolidated forces of the financial
interest of this country, there os no
DENYING the fact that these forces
wrongfully used may sometimes be-
come an absolute menace to the busi-
ness credit and consequent prosperi-
ty of our people. The total amount
of actual currency of the United
States is in round figures 2 IL bill
lion dollars. We have one single
corporation in this country whose as
sets show as listed on the market
twice this amc@nt in value and no
country such as ours can afford to
take the chances of having its en-
tire financial fabric rest upon the
whims of a few men as it does now.
A free government will not fail 70
safeguard the interest Of the COM
mon people who make up and ccns.-
tute it any and law which stands for
the protection not only Of the Sc
ings Of our people but for the inte&r
ty and maintainanCe of our business
interests is a good law and ought TO
be established.
In conclusion, | have been persuad-
go to accept the nomination for Con
gress not from the standpoint of a
politician hut with all the earuestness
OF American patriotism. 1t is plain
to me as a student Of political econ
omy aud free government that onr
ship of both state and nation is drift
ing irrevocably upon the rocks Of
plutocracv that has cumblej into
dust republics older than ours. In
accepting this position with the pos
sibility of election l feel the sacred
ness of the trust and its responsible
ties If elected I will 80 to Washing
ton aus your representative with de-
termination to become q part con
structiye part in the administration
OF this national government. My
mission will be to not only stand by
Roosevelt in his great measures for
reform but to contribute toward the
thought and earnest work in the bust
ness operations Of this Government
as was intended in the original for
nation Of this Government. In 9TH
er words it is neither fair or right nor
wise for the management of this Gov
ernment to be imposed entirely in
one man or in one brain. You
are paying salary for individual
services and you have right to ex-
pect it and it becomes the duty of
your representative to set aside his
business affairs which l propose to do
and devote his full time and energy
to advocating those measures of nat
ional importance which have in view
the furthering of the business inter