The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-04

a change Il 7Jm'.g wien II cofiies
ths jidmr who IL holding stock ID d
trust. The IuryGan who has been tax
Ing brlbes. ihe b1nlier who has been
faithiess 10 bis truat and the congress
man who has sold his influence TO
corporation arr going 10 huye q hard
time getting away 10 South America,
and the mosquitoes VIII bother them
after they get there.
You can't make any permanent
change in d Civilized race. II will be
honest about 10 long nnd dishonest
about 80 long. II will have con-
science ani admIrc integrity for few
rcnrs. and then every man will seem
10 feel licensed TO rob every other
mans lien roost TodHy we would nd
mlrc the man who could raise the price
Of kerosene oil to ~ cents gallon
and make sI0000l000 In week. A
year hence he'd 70 to prison In spite
OF all the lawyers In th" land.
There was just another such graft
Ing" era when Uncle Jerry was sent
10 the legislature. lie saw other men
selling their votes, ard he didn't sit
down and figure that II was only a
spasm. He decided that II was going
TO be q permanent thing and that the
people had made up their minds to be
grated" on for all time TO come. I'm
Gle Jerry got $500 for his vote and
went home and painted his house and
barn beautiful yellow. The paint
was hardly dry when spasm OF vir-
tue came along. and Uncle Jerry had
to hand that yellow house and barn
over 10 the lawyers to keep himself
out Of state prison.
Just now we are permitting the
trusts to rob the dead and the living.
We are kicking on the one hand and
buying their stock so ns TO reap the
big dividends on the other. When
these trusts can defy the highest courts
In the land and squeeze the people a
little harder every day It looks like q
sure and lasting thing. Don't count on
1t, my boy. The people will get up on
their bind legs some day and begin to
howl. and before they are through there
will be new deal all around.
The real rulers or any country are
the workers When the farmer and
the mechanic have been sat on about
30 long they will begin to squlrm.
Then Is the time for the CRATER to
take n European trip. The squlrming
will soon become struggle, and there
has never been struggle yet between
the oppressed and oppressor but what
the former won.
And, after all. we can't rid ourselves
of the fact that we have consciences.
There are hundreds Of millionaires In
this country. and when It ls asserted
In ali earnestness that not five of them
have made their fortunes honestly
don't you believe there Is crInging all
along the line? The CRATER" may
store up his hundreds OF thousands and
walk around with his nose In the air,
but he must feel that he is an object
of distrust and suspicion. Money Is q
good thing. my son. but II you haven'i
made II In an honest way and the VII
lage cooper passes you by without q
nod 1t Will set you to thinking.
Cut II out. That is. don't join the
"grafters." In the first place. you may
be investigated" when the change
comes and find yourself In hole, and,
In the secsnd. there isn't so much In
being able TO buy scented soap and
silver back hairbrushes as you imag.
Inc. Plain, old fashioned bar soap and
a plain. old fashioned hairbrush car
ried George Washington into the hearts
OF millions OF people for all time to
come, and they ought to be good enough
for everyday folks like you and me.
NJ. QUAD.
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