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The Tupelo journal., 1906-09-07
W. ]. BRYAN'S MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN SPEECH

method of electing United States sem
ators. There is noticeable everywhere
a distinct movement toward democracy
in It's broadest sense. In all the coun-
mand that the government be brought
nearer to the people. In China a con-
stitution is under consideration. In ia
pan the people are demanding that the
emperor from among his particular
friends. shall be selected from parlia-
ment. and be In harmony with the DOM
inant sentiment. In India there is agi.
tation in favor Of a native congress. In
Russia. the car has been compelled to
recognize the popular voice In the. es-
adjustment Of a douma. and throughout
Europe the movement manifests itself in
various forms. In the United States this
trend toward democracy has taken the
form OF a rowing demand for the elec-
ton of United States senators by a .dt-
rect vote of the people. 1t must be diff
ficult to overestimaue the strategic adj
v~antage'o of this reform. for since every
bill must receive the sanction of the
senate as well as the. house Of repre-
sentatives before it can become a law,
no important legislation of a national
brought into harmony with the people.
l am within the limits of the truth when
l say that the senate has been for some
years the Dulwark of the predatory
wealth. and that it even now contains
so many members, who owe their cleo
ton to favor-seeking corporations, and
are so Subservient to their masters as to
prevent needed legislation. The popular
branch of congress has four times de-
clared in favor of this reform. and two-
thirds of the states have demanded 1t,
and yet the senate a~rrogantly and impu-
IDENTIFY blocks the way.
The Income Tax.
The income tax. which some in our
country have denounced as a socialistic
attack upon wealth. has, I am pleased to
report. the endorsement of the most
conservative countries in the old world.
1t is a permanent part Of the fiscal sys-
n in many places it is a graded tax.
incomes. England has long depended
upon the income tax for a considerable
part of her revenues. and her English
commission is now investigating the
proposition to change from a uniform to
a graded tax. I hav been absent too
long to speak with any authority on the
public sentiment in this country at his
time. but l am so convinced of the JUS
tice of the income tax that l feel sure
that the people will sooner or later de-
mand an amendment to the constitution
which will specifically authorize an in
come tax. and thus make 1t possible for
the burdens of the federal government to
be apportioned among the people In
proportion to their ability to bear them.
It is little short of a disgrace to our
country that while 1t is able to COM
mand the lives Of its citizens in time OF
war, it can not. even in the most ex-
treme emergency, compel wealth. to bear
it's share of the expenses of the govern
ment which protects it.
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The Money question.

Thus far / nave dwelt upon subjects
which may not be regarded as strictly
pardon me If in this presence l betray
my interest in those policies for which
the democratic party stands. l have not
had on opportunity to make a demo-
cratic speech for a year, and no one
not even a political enemy-could be 30
cruel as to forbid me to speak of those
have derived not only partixan pleasure,
but also partizan advantage from the
division caused in our party by. the
money question. They ought not. there
fore. begrudge US the satisfaction that
We fnd In the fact that unexpected con-
ditions have removed the cause OF our
difference, and permitted us to present
a united front on present issues. I'm
lookedfor and unprecedented Increase In
the production Of gold had brought 2
and the advocates OF bi-metalism-the
former keeping the gold standard which
they wanted. and the latter securing the
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lions doing business with each other.
and then proceed to swindle the stock
holders OF the various corporations Tor
which they act. No man can serve
tempts to do SO will fail. no matter how
much money he makes before his failure
Is discovered. Many of the trusts con-
troll prices by the same methods. The
same group .sof men secure control OF
several competing corporations, and the
management IL thus consolidated.
6uonests Remedies.
1t is worth while to consider whether
by a law making it illegal for the same
person to act as director of officer OF two
corporations which deal with each other
or are engaged In the same general BUSH
a stll more s-ar-rsaching remedy was as
1907. namely the recurring OF corpora
engaging in interstate commerce. This
remedy is simple, easily applied and COM
prehensive. The requiring OF a license
would not embarrass legitimate corpora
tions-it would scarcely inconvenience
then-while 1t would confine the .preda-
tory corporations to the fate OF their
origin. Juht as a license to sell liquor
only in accordance with the laws Of the
state in which he resides. SO a corporate
license granted by a federal commission
would not interfere with the right OF
SoCA q "
tons doing business within its borders.
Ii corporations were required to take out
a federal license. the federal government
could then issue the license upon the
terms and conditions which would pro-
tect the public.
Corporations Have No Natural Rights.
A corporation differs from a human be-
ing in that it mas no natural rights, and
as all of its rights are derived from the
statutes. it can be limited or restrained
according as the public welfare may re-
quire. The control which congress has
over interstate commerce Is complete,
and if congress can prevent the transpor-
tation of a lottery ticket through the
mails. by the express companies. or by
freight. it can certainly forbid the use
Of the mails. the railways and the tele-
graphs to any corporation which is en-
deavoring to monopolize an article OF
commerce.. and no party can long be cred
tied with sincerity II 1t condemns the
trusts with words only. and then per-
mits the trusts to employ all the instru-
mentalities Of interstate In the
carrying out it's nefarious plans. 1t is
far easier to prevent a monopoly than
to watch 1t and punish 1t, and this pre-
vention can be accomplished In a prac-
tical way by refusing a license to n
corporation which controls more than a
certain proportion Of the total products
this proportion to be arbitrarily fixed at
a point which will give free operation to
competition.
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impartial laws, and the application Of
the Jeffersonian doctrine Of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none? Only
those whose accommodations are stained
methods nave given them a distorted view
OF business. society n government. Ac-
emulation by conscious fraud more
money than they can p%rofitably use upon
leave tc their children. these denounce
as public enemies all who question their
methods or throw a light upon their
crimes.
PIutscracy Abhorrent.
Plutocracy is abhorrent to a republic; 1t
is more despotic than monarchy, more
than ~aristocracy. more selfish
that bureaucracy 1t preys upon the
against It in the hour Of its calamity
Constituencies, compassionless and devoid
Of wisdom, 1t enervates Its votaries. while
1t impoverishes It's victims 1t ID already
sapping the strength Of the nation. vul-
garizing social life. and making a mockery
morals TIL time is ripe for its over
throw. Let us attack 1t boldly. making
our appeal to the conscience, OF
the nation-in the name OF the counting
room which it has defled: in the name OF
business honor, which it has sulliedi In
the name Of the people whom 1t has OPP
pressed; in the name OF the homes which
it has despoiled, and in the name Of ,relig-
ion, upon which it has placed the stigma
OF hypocrisy.
His New Battle Hymn.
And. II / may be permitted to suggest
a battle hymn, l propose a stanza, but
changed, from one of the strong
est poems of Scotlands great democratic
Columbiai My dear, my native soil!
For whom my warmest wish to Heaven
Is sent,
Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toll
Be blest with health and peace and
sweet content.
And, o. may Heaven their simple lives
prevent
From luxury's contagion, weak and vile
though unearned wealth to wicked
ness be lent,
A ~virtuous populace may rise and stand
A wall OF fire around their much-loved
land.
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lied to the trust question, and the re-
duction Of the tariff furnishes an easy
the trusts can practice. While absolute
free trade would not necessarily make a
trust impossible. still it is propaule that
very few manufacturing establishments
would dare to enter into the trust of the
president were empowered to put on the
free list articles competing with those
occasion at an early day to consider the
tariff question more at length. l can not
permit this opportunity to pass without
expressing. the opinion that the princi-
pie empodied in the protective tariff has
been the fruitful source of a great deal
of political corruption. as well as the
trusts. 1t is difficult to condemn the
manufacturer for uniting to take advan-
tage of a high tariff schedule, when the
schedule is framed on the theory that the
Industries need all the protect ion given,
and it is not likely that the beneficiarieS
Of these schedules will consent to be re-
formed by its friends.
Tariff n Votes
But one of the worst features Of the
tariff levied not for revenue, but for the
avowed purpose of protection. Is that 1t
votes to advance their own financial inter
ests. The manufacturer has been assured
that it is legitimate for him to vote for
opinions on other subjects may be-. will
legislate larger dividends into his pockets;
sheep growers have been encouraged to
Dell0V0 Ln2I they 0QOuIO nave no higher
aim in voting than to raise the price Of
wool. and laboring men have been urged
to make their a their only concern.
Fat Frying.
For a generation the fat" has been
fried out Of the manufacturers by the re-
publican congressional committee, and
then the manufacturers have been reim-
bursed by legislation. With the public
conscience educated to believe that this
open purchase Of legislation was entirely
proper, no wonder that insurance compa-
mics nave used the money of their policy
holders to carry elections: no wonder that
trusts have hastened to purchase i'm
munity from punishment with liberal do
nations. Nor can we draw a moral dis
tinction between the man who sells his
vote for five dollars on election day and
the manufacturer who sells his political
influence for fifty or a hundred thousand
| dollars, payable in dividends? How can
! we draw a moral line between the senator
and congressman elected BY the trusts to
prevent hostile legislation and the senator
or congressman kept in congress by the
ton? The party which justified the onN
form OF bribery cannot be relied upon to
condemn the other.
The Time for Reform.
There never was a time when tariff
reform could be more easily entered upon.
for the manufacturers. by selling abroad
cheaper, as many of them do, have not
only shown their ingratitude toward those
who built the tariff wall for them, but
they ave demonstrated their ability to
sell in competition with the world. The
high tariff has long been a burden to the
consumers in the United States. and it is
growing more and more a menace to our
foreign m because It arouses re-
sentiment and provokes retaliation.
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THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
interviewer With the Trust Question.
THE &c i1co,1 r,,octiop 10 also inferwov,

interviewer With the Trust Question.
The railroad question is also interviewer
with the trust question. Nearly all the
private ~monopolies have received rebates,
or secured other advantages over Compel
itors. Absolute equality of treatment at
the hands OF the railroads would go far
toward Gripping the trusts. and ! rejoice
that the president has had the courage to
press the question upon congress While
the law, as 1t was finally distorted by the
senate. is not all hat could be wished. 1t
deserves a fair trial.
A New Danger
Rate regulation was absolutely neces-
sary, and 1t furnishes some relief from
the unbearable conditions which previous
ly existed: but we must not forget that
the yesting of this enormous power In the
hands OF the commission appointed by the
president introduces q new danger II an
appointive board has the power to fix
rates, and can. by the exercise Of that
power, Increase or decrease by hundreds
Ct millions Of dollars h annual revenues
of the railroads. will not the railroads
feel that they have q large pecuniary in
terest In the election OF q president friend
ly to the railroads?
Public ownershIp Of Railroads
Experience has demonstrated that mi-
nicipal corruption Is largely traceabls to
the fact that franchise corporations de-
sire to control the city council and thus
increase their dividends II their man
ayers adopt the Same policy. the senti-
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Death From Poisoned Candy.

Fort Worth, TEXAS the result OF
eating poisoned candy, mailed to a
prisoner in the county Jail by some
unknown party, the recipient, A. s.
Fitzgerald, is dead; Henry Peake.
Louis Weaver, W. H. Norris and ]. L.
Cross are dangerously ill, and Frank
Grundy, who tasted the confectionery,
is also. i'll. The candy had been sprin-
kled with strychnine, SO physicians
believe.
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Indiana Populist. Name Ticket.

Indianapolis, Ind.-The populists of
Indiana met here in state convention,
nominated a state ticket and adopted
a platform. The platform denounces
trusts, Imperialism, the present finan-
cial system and the decisions of the
United States supreme court adverse
to the income tax.
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Nonninat. BRYANT Brooks.

Casper, Wyo.-The republican state
convention made the following nomi-
nations: Governor, Bryant B. Brooks;
secretary of state, William r. Schnit-
ger; treasurer, Edward Gillette; audit
or, Leroy Grant; superintendent Of
public instruction, H. D. Cook.
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AGAINST praoo Doctrine.

London-The powers, the Standards
correspondent at Rome asserts, are
exchanging views on the Drago doc
trine, with a view to concerted action
at The Hague against the United
States, should an attempt be made to
uphold it.
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RevoIutionist Robbers Throw Snuff.
st. Observation-Disclosures ef-
fected a daring robbery of a ~postoffice
collector in the center OF the city.
Snuff was thrown in the eyes of the
collector by the robbers, who seized
his portfolio, and escaped with a few
hundred dollars.
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Maanlfcent Sacred Edlnee.

The largest and costliest building
thus far undertaken in New York, the
city of immense structures, is the
magnificent $40. 900, 900 Episcopal Ca
thedral of st. John the Divine, now be-
ing erected on Mo~rningside Heights.
This will be the greatest ediice in
America, and the fourth in import
ance In the world.
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Flood In Mexico.

Ell Paso, Textile Santiago river,
in Mexico, has overlowed Its banks,
and a number of towns have been
flooded. Crops greatly damaged. and
the Mexican Central suffers from
washouts.
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e.ch.Iors Were Taxed.

There is nothing revolutionary In
modern proposals to tax bachelors.
Two centuries ago every celibate in
England was paying tribute to the
exchequer "for neglecting his duty TO
mo another mans daughter"
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Express Franks Called II

EXPRESS Franks Called In.
Topeka, Kas.-All of the state OF.
ficers have received requests to re-
turn their express franks at once to
the headquarters at New York. The
notification came In a letter from
Dudley Evans, president of the Wells
Fargo Express Co.
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n.-arkahIe Eiu Tree.

In the gardens of the Raby castie'
Durham. England, is a fig tree which
has a spread Of branches from ~ 70
"a feet. 1t was brought from tiaiy
in 1856, and is. kept under glass.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-09-07

Witt Knock Out Private Car Lines.
Chicago-It is stated that the Hep
burn rate bill will put the private a
lines out of business. They are made
common carriers, subject to all pro-
visions Of the act. Railroads must
furnish all cars.
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Dreyfus May Retire on Pension.
Paris, France-The Patre announces
that Maj. Alfred Dreyfus will retire
from the army in October on a pen
sion.
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A youno woman,s Awful FAN.

A Young Woman's Awful Fan.
Omaha, Neb.-Lena Jeffries, a tele-
phone operator, % years of age, In
the employ of the Nebraska Telephone
Co., was killed by falling from the
third story of the Douglas Street Ex-
change building.
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A woman willingly promises to obey
a man at the altar, but shes apt 10
forget to deliver the goods.
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. HEALTHY Old AGE
OFTENTHE
Help for Women Passing Through
Change Of Life

Providence has allotted us each at
least seventy years in which to fulfill
our mission in life, and it is generally
our own fault if we die prematurely.
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Woman Golf Champion,

Chicago-Western Woman Golf
Champion Mrs. c.. l.. Deering won her
game in the women's championship
tournament, defeating Miss Llewellyn.
5 up and 8 to play.
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Relative of Senator Mitchell.

Philadelphia, Pa.-There is a story
affoat that Frank X. Nipple, late pres
ident of the wrecked Real Estate
Trust Co., was a brother of the late-
United States Senator Mitchell of Ore
gon.
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PUTNAM FADELESs DYES. are fast
to light and washing and color more goods
than others. 10c per package.
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What a miserable crowd OF pessf-
mists we would be II we could seq
ourselves as others see us.
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Ii YOU must take a laxative, take a harm
less one. Lax-Fos does not grippe, therefore
does not irritate. Irritation is what does
the harm. Price SO cents.
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Asks to Be Recalled.

London = The correspondent at
Shanghai of the Morning Post states
that the Chinese ambassador to Lon.
don has asked to be recalled.
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Feared Murdered BY Bandits.

reared ny 6anoite
Tientsin-A British engineer named
Wills, who was travelling from Jehol
to Tientsin. has been missing since
July Z. 1t is feared that he has been
murdered by the bandits.
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Shaw Wit, Tour the South.

Washington-Secretary Shaw will
leave Washington on September Z for
a campaign tour through the south.
where he will speak in several states.
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And the small boy lives his neigh
Dor as himself-if she gives hin
something to eat
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THE TARIFF QUESTION.

Closely Allied With Trust Question.
The tariff question is very closely al.
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Federal Expenditures
On another occasion l shall call atten-
| of the federal government. 1t Is n1cural
that those who look upon the taxation as
a blessing should view overgroWn appro-
priations with competency. yet even the
desire to find ways. of spending the reve-
nues brought into the treasury by a high
tariff cannot wholly account for the reck-
less extravaganza OF recent CONGRESSES.
Democracy Offers a Solution.
But at this time l desire to center
your thoughts upon the o~vershadoWinB
evil Of the day.the trust-with Its piu-
from. It demands a remedy, and the
people are prepared to administer heroic
| treatment. The democratic party Of
fers a solution. which is both reasonable
and adequate solution in which time
honored principles are applied to new
conditions. The democratic party is not
r rhg sne4y Is on the Contrary, the best de,
FENDER OF human rights-best defender Of
both-because it defends human rights,
and human rights are the only foundation
can rest securely. The democratic party
does not menace a single dollar legiti.
mately accumulated: on the contrary y
poor alike in the enjoyment OF mat wnicn
they have honestly earned. The demo
cratic party does no. discourage thrift
but on the contrary, stimulates each IN
dividual to the highest endeayor by as
surfing him that he will not be deprived
OF the fruits of his toll. II we can repeal
the laws which enable men to reap where
they have not sown-laws which enable
them to garner into their overhoWlne
barns the harvests that belong to others
M one will be able to accumulate
enough to make his fortune dangerous to
the country. Special privilege ana the
use OF the taxing power for private gain
these are the twin pillars upon which
plutocracy rests. To take away these
supports to elevate the beneficiariees OF
special legislation to the path OF honest
effort ought to be the purpose OF our
party.
Those Who VIII 30 Injured.
who can suffer injury BY Just taxation.
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The Election OF Senators.
I return more convinced than before
u the Importance ora change In the
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-14
Energica protesta
DELLA "LIsA BE PRssIFanoy
No Sc conoce case igual en- la historic
de las Colonias

Por Ell Presidente de la "Liga' Sc
ha dirijido al Hon. Gobe1nador : ii
Tesorero de esta Isla, la carta que
sigue:
Hon. sefor. En- session celebrada
por esta Junta Directiva en- la noche
del II de los corrientes. Sc acord6.
entire otros, ell particular que sique,
Ten1endOSe en- cuenta el disgusto
con que sc IA visto por las classes
|contributivas de esta ciudad gran
parte de la prensa peri6dics de 1s
mlsma, el que por el Tesoro Insular
sc este cobrando la contribution de
un decimo por ciento para amortizar
lel capital intereseS del emprestito
iltimamente votado por la Asamhlea
Legislative de Puerto Rico sin due
hasta la fecha sc halla contratado nj
e1ectuado dicha operaci6n, esta D;-
irectlva, lnterpretando los deseos de
los contrlbuyentes de San Fuan, en-
,nombre de Sus asociados consiqna
por clio Ia mas solemne pxotesta V.
Iacuerda ~Se dirija ccpia de este par
'tlcular al Hon. Tesorer0 de Puerto
Rico, llamandole la atenciGn acerca
del disgusto que ha causado & fin de
nteresarle por 81 pudiese aun hacer
Ialgo en- benehcio de Ia clase que re-
presentamOs. Y que asi mismo Sc
.dlrija copia al Hon. G0bernador CO.
mo autoridad superior de la isla. por
Isl en- vista de los razonamientos CON
siqnados, pudiese interponer su va
lloSa Influenza, evitando Que CONT
'n1e la injustihcada exacci6n de di-
.cho impuesto que grava en- general
d los contribuyentes de Puerto Rico.
Muy respetuosamente, frmado 10.
Sc NJ. MARXUACH. Presidente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-14
De Manatf

La convenci6n del partido unionists
Sc verified Ell sabado pr6ximo pas ado
resultando nominado para Alcalde e1
seflor Ciemente Ramirez de Arelleno.
La elecci6n fu6 expont4nea.
-Tras r&pjda y penosa enfermedad
ha dejado de existir en- este pueblo, ell
respectable anciano don Pedro Arm aiz
emparentado cen distinguidas falnilias
de la localldad
Nuestro pesame q sus dcudos.
CORE como valida la especie de
que ell domingo pr6ximo vendran varie .
oradores del partido Republican, 4
celebrar TN nas-meeting entire eIlos
suena ell nombre del abogado P Cap6.
La ofcina del Sub..Colecturfa ha
sido trasladada la c4Ile de la "Alta-
gracia"
d. Julio Gambia, ha sido designado
nueyamente per Ia convention unionis.
ia para mietnbro de Ia Juuta dc ms
trucci6n.
FL Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-09-14
Las fiestaS de San Mateo

Nuestros amigos los seiores Flip.
pl, Escalons, Acha, Padial y Gaos
han tornado q su cargo la organiza-
cl6n de los festejos patronales del
elegante barYio de Santurce.
I'll prGgrama no esta combinado
aup, pero Sc sabe que los citados Sc
flores han rematado eli hip6dromo.
con objeto de organizar unas gran
des carreraS de caballos, el dia
VENTURES; al efecto conseguiran que
vengan 4 San Juan, los mas renom
brados caballos de la ciudad del Sur.
De los populares Y distinguidos
eiementos que han tornado su cargo
la organization de los festejos patr0-
males de Santurce, es l6gico espe-
rar TN gran SucesO.