The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-24
WILL 1T BE DoNEl

to day is the most momentous aud
serious question, with which the
nation has had to contend, perhaps,
in all It's history-that of getting
the management and control of the
national government backinto the
hands of the people. That the peo-
pie have been gradually letting it
Drift away, getting into the hands,
and under the control of those. who
by one pretense and an other, thro
their control of national affairs have
enriched themselves, until now,
they feel that the people have but
little interest in the government
only to vote as they are told,
To remedy this sad state of af-
fairs can only be done by the patri.
OTIS vote. What cause has brought
this about, made this state of at.
fairs possible? If properly investi-
gated the real fountain head of all
the ills which now confront tho
people is that of Protection tariff
In speaking on this question in
1924, G gorge McDuff of South Caro-
lima, used this prophetic language:
ut brings ambition and avarice
and wealth into combination
which it is fearful to contemplate,
because it is almost impossible to
resist Had the speaker been in.
spired he could not have spoken
more correctly or truly, yet that
was eighty two years ago. Again.
he says in the sam speech: "Sir.
I will not permit myself to believe
that the presidency of the United
States will ever be bought and sold
But l must say that there are Ger.
tain quarters of this Uuion in which
if the candidate for the presidency
should come forward with this Har.
risburg tariff in his hand, nothing
could resist his pretensions if his
adversary were opposed to this un-
just system of oppression" Is this
not true in some quarters to day
with the Dingley tariff? Did not
the speaker foretell the future, did
he not anticipate the great evils,
and unjust system of oppression
Are the people to permit this op,
preston to continue, until their
hands and feet are securely shack,
led, that nothing but the bloodies,
of revolutions will restore to the
American people their liberties
So dreadful calamity, 30 dreadful
a cure, can it saved the nation, il
the people will only stop and think
satisfy themselves of the cause
which is leading up to this, and
eradicate the cause. Honest voting
voting for men who will serve
the people, not draw their pay
from them and serve other masters
Elect a clean and conscientious
congress.
Take Washington, Lincoln o.
Jackson, with all their honesty
what could they do to day to pro
tect the people from slavery more
degrading, and damnable, than ev
er blotted any section of God
green earth. Do we not see I'm
speakable signs of this ungodly AM
unholy oppression. by the stan'
taken in Congress to prevent state
from coming into the union, becaus
! the party in power fear the politi
: cal effect. The sign of rule or ruin
8 forebodes no good for the people a
! large. 1t is time that the peopl
should awake from the apparen
, state of hynoptism in which the,
8 have been for years past, Again
when considered, that it is est
mated that about five thousand pc
, sons control the wealth of the ma
ton, then the gu estion looms u
and assumes more serious nature
:, The remedy is at the ballot box
and the independent vote
nust do II No nartv of itself will