Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-23
SOME Pertinent INQUIRIES.
The "Sase Of YeIm" Again Assumes the Post
Of lnquisitor.
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YELM, Wash, March IL.
ED. STANDARD:
Why don't American people use
their think box?
II the people only knew how they
have been plundered in the past four
decades, wouldn't there be a howl?
Well l "tank So" One don't really
need to read to see it. The simple
fact that 30 many millionaires have
been Matched is sufficient evidence.
They are not q spontaneous produc-
ton. They are evolved from special
legislation and the d. o. p. is the incu.
bator in which they are Matched. The
eggs incubated are: Protective tariff,
special privileges, power of taxation
and monopoly of the currency. These
four privileges conveyed by the govern.
ment will in time bankrupt any gov.
ernment on Earth. It is not gener.
ally known, but tho Constitutional
Convention rejected a proposition to
give Congress authority to charter
corporations. The present condition OF
affairs is the result of direct violations
of the Constitution. The 224,OOO,O 900
acres of land granted to the differ.
ent railroad corporations was in direct
violation of the constitution and one
of the most gigantic frauds ever per.
petrated and has resulted in placing
the necks of the people in the yoke of
corporate greed and putting the peo-
pie in subjection to these arrogant cor.
morants. Let US suppose that our
public roads were in the hands of pri-
vate corporations, as was the case at
one time (most old people remember
the toll roads and toll gates) what
would be the natural result? Would
they not be liable to impose such re.
strictions and demand such tolls as
would virtually compel the producer
of wealth to pay " all the traffic would
bear" for the privilege Of using the
highways. Railroads are as much
public highways as our public roads
and should be owned by the govern.
ment in the interests OF all the people
and not for the benefit of q privileged
class. The tariff is . privilege for the
exclusive benefit of the Manufacturer
q scheme for robbing the people with.
out their knowing it. 1t is very sim
liar to our religious Secretary of the
Treasury, the pious Shaw. I refer to
the elastic currency" scheme, allow.
ing the national banks to issue emer-
gency currency to the amount of so
per cent. above the amount OF bond
security and make it 90 near alike the
original that the people wouldn't know
the difference. Why bless your souls,
dear people, counterfeit money is all
right till il is detected. For consum-
mate cusseduess that takes the cake.
Well the lion and tho lamb have
laid down together. I don't know
whether our Worthy President is hyp.
noticed or Tillmanized. It's sure, one
or 'tother. Two or more bitter antag.
onists never drew saber, and now the
pitchfork is doing duty for his excel.
lency. Will wonders never cease! It's
q bigger flop than he made when he
jumped from free trade to protection.
But laying all jokes aside. he's the best
Republican President We have ever had,
eince Lincoln. He sees the "cat" but
the cat hides under tho coat tails Of
our corporate-ridden Senate. Isn't it
passing strange that $4,000. 900 of peo.
pie, of more than average intelligence.
would allow themselves to be placed
in absolute bondage by . measily lot
Of barnacles whose sole object is the
enrichment OF themselves and the
impoverishment of the masses and
who derive their power and privilege
from the masses? Well "tank" 80.
Yours muchly,
n OoO