Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-06-15

Why the the railroads are owned by
Standard Oil, and II we take a few thou
sand dollars, all Mr.. Rockefeller has TO
do Is to raise the price of kerosene for 4
day ar two and he ONE out even. The
express a stuff IL all owned by Wall
and when We take the contents OF
II SAFE. ten thousand or twenty thousand
dollars, the directors of the express com.
par.y sell stock short in Wall STRAIT and
make q million or so to yer the loss by |
the bandits of the far west. and pocket
the balance. So you see we are doing
them a favor to rob a train. and my ron
science is clear. I an always sorry when
an engineer or expressman Is killed, and
when such a thing occurs l find out the
family and send money to take care of
them, but of late years we never kill any
body. because the train hands don't re.
sist any more, for they do not care to dia
to save Wall street money. Now when
| say to an engineer: Charley, turn her
off and stop here in the gulch and take
a dynamite stick and go wake up the
express fellow by bio wing off the door Of
his car the engineer wipes his hands on
his Overalls and says 8: All right, Bill,
but don't point that gun at my head.
cause 1t makes me nervous He blows
up the express car as a matter of accom-.
mediation to me, aad the expressman
to the door, rubbing his
sleepy eyes open and says: It's a won.
der you wouldn't let a man get a little
rest. That dinky little safe in the cor.
ner hasn't got anything in 1t to speak OF.
And then we blow up the little safe first,
and maybe find all we want, and We
hurry up. SO the boys can e on about
their business as quietly as possible.
1t Is all reduced to a system, now. lik
running a railroad or pipe lines, and !
am contented with my lot, n there IL
no strain on my conscience, as there IS
would be If | was Iobbing the poor in
stead of the rich. Of course. there are
some things that Z would like to have
the government do. like building us a
house and furnishing us steam heat. be-
cause these caves are cold and in time
will make us rheumatic, but I can wait
another year. when we shall send a del,
egate to congress from this district who
will look out for our interests. The Nor.
mons are represented in congress, and
| don't see why we shouldn't be-"
We'll, you have got gall, all right
said pa to the bandit. you mean to
tell me you had rather pursue your
course as a train rObber, away out here
in the mountains with 10 doctor with
in a hundred miles of you. and no way
to spend your money after you get 1t,
sleeping nights on the rocks and eating
canned stuff you pack In here after rob-
bling a grocery, than to enter the realms
Of high finance and be respected by the
people, and be n of the people
with no price on your head
n Of the great body of eighty million
men who rule a country that is the pride
Of the earth? You must be daffy," said
pa, just As disguised as he could be.
Sure, Mike" said the robber. Every.
body here respects me-, and who respects
the Wall street high finance and life In
surance robber? Not even their Wallets.
Me one of the people! Ye gods, but you
watch these same people for a few
years. You say they run the govern
ment! They and their government ar
run by Wall street, which own the
United States senate. body and soul
The people are pawns on a chess board
moved by the players, and they only
talk, while the Wall street owners act
Let me tell You a story, ! once had 2
dog trained SO that he would lay down
and roll over for a cracker, and would
hold a piece of meat on his nose unit
his mouth would water and his eye.
| sparkle, but he would wait for me tC
snap my fingers before he would toss tht
meat In the air with his nose ans
snatch II in his mouth, and swal
low 1t whole for fear I would get Il
away from him. He would stand on hi
hind legs and speak and beg for a hon,
to be thrown to him SO he cOulf
catch 1t. DO you know, the people o
this country remind me of that dog. |
they do not assert themselves and taxi
monopoly. high finance, insurance rob
berry, grating and millionaire and bill
liOnaire ownership of everything tina
pays by the throat and strange then
all. and do business themselves instea,
of having busint IS done for them by tn,
money power, they will never get notice,
except when they do their tricks Tx,
my old dog. When the time comes tina
the people wear collars and are led b,
chains. and they have to stand on thei
hind legs and speak to their rich an
arrogant masters for bones. and hol