Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-10-18

Only those who punder patrons and
stockholders alike by manipulations Of
the capital
what else? We want to compel
the railroads to get out of business
where they compete with their ship
pers aud therefore cannot deal fairly
| I'VE want the rates SO reduced that
ahe corporations will only earn real.
sonable return upon the present value
of the road when il is honestly capt
talized.
| And what is reasonable return?
A return that will quote the stock at
par when the capltaliz alton is honest
capital IL atom
He declared that public sentiment
in this direction WAS SO thoroughly
aroused that even the Republicans had
awakened to the necessity for making
at least pretense at correcting the
evil.
Secretary Taft, for instance, was
pretending to get busy. Possibly one
per cent. OF the offenders had been
punished. "But il Taft will punish
one per cent, 1.-THE rest OF the people
will punish the other ninety-nine per
cent"
He urged the strict enforcement Of
the laws against the trusts. Il
believe, !" THAT the American people
are about to express themselves on this
TRUST question, and when they do, you
will tind all the people on one side.
Concerning the tariff, Mr.. Bryan de
clared that the only argument left is
that the tariff must be reformed by
it's friends, and Secretary Taft stands
for reform, but wants it postponed
until just after the election, that would
be flying in the face Of the people who
elected them. wait for the tariff to
be reformed by it's friends! Why, it
reminds me of story once heard:
A fellow went into store and put on
a coat and walked out. The merchant
hollered, stop. thief, but the man
did not stop. Then the policeman took
mp the chase, and finally pulled his re-
volver. The merchant. in an excited
manner, cried, Mr.. Policeman, don't
shoot; but If you do shoot, shoot the
pants, the coat is mine
mo. my friends. they can't shoot
holes in their own coat.
"On the labor question. l believe
the time Is coming when there will
be no difference among the common
people as to what ought to be done.
The President arbitrated coal strike
once, but be got his ideas from DEM
ocratic platform. The time is coming
when an investigation before board
Of arbitration will be compulsory. It's
disgrace to this generation that we
compel laboring man to resort to
method which starves his family while
be fights for his rights.
~ es, the people will demand uni
versal arbitration.
lone month ago today Republican
Judge in Kentucky issued a rule
made which forbade food to the
strikers.
1--WE have one race problem; that is
enough. The people do not want i'm
parialism The Democratic position
is the position of the average man.
"In the name of the widow and the
orphan, l protest against an asset
currency. Was not my soc dollar bad
enough? want dollar that will not
shrink in the hands of the man who
owns it. That they said eleven years
ago. and that is what say now.
while criticise what the Presi-
dent does that is bad. commend him
for what is good. He has called atten
ton to swollen fortunes.
| "Since the President has taken this
question up. get only half the abuse
that has been mine.
who ever got one hundred mil
lions of dollars honestly in this coun-
try or in any other country? A man
would have to be President of the
United States about 900 years to
earn hundred millions of dollars, and
vet that is the limit that Senator Be
lveridge has placed on a fortune before
it becomes swollen. We have men
who have collected from the people
far more than that. One man, it is
said, made nine millions in one month
out of the pockets of the people. These
swollen fortunes have disgraced bust
ness, debauched the home, and
brought odium upon. the Church OF
God itself. 1t is time the average mau
had word to say, and each either
should draw from society in proper
tion as be contributes to the good of
society,"