The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-03
a SQUEAL FROM
THE ROADS

TO begin to realize the force or an
awakened public sentiment, as ex-
pressed by the newspapers of the
country against the graft and greed
of the management of these servants
= of the people.
They want the criticism stopped.
They say it sruining their business
and that they will have to curtail
the service and stop all extensions
and improvements if the hue and
cry is not stopped. Jus: like any
other law breaker and plunderer he
does not want public attention di-
rected to his affairs, 1t interferes
with the business. All he wants is
to be let alone. That is the trouble
with these railroads. They would
like to be let aloee.
The present evil is act in the
agitation, but in the fact that they
have been let alone too dong already,
They, and other big corporat'oas.
have been lee alone till they have
woven a web about the people and
governmental affairs that is very.
drfic to break. Spider like they,
have cunRsngly spGn in unexpected
quarters, thrown a strengthening
cord herc and anc.her there til they
have the struggling people Hrmly>in
oh cir meshes and have been spolHng
the very life blood. BY their pru
dent foresight and thoughtful cum
ming their agents in every county,
shrewd politicians, try to see TO 1t
that one of the system or a ready
tool is sent to che sta'e Legislature
ard the senate, that thelr baslhess
may not be iaterfered with. This
legislature euacts the laws and Sc
lects a senato~ to go to Washington
ard see that the. interests are let
.alons and cot hampered 10y any
ibothersome laws.
Then our congressmen 'are not
selected by the voters, 0h, no not
at all. The word goes out from
.headauarters and the local hench
mon carryoVt the orders Had con
gressman is selected who will see
that no damaging bills get through.
Thus are the interests of shese cor
iporations looked after by the men
they select for Offices of trust and,
authority and the poor citizen thinks.
he has had something to say about.
the governing power and the selec
tion of the law giver. But we poor
dupes, free citizens as We sometimes
style ourselves, have simply bee NJ
led up and blindly voted, and voted
in the interests of our oppressors
No wonder these railroads would
like TO have the agitation stopped.
NO wonder that some of these rail
road agents, by courtesy called
politici ans, want the agitation
stopped. Their failroad passes and
local prestage are at stake.
The cry is going up from the big
fixers that the c4ammor must be
stopped or the party ruined. The
party he rlInedl Bat little pity if
lit is bat to become the agent OF
trusts and corporations to the de
tr ment of the people who compose
1t. Should the party in Kansas be
disrupted and suffer defeat it will
Only be because gang of fxers, poll
cicians and corporation agents are try |
In TO steer it into dangerous paths.
The party almost got bigger dose
than it could stand at the last elec-
ton, as the vote showed.
The action of the late unlamented
state senate filled the cup to over
A Nv and the people of Kansas have
about decided that they will stand
for no more foolishness and double
dealing. but viii take hand in the
selection of law givers and ask the
ixers and machine manipulators to
come out squarelY IN favor of good
clean government for the people
and the enactment of laws whether
they effect the interest of the cor
poratron or the private citizen, or