The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-05

FREDERICKSBURG VA SATURDAY, JANUARY s. 1907.

CONSTITUTION To mean ana embrace any
power The government sees tit 10 SEIZE Or
usurp. but Organism with its govern
mental ownership of every thing unIrr
the sun, or Ilear-ti-m, which mans any
old slogan that will bring with H. power
an | p.ll? We find the sO-called Demo
cratic party, instead Of making its only
hope Of victory an onslaught on the
high protective tariff wall. the real source,
origin aud cause OF all our wO's at the
! hands oi the corporations, dancing To
the music Oi a miserable siir ssne OF
Bryan'sm, lost indeed in th1 wilderness
of socialism. without n principle or plat
form on which To stand, folio Sng the
will-O' wisp of national ownership
and crying aut Bryan, aut nuilu7, Will"
the peOpe rObtin - t. grlan under IA"
heavy haud ui gree ~ e inbinatiO1-, be-
cause neither OF the political parties il
brave enough To pail down or reSi@r the
tn,ifi walland lrt in healthy rnmprtitiOn
1hi- hypocrtal cant of both parties
against so-.al ed PREDATORY wealth,
when neither viii lt finger against
its source, the tarriii is pOiit tca jdg-
xlery. intrndr To della H. Il. p-o Ii.
II We would maintain our liberties IN
tact, II We would secure Just laws, w.tl
special iavurs 10 none, We must rrnoun e.
kOoseyelti>m, Organism and llear-ti'm
and the parties for which they stand,
aud raise the cry Of back To the cons n
tion and the people IL l. vain To look
for change % conditions ur relief through
the restoration oi the Democratic party
10 power. Aside from th' iSls ipr
which II now stands, when trusted with
full sway of power under tlcvtl mi It
brought forth th- high protective tarIll
measure, known rs the Wilson Bill. and |
which the president promptly d'nOunccd |
A. "poltical periidy. II having sought |
and obtained lts lease Of power upon "a |
platform. Of taiiif for revenue only /
trusted 10y the people cf this state to re-
wise our constitution. II made new con /
-tltutiun. divr-ting IL of many cheri 'hed |
rights And in spite oi solemn promises |
for submission oi it, work Ia the people |
ior ratification, Toy irra 'hrruu~ plr,r
ui political bucclnrrriug We were sum |
marlly thrust uudfr - constitution 10y |
PRONUNCIATION A. post brluu party |
the so-callcd Democratic party has been
the most uudemOcratic party slucr the
formation uf tll' government, i'lioWing |
thc leadership ul any political parNrnue
WhO-e pr.a,hmrnt-. hoWcvcr irrirtch'd. /
promised the >pJil- ui Office. The Re /
publican party, born oi the hate oi
abOlitiOnism aud frntricidal war, pl tcrd |
Oh. country under war tauli aud ior |
forty years OF IrAcr has Increased lts /
schedules until IL has become prohibl- |
tive tnuii. nuftured and iat'eud 10y |
stand patters who refuse even To- con- |
slider any question of revision Owing |
lt- survival tO The enormous corruption |
fund collected from tie corpora lrns and |
trusts. which the tarifi fosters and fat |
tens. ~ well expect a bandit tO give up /
his loot ~ To indulge the hop Oi any |
tariff ievisemrnt at the hands Oi |
the Republican party. So between |
this upper mill stone OF Republican stand |
patism aud the neither mill stone oi utter |
Democratic incapaclty. the FeDplcar' be- |
ing ground to powder for the further en-
richment oi the trusts and combinations. |
while the party leaders OF each political |
party are deceivng the people with this |
cry against predatory wealth ami all
kinds Of unconstitutional devisements ~ |
"a pretence Of checking its growth aud Oi
giving the people relief from the rapaclt, |
Of the corporations, instead OF laying the
axe at the root uf this deadly upa- tree,
the tariii. and cutting it down as a cum |
berer oi the peoples interest.
But rate regulation, governmental
ownership are delusive siren songs that,
like Dead Sea apples, turn 10 ashes
on the lips. II the people want re-
lief from the evils that are upon them,
they must throw of this yoke ol bondage
to party which has continually held the
promise to the ear and broken it 10 the
hope, and organize a new party, if need
be, that shall stand for "A government
by the people for the people aud of the
people "Who would be free himself
must strike the blow; 10y his own arm
the conquest must be won
The politicians Of each party for the
perpetuation of office and power are III
cahoot with the corporations and com
binations, a part OF the trust indeed.
And the only remedy for this official rec
reancy is asingle term or tenure OF office.
LANES T. Rogers