Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-02

koSS kOe. ............' DADS ufuH
Omer Morgan .............. Cornet
John Moore. go. ...........C orDet
Newton White. .............. Cornet
e. w. Kavanaugii Leader
With a little practice the boys will be
in shape To make the air resound with
melody, and then the business men
should put up for a weekly open air
concert on the public square.
handspring Farm, April 30, 1907.
I'D. REPUBLICAN,
Jas. J. Hill the millionaire X. r. King,
was once a deck hand on a river boat;
Lord Upton, the millionaire English
sportsman, once worked in the Carolina
deck hand on "A river boat. and worked
in Arkansas at ~ cts. a day. ROCKEFELLER
Morgan. Carnegie. Hartman, have all
made millions while ! have remained
poor. Why is III What is the differ
encc between these men and myself? To
rise to, and hold the station of these men
superior qualities of mind and body are
necessary; stubborn will, perseverance,
wisdom, industry, health, these men
possess in an eminent degree; they are
great men, and should be pcdigreed with
a medal of honor by the government as
Caucasian models. II is probable that !
have had better opportunities than these
men, the fact remains that I am Of the
mass Of toilers plodding through life
their weary way: while I admire these
captains OF industry, confessing my in
feriority, yet will | be puzzled at the
uneven distribution of the wealth which
] know these giants did not themselves
create, they have been able in some way
to take advantage OF me, and YOU, for
that matter.
The railroads of the tinted States cost
six billion dollars, it would be fair for
them to pay ~ per cent as dividends To
the stock holders; but if they paid -
per cent the people would say that they
made it off of them, off their produce,
their wages, il would lie too much and n
change would be made. What did these
captains? They poured water on the
stock to- hide those dividends which the
people you and u say rightly is taken
from their wages; the roads are capitaliz,
dividends are reasonable; we say this is
all night, while we feel there is a wrong.
Seven billion dollars Of ,wa,cr recciv,
dividends; nov my friends we know tina,
thi, pile OF money came from the work
OF no one man, and this is the wrong We
feel, when we say 1t is all right. This is
the value OF the privilege Of exclusive
possession; no other company can use
the right OF way given to a Railroad,
this privilege is called "A franchise, and
once was ours" Legislatures give OF
sell franchises for gas, electric,
telephone, etc, rights OF way to corpora
tons which keep for that purpose vel
paid lobbyists at ON capitol. Thcst
men are smart, and have no scrupies
they know how to appropriate what he
'engs 10 the public: and &c can not hell
ourselves, the law is on their side, ano
YOU can not change the law, for cour'
makes the law. Did you not Try with til,
;, ,nAr,itnt aud congress To- make AZ
income TAX The court decided that tn,
law was unconstitutional. 30 with an,
law you may make.
What ! am coming at is this; II thu
public you and II. got tue dividends oil
the billions OF values that are ours, ",
would be- mach better of. These ",
may get through taxdtion. we woulc
have better schools, and better wages
and competition, which - now {
struggle for existence, would cease 10 b,
d Struggle, il would BEGGING competition
, ,r,l' a moral standard in sight. Wha'
MAY we do 10 get our own Fnst, send NJ
IG,n to yonr legislature, unless pledge,
10 D'tect Legislation; that Is, no law L
b,coAsc "A law until Iptified by III,
peopIe'9-,p,e; H. amendments, and TAKE
your common sense for il, there will bt
~ more ,kqus1md dollar bills. to b,
picked up in ux lpbbies. Neither I'm
or Carnegie, OF Rockefeller will pay TO-
goods until delivered.
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