The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-09-03

than the slave owners themselves.
The fact that the inferior status of
the blacks in a large measure degrad-
ed the poor white" in no sense re-
strained them from vigorous de-
tense of black slavery. Some years
ago, William Larrabee, Governor of
Iowa, performed one of the most la
borious and painstaking tasks ever
| undertaken by the executive of any
State. He revealed in the most lumin-
! Gus way the piratical tactics of rail
way managers. Instead of being re-
warded with seat in the United
States Senate, the corporations with
the help Of the republican voters re-
tired this splendid public servant. For
over twenty years LaFollette has
fought for right and justice in Wis
consin. Instead of the people standing
true to him they desert him from
time to time in such numbers as to
make his task so great an ordeal
that an ordinary man would never be
equal to it. When Cummins, of Iowa,
showed the nerve and ability to crap
pie with the same problem the cor
porations have united against him, re-
celving the support of the very peo-
| Minis.
Panics.
The most distressing circumstance
connected with a monetary panic such
| as we have been compelled, periodic
ally to endure, is the loss inflicted on
small deposltors. comparatively poor
people who are the least able to bear
the loss. Mr.. Bryan, sustained by the
entire democratic party, demands a
measure that will eliminate this ugly
feature from all future panics. And
indeed it is difficult to see how panic
could gain much Roadway if we could
SO arrange the banking business that
run on banks would not occur 1t
is this panicv condition, as infectious
and demoralizfng as the small pox it.
self, that we would render impossible
| by compelling the creation of a fund
| by the banks out of which any de-
posltor could be paid at any time, re-
| CARELESS OF the insolvency of the
bank itself. A more common sense
reform has never been proposed but
like all demands for Justice it will be
opposed by some of the very people
who should be the most strenuous in
securing its adoption. Some dust
throwing expedient will be invented
and used to distort the vision of mar.
row partisans. so as to render the
| adoption of this reform as difficult as
! possible.
Campaign Contribution.
TO publish to the world the sources
from which political parties are
financed during campaigns as we'll as
the objects for which this money is
expended, is another reform demand.
ed by the democratic party. How
any really honest man can fight this
reform is another fact not under.
standable. When special interests"
| pour money by the millions of dol.
lars into the treasury Of political
| party the act is not one of patriotism
but of deliberately planned selfish
| ness. To buy legislative favors is
kind of rascality that has been prac
tlced upon so tremendous scale
that some way must be found to kill
on this national scandal. Bat I must
here repeat even this reform will be
antagon1zed by some for the sake OF
party harmony" and the sake OF
party discipline"
Taft and Bryan.
This group Of reform measures OF
which | have spoken is emphatically
endorsed by the democratic organiza.
ton and by the progressive wing OF
the republican party The control OF
the republican party having again
passed into the hands of the reaction
aries, into the hand of the Aldrichs
Depews, Cannons, Dalsells and
Paynes, the only possible way to con
sumate these reform measures is to
support for the presidency, not the
easy-going Taft whose lack of combat
iveness VIGOROUSLY units him for
strenuous ltfe". whose sluggish TEN
permanent and slow activities will not
be equal for contest that will try
mems souls, but to vote for the man
whose mental activities know nc
bounds, whose life is marvel OF
no other American can 1t be so well
said. he is beloved by all his follow
ers, admired by even his enemies and
esteemed throughout the world