Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10


corner stone we should benefit from
ancient history, THAT the fall of every |
Kingdom and empire since the Ro-
mans was the direct result of a cruel |
wicked, prosecuting government by its
heartess rulers" There are others |
now tottering, like Russia, that should |
fall And are we not drifting toward |
the rocks? What inheritance of hon
esty, patriotism, kind fellowship and !
Christian spirit has been left us by |
their fall? We may as well expect to |
gather choice peaches from sour APP !
| pie tree as to expect to see happy, |
contented, home-loving, patriotic peo-
pie Susceptible to Christian innuence) |
when they are robbed and prosecuted |
! by an Infamous, designing govern
ment.
Quotes President Lincoln
Quoting the prediction of President
Lincoln at the close of the civil war: |
'r see in the future a crisis that I'M
nerves me and causes me to tremble |
for the safety of my country. AS a re-
suit of the war corpora tons have been !
enthroned, an era of corruption in high |
places will follow, and the money pow
er will prolong the reign by working
upon the prejudice of the people until
all wealth is aggregated in few
hands and the republic destroyed
President Roosevelt is quoted: The |
~--~"test good for a nation is the |
greatest contentment among the great
est number of its citizens" Quoting |
Bishop Earl Cranston from The Her.
aid of April I, 1908 Ten more years |
of the same old regime that has af-
fected this country and this republic
would go to destruction"
| In laying this corner stone for new
era from a purely practical Christian
spirit and BUSINESS point of view, we
should first take notice of the dreadful |
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cause producing them; then apply the |
onl'' remedy, and that remedy lies |
within the united effort of the good |
people of Our country if they sincerely |
desire all the wrongs made right.
Class of Religion No Question
1t is not a question whether we are
Catholics or Protestants, nor with the |
slightest intent to unite church and |
state, or to discuss politics from the |
pulpit, or that going people |
should take the matter up as such. But
as Christian people they have duty as
good citizens they owe to themselves,
their family and country outside of the
pale of the church. 1t being properly
conceded that they are the leaders in
morals and the right. they should take
the lead as loyal citizens. There are
tens of thousands of good law abiding
citizens (whJ do not attend church)
ready a2d wiling to fall in line to as
sist in destroying the political machine
the moment they see that practical re-
suits can be accomplished. Nor is 1t a
question whether we are Republicans or
| Democrats.
The only questions are: First. are |
we in favor of a Just and honest gov
eminent impartially administered
toward both rich and poor? Second. are !
we opposed to a small minority of the |
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teal experts forming themselves into |
self-constructed political machine con-
trolling the caucus, primary and con-
l.yention? back of which convention |
stands the special privileged classes of
trusts, railroads, banks and sundry |
monopoles, with their well filled money |
bags to destroy the rights of the peo-
pie; and the ticket handed out by the |
plant tools on election day to those |
good people who have criminally neg
lected their ruty, Is the only ticket, II
they vote at all, and who afterward de-
nounce the disastrous results.
Liquor Traffic
Third, are we opposed to the liquor
traffic. root and branch. and all kindred
evils that are undermining the very
foundation of our fair land? If so, let
all good citizens unite their joint efforts,
but only into two great political parties
mot more, for the greater the number
the better chance for the political ma
chine to manipulate results); for in
stance, the Prohibitionists Tor other
third or more tickets in the field in the
past) have helped to defeat the very
object they sought to gain. If they are
sincere in that they have even a hight
ing chance to elect portion of their
ticket when running it against the two
great parties, then certainly they Will
have a greater certainty by Joining In
with (as friends) one of the two great
parties
With these two great forces (each
with a perfect government their aim)
attend the caucus and primary, elect
your choice of delegates, control the
convention (each party nominate their
most suitable man for each position),
stand, by and appreciate the good
deeds of those elected but have in the
hands of small committee their res
ignation, so that they may be easily
ousted if false to their trust. The
good people of this country are largely
in the majority and can easily accom-
pish these results, but only so by an
earnest, united effort, and when fully
represented by officials of their own
choice. There are ten thousand fla
grant wrongs to be righted, among |
them. "a change the caucus and pri-
mary sustem to more easily prevent
handful of political experts from con-
trolling the government in the interest
of a privileged class; (2) Immediately
recall all plant tools of trusts and
corporations now in office and replace
them with representatives of the peo-
ple Destroy all trusts, corporations
special privileged classes in so far as
they infringe upon the rights of a sin
gle citizen, and If they insist in con-
tinuing to defy just laws fine and |
imprison them on the basis of the boy |
who stole the cheap watch. 60 Elect |
national government to abolish the |
manufacture, importation, sale or use |
of all intoxicants in the United States |
(4 Withdraw the position of United
States senator from the bargain coun-
ter of the grafters, who dominate many
legislators, and have that honorable
office filled by popular vote,
Packer Leaves Millions
Then the great profits of the farm
that have been more than absorbed
by corporate power for many past
years may in future be justly divided
direct between the farmer and con-
sumner
1t certainly seems that the predic-