Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-02-21
FORTY YEARS OF
MILLIONAIRE MAKING

MILLIONAIRE MAKING
The Wisconsin democrats mel in state
convention on the 18Th to choose four
delegates Mt large to the Denver conven-
ton. In his address, John f. Dohe'ty,
Temporary chairman. spoke in Fart rs
follows:
In the application Of Jetfevs IDian prin-
ciples I believe lies the real hope for the
success Of this republic. False ideas
may thrive for a time. The intervention
Of u poljti ,al accident may give an uu-
deserving party a limited lease Of power,
but just Us sure as this government will
% atinue to live, Just rs sure rs will the
people finally assert Themselves, just so
sure Will they demand justice and equal
opportunity for all men.
Let US not entertain the false notion
that the triumph Of democracy means
the triumph of the poor as against the
rich. 1t is natural That such false ideps
should prevail.
Forty years OF republican ascendancy,
forty years of high tariff, forty years Of
legislation for favored interests, forty
years Of millionaire making, with all the
accompany evils OF m%onopolies, pools
and truste, has naturally brought to the
support Of the republican pt.rty the d.
gsnized forces Of predatory wealth
while it has also, just rs naturally,
brought forth from :he democracy, both
in platforms and on the hustiugP, a
bitter arraignment OF the money power.
But We must not forget thut the demo.
cratic principle OF equality does not
mean equality in wealth, equ Iiity in
social standing, equality in brain power,
equality in epergy-that canuot be. II
mean equality OF opportunity, md the
hmitaaop hears upon the poor as sell
as the ich. Jefferson himself was a
rieh man, and he countenaLced no prir-
ciDte that would array class against
class, uch against poor, employer against
employed. There Is perhaps today Ms
much danger, il not more, that the man
OF wealth may be injured, that capital
may De dsspoilej, a. there is that the
p1OT man may be crushed under foot.
To do Al Injustice to one claSs is Just rs
undenccratic as 1t Is TO do iniuice to the
other. IL Is not democratic to attach a
stigma 10 the word Corporation II is
depocrasic to honor The man OF
honest wealth, Of houest industry, .ht
man who is the employer of labor at
honest wages and who treats his EN-.
pluy es Us men and not slaves.
First and foremost, the democratic
party should go before the people in the
approaching campaign and demand u
revision Of the present tariff. Republic
can legislatures hav petitioDed, repub,
hcan leaders pleaded, snd republican
newspapers hive appealed for a revision
OF the tariff, but those sacred schedules
still remain. And they will remain TN,
til al outraged public opinion shall
again place the democracy in power
Then will the 1iull dinner paiI'' aome
whnt dented and marred, but filled TO
overlooking by soup from the panic OF
1907, be consigned to its last resting
place in the graveyard OF party siogans.
1t will be buried under the auspices Of
the Ancient Order OF Stand PHtlers,-
and the Uniformed rank will march with
muified drums and measured step to the
tomb. There it will lie alongside OF the
almost forgotten creations OF the past,
On one side Of the weatherbeateu slab,
in letters faded and obscure, we may
read. "Fhe foreigner pays the tax
Further up the elopc, or over a now
mound in characters still bright and I'm,
dimmed will tie he melancholy words
SThe larih SHOULD be revis ii by Il,
friends while yonder, where the willow
droops ~ IL still weeping for the deat
We will see dim outlines ~ wnat ,ya,
once 'iree trsde-icee soup,- On, III,
free trade is gone md nothing but sire,
soup remains. There alongside Of IT,
iellowF, " The full Dinner pail will b,
consig ded Ia e,otual rect, "unwept, I'M
bonofel aud uDs Ing.' While / belisy,
trusts would e1iet in certain product
without . protective tariff, the protcctiv,
tariff, coupled with favored railroad
rates have been the twin agents which
have brought about the industrial com
binatiope.
And tho Democratic party must 90 in
10 this campaign with a protect agaiDs
the policy Of nilitnrism and war.