Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-07-25
THE PARTY Fetch.
WILL The People RISE ABOVE
Their Subsection.
Political Parties Undergoing Transi.
tiOn That Is Becoming Rapid.
Something More Than Mere Party
LabeI-.That Anybody Can Wear.-
Should Be Required by Voters.

The transition now going on in par
ties will be much more rapid in the
next few years than in the past. The
seed has been sown which will spring
forth abundantly as soon as the ger
minating season has passed. The
seed was literally sown by the old
Farmers Alliance; the peoples party;
the silver republicans and is now be-
ing literally sown by the insurgent
republicans. The old order of things
has stood too long already for the well
fare of the people. The growth Of
the new ideas brought forth by the
new order of things has gradually
forced the old to the corner and it
is now making it's last stand. Stub
born though it is it must give way to
the light of reason. The bourbon
ism of republicanism must give way
as did the bourbonism of the demo-
cratic party in the wiping out of chat
tie slavery.
Trust slavery has taken the place
of chattle slavery. Although of diff
ferent form, yet slavery all the same.
Chattle slavery took openly all the
earnings of labor giving only the keep
in return. Trust slavery takes all
secretely through tariffs, transporta-
tion and monetary laws which slavery
took openly, and it is not obliged to
return the keep. The victim of chat
tie slavery had more consideration
because of the money invested in his
body. If slave died it meant loss
to his owner of a thousand dollars
or more. If victim of the trust dies
it means nothing to the trust.
The next few months will see a
struggle between the trusts and the
people. A congress has just adjourn
ed; a congress completely dominated
by the trusts. The trusts will make
a desperate effort to return the men
who will serve their interests again.
The people will make desperate fight
to prevent it. The question at issue
is shall the people rule or shall the
trusts r1fe: The congress JUST clos
ed failed. utterly failed to give any
relief. Instead it has added to the
burden of the people in the way of
high cost of living and the great bur-
den of expenses which must necessar-
lily mean highes taxes.
1t is idle to say that legislation
has nothing to do with these things.
1t has all to do. This is acknowledged
by all parties. This has been one
of the strong cards played by the re-
publican party very successfully. In
1896 Mark Hanna played it lavishly
and sent a hurry call to Wall street
to hand over $6,000,000 to defeat Bry-
an because it meant disaster to the
country to have the policies of the
democratic party carried out, meaning
its legislation. 1t has been fourteen
years this coming fall since Mark
Hanna sent in that hurry call to save
the country from disaster The re-
publican party has been in full and
complete control and must stand for
all legislation since that time. 1t is
cowardly and evasive when 1t tries
to shirk the responsibility of the past
fourteen years. Whatever of evil en-
lists they must stand responsible for.
Since that time the trusts have grown
stronger and more have been organ
lied than before.
Who could have prevented them?
The republican party.
Who, then, is responsible lot
them?
The republican party.
Who is responsible for Aldrich and
Aldrichism?
The republican party.
Who is responsible for Cannon and
CannOnism?
The republican party.
Who is responsible for Ballinger
and Ballingerism?
The republican party.
Who opposes the initiative and re-
ferendum?
If the republican party is in favor
of these reforms why do we not get
them?
If the republican party had done
its duty would there be anything to
reform?
Who opposes reform and reform
ers?
The republican party.
Who advocates standing pat and re-
fusing to progress?
The republican party.
Who opposes La Toilette and all
who desire progress?
The republican party.
Who promised to revise the tariff
downward?
The republican party.
Did they do it? Ask La Toilette
Poindexter and the people.
And lastly, who is the Republican
party?
Taft, Aldrich, Cannon and Com
pany.
who are La Toilette, Dolliver
Cummins and Poindexter?
Taft, Aldrich, Cannon and the re
publican party call them democrats
What do La Toilette, Cummins
Dolliver and Poindexter want the gov
ernment to do?
To make honest laws for the peo
pie.