The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-02-25
PlutoCratic Viewpoint

The March American Magazine rdcues the message of Pres
dent Taft in which he that the periodical press the United
of second class postage and Peter Finley Dunno puts the fol-
lowing words into the mouth Of Mr. Worldly Wseman in speaking
the editors:
The point is that the administration given you friendly tip
It's goodnaured and ought to take it It's your turn to be
wen TO need the warning FOR hy or SIX years. ever since MISS Tar
bells articles the Standard Oil Company the magazines have
been pounding the who stand for the intelligent control of the
country by money You have followed the lead OF rank deagogues
like Roosevelt and carcaed and abused such business Rock
efee and such statesmen Cannon and Adrich Well you made
uncomfortable for all of us for while I'll admit that But
time has 1t your that is about to be gored We
trouble unless That the meaning of the Presidents
What could you expect Do you think the powerful people
OF this country the men who control the wealth. the great corpora
ons nearly all the genius OF the American bar and nearly all the
ability the Senate and the House and whose conceptions of the
relations of the people the accurately reflected by
ninety per cent OF the federal judiciary do you thing these men can
fought without fighting back They had take their pounding
because with Roosevelt Washington their tactical position
weak But they have the patience OF strength They could afford
bde their time If they silent because you had
cowed them The business of checking the power of the of
brdng down to its functions has been subec dis
cssed than any other by the powerful interests and their representa-
tves in Washington during the last six years.
But don't want worry like much personally
We don't unless determination should
the only of making you behave But do you
get line We you take your proper place defenders
of the enterprises and the individuals that represent truly the
the best spirit of times We you stop stirring up sedi
country And propose make you stop We don't
deny power of the press But don't propose let get
further of hand and do propose have side
The world is world of classes Naturally YOU belong to our
cass-he education power ability Money Why
of your fight the hopeless battle the inferior
casses What have you got show for work. don't
automobiles standing front of your door don't
the boards of banks What have commend
like President Taft As your friend advise to JON the
procession. 1t isn't too late.
I'm afraid is said the Poet I'm afraid its always been too
I'm afraid we're constituted that join the
procession I'm afraid the bandwagon will always
moccuped Our born with We can't shake
off Try will to REFORM brace up, look with good
tolerance certain things in life find ourselves over
again the old hatred of power that used to crush weak
strength and ability and education the service of greed
deplorabe 1t injuries standing the community But we
tell the truth about ourselves We confess that enjoy
tremendously We would like to pose purely unselhsh phan
hrop but the fact that satisfaction than we could
tell just this very feeling of indignation against cruelty
against of power against the barriers set up to bar the
march of civilization against the hubug IN high places
that talks of democracy wespng where all drink and then
attempts to fence in the benefit of the out
West used to fence waeholes the land
That go your way and leave enjoy
rage.