The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-21

even in such extraordinary conditions
as now exist; in fact. such tremen-
dous uprisings az the greenback and
| the silver movements in politics failed
to crystal1ize into third parties. In
the case of Gladstone.s disruption OF
the Liberal party In England. when 1t
Endorsed Irish home rule. 1t was freely
predicted that new party would be-
formed. and yet after several genera
tions, the two parties are the only
ones IN England, as they are in Amer
lea.
Hope In New Democracy.
But the principles of America lie
! with a new Democracy. Progressive
Democracy will succeed because 1t will
draw the best elements OF both parties
to the support of the right candidates.
People who say We are praying for
the votes of the Insurgents and the
independents OF the Republican party
may think they are bitingly sarcastic,
but, as a matter of fact, that is exactly
what we are doing.
GU cannot reform the Democratic
party from within unless you draw
into 1t new men Of clean minds. high.
ideals and steady purposes They Will
outweigh the deadwood. the criminally
inert and vicious. tits in8this manner
that all great reforms are made, and
we purpose to follow It.
That there must be reform goes
without saying. The conditions OF life
In the United States to-day are as pc
ithetic as they are Impossible. Things
cannot go4on at the present rate. for
the cost OF living has grown to such
a point that misery is spreading.
Every day the Republicans COM
plain bitterly that they are held re-
sponsible for these conditions. It Is n
little late for them to protest, con-
sidcring that they have been fatten-
ing on the injustices which they have
nourished ever since they have peen
In power.
Not Imaginary.
These complaints are not in,agin-
airy. They are tangible and tragic
enough without any oratory to assist
this effect. Wages are where they
were ten years ago, and the cost OF
rent and living is practically double.
People complain that In talks about
the cost of living the discussion is too
academic and technical and not practi-
cal.
Lets be concise. Potatoes are prac-5
teal. Arfew# years agoSI bought pota-
toes from a German grocer living near
my house for 10 cents basket. To-
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of exactly the same size. filled with
potatoes exactly like the ones l paid
10 cents for. The difference Is more
than double. III suppose every one
knows what this means to every wa ge-
earner-poverty. misery, even bank
ruptcy and ruin; in any event. disaster.
Now, let us look into the potato
question for moment found on
1t up that the German gro-|
Ger bought the potatoes from the same
German farmer on Long Island from
whom he bought the 70-cent potatoes.
The German farmer is getting Just as
ceiyed for. hem six years ago. and no
more. Mark you. he makes exactly
the same profit on them now as he
did then, so he has not been benefited.
1 he question OF who.g gets the extra
SLID strikes at the verY5aroot OF the
high price movement. Formerly the
farmer took his potatoes to Long Island
City in a$wagon and turned them over
to tho German grocer's Wag on.# Now
tits changed. He cannot do$that now
because there is avery large corpora
ton on Long Island that collects pro-
duce, and the farmer must sell every
at all. This corporation
turns the potatoes over to a. second ]
a cold storage concern.
at many million dollars,
and then the railroad gets the pota- =
toes and adds It's charges. This NAL es
three corporations and they are fnallyl|
turned over to a fourth 8 corporation.
This Is a distributing agency.
4 NJ Paying 'Tribut {. X :S
~ NJ N ewi Y orls City TO all&of these
giant corporations the potatoes nav
tribute and the profit comes Sout 8ois|
the 8consuner's pocke What h anne an 4.
to the potatoes happen MS to ali food &
stufts and everything thati;'j scon:snun,
ed by spe oples throug bout the country
In a create or lesser degree, III is q
question Of Y bpr q en- some and inc essant
tribut to. VI Il HI s ~
1.-THE people are d bound to have re,
lief !, and they know bet ter than to
look for any relief ON i II Is party thai,
has Pill ed Ri s3SSup sthstr bur dansS Ia such q
hetgh hat Y heys ca nS hard ~ hear them
They have prned away from the r
publ lean md are 90 king to- the /
pemocEattoS party PEOPLE /
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