The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-23
Southport
ALFRED &. PERRY WILL
 ENLIGHTEN THE PUBLIC
(Special to the Farmer.l

Especial to the F'armer.)
 Southport, Nov. 2S.-Alfred s. Perry,
 proprietor of the Hotel Fairfield. has
 printed from his own press and dis tributed about town, a circular called "A Government for the People, by the People, containing what he claims he
 has tried to put before the public be- fore for some time, this being the most
 practical way to date. When asked about his future scheme, MT. Perry stated, "I have just completed this circular and put before the public to pick apart He would make no fur ther statements at the present time. The following is Self-ex planatory. It reads:
 We offer no apology for publishing the following in circular form, but wish to state that it is the only prac- tical way we know of circulating it, as all regular channels of circulation we have tried have been refused us. The foundation of a free government is based on the broad principle that the majority of the people within the governmental domain rule, that is they make all of their own laws, to their own liking and satisfaction, and use all agencies common to governmental administration for their benefit.
 All mines, minerals, water-rights, docks, forest Quarries, etc., belong to the people in common, and should be developed and conserved for their ben eft. Commerce is a secondary con- sideration, when built up and main- tained at the expense of the masses, and for the benefit of a limited class,
 known as and hereafter referred to as the interest.
 The interests have systematized and developed all kinds of staple commer-
 cial business for their own benefit, to
 the detriment of all others, and at their expense. Said systematized de-
 velopments are characterized as trust and are hereafter referred to by that
 name. The trusts up to the present
 time have been grouped into two classes, those which monopolize, and those which do not. However no trust
 has ever been satisfactorily grouped into either class, so we will discard the classification as useless. But there are other evils besides monopoly which they do unquestionably perpe- trate. Among them are accumulations of vast amounts of wealth, which is used unjustly and illegally perpetual ing their position and power, to the ex- cluSion of all others, by uSurping and monopOliZing all common privileges and imposing many burdens on others
 by class legislation. A few Of them
 are as follows: Legislating special privileges to the trust and interest, re- strictive tariff, special franchises, ap- pointment of Judges, Commissioners, Tax Assessors, Referees, and an end less number of others, who favor them in their official administrations.
 Another class of grievances against the interest is, managing the trust for their own personal advantage to the prejudice of others associated with them, by making contracts between
 themselves and the trust, said con-
 tracts being unjust, illegal, negotiable. and against public policy, all to the 6nonriol pa |, cr,F a int Naif 40 do they honor or favor a progressive advancement of intelligence among the industrial people. The interests by their protected position are able to pre- vent anyone whom they turn against from making a living. The public pays tribute to them at every turn. They have developed a position in the field of finance and industry, where they can make panics at will, and turn millions of producers to idleness and starvation, without any reason at all, and accountable to no one for their acts. The interests have created combin- ation of combinations so colossal in proportion that no man can compre-
 hend it's magnitude. The interests themselves are bewildered as to what they should do at this time. It is doubtful if there is any Court or gov ernment official mentally competent to devise a decree or order, capable ol
 being enforced, which would improve matters any. The interests pick and choose whom they wish to advance ir- respective of their qualifications. All others are doomed to nominal exist | ence on the road to poverty, even 1 though intelligent, ambitious, frugal and industrious.
 Remedies by way of relief:
 1. Appraise all quasi public enter prises at the price it would cost the government to duplicate them by their | own construction, then buy and oper-
 ate. This would include railroads, tell