The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-24
HOW PEoPLE WE'RE ..FooLEp.,

King, president of the Good Govern
ment club of Pennsylvania, as follows:
The late P. I. Barnum once said
THE American people like to be fooled
the more you fool them the better
they like it," The greed of get rich
quick men in this twentieth century
is so predominant, the masses of the
people do not keep posted on the I'm
DERIVING schemes of unprincipled men,
and are left totally in the dark, ex-
cept through the columns of well con-
Quoted newspapers. The masses are
thus drawn into the arena, by loud
talk and incessant abuse against those
who are not only striving to help i'm
prove the condition of all the people,
but to guard and guide the nation
from the dangers that beset it.
What does the primary election in
Pennsylvania signify? A large pro-
portion of the voting population were
not interested enough to go to the
polls. Had they done so, a very diff
ferent result would have been accom-
plished. The political conditions in
pennsylvania were not unlike those in
Illinois. The people had suffered for
years from local political fights and
contractor-gang rule, making it in
cumbent at previous election in Phil
adelphia' for all true Republicans to
come to the front, and elect honest
and competent officials. Similar condi-
lions prevailed in other sections of the
state.
At the primary election just held for
the selection of presidential delegates,
the people were led to believe by
blatant Misrepresentation, that SINH
lar conditions existed with the ma
tional administration. Such a condition
as to the president, certainly was with
out foundation in fact; but the people,
nevertheless, were fooled and tricked
into the game by foul means. by trust
promoters, aided by the worst kind of
politicians. who are backing up an
impossible third term candidate.
This over ambitious citizen, by in
situation and innuendo, in town and
city, and mining and manufacturing
settlements, declared as from the house
tops and rear end platforms, that
unless the people voted for him they
would sell their birthrlght and favor
gang rule-an insult to the face of the
mon sense of the people can be trusted
to find safe, sound and practical RENE
dies for all the complaints he makes.
They are not going to run in the teeth
of danger or toward it, when they see
a way to dodge it.
1t is not generally known that a
publicity bureau was established in
New York many months ago, and that
barrels of money were expended for
the purpose of influencing the people,
the country in favor of big
business, to perpetuate trust control,
without proper regulation, by nominat-
ing a candidate favorable to inefficient
and ineffective administration. Articles
Of every description have been publish
ed in both large and small publications,
full pages Observation-Disclosures three
Or four pages at time-on big bust
ness, railroads, the farm, Panama ca
nal, tariff, booming certain business
men and suggesting party platforms.
insulting the intelligence of the party
and the administrations.
The people were temporarily misled
by such deception in order to ride their
candidate into power on a sea of mis-
representation, as if big business and
were not the most danger
BUS questions to trif1e with any longer.
Let it be understood, once for all, that
big business, unlimited, and uncon-
Is as dangerous to the body
polite and to the public interests as
cebergs.
Clean politics is demanded; politi-
clans who will scorn to attack Off
Gals in high Office when in the right
lot men who try to pull down the con-
stitution which they have sworn to
Uphold and vowed to maintain. Free
political speech, when it tends to in
Justice and degradation to satisfy
;pite and personal ambition, should be
condemned by all thinking men, if
,nly to prevent the over ambitious
rom being sick and sorry afterwards. |
4 mans independence must be best
preserved, and his duty to the public
1est performed by attaching himself, |
Tot to any political characters, but to
hat system of measures which he be-
ieves most conducive to the public
the aggrandizement of big
at the expense of the people. |
Let every public spirited citizen, rise
ID, and by his vote show his disap- |
prevail of efforts to secure high public |
,ffice by any big stick methods. Bluff |
md buster, coupled with the lack of |
business experience never can certify |
to the fitness of any man for the |
presidency.
Theodore Roosevelt allowed the trusts |
Turing his administration as president, |
% increase in capitalization from three |
billions to 81 billions of dollars. His
affiliation with, and backing of the
same body of trust officials should con-
yince every sane man in the country !
# the significance to their own bust |
less interests as well as that of thei1 |