The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-02

See GIFT. 2. =. ct. y. 1912.
20 tks Voters sf trsr4eas
EEaa1 t1 aH~s az crnorRla4tv Z q ztataN
si-giy als asrsstly ~ I ~ sasxiEs e e s10al-
se Fresl1srt cf the gat4ed ststss. fesl very
6A4PlY taat taaH IS ast ca azhAtzua a zau aAanla
sltsTt--a rsr ~ srn sake. Hs E-zt seek "a
ssrvs causa. ana zlst kngw very clearly vhat
ea1ss Il 1s he IS seeking "a Asrra.
ms ce1se r s1I1zrsd 1r lies very plain
20 ~ es1 Nleas Ihs Geverr-e-t or the I1itea
States. as nes 5s11a hY re pSl1e1as zhI1h hAvs
tsce1e charact cristic ef Espntlieza a3-taistra-
tAca tn recent years. Is net fre8 to serve ths
Nho4a people 1Hpart tally. ard - ought to te set
flee. IL has -eea t8sd up. Rfsthar 5el1bsrately
on 1ereiy nY untntentioaal tavslcpmant With
partlealar tnterests, which have ased xhsEr PIG
er, bcfh 70 csnrrol ire gsvsrr-ent and to csu-
trol the in1astrial devs1opasat or the couatry
i z11t he freed frer snch entansl szsnts ard al
Iaance5- lntll II 1s freed, st cannct serve the
people a. rhoLs. Until IL Is frsea. it cannot
unasrtake any pTcgraz-e e social ana eecncuio
eetterzers, but east to ehecked ana thuartea az
sysry turn ~ its ratFans ard SISTERS.
IN practtca1l every spssal that I rake, I
Elt at the frcrt of Ehat I have 70 sag ere casz-
tton cf tbs tariff and the question OF tie trusts
but not because ef anY Thought q party strategy,
because Believe the solution Sf these quss-
tAoaa 70 l4e at The very heart of the bigger
cuesttou. xlstner tbs gov5rnnent shalt bs fre3
Or not The governzeut IS not free because It
has granted special favora TO particular classes
b. ueans of the tariff. The nsn 70 snoa thsss
spcctal favcrs have been granted havs tornsd
great co1btnet ions by which TO contrcl enter
prise and deterziEs ths prices of cc--o1ttiss.
TneY could net havs done this ha6 1t not been for
the tariff. ho party. therefore. phich does not
propose e take aEay these special favors and
prevent monopoly absolutely in tfe MARKETS Of the
country sees even SO Euch as the most elenentary
part Of the retnod by uhtch the govern1snt is
10 be set free.
mo control 20 shioh tariff LEGISLATION has
Led. both in the field ef politics ai4a IN the
field Of business. IS shat has preduced the most
odious feature of our present pslittca1 situa-
tton, namely. the absolute dontnation Of poser-
ful bosse9. Bc.sss cannet exist without husi-
ness ell1ances. With then politics is hardly
dtsttngut shable fron business. Bosses maintain
their control because they. are allied wtth men
Fho Ttah their assistance IN order "a get con-
tracts. IN order to obtain special legislative
advantages, in order to prevent reforms Ehtch
stll interfere vith monopoly or With their en-
5oynent Of special exceptions. Merely as po1tt-
toal leaders. not backed by money, not supported
~ securely intrenched special interests, bosses
would be entirely manageable and conparative1y
power1ess. BY freeing the government. there
fore, 70 81 the sane tine break the power Of the
boss. He trades, he does not govern. Hs ar
ranges, he dees not lead. He sets the stage for
xhat the people are 10 do he does not act as
their agent or servant, but es their directors
For hin the real business Of politics is done
under coysr.
The sane means that viii set the governneus
free from the influences which nor constantly