The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18

paid large dividends but has increas-
ed its capital stock to $4,000, 900 out
Of its earnings and is now paying 10
per cent dividends or this large
amount. In addition to these profits
these companies have paid from 40
to so per cent of their gross earn
ings to the transportation companies
in which they are almost invariably
heavily interested and, of course, re-
ceive another large dividend from this
source. These large profits have al
ways been made after paying enorm-
Gus salaries to their officers. When
Thomas c. Plat was serving in the
United States Senate as Senator from
New York he was drawing a salary
from the United States Express Com
pany of $25 600 per year. AT the
same time one of his son drew $15,-
000, two others $500 each and the
~veneral manager of the concern 500
000 per year. What is true of this
company is true of other express
companies and you and | and every
person who p%atroniZes an express
company contributes toward paying
these enormous salaries and the
making of these enormous profits.
Again, the government should step
in and protect a consuming public.
When we have paid the cost of
transportation and the cost of hand
ling the business 1T both ends of the
route We will have done all that
should be required of us.
Favors Downward Revision
Il am in favor of downward re-
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downward | do not mean upward.
The tariff board eem to have been
a wise creation and judging from the
work it has already done it will be a
long way toward giving US a scienti-
fic revision of the tariff along Just
and equitable lines. T.ust-ma. {
goods need no protection.
II favor the election of United
Statea Senators by direct primary
vote
Strong for Universal Peace.
declaring that not a single reason
exists today why nations should go
to war. Mr.. Branson detailed the
tremendous waste of money in the
armies and navies of the world. In
an eloquent passage he made a plea
iOT WOliu Wlue peace Uhu ooSiolSu
his confidence in the ultimate success
of the movement as follows:
This peace movement may be
temporarily embarrassed but it will
not slumber. The great world pow
ers may pause and consider for a
time but eventually they will join
hands and move forward with a solid
front and when that time comes there
{ will be an awakening not eclipsed
j, since the coming of time and what a
joyful awakening it will be! The
great bands Of the universe will
strike up the march that will move
the procession forward, Spectacular
in its appearance; there will be mel
), on horseback and men on foot,
), soldiers of past wars and widows
with saddened memories, old men
leaning upon their crutches and
young meen who are sacrificed upon
the BATTLE field, there will be stand
in garmies, fleets from the world
powers. rich and poor, king and
peasant, old Glory leading in all hel
. majesty and power followed by the
flags of all nations, the huzzas OF all
/ tongues-grand pageant of the
world, marching toward the millcn'
t mum of universal peace
The Rule of the Peoplcc M
: In closing his address Mr.. Bransor
! urged the establis hment of popular
government, declaring unqualified!
for rule by the pople as compared
: with rule by special classes. lie said
= And now in conclusion, If
should become your representative ir
Congress, | may not be able to ac
: complish all you hope for, neither
may | be able to accomplish all ]
t hope for, but of one thing ] am GER
taain and that is, you will never
have occasion to ask where | stant
, on ay question wherein the welfare
: of the people is at stake. / have nc
' place for those men who go about
, with a tin whistle in one pocket ant
S u white flag in the other and witt
| the whistle they challenge the
, enemy to battle and as soon as the
+ battle is on they are the first tt
t send out a flag of truce. And
. saay TO you, whenever ! fail to stant
as you rtrue representatives; when
i. ever ! refuse to 90 to the firing line
and fight, with all the strength aat
my command. graft and corruption
and dishonesty in politics whenever
may find it; whenever | refuse tt
stand as the true representative Of
t the people and against the special
l privileges, against the great interests
i, of the country, | will be ready to face
: the recall and at your bidding / will.
: come home. | have had many oc.
: casions in the past to be proud of oul
l. party, for its history has been practi-
: cally the history of our nation for the
past fifty years. | nave stood many
: times in the thickest of the fight ant
after the smoke OF battle had clear
1 ed away | have rejoiced with you
: when we saw the victorious banner
: of u party go streaming by. But
i we must not forever live in the past
: Our great country is crying for pro.
: gress; We hear it in the tread of the
!, millions; We hear it in the wheels o.
: commerce.; W. hear it in the voice
OF agriculture; we hear it from the
tongue of the fiery furnace, from
the dark repeccpc of fha mounfainS