The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-09-03
Editor Lynden Tribune.

Editor Lynden Tribune.
Seeking to take advantage or
your kind invitation to the People
to send in communications for, pub
LEGATION ON live topics which shall
be free from personalities of an ill
nature, and shall be brief and read
able, / venture TO hand you the fol-
lowing, trusting that you will see
your way to publish the same. To
be brief and to the point:
l. 1t is very generally accepted
that Political Bosses while working
for their own immediate financial
benefit and political power and ag-
grandisement, also work for and
are under the direction, in general
way, of group or class of men
known as the Higher-ups."
2. The "Higher-ups" referred to
are composed of a class of men
known as the Interests" the Com
bines,' the "Monopolsts." the big
manufacturers, the Railroads, the
Liquor Interests, the big Bankers,
spectators and stock gamblers.
These Interests may be subdivided
into much larger class or classes
of men. Thus the big manufacture
ers and spectators include the
TIMBER HOLDERS and the Big
SAW MILLS, north, east, south and
west, also they include the FISH
TRAP holders and the big FISH
CANNERIES, north, east and west,
and in this catalogue should also be
included the WATERS of the coun-
try, which are held by the Interests
and are capable of being developed
for power purposes, and the EI4EC-
TRIO and POWER COMPANIES all
over the land, also the Breweries,
Whiskey Distilleries, Tobacco, CT
gar and Cigarette manufactures.
l haven't space to go on and men-
ton many other subdivisions which
will at once occur to the reader.
3. 1t is further well known that
all of these various Interests are
dependent for their life and con-
tinued power and prosperity upon
the support of the PEOPLE, and
the PEOPLE include all Of the in
dividual holders of property of any
and every kind, and these who de-
pend upon their labor for a sub
sistence, such as FARMERS, small
MERCHANTS, DOCTORS, Law
YERS, MECHANICS and LABOR
Frs.
1t is also well known that the
people are also dependent in great
measure upon these varied Interests,
each being equally necessary to the
other.
Thnrafnrn Chnrr1d
both sides. the People and the In
terests. should be careful of, con-
serve and protect the rights of each
other. That condition of affairs
does not follow" however. On the
contrary, the Interests, through ~,
Immense combines, political and
otherwise, are constantly seeking to
intrench themselves in power In
such way as to gain control, prac-
tically. of the People and force them
To submit to the exactions of the
Monopolists and Combines.
4. 1t is further well known fact
that no field furnishes such sure
and certain means of acquiring
power over the People as that of
Politics. Therefore, the BIG IN
are ScthlHS 10
gain control of the OFFICE-HOLD-
ERS, from the Present on down to
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE of the
city, town or precinct where any
of the members of the VAST CON-
BINE are locate.
This was formerly effected through
the Political Bosses who saw TO it
that only such men were nominated
for office as would subserve the big
Interests.
Right here is where the Republi-
can party split in 1912. The People
revolted against the Bosses. The Peo-
pie demanded the nomination of
Roosevelt and the Interests de-
manded the nomination of Taft. The
republican party was disrupted, dis
graced and relegated to the back
number series.
THE PEOPLE ARE SUPREME
WHEN UNITED.
The BIG INTERESTS were
beaten by the PEOPLE at Chicago