The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-09-03
The Big Interests
VS.. The People.

SO far as the control of the people
through the republican party was
concerned. But the Interests did
not give up the fight. The IN
TERESTS would just as soon con-
troll the People through one party
as through another, so they voted
the DEMOCRATIC TICKET and
elected PRESIDENT WILSON, feel
ing sure that the BOSSES of that
party would control it and subserve
the INTERESTS as efficiently as
the republican party had done there
tofore.
BUT THERE WAS WHERE THE
INTERESTS GOT FOOLED.
PRESIDENT WILSON STOOD
FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PEG
PIE STOOD BY HIM. THE DEMO
CRATIC BOSSES WERE OVER
THROWN BY THE PRESIDENT
AND THE PEOPLE AND INTER-
ESTS LOST OUT.
But, the Interests did not give
Up the contest. Realizing that they
lad nothing to hope for from the
Democratic party and the President,
hey began systematic and insidiu-
ius work to REHABILlTATE THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY. Their first
work was to lie about and mis-
'epresent President Wilson and his
party. They owned nearly every
newspaper in the whole country and
he orders went out to begin the
tight on WILSON. The People had
demanded a reduction Of the tariff
ind the Democrats had made the
reduction, but now the republican
newspapers Set to work to persuade
the People that the tariff as reduc-
ed, was blow at the farming inter-
ssts of the country.
The BIG INTERESTS had en-
trenched one of their number. Per-
Ains of the Steel and Harvester
trusts, in the organization of the
People, known as the Progressive
Party, and they felt sure they could
beguile the Progressives back into
the Republican fold. LEAVING
ROOSEVELT OUT IF THEY
COULD, BUT TAKING HIM BACK
AS THE CANDIDATE OF THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY IF THEY
MUST.
Orders were sent out to the news
papers to cease all unpleasant men
ton and reference to 1.-The Colonel"
And to use every possible means 10
win the PrOgressives back into the
republican party, and to keep up
the fight on President Wilson.
"The stars in their course fought"
for WILSON however. The crops
are the biggest ever. The tariff is
proving to be big benefit to the
People. The new Currency and
Banking laws are working so that
the Big Interests can no longer
bring on a money panic when they
choose. The development of A
laska and the Government railroads
TO be built there has "cOrnered" the
Big Interests, SO that Alaska is and
will be for the People. Then Pres
ident Wilson's Mexican Policy has
proven to be grand success. The
big shipping and trans-cOntinental
railroad combine received stagger-
ing blow by the repeal of the Free
Tolls law and now the big European
war is on and the People are stand
ing by President Wilson closer than
ever for the reason that it will
require Just such a man as Presi-
dent Wilson to steer this nation
clear of all entanglements with tho!e
warning nations; for it is clear
that both sides over there will try
to get our nation into the fight, il
possible, each trying to get us on
their side.
But, the INTERESTS have one
last hope, a very small one. but
they are making their last stand a
gainst President Wilson's Trust Bills.
They are trying to delay the bills
so THAT THEY CAN USE THEIR
MONEY TO DEFEAT DEMOCRATS
FOR CONGRESS-, if possible, in
order to defeat any further trust
legislation.
What else are they fighting the
Trust Bills for? Why are they do
ing all in their power to defeat
democrats? The answers to these
questions are easy. THEY HAVE
No IJnpE or CONTRO M INC DEM