The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-04-30

Hon. Ole Hanson. of Seattle, TO Ro-
bert Watson Boyce, editor OF the
Seattle Argus, and recently pablish-
ed in that newspaper. will be or
interest to readers of The Tribune.
Mr.. Hanson is candidate for The
nomination for United States Sena-
tor on the Progressive ticket, and
will speak in Lynden and other
Whatcom county points within the
next few weeks.
My dear friend Boyee:
We were talking the other day
bout the reason why | wanted to be
United states senator. / am going to
Tell you why | have taken tie part
/ have in politics, etc.
Il am not anxious 10 hold any
public office for the sake of the great
honor or because of anything that
might come to me or mine from hold
ing such position. The mere fact
of holding office has never appealed
to me unless | believed ] would be
able to aid in the great reforms (e-
conomic) which must be carried out
in order that the people become free
and self-governing.
THE fight for better conditions,
more liberty, real freedom, equal OPP
portunity, is one that has had my
support since boyhood. / early real
lied the wrongs that Cypress the
poor; the special privileges that rob
the many and enrich the few; the
burdens of the weak; the conditions
that flint-harden the minds and
hearts Of the successful; the hypoc-
risy of the time-servers and vote
seekers; the cowardice of the men
in power.
Il was born and lived for years
long, weary, soul-crushins years =
under conditions that taught ME
something WIS wrong. ! Was born
without any conscious desire on my
part to De born WAS innocent OF
any wrong doing. l was entitled 10
an equal chance in the battle OF lie
as any mans son born anywhere. !
was entitled to healthful food, warm
clothing: to bed at night; TO an
education Every child born in n
civilized country should have that
much. Without such start how
could one engage in the strife OF
claw and fang, of crush and XIII,
with any chance of success!
In q barbarous country all chill
dren START EQUAL. The food,
the clothing, the hunting and flsh-
ing knowledge; the cave at night;
the sun and storm by day, All are 1oI
general distribution. The beast oi
the field, The bird of the air, are al
given the advantage Of the best beast
and bird education in order That
they may survive. All effort is t.
make each unit self-feliant, strong
powerful. s4lf-sustaining in order
that the entire community of saw
ages. beasts and birds may remain
powerful.
Tin this civilized 90 world, TINS
natural order is reversed. certain
chosen few who have inherited ol
acquired power. wealth. influence
have. in centuries gone by, gradual
" shaped the worlds affairs so that
they and their descendants. theii
particular sect or tribe, may De-
come stronger and stronger, and the
great unprivileged mass become
weaker and weaker. The great mass
have no chance. 1t has become an
uneven battle where few who knoN
what they want, keen from the ma
jority what they are entitled 10, aho
hence they lu1e W me TIE ''itN :
serve; only securing snch rlehIs
from the controlling tribe rs the!
are able to wrest, little by little
from them.
"Occa sionally. from this great, un
wieldly. half-knowing mass, starry
ing in poverty and wretchedhess
some man, uverstrong. maybe, bless'
ed with rugged body and On uh-
Welding Will, emerses from the
pawns, breaks through the cehtur'
les old crust and becomes able to
fight ON somewhat more even pa'
sis with the so-called upper or rui'
ing tribe.
This man does one of two things
He either joins the ruling tribe, as
sumes their point of view, and pro
caeds 10 ASSIST them and furthe'
weaken the great mass, or taxes I'll
the gage of battle to create lust con
ditiops for all the people. ii ne
does the first he becomes the wei
rnown character-the self MADE
msn-who parades his scratch VIC
tory and says TO the other mlillohs
why don't YOU do likewise! olu