The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-18
Against Military Training in
the Public Schools.
ABOLISH THE TARIFF ENTIRELY
Then, of Course, He FavOrs
Strong Prohibition Plank.
Government Banking System
for Financial Problems.

of the men who addressed the get
together" reform conference here to-
day. He said that in addition to the
Prohibition plank he would advocate
that the reform forces of the country
unite on a platform which would
stand against military training in the
schools and which instead of favoring
a non-partisan tariff commission,
would favor abolition of tariff entirely.
He also urged that the government
banking system would solve the finan-
cial difficulties which interest the
people. He said in part:
IF I were writing a platform for
do would be to condemn all kinds of
Intoxicating liquors to death, beyond
the hope of resurrection.
Il would concede the right of every
citizen to worship God according to
the dictates of conscience and to sup
port whatever political party most
worthy of trust, to give our country
the highest standard of civilization,
which, of course, would include the
enfranchisem of every woman in
our land.
War Is Barbarism.
Grant said, Let US have peace
Sherman said, War is hell And he
might have truthfully added that war
is relic of barbarism which can new
er be justified, except by the exercise
of the God given right of self defense.
Let us have no military training in our
schools, but teach the children along
the lines of peace and good will to-
wards all mankind.
we don't want any 'non-partisan'
tariff commission nonsense in our
platform for three reasons. First
because there can be no such thing. al
'non-partisan' commission, n a parti-
san government. Second, because it
would be an insult to congress 1t
would be equivalent to saying that the
peoples representatives have not sense
enough to handle the tariff question.
Third, the whole tariff system is
wrong, because it always was, is now
and always will be a robber of the
poor to increase the fortunes of the
rich. Labor produces the wealth of
our country: and the rich consume it.
The tariff taxes the necessities of life
and allows the stocks, bonds, notes,
mortgages, money in and out of the
bank and broad acres of land to go
scot free. What would I do?
No Labor Protection.
why, 1 would support the general
government, as we support the states,
by taxing what the people possess in
stead of what they consume. Thus,
measuring the citizens burden by his
ability to bear it. We are told that it
protects labor. No more deceptive and
misleading statement was ever ut
tered.
This western country is flooded
with Mexicans and all the protection
our native born citizens have against
the foreign born population is the
nickel it costs the 'greaser' who ferry
Rio Grande. While the eastern labor
has no protection against Canadian la
Dor and at most the price of a steerage
ticket from foreign lands to the United
States. 1t is said the tariff protects
the farmer. 1 remember that not
many years ago in western Kansas
corn with a 15-cent per bushel tariff
In fact, it was cheaper to burn corn
than it was to buy coal for fuel.
The Tariff System.
Now, with no tariff on corn, it is
selling at from so to rs cents per
bushel. At the same time, wheat, with
25-cent per bushel tariff sold at about
40 cents per bushel, and now with no
tariff it brings one dollar per bushel
and wheat in Winnipeg is worth as
much as it is in Minneapolis. Foreign
catgut to make fiddle strings is COM
petition with our home grown cats,
admitted free, while bibles are taxed
rs per cent.
I'm other words, this wonderful tar
iff system gives free trade to a hoe
down. but places 81 per cent tariff on
a prayer meeting. Stuffed birds free,
diamonds rough free. This is no
doubt because of the great demand for
stuffed birds and precious stones
among the laboring class. Dragon
blood free
II there is anything that quenches
laboring mans thirst, it is dragon s
blood hence it is admitted free. Divi
divf. Don't that jar you? I don't
know what it is, but the name arouses
quick enthusiasm among sporting
men and the average politician,
hence it is admitted free
System of Leeches."
"Asafetida, choice perfume needed
In every home, is admitted free
Leeches, to suck the blood from the
poor, free. In fact, this whole tariff
system is full of leeches and ought
to be, and will be abolished.
Our financial system is equally un-
Just, deceptive and fraudulent. The
interest that banks receive by loaning
deposits pays all expenses, and gives
from one to three fat dividends an
nually. What does the depositor get :?
Nothing, unless it IS q time deposit
and there it is mere pittance But
the main thing 60 be considered ex-
lists In the facts that the banking in
terests are rapidly gaining control of
the money of our country, and the
politics, too-both combined to fleece
ana make slaves of the poor and
helpless
Abolish Banking System.
What would I do to better condi-
tons? Why, 1 would certainly abol-
Ism our present banking system and
nave the general government issue all
money and do all banking But you
ask what would the money be based
upon? The answer is based upon the
government Some people demand
money CT intrinsic value. when there
never was any such money. Its value
IS not intrinsic, but is fixed by law
therefore, is loyal money
Under this government there
would he no no pirS l{l1a ,7,,r;,,<- u r.,s,