The Washington times., 1917-12-09
The old story is told by St. John thus:

& The old story is told by St. John thus:
z to aIen
And n hoset that sold sheep and
doves, and the changers money sitting;
And made a seourse Of smau cords he drove
the" all out Of the temple,
poured out the changers
And said doves, things
IS hence; make not Fathers house merchandise
S. And His dseiPIes
of thine house hath eaten up.-st. JOhn H., 1s-17
b. Those that call themselves conscientious objecors
declaring in the of Chts teachings that they cannot
use violence should study this picture
The divine spirit of gentleness, patience, embodied in
human form, you see In aggressive action here.
The spirit that could have struck down every living
thing In the that tried Him or inflicted instant death
by thought upon the rabble that stoned Him on His way
70 Gootha died shameful and painful death the Gross
for others But He 'made scourge of small cords and
with violence and indignation drove those that had
profaned the sacred temple those that made the hoest
place resort for merchandising money getting PROF
TEERNG
The great temple of country today the temple of
patriotism Its center is at Washington and there in their
private their selfish errands the twentieth century
money changers hock intent the patriotism that spells
profit
They seek out places for their favortes contracts for
themselves Gigantic money making schemes carried
on within the temple by sanctimonous individuals talking
patriotism and love of country while they plan to get for
themselves thetaxes laid upon the country.
As the money changers sought the places the
temple to set their tables and make their profit these
modern wreckers and despoers seek the best
spots for their selfish work.
The highest the nation and the humbest devote them
selves to the true OF patriotism the President directing
great at the top the nation young trusting their
leader offering their bodies and their lives in that war as
Among and against these real patriots devoting all
thought and service to the nation the modern money changers
carry their plans lay their traps seeking build their
subterranean passage into the National Treasury.
1t is enough to call attention at this time to the shame
less proposition that the dishonesty managed inefficient
incompetent privately and sefshy owned railroads of the
he
out of the national taxes.
This proposal is made with all seriousness. There is
possibility that it may go through.
The railroads in the beginning got from the people gifts
and rights unbelievable
to build the roads and go through land belonging others
Second the nation gave them vast tracts of land now
worth thousands of millions FOR NOTHING. Free gifts of
great tracts either side of the railroad
Third the nation gave them the money with which to
BUILD the railroad.
And fourth when it all DONE railroad land grants
and perpetual franchises were given to the private owners
This great gift of the people to private expoiters
amounted to billions of dollars
r The private In return thought only Of their sell
fish with very honorable exceptions planned
only for the highest quickest possible profit regardless of
service.
Railroads were mismanaged, gutted, neglected
Some unwisely, extensively, and unnecessarily
built by way Of blackmailing other railroads.
Honest investors railroad stocks robbed of their
money the railroads taken from them and then reorganzed
for the benefit of the reorganizers
Legislatures big and little corrupted judges
named by the railroads and OWNED BY THE RAILROADS
after they had been put on the bench.
And Judges on the bench who proved serV1le were
rewarded with high positions and big pay by the railroads
when they left the bench. All that is notorious
What should have been generation of railroad build
ing with careful honest development generation of
railroad exploitation robbery, ineficency.
The whole world it and realizes this nation
enters the magnifceny equipped with and with
industries but without railroad system able to attend to
the nation work.
Out of the great wealth given by the nation to the rail
road promoters they have built for themselves gigantic
fortunes of hundreds of Millions they have uggled their
stocks in Wall Street gambling they have corrupted egs
laton and public life made themselves masters of political
machinery-BUT THEY HAVE NOT CREATED AN ADE-
QUATE RAILROAD SYSTEM They have been politicians
gamblers exploiters of railroad systems but not RAIL
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