Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST ls. 1920
5 There is nothing costs less than civility -Cervantes.
Why No. e.. Down to Bras. Taek.a


 party a candidate would announce specific plan for reducing the nigh cost of living and dealing with profiteers and others disturbing natural economic currents coming national election. The people pretty well fed up unsubstantiaI things. There vital interest in of them. Outside of poli- tcians nd theorists popular interest the League Nations and few Of the people out side those classes have erbeen interested in it.
 might become very essential issue if there was no material People, of whom are republicans a part of whom democrats, could be divided ordinarily issue which the leaders of one party the other might introduce-even though it nothing substantial than that sehism which the Big -Endans and the Little Endians by the
 N But we have other troubles very definite and ultimate so that we much for the theo- ries purely partisan issues. The high cost. of living us all alike, republicans and democrats At though groaned under 1t we accepted it as result operation of economic laws There apparent, reasonable causes. the neces- sary of the great destruction of property the the diversion of the prodnc ing power of many millions from the production of commodities we time peace. to the produc- tion of commodities. useful only armies at war All things easily accounted for higher prices and we reconciled-
 Most of us did not believe that it within the power of the government afford relief; the trary we remembered that when ever the government
  had generally only made them worse. We could see no other outlet except such time would lead us to-
 But since then have seen something else We have seen powerful corporation. purposely haltinE production order maintain prices We have seen such a vast accumulation Of wealth in the hands, Of men producing handling the things that people bnv as was. never witnessed before. all have believe that if unofficial groups of men like the Amrcan woolen company. the Sugar. Trust and other combinations position to control var jos commodities them the disadvantage of the public. government which cannot loosen that control is not the kind of government we want
 A government which cannot, protect it's members against aggressons outside governments is not deserving of existence; much less so is one which cannot protect public agant the rich and powerful few of its own members
 Something fundamentally wrong with society in which groups powerful individuals prey without restraint upon great of the people
 All this can be changed law and the people, are far more in having it changed than they are in anything The brotherhood of man is no donbt a very beautiful thing should all like to see it. would rather, for the nome nt that the people think they powerful enough to asten the completion atask would perform the far making the profiteers let go Of us We know that ought to be uplifted but the uplifting can await convenient season
 It is all very well to about universal peace, but we should first have peace at home and we have not peace. and capital at war, fierce war. Monopolists and landlords look upon consumers anu tenants as proper Consumers and ten ants naturally regard monoposts and landlords with fierce and growing hatred.
 Now what do the two parties propose tordo about it2s The party that satisfactory, not . general reply question, whatever may be it's osition with respect the tariff the League Of Ma tions or prohibition will be given by the people the next four years make good.
 There is a, way to good. It may involve come new and drastic legislation, revolutionary ,~risation It may be necessary. to change our ,oastitution But this will have to be done some .;,a The present situation is which will never
 .ssIf o,t If we let it run it will run into bolshevism '
 q, Ci+v pIannino