Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-21


of your paper and have thought with
much interest on the suggestions for
the democratic party by Mr.. Risk and
others, and I, if acceptable to you, would
like to offer a platform and few sug-
gestions.
First, wish to show that mankind
in general, while not hogs, act like
hogs toward each other and both must be
restrained, or they will destroy them
selves.
Hogs, by fences, men By law. In the
fall of the year when pasturage is get
ting short, the farmer who is not pre-
pared for properly feeding his hogs.
dumps bushels of corn into the general
feed lot and then 1t is a scramble By
the whole herd for whatever they can
get individually OF these dumpings. The
| strongest. quickest and trickiest get the
most corn.
Could they vote it is not likely they.
the growing stronger, would ever vote
to change this mode Of feeding. The
farmer knows this plan of feeding is
wastefuI and would soon destroy the
younger part of his herd. They, being
the weaker. daily become less able to
compete with their stronger companions
and he hustles to protect each kind or
class with laws (fences) and each day
he makes 1t his business to see these
fences are in force. If one of them has
been broken down, undermined or
climbed by some hoggish hog, he does not
wait a year to educate him to be a good
hog and observe his fence laws, but he
sends his sheriff (dog) to grab and hold
him by the ears until he can get him by
the legs and yank him back into his
proper place. lie means business. Does
business today Saves junketing commis-
sions, saves party haggling for position,
saves corn for those who need it, and
are law abiding.
So much for the four-legged hog.
our government. on account of uneX-
pected way, was compelled to dump into
our human feed lot. billions of dollars
and at once a scramble began for dollars
and it continues TO date. Reason. JUS
tice or law. seem to have been abandoned
Those best prepared, the strongest,
quickest and trickiest, Of course, are hog
ging the most dollars and growing
/ stronger. The weak soon discovered they
were not getting their share of the
dumPlngS, and on account Of this feels
when law and order come, If ever they
would be only throwouts tculisl and only
those who could survive the winter fol
lowing cattle) could In time have a chance
FOR the good things OF life.
They mused they resolved, That. since
their protection by law was no longer OBJ
served they, to sustain life, keep even
and n opportunity came their way to be
the greatest hog Of all hogs. Could you
blame them when so far as they could
SEQ they could retain their holdings only
by being a stronger hog or hogs, than
those pitted against them? Our govern
ment had to have labOrers and bid up
already advancing prices, and this put up
prices OF all labor which. I'm turn. gave
reason for advancing prices on everything
produced by labor, and away went prices
skyward. Cost OF any article has moth
ing to do with price. II Is whatever can
be gotten for it and infamous schemes
are gotten mp 10 make the article a
greater necessity.
Above | have limited only OF how con
ditious are today, and I fully believe
only fencing law enforcement at once
can save this nation from ruin. To-day
our law enforcement Is farce. Our biz
fellows compromise on 1t and trade on
II. liz must he enforced on all alike.
No clubbing today the law Is a terror
or barrier only 10 the petty thief 4
poor devil who has nj home a wife and
children hungry. steals a chicken. In a
day he is in Jail, in week is IN the
pen. while a corporation who fixes its
own buying prices. also its selling prices.
selects itB inspectors. hires whatever ia
necessary for its success. law or no law
and realizes a net profit annually Of mil
lions Of dollars, can stay out 81 jail for
II am an old man and don't know how
long.
Make all abide by the law and there
will be no high cost Of living There
will be no unrest. when every man can
feel he has his just rights or. In other
words. his right rights are not encroached
upon by others, hig or little. When n
man steals my coal makes love TO my