The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-03
ARE THE PLAIN PEOPLE
TO BE BOUGHT?

Editor Pennington Times:-
Thoes of us who have had the priv
ilege to have seen and participated in
several national campaigns for Pres
ident are in a measure in the dark, or
have lack of proper understanding
of the present situation.
The Republicans, being at the time
minority party, broke the record and
announced that it would hold its con-
vention before the dominant party an
nounced its place and date for hold
ing its convention.
When the Republicans assembled
at Chicago they found themselves di-
vided by three and the war waxeo
warm, until Senator Lodge and few
temporizers, lead out along the line
of the least resistance and adopted
what they call their platform, which
speaks in general terms about every
thing and specifically about nothing,
shook hands with themselves and
went home.
They were not heard of further
along any line of real interest until
it was announced that the Republic
can party intended to raise a cam
paign fund of from fifteen to twen-
ty millions of dollars, to insure the
election of it's candidate for Presi-
dent, and the work of collecting this
amount is in progress.
There is food for thought for an
honest man, who really loves his
country and believes in American in
stitutions, for there is grave danger
in the effort.
Money is only valuable on account
of its purchasing power.
What or who are they to buy with
this fifteen or twenty million of dol
lars?
The great trusts which control the
lead, iron, zinc and copper of the ma
tion are and have ever been for high
tariff, and therefore are Republicans,
and their reasons assign themselves.
The office hunters and lockers for
jobs are Republican politicians, and
do not need to be bought.
The negroes are a unit for the Re-
publican party, and never have to be
bought, but stand without hitching
from time to time, and term to term.
Every man and woman who was
against our government, during the
trying ordeal of war, are for the Re-
publican party and are so announc-
ing their position personally and
through their press.
Every man who is engaged in the
making of arms and munitions as a
business is for the Republican party
and do not have to be bought, for
they are looking for legislation along
lines that will compensate them.
Every man who is in favor of re-
pudiation of our national pledges
along the lines of world peace look to
the Republican party for the only ray
of hope tending toward the obstruction
of our proposed treaty of peace and
League of Nations, and they do not
have to bought.
The Republican party has bid for
and has pledged every reactionary ce-
ment Of our nation, and that without
price in cash. but the price is to be
paid by the administration in special
tariffs, special privileges, offices and
revenge upon this administration for
it's vigorous American war policy and
it's broad and safe humanitarian doc
trines of peace in the final adjust
ment Of our war entanglements.
Now, what are they or who are
they to buy with this astounding sum
of fifteen or twenty million dollars?
This is not mere sensation, but
sad and dangerous truth, to be watch
ed with great care.
.. o. L. MUNGER.