The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-16

Government and Dictate DeStlnies
of People to Serve Own Selfish Ends
Written specially for The Bingham
County News By John F. Hylan, Ma
yor of New York, through AutocasteI
service.
New York, March 14.-In answer
ing this question, there is no need of
seeking refuge behind sentimental
platitudes and fine but meaningless
phrases. The trouble with America
today is: small group of excessive
ly wealthy individuals, members of
the Republican and Democratic par
ties alike, have, through the exercise
of powerful, sinister, and too often,
unlawful influences, usurped the gov
eminent and seized its agencies on
SO vast a scale that they have become
the virtual dictators of the destinies
of our one hundred and ten million
people.
If the wealth and power concen-
trated in this group of human wolves
were devoted to the betterment of
humanity instead of increased power
and greater financial gain, the sun
would shine upon no land with a
more contented body of people than
these United States of America.
But what do we find?- cruel eco
nomic SELDOM widespread exploit
tation in the necessities of life and
a crushing oppression in almost
every city and State in the continent.
This is the unhappy fate of millions
whose toll and labor, blood and sweat
have made possible the enormous
riches garnered by the favored few in
the fields of production and trade.
The means by which this system
of tyranny, oppression and distortion
is carried on year after year is oc-
casionally disclosed in few of our
magazines and newspapers, which,
being Independent and fearless, do
not have to fawn and lick the hands
of corporation masters.
Wealth.LOrds Control
Political Parties.
These disclosures have made clear
that one of the ways by which the
wealth lords have been enabled to !
dominate the government and ride |
rough-shod over the people has been |
through their control Of political per-
ties.
Through such control the small |
group of wealth lords, comprising in
ternational bankers and money lend
ers, public utility exploiters and tar
if beneficiaries, have actually dictat
ed the nomination of the offices up to
the president. They have placed the
slickest, cleverest and most cunning
manipulators in official posts even in
the minor places, where they can be
of service to the invisible govern
ment
Do not imagine that these wealth
lords are content merely to dictate
nominations They have, without
hindrance, written the very platforms
and pledges of political parties; and
because of substantial contributions
to campaign chests they have AFRO
gated to themselves the right to die :,
tate the governmental policies of the
administration elected to office, re- !
CARELESS of the political complexion :
of such administration. 9
Woe to the public official, be he y
high or low, who dares to resent =
their dictatorship! If such there be, !,
then the floodgates of lying press o
are released, sweeping
the unhappy public servant. to an
earthly as we'll as political grave, or
compelling him to compromise with
his conscience and become their sub
seryient tool to the end of his term.
Reason for Drive to
Cancel Our War Debts.
Some of our international bankers, G.