Politically Independent
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T. L. HP (Hi E H
administration of governmental affair», is our only
salvation. Big business will succumb to and olwv
the law when it has to. Men must be elected to
congress and to the White House who will enact
and enforce laws which will bring about this
desirable condition. Nor do the people desire to
oppress nor take aw ay from big business, its ill-
gotten guinea. They simply want to stop the
method through which big business is fleecing
them. They want to stop the leaks, sjiecial privi
leges, etc., so that the men who create the wealth
may enjoy, at least, a part of it.
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I THE PEOPLE COULD only be brought to
realize what a throttle hold big business ha
upon the country, they would arise in their
w rath and hurl every trust serving congressman
from |x»wer. Eully half, if not more, of the
present congress are. secretly, servant» of big
business. Eat h representative or senator is under
such obligations to big business in his particular
district or state, that his hands are. practically,
tied. And who is his employer? Who pays him
his salary? Is it big business. the master whom
he serves? Not at all. It is we. the people,
Congress, especially the senate, has l »een trying
for weeks to enact into law President Tuft's
reciprocity measure. While the measure may not
la* all that many people would like it to be; w-hile
it may not go us far as some would like and goes
too far to suit others, it is a step in tne right
direction. And whnt is blocking its paassage? The
answer can lx* summed up in two w«»rds, "big
business.“
N«»r are the congressional big business servants
limit«*d to one political party. Then* are demo
cratic congressmen who fight as valliantly for th«-
interests of big business as do the republicans, and
there are both democratic and republican congress
men who are contending earnestly for the inter
ests of the people. Occasionally the big busine-s
congr«*ssmen |»ermit some measure in the interests
of the jx*ople. Why do they do so? Thev know
that the Supreme Court stands ready to pronounce
the law unconstitutional, else write words into the
law which will make it harmless to big business.
Anyone wh«> has kept track of the acts of con
gress and the decisions of the supreme court for a
few years back ami up to the present, knows these
conditions are true. The question arises: What
can the people do to help themselves and bring
als»ut a more equitable condition of affairs?
( ongress enacted an income tax law a few years
ago. During the Civil War the income tax
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pronounced constitutional by this court, w
the last income tax was brought before the same
court, though of a different jM-rsonnel, it reversed
itself and decided the law unconstitutional. When
the interstate commerce law was enacted, this
court recognized the law as being constitution’»!
an«l decided cases U|xm thut basis. z\ short time
ago this same court, not daring to pronounce the
law unconstitutional, amended the law so that it is
satisfactory to big business.
Hen- we have our highest court, whose duty it is
to pass upon the constitutionality of laws enacted
by congress, assuming legislative power ami thus
become violators of the constitution itself. Shade
of ( hief Justice Marshall must certainly blush for
the degeneracy of th«» office from what it was
when he tith'd it so ably and hon«»rably for many
years.
The N ews believes that the government w ill
never be greatly reformed and brought l»ack to a
condition of equitv fo- all th«* |«eopln under «'ither
republican or democratic rul«»nt, as now constitut
ed. No doubt a vast majority of the p«*ople w ant
a just and equitable government, but they will
never g**t it so long as the party in power is
honeycomb«*d with people desiring to serve the
interests. A new party which will blend or bring
together all lovers of justice and equity in the
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VERY CITIZEN is equally responsible in his
duty to his nation, to his state, to his coun
ty. town, f*eh«.<»l district, etc. If he is
honest an«l such a citiz n as every one should be.
he will not shrink thia responsibility. It is a fact,
however, that men do not shrink and lie. in many
instances, to esca|H* these duties in w hole or in
part and in proportion as they shrink, should they
be condemned by their fellows.
In time of war, every man. if need be, should
rally to his country’s defense. Wh'le it is true
that ail men are not physically capably of under
going the hardships of a campaign of soldiery,
there are numerous other ways of sustaining the
government If they shrink this duty they are
deservedly called cowards.
When a |H>litieal campaign is on, it is the duty of
every citizen t<> study the party politics and the
character and fitness of candidates and when
election day arrives, to vole for th? party and
candidate which he deems best for the interests of
the nation, state, county or town. If he fails o
propel 1} p>?t himself in this matter or fails'to
vote he i», in a measure, res|»nsible if a bad policy
or a ba I candidate is selected.
When the assessor conn s around, if the citizen
fails to give a true return of property, if he
conceals or undervalues it. or rends it beyond the
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he ought to b ar u|x>n the shoulders of his neigh
bors. And if a public enterprise is undertaken in
his community which will build up and add to the
general prosperity of the public, it certainly is his
duty to give aid proportionate to h s ability.
Bui every community, strange to sav. ha» men
who violate duty, if measured by the above stand
ard; particularly, that relating to returning projier-
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last year the tax rolls of Linn county showed that
the people of our prosperous county had but a
little mor«1 cash than the beggarly sum of $130.000.
At the same time a simple sum in addition, taken
from th«- various bank reports, showed aliout
&t.OUO,O00 of deposits, to say nothing of what the
|H*ople kept at home in old stockings, Nor does
the tax rolls give any account of gilt-edged inter
est paying bonds Isdonging to our citizens which
are kept outside the county in safety deposit
vaults, except w hen th«* interesting paying day
arrives. Some men seem to think and they pose
as lamest men too and, mayhap, are church
members it is no harm to defraud the town,
county or state, as the case may be. They seem
to think the public treasury is a bird to be plucked
and that it is legitimate, providing the above said
plucking is not found out.
This modern conception of honesty among what
is demonstrated "business men” is the bane of
our nation today. The trusts, business combines,
railroads and other corjxirations, interpret “hones
ty” in this manner. Nor are our farmers free of
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this idea. True, their opportunities are limited.
J. J.Barne», W. F. GUI,
S«tH«r»Hv, C. A. Warner
J. A. Bilyeu, J. K. Barns»,
They are guilty, to illustrate, of petty larceny,
C. A. W artier.
while corporations, trusts, railroads, bankers, etc.,
nr«* guilty of grand larceny.
Measured hv the standard of honesty taught by
Christ. when he was upon the earth, where will
people, guilty as above d«*scribed. land when the
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People who do interpret honnsty aright and who
SCIO ROLLER MILLS
do not shrink responsibility to th«* public in these
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matters, can do much towards correcting this evil,
if they will. They can refuse to associate with or
deal with men whom they know are derelict in
these matters, so far as possible. They can and
ought to vote for men, as public officials, who will
use their utmost endeavors to cause trusts, corpor
ations, railroads, etc., to comply with the term
“honesty” in its old fashioned sense.
Reforms of this character, however, tob«* effect
Happiest Sirl m Lincoln
Farmers Take Notice
ive. must begin with ourselves. Satisfy your own
A Lincoln, Nel»,, girl write, “I had
conscience that you are right and square, then ben ailing for Mne time with chronic I carry extras for the different kind«
you have a just right, aye it is your duty. to constipation ami «tomach trouble. I of mowers, rakes amt binders. I can
criticize your neighbor who is doing wrong.
You began taking Chamberlain*» Stomach furnish any thing, in this line, you neetl.
are protecting your own interests, in a measure, and Liver Tablet« and in three day« I Also. 1 carry one of the best lines < f
machine and eilinder oils. You will
when you do so. But be very sure that you do was able to be up and got better right make a mistake if you do not get mv
along I am the pruude»t girl in Lin
not live in a glass house l>eforc you commence coln to fln<i auch a good medicine.” prices.
throwing stones.
I For «ale by all dcalera.
N. I. M orrison
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