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Show Warren Fosters Paper. VOL. 3. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1897 Successor to THE INTER-MOUNTAI- ADVOCATE. N WHAT ARE GOVERNMENTS FOR? The Constitution of the United States declares that this government was instituted "to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide NO. 42. Ifthia Dumber ta on thaUbd era-Jg complete changing of our system. Some making the old glutton of a hog disgorge M M taininx uur name, you'd bettor ie- new miKlity quick, aa that ia the m think that Socialism is the only remedy; after he had drunk the slop and put it back I ali number of the next iaane. No pauer I will be tent for a lunger time than others pin all their faith to the Single Tax into the trough? No, he says; go in peace cm pulj for, nor credit, except by apecUl arraupeinent. what I with will but see that ycu idea; others, equally honest, believe that you have, Populism will bring the desired results; while do not have a chance to repeat or continue though he put it to its best use. for the common defense, promote the general others, apparently honest, claim to believe the operation. So say we to the Rockefellers Because it favors a system of legislation goods and that will reduce the taxes on the small home welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to that one or the other of the old parties will and others: Take your finally awake and do something for the "git; but you must stop your hellish steal- owners. ourselves and our posterity.' It goes without saying that at and prior to wrongs that exist. Let us leave the question ings. Because it opposes pensioning idleness and the adoption of the above declaration the of who shall do it, to the leading thought, These are times that try mens souls. We the putting of a fine upon industry. Because it believes that every man is entiunion was not perfect; that justice had not which is, that it must be done. As soon as are approaching a period in the history of understand or the all, all, fully people nearly tled to a trial by jury and opposes additional been established; that domestic tranquility this Nation when these great questions canhad not been insured; that the common that it must be done, then some plan will be not be longer viewed superficially. They punishment being inflicted when such dedefense had not been provided for; that the reached, and it will be done. There is abso- must be solved. If we dont know how to mand is made. no hope of a change while the most solve them we must learn how. We do not Because it opposes our inhuman and bargeneral welfare had not been promoted, and lutely all is believe that everything right. people baric been think that the blessings of liberty had not much of the man who has the only vagrant laws that make poverty a secured. A very natural conclusion, even in The present condition is due almost alto- remedy that will cure these troubles. The crime. Because we are opposed to that system of the absence of proof, would be that society gether to vicious legislation; legislation that question is a big one and well worth careful was at that time divided into two classes has for its purpose the taking of wealth from consideration. Dont think the task an easy enforcing the laws which convicts the helpthose who oppressed, and those who were him who works for it and giving it over to one, for it is not. You may understand it, less and excuses the rich and affluent. Because it favors the faithful enforcement oppressed. It is also quite evident upon the the fellow who does not. Then the natural and you may not. When government proface that the real object of the declaration conclusion is that if legislation is the cause, tects the weak against the encroachments of all laws; even those relating to drunkenwas to destroy both the oppressor and the legislation may be the remedy. It may take of the strong, it is a success; when it does ness, prostitution and gambling. Because it opposes the letting of public not, it is a failure. oppressed, by taking the power out of the something more potent. works to private centractors. hands of the one, and putting it into the A farmer owns twenty hogs and pigs. He Because it believes that the laborer is FIFTY REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD hands of the other. In short, the whole end feeds them from one He finds of his hire. trough. long worthy VOTE THE POPULIST TICKET. and aim of the proposed government was the that certain than more Because it large hogs monopolize that the city water sysprotedioh of the weak against the encroach- their share of space at the troughs side. The Because it favors the issuing of all money tem should be put upon the same basis as is ments of the strong. If. that was the legiti- result is that certain of the smaller and weak- by the general government and opposes the police, fire and other departments. mate aim of government in 1776, we believe er pigs are crowded out altogether and get banks of issue. Because we favor the abolition of the poll that it should be the end and aim of govern- no should all that believes Because it the their of money tax provender provided by part system. ment in 1897. Because we are opposed to the occupation owner. The farmer, prompted be a full legal tender for all debts, public and license tax. This Nation is today divided into two by a feeling of justice and desire for profit, private. Because H. W. Lawrence is the best man Because it favors the free coinage of silver classes the oppressor and the oppressed. A proceeds to divide the trough into twenty in the city for mayor. 16 of ratio the at to own 1. stalls by nailing strips across it. He does not very small percentage of the people Because A. E. Beveridge is thoroughly Because it believes that this Nation is big nearly all the wealth. The great masses of do this to rob the big hogs, but to protect to fill the office of city recorder. humanity find life one ceaseless round of toil the pigs. This, we think, fairly illustrates enough to run its own affairs, in matters of competent Because J. M. Bowman is one of the cleanwithout compensation sufficient to procure what government is for. The strips across finance as well as anything else. est and best attorneys in the city. Because it favors an increase in the circu even the commonest comforts of life, while a the slop trough gives each hog an equal Miss Florence Smith is an educatBecause few, though "they toil not, neither do they chance to apply his mouth to the bounties lating medium. Because it opposes the issuing or sale of ed. highly refined young lady, and would spin, yet Solomon in all his glory was not provided by the giver of the food. So with adorn the city auditors office as no other bonds. The old story laws; their office work should be the giving interest-bearin.. . arrayed like one of these. Because it opposes power being given to aspirant lor the position would. of oppression is but the story of today. The of every man an equal opportunity to apply Because Alexander Rogers is one of the private corporations to demonetize the Na- best men in the question now, as then, is whether or not one his labors to Natures bounties. city, and you know it. man shall live off the proceeds of the toil of Because John S. Garrison is a man that It is claimed that there are men too indo- tions money. Because it believes that the government, another. lent to make a living, even though an opporhas both heart and brains; and as a police should dictate and not corporations, private With each recurring year comes the tunity were provided them. Possibly there justice is a man whose natural and acquired the kind of money in which it shall pay its fitness if would are drink not Fourth Day of July. On that day Old Glory hogs that slop they puts him out of reach of even a comown obligations. is flaunted to the breezes from every hill and had a chance, but the number is comparaparison with any other candidate in the field. Because it believes that the rich should pay few. We is Because the nominees for councilmen are much think case the housetop. The voice of the patriotic orator tively very of the taxes; therefore their proportion just selected from good men, and in many rereverberates throughout the land. Children the same with men. Certain it is that the favors an income tax. it are taught to revere the names of the pa- demands of justice cannot be said to have spects are superior in fitness to any others, Because it favors postal savings banks. been Because Populists believe !n justice. triots who sacrificed their lives and their all fully complied with until such opporBecause it is the only party that holds to a Because they believe in patriotism. to secure to them the blessings of liberty. tunity has been given him. sensible and sound money policy. Because they believe in progress. They are taught to repeat the words of the We have seen the big hogs, urged on by Because it believes that railroads are public Declaration of Independence which declares their insatiate Because it is to your own interest that the break and root off the highways. greed, that "when a long train of abuses and usurpbe enacted into law. Because it believes that as public highways Populist principles strips from the trough and thus for a time Because Populism is right. ations, pursuing invariably the same object, thwart the will of the owner and master. But they should be made the servants and not evinces a design fo reduce them under .abso- we will tell you whit else we have seen. We the masters of the people; and that good The. fact that the government has lost lute despotism, it is their right, it is their have seen the farmer arm himself with service and not private gain should be the good with many millions of dollars by its mix-uduty, to throw off such government, and to a d shillalah and sally forth in his an- first and greatest consideration in their the Union Pac.fic railroad is used as an being provide new guards for their future safety. ger and knock the heartless hog silly about operation. the argument by plutocratic press against Because it believes that the telegraph and When England attempted to enforce the the time he was ready to lie down in the government ownership. This is a great argucollection of a small tax on tea, these pa- trough. He did right, didnt he? telephone should be a part of the postal ment (?) indeed. The government never did triots (that is to say, they are patriots now, Now there are certain human hogs, such system. own or pretend to own the Pacific roads. It Because it opposes monopoly in land. but anarchists then) climbed on board the as the Rockefellers, the Carnegies and the simply furnished the money to build it and believes Because it detested that into the be stuff should threw and the this a the Stanfords, Ameses and others of their ship Morgans, that have been crowding the peos nation of that then instead a of believed renters. sea They ilk not only stole the money, but they stole government ple off the earth. They are not satisfied with Because it believes in popular government, the road as well. The that fostered robbery ought to be destroyed. their share of Gods bounties. They want it government has never We believe the same is, or at least ought to all, and have gotten the most of it, so far. and is the only party that does. run a train over it, nor attempted to. It has ' Because it believes that the people should not for one moment at be, true now. This thing must stop. Every boy and girl any time assumed any have the theminitiate laws for to control over its management. If it had, matpower The enemies of the people today are a born into this world is born with certain selves. would have been different. Had it taken ters from are taken them away thousand times more subtile and a million rights. They Because it believes law that be should no have not been given a chance. The possession of the road when all Populists limes more aggressive today than they were They into force until all voted the wanted it to it would not have lost a cent. upon by then. The people's own government is sleep- opportunity has been denied them. The put The facts are that it was a steal from the people. last are at a demanding change. They ing in the arms of a harlot. The Morgans, people Because it believes that should the start and was a steal to the finish; and the people the Clevelands, the Shermans, the Carlisles, are asking that strips be put across the comthe have call unfaithful home to for power mon repthe not of present administration is as much in sympatrough; purpose robbing and others of their kith and kin have been when resentatives in be the direlict to but to keep the Rockefellers proven thy with the steal and. the rogues as was the using the powers given them by the people the Rockefellers, their of duties. administration that first went into it. If there to rob the very people whose interests they from robbing them. It is proposed now to discharge in Because it believes a of is any argument in favor of reduction in evil the cure public that way, but if the government profess to represent. The Vanderbilts, the try to salaries with commensurate reduced the of Rockefellers in and the insist find overwe price it in this ownership railroads, have Morgans Goulds and the Morgans monopolized of and Pacific Union wages business. products. them the The and laws, breaking setting government paid our great thoroughfares by which they rob riding Because it favors employment for all men for the road about ten times over, but let a has as at been them the then case, all of naught, the people indiscriminately they prowho are willing to work. gang of thieves own it all the while. If the duce. The Rockefellers and the Carnegies comes the more potent methods the shillalah Because it opposes government by injunc- government paid lor it, ' it ought to have have cornered up Nature's bounties; for the or any other and greater forces that may be court-mad- e tion laws. and belonged to the government. necessary to reach them. They should be use of which the people all the people Because it the of make it to opposes bv any fair granting d given an opportunity right must pay such tribute as the more public franchises to private individuals The franchise grabbers have gotten up a should be made underbut to means, The take. issues choose they to .cormorants may or corporations. sham battle over the silver question in this that brought about the Revolution in 1776 stand that foul means will be used if necesit Because favors those the of city; not that they either care anything for reclaiming are but as nothing compared with the issues sary. The demands of the masses must be silver question or that any good could the granted. that confront us today. One class of people met if it sends every Rockefeller and every already Because it believes that street cars, electric possibly come from making it a local issue, to hell within a week. today hold the other and many times larger Morgan lights, gas, water and telephones are public but rather to divert the public mind from the class in absolute slavery. This is an awful distribif should Oh, well, says one, you property and ought to be operated with the real issues of the campaign. Even if Dale fact. Think it over. ute all the wealth in the land to the people sole purpose of giving a good service instead should be elected, we doubt exceedingly that he will be able to open the mints for the free However widely people may disagree as to equally, it would not be a month until the of paying dividends on watered-stoc- k. Because it believes that if a man hold a coinage of silver. The granting of how these things are to be remedied, every same fellows would have it again. Very public But said this who true. see must man has about anything by doing piece of valuable land out' of use that he franchises is the only issue of the dty thinking, observing time that a great upheaval must come; a that? Nobody. Would the firmer think of ought to pay the same for the privilege as 11 s kind-hearte- d . . p fair-size- home-owner- cold-bloode- |