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Show ) HOT SHOTS ALONG THE LINE. Coin redemption money means bonds, aad boadi means slavery. Morgans Buzz 111 LIVING. BY LUCY LARCOM How to make lile worth living?" The question haunts us every day : It colors the first blush oi sunrise, It deepens the twilights last ray. There is nothing that brings us drearier pain Than the thought We have lived, we are living, in vain." We need each and all to be needed, To feel we have something to giva Towards soothing the moans of earth's hunger; And we know that then only we live When we feed one another as we have been fed From the hand that gives body aad spirit their bread. Our lives, they are well worth the living When we loose our small selves in the whole, And feel the strong surges of being Throb through us, one heart and one soul Eternity bears up each honest endeavor: The lile lost for love is life saved lorever. The very at the beginning of the second century of our government, and while the population is far short of the aver-ag- e in other countries, we are looking around for other spheres in which to expand," proves that our government is not a succss in practice. Under the circumstances, the assumption that we are called upon to force our system upon other peoples is entirely fact that, gratuitous. The commercial Idea is even less supportable. The wisest course for the American people at this time is to remember that we are only experimenting in government as yet, and that the success of the experiment will depend upon its being fully tested within the lines originally laid down. Americsn genius and enterprise are undoubted realities, but, like everything else, they have their limitation. And it seems that to undertake a contract to boss the g even American earth is rather possibilities. Coast Seamen's Journal. over-reachin- When the Free Silver Republicans of Utah endorse free silver, protection, reciprocity and McKinley they come as nearly getting on all sides of the question as is possible. To endorse protection and free trade is not one whit worse than to endorse protection and reciprocity. To endorse free silver and McKinley's administration is equally contridictory and absurd. Even though their endorsement of McKinley be intended only to embrace that part which relates 'o the war, it is still inconsistent. In fact to endorse his war record practically endorses the whole thing; for certainly any one who can endorse his bond issue would find little if any difficulty in endorsing the lest, so the free silverites have practically endorsed free silver and gold bugrm. Oh well we suppose that is easy. How many of you ever heard of the MR. H. W LAWRENCE SPEAKS. The Tribune of last Sunday contained the following interview: It has been evident to the People's party for some time," said Chairman Henry W. Lawrence of the Populist State Committee that there was no yesterday afternoon, place for a silver Republican party in this country, as either of the old political parties has ever been ready to shift its party sails to catch the wind that will carry it to any port where it can obtain the spoils of office. From 1873 to 1896 the leaders of the national Republican party denied their responsibility for the demonetization of silver, claiming to be friendly to free coinage. But all the time they were secretly working to fasten the gold standard upon the Nation. In the campaign of 1I96 they were confident that through the aid of the money power they could carry the election by declaring for the gold standard, while pretending to favor an international agreement on silver. The record of the Democratic party on the silver question, so far as it had the opportunity to favor silver, has been one of treachery and repudiation. For years its leaders denounced the Republican party for demonetizing and legislating against silver, and when the Democrats came into power in 1893 on a bimetallic silver platform, one of their first acts was to call an extra session of Congress to repeal the Sherman bill, the only law that gave the American people a larger use of silver. As the silver question will not down, both old parties are claiming to be the friend of silver, especially in the States where silver is popular. Where it is not, they are silent on the question or teertt-l- y working for the gold standard, which is robbing the people of their property and liberty. Every national platform of the People's party since 1892 has declared for the free coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1, without any equivocation, but realizing that these metals are limited for money purposes and that it is the law of legal tender that makes good money, and not the commodity of which it is made; we advocate the financial independence of the American people from the money power which now controls the legislation of our country through the old political parties by coining all the gold and silver we can produce in the country and then adding full legal tender treasury notes in sufficient quantity to meet the demands of business. In this way the people may make their exchanges on a cash basis, instead of paying in interest one dollar for every dollar they are permitted to use as money. One of the great questions that has soon to be met by our government is whether it will retain the sovereign right to coin and issue the money needed by the people, or surrender this power to the banks, to dictate what kind of money the people shall use and the quantity that shall be in circulation. On this issue, with others that we advocate in our platform for the liberation of the industrial classes, we challenge the leaders of the old political parties to meet us on the rostrum. We expect to place a ticket in the field this fall and solicit the votes of those citizens who care more for principles than party. POLITICAL PROVERBS. BY W. S. MORGAN. Prejudice is the halter by which the devil leads the ignorant. The road to hell is lined with the prayers of those who vote different from the way they pray. Every bond issue takes a wrinkle out ot the devils face. The chief end of maa seems to be to make some other maa rich, The day is past when noise can carry elections. Prejudice smothers intelligence and contracts the heart. The wicked fleece the men who vote for them. If all church members had a praying machine half of them would forget to wind it. The Populist considered! the cause of the poor, but the Demo-Reregardeth not to p know it. General Shafter is said to bear a . striking resemblance to our own Pat We had noticed that they were built after the same style of architecture, but did not know the likeness went any further. Bee Which is certainly quite a compliment to to Lannan. Lan-nan- The Appeal to Reason publishes the lowing complimentary notice of Senator folCan-no- n: Senator Cannon, of Utah, writes a letter favoring the Initiative and Referendum, the election of the president, senators and justices of the supreme court by direct vote of the people. The Southern Pacific railway company is organizing its employes into a political club" to look after their (the employes) interests. Oh, yes! I understand; any old thing" to beat Maguire and our own intrepid Hutchinson. Ios Angeles Review. And still we find fellows who go into tremens almost for fear that the railroad employes might go into politics. With the Single Tax put into operation in this country, and the power of in the hands of the people, by means ot Direct Legislation, matters would soon adjust themselves so that he who labored would be repaid for his efforts and trusts and monopolies would be a thing of the past. Let us hasten its coming. nt little children to bow themselves low before the national banner of a country, while refusing to teach them how to bring about better conditions over which the flag should float, is ridiculous, criminal Teaching and debasing. It was the unthinking and ignorant worship of the eagle of Rome that finally led to the downfall of that nation. Appeal to Reason. SAYINGS FROM EQUITY. Just remember that every time you lick One of the best exchanges that comes a revenue stamp you are contributing to the to our table is Equity, published at Spring-fielOhio. Read tne following terse par- support of your government to the extent d, La-dro- ne Islands before this row with Spain? Perhaps one in a thousand. How many of Philli-pineyou knew the exact location of the their number, and the number, character and occupation of the inhabitants? Not very many we will venture to say. But you want to annex them to the United States, dont you? Well you had better help to make this a government worthy of the claims that are made for it before advocating the annexation of six or seven million savage or people. s; agraphs from its columns. If a cause is right, but unpopular, take hold and help to make it popular. ThE man who will not help secure freedom for others is unworthy to be free. Great causes grow slowly for a long time and then suddenly sweep on to victory. Thk greatest need of the day is men who will do what is right, whether it is popular or not. When a man starves to death in a country like this there has been murder committed. of the value of the stamp. Dont kick be- cause the railroad or telegraph companies refuse to pay it, but take your medicine. The law was passed with the full knowlif not the intention, that you and not the corporations should pay it. And many oi you are opposed to the government ownership of railroads and telegraph lines you know. edge, lst Did you happen to notice in week's issue that Mr. Dunbar had sent us a summons for publication? What do you think could have been his motive in softening his says anything against you Ever since Adam was kicked out of the be Ifsurenoyouman are not the world much heart at this particular time? Does he hope, Garden of Eden has there been a struggle good by living in it.doing or rather did he hope to placate the Edofl the upon the part of one class to live Some men are so lazy that they would itor of this paper? If such hope he had labor of the other class. How to accomplish sooner lie still and be robbed than get up it certainly vanished when be read the artithis and how to prevent it have been the and defend themselves. cle which appeared in the same issue. Mr. motive powers behind all potential action. The man who wiil not work for a cause Dunbar may now take notice, and govEgyptian slavery was in no way different till he is certain of its success might as well ern himself accordingly, that if that be his from our modern human slavery. Precisely not work for it at all. motive he may continue to send his notices was at issue nor wer You cant beat the devil the same a half-civiliz- question the methods materially different. Our more modern slavery, known as industrial slavery tnvolves the same question exactly. It differs only in method. How long has it been since you were and other saying hard things aboui England nations of Europe for trying to grub all the territ;. in sight?. Not very long at any rate. But you want this country to have the Philli pines, Puerto Rico. Cuba and the Hawaiian Islands now, dont you? Truly the Monroe Doctrine is a dead duck so far as 90 per cent of the people of the United States are concerned. SO IAL1STS TAKE NOTICE. Members ot the Socialist Labor Party and those wishing to join section Salt Lake City, will meet August the twenty-fi'tNo. (Thursday) at S P. M. at Room two, b 101 Main Street. by compromise. When it comes to getting up a compromise the devil is strictly in it. The money that is paid by reformers for papers which malign and .misrepresent them would be sufficient to carry the country for reform. There are more people starving to death in these days ot McKinley prosperity than there were in all the time that preceded the civil war. The telegraph monopoly has made enough out of the extra business occasioned by the war to pay the tax on telegrams several times over, yet it will not pay a cent of it. If the people have not the ability to govern themselves they have not the ability to select rulers who will, and we should seek a hereditary monarchy as the only safe government. It is better to fight for what you want, though it take the rest of your life to win, thra to give up and go into the camp of the enemy, because he promises to do something for you some day. to the Herald. PEOPLES PARTY STATE CONVENTION. At a meeting of the People's party held in Salt Lake City, August 18. 1898, it was ordered that a convention of delegates representing the Peoples party of the State of Utah be called to convene in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 15th day of September, 1898, at 11 oclock, a. m., for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following offices: One Representative in Congress, One Judge of Supreme Court, and such other business as may properly come before it. The apportionment of delegates among the several counties ot the state is on the basis of one delegate at large tor each county and one delegate for each ten votes cast for Warren Foster for Congress in 1896. The State Committee recommends that the County Conventions for the election ot delegates be held not later than Srpt. 10th. II. W. Lawrence, Chairman, L. H. Gray, Secretary. Saw. That which is unjust can really profit no one; that which is really just can harm no one. Henry George. The declaration that half a loaf is better than none, is not true when that half is joined to another half that is rotten as Hades. Buzz Saw. Direct Legislation means the everlasting sovereignty of the plain, common, people to which if you are a republican, you are everlastingly opposed. Pittsburg Kansan. The initiative and referendum is simply a proposition that the people shall make the laws. Of coarse the Hanna school of politicians are opposed to such a doctrine. Cleveland Recorder. David C. Dunbar will have the unanimous support of The Herald for renomination for County Clerk. He will have the unanimous opposition of about every other ptper in the county. The Bee. The glorious Goddess of Peace once more takes her position on the throne of Reason, and may fair Columbia never again unsheath her sword to shed blood and waste treasure of mankind for mankind and thus cut both ways . Cleveland Citizen . There will never be such purity of elections and civil government as their ought to be until expenses of campaigns are somehow met by voluntary contributions from voters rather than by contributions from candidates and corporations. Tulare Register. The need of direct legislation is emphasized by every autocratic or unjust act of every legislator under the sun, and the number of autocratic legisators is very near equal to the total number of legislators under the sun. Civic Review, Los Angeles. The mistake of the best men through generation after generation, has been that great men helping the poor through preaching patience and hope, and every other means, emolicnt and consolatory, except the one Rus-kithing God ordered for them, Justice u. The obligation to from feed the hungrs springs the natural right of every man to life and the food necessary to sustain life. So strict is this natural right that it prevails over all positive laws ot property. Necessity has no law, and a starving man has a right to his neighbors bread. Cardinal Manning. If you are a Populist and think you cant make a school house speech, then read and explain your State platform. You can do this, and also pass around your reform paper. You must develope a inan or a woman in your sdhool house who can discuss the reform platform. If you have no legislative candidate or county ticket, see the independent element in your county and get out one. Organize your county. The Southern Mercury. Courteous treatment would have made the Cubans our friends, even though they are no. wise enough to see that the American plan of government is best for them. Palo Alto Live Oak. Nor can we see that "solid eights," the purchase ot Uaited States Senatorships, or other forms of "push" and syndicate rule are best for them," or for us. But that is now the American plan of government The Cubans can do much better, if this government permits them. Sin Francisch Star. Patriotism calls aloud for national ownership and operation of railroads, and their modern adjuncts telegraphs. It should own and operate all coal and iron mines, all the smelters, foundries and machine shops necessary to equip and run the roads, all armories tor the manufacture of munitions of war, all navy yards for the build ng of battleships and such other ships as might be advantageous for the people to own. This is the logical outcome of the national owner-sh- i of the Nicaragua canal now favored by of the people of the United States. Pittsburg Kansan. As the law now stands, the burden of taxation is placed on the shoulders of those least able to pay it. The man who has an income of $10,000 a year may be able to avoid taxation entirely, but the man who earns a dollar a day must pay a heavy tax and has no chance to evade such payment By the vote of one man on the supreme bench it has been decided that an income tax is unconstitutional. Although this is simply the opinion of one man, it is binding so long as it is not reversed, and perhaps the simplest way to reverse it is to secure a constitutional amendment. Chicago Dispatch. It will be observed that the Pullman Car Company, which appealed with feverish anxiety for the protection of United States troops in 1894, is oae of the first corporations to protest against payiug just taxes for the support of the government in a foreign war. When the Pullman Company and its allies were in difficulties, Chioago was turned into an armed camp, and the peaceful people of the town were treated to the most imposing military spectacle they had seen since the civil war. Fair play would seem to demand that the Pullman Company should repay a part of the obligations thereby inenrred. Isnt it time the patriotism" which exhausts itself in the protection of vested interests" were assigned to its true place as a cloak for meanness and selfishness and corruption? 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