| Show evolution in american politics communicated from the days of our forefathers who used to even cross the freehold of a neigh bor it it would shorten the distance to the polls or voting place we fin ourselves at the present time confined to the public highway and are expected to walk as near as possible in the center so as to avoid any infringement apon the proper ty rights of the owner A boy could once cast his fishing line into any stream without fear of trespass fling upon the rights of hia neighbor and thereby wile away bis idle hours in a pleasure so dear to the heart of every true boy but today it ie changed wealth is ab ng all of those rights and we are not allowed to gaza into one of these streams without fear of baine told by a rockefeller or a morgan to kaaa on from our boasted free institutions we are fast defung into one of the most ty ranni eal the world ever saw they have invaded our political r gats from jhb days when the people met upon some backwoods clearing or a distant street coiner and elected who should be their lawgivers we davd evo to the time when a cleveland a hill a platt or a belmont emerges horn a wall street den with a full fledged pre aident without regard to his faith and say to the people vote every thing is fixed the conventions are packed and he is nominated with scarce ly a dissenting voice yet tighter and tighter are they welding the shackles of political oppression evolution is get ting in its work and only when in a dark room hid from view dare we think only to d pel thought as we come foith a tree country has lost its heritage evolution everywhere marks the downfall of tree dom the leaders of both great cal parties vie with each other for eal power and only so far as they are in accord with the wealth of the country do they LOMBARD |
