Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1907 — SHIVELY TO RUN FOR CONGRESS [ARTICLE]

SHIVELY TO RUN FOR CONGRESS

If mere talk about the enforcement of the law against criminal trusts causes such a hullaballoo in Wall street what would actual enforcement do? At last, after many years, all intelligent men are beginning to see clearly who the sacred Dingley tariff works for. It is not only the “hand-maiden,” but is the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker and all the rest of it for the trust. The footpad warns the victim he robbing not to make a noise because he does not want to be disturbed. On precisely the same principle the trusts warn the people against saying anything about their wrongs for fear that they will cause a panic and interrupt the thievery. The Roosevelt Republican papers of the state are wanting the Hon. C. W. F airbanks to express some intelligible opinion on some public question. But the vicepresident won't do it. He is not that easy. He knows where he stands and so do his backers. And what business have the Roosevelt Republicans to pry into so private a matter, anyway. The harvester trust, the sewing machine trust, thewatuh trust and the other bloated "infants,” which the Republican tariff “protects” against outside competition, all ship their goods abroad and sell them cheaper to foreigners than they sell them at home. Having control of the American market they fix their own prices and levy such private tax on consumers as they see fit.

The telegraph companies have prospered. They have paid enormous dividends on their stock—most of which is water. But the telegraph companies did not let their employes share in their prosperity. They did not increase the wages or lessen the hours of service of the operators, and the operators, on account of the increased cost of living, found it hard-to get along. It is not any wonder, therefore, that the strike oatne.

As harmony and good feeling within the party are essential to a successful management of the campaign, the Democrats in eaoh district; knowing the time of aotion, should go about the selection of their state committeeman in a perfectly fair, open and businesslike way, in order that no man oan possibly have cause to complain of

the result. It is the duty of every Democrat to attend the primaries, and it is equally his duty to yield to the majority. An observance of these things will mean that the party will enter the next campaign absolutely free of internal strife and in the best possible shape to make an elbow-to-elbow assault on the enemy.

It was announced Saturday from democratic headquarters at Indianapolis, that B. F. Shively of South Bend, will again make the race for congress. Mr. Shively ran for congress in 1906 and was defeated, but he had the satisfaction of knowing that as a statesman he had the endorsement of thousands of republicans who repudiated the corrupt machine of his opponent, whose majority was reduced at the ballot box from 7500 to 207, Mr. Shiveley’sfrienas are confident that he can win and the people who are desirous of making a change, will help him to victory. It’s a pretty hard matter for a man with a splendid record as a statesman to carry on a campaign against an opponent, whose political managers, according to their well understood and established custom, assess every post office in the district, several rural route carriers and offlee employes ten per cent, of a year’s salary for funds to make the candidate victorious. This money is collected by members of the several county organizations of the district and at the proper time is used to purchase the floating vote in which the carbon envelope proposition is used. This ‘‘system” is carried on in the 13th district and by these uninterrupted methods ‘.alone has the present congressman been able to hold his job against the protests of the people. That’s why Brick, who controls postoffice appointments, rural route jobs lV *nd office positions, wins. That’s why Shively, the people’s choice, loses. Line up with the bosses and help them manipulate their nefarious plans and they will ridicule your weakness. Repudiate their tactics by standing for decent politics and you are branded as a ‘‘sorehead” by the big chiefs who style themselves your superiors—Francisville Tribune (Rep.)

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