The Democrat Must Still Insist That
the investment of $4;000 to $6,000 in storm sewers at thls -particular time ík v.nnecessary. After holding an executive session with himself the puta-Uve faiher of the Postofflce club ha decided that he don't v.ant the postoffice. Moran's attempt te purify the Republican party is too much like turning state's evidence to have much weight with the cauri. The effort of the Burrows machine shop to convert Governor Pingree into a big gun may fan foi laek of skilied workmanship. Lt is understood that Billy Judson will strew the pathway of Morar. & ('o. 's pneumatic sen.sation with broken Slass during the May term of court. If Republicans were all as good as Uie Register crowd pretend to be, the Democrats wouldn't have anything to kick aboüt and Pingree would be out of a job. Farmers wiU continue to observe that the pr:ce of wool has raised quite as much in markets beyond the pale of the Dingley tariff as it has in this land of ours where taxation is considered a blessing. After all. what can you expect from a president who publicly congratulates a rich rogue like Mark Hanna upon the successful purchaso of a seat in the United States senate. In the eampaign which the BurrowsMcMillan combine are preparing to wage upon our most Democratie governor, the most fejehing musie will be that set to the key of "dough." When America stands ready to summarily avenge, at a momenfs notice, insults and outrages upon American oitizens then wil! American citizenship be respected abroad and not before. Eugene Helber's opinión of the McMHktn-Burrows rin-Rsters is not caiculated to lmpress those gentlemen with the oleaginous harmony which their poHtlcal methods are Seveloping in Etepublican. cireles. It will be noted that among the many means suggested of raising revenue for war purposes an income tax, which would make the property of the country sustain its just proportion ot the burilen, ia not mentioned. Mark Hanna bought aml paia for his president and, no matter what the public pretense may be, the polk-v f (hi.s administration will be d'irecteö by the men who placed McKinh y whtere he is, and whose sole inspïration to politcal activity is their own flnanelal proflt. Afler ridding its magazine of lts k of blank cartrklges, the Register will now proceed to recapitúlate and i e-affirm. But as the Register' affinv aiions do not strike the public with ihe unimpeachable dlvlnity of trutli, the latter performance will be as harmas the flrst was grotesque. It ís in times like these when the attention of the people is focussed the all-absorbing issues of a foreign war that those who thrive by depredations upon public righs and privileges are most active. The measures whieh (over mereenary designs with the mantie of patriotism and makes ihe speclous plea of necessity will be numerous. An income tax law which contemplated that the rich and prosperous Bhould bear a portion of the burdens of government passed a Democratie hou.se and a Democratie senate, was signed by a Democratie president, and carne, within one vote of passing the supreme court. With a war upon us ind war taxes bearing down upon the masses of the people, the force of that infamous decisión will come home to every household.
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