Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1899 — “BUST THE TRUSTS.” [ARTICLE]

“BUST THE TRUSTS.”

THIS IS LIKELY TO BE THE DEMOCRATIC SLOGAN. » *? “Bm* tk tnttT b to hr the Drawtrafiem aj far UMOIf the luynhici HoMi at OnMcnb «nt to the lbni City to toft A s exchange news Ui to test at a $2 per plate banquet on the fnhurh Beer of the CoKw. The •pwMi «nw»i hy there Pwoentg, “hattrahdirdr"eaeh other and the epeechea hr Democratic onton at the GaEaeum were “anti-trust.” Free *Srer is npuM as aa iane that ed hy the after dtotr speakers the old the yefl ease vhs ‘toHmf was called BfH The WI of tore and program of speeches at the diner was labeled “amti-trast banS«(t" The tapirs tor the set speeches ape awl hpn to say spraty srhat they had whhgrred dariag the day—that “afiwr as wait; the Sewate is paid for six years,, bat we cans wia aa the platform tost the trast*.’ ” The haagmt seas a kage, —s^stohaMe taUes, srtoch were phalaaxed ia the arena of the Oshsesaa. la toe amphitheater are fjBBO haayij Democrats eat sad to overflow meeting was held la the unditamating capacity of the Xwnc Hall is were jaumndand toe'waOs were hashed doe deep with these who toaad standing iwa. It m estimated that 20.000 people heard CeL Bryan and the other speakers, roaaa had a Kttle lac. sad the excited lattcrisps of the tosiy standards added ante* riahr to toe pittsnwa character at the The mm ihwslisy began with the id* dress of will si hy Harry R Hawes, the pressdewt of the liftiwa Club, omler Champ Clark far presenting same hnwntra Whew Mr. Clark had finished the crowd began ealfing tor Bryan. They brake into toe apeettomakaap of C. R. Faria. who seMoKSreShSawaSß Bryan. Bat toe antortf the prapnmtm tolimf^inytostonnM^d A. De Anmand of Miasoari who spoke on "The "Dost awl Its Patent*.” The crowd grew impatient before he brake oat. Bat the llismri naan kept on despite toe wdfmas reminders that it was n o’clock and growing late. It was aa toe pragmas tor the aadienre to sing -America"” before Mr. Bryaa spoke. The tor efectne rfimaxe*. had arranged matters so that Mr. Bryan's ovation woold be aae of the aid fstbioae* kind. Bat it Stomto^ktpß>riarCosgrest ahoaf, and the shoots and cheers dtua wrd the manse of the hood. Thems* shins played two semes of the aid soap and then toe aadoari slopped cheering aad took ap the weeds. Frem “Aaterica” the band changed to “Hold the Fort.” Scarcely any one heard the ssaaie. for Mr. Bryn forward. and tor three sir ■tea he stood in aOenre while the Dear mts tried to Est the roof. Mr. Bryan was hisiar The apstthmaHsp of two day* pn tioai had strained the raral htoßhTamWtoS He fiaitoed ia a tßasalt of wild applause. Mr. Bryan’s aabject was “Mmopoßes.” Mm actor she 'ManWridi recently, rnM.flaahlft Wd aSn^dcSSiud mamaa eaoramaa that the peaple. without reapoct to party, ate joking theta* riven how llteiietoamatoti w. JPlre», theanion y"m- towiib aSreriatytte Ipeainet. 1 peainet. to*tt*aso dietotas tons to those who aril the raw material and to thane whs totaiih the lahsr. If the Irapto continney we aSSct It Wperatttto so la PM toil ha

corporation ia a fictitious person,'created by law, the power that creates ffan regulate, restrain cr annihilate. To say that the GaP? eminent is impotent to prevent fhenoffanU, nation of trusts is to say that It has called Into existence a fictitious person, and that the fictitious p;r.oa cr.uteJ has become greater than the c renter. Ore of the difficulties which hare been cneaontered In cppcglng true a is that the treat hides behind the Federal Constitution when attacked by State legation, and shields itself behind Its State charter when attacked In the Federal courts. No remedy srßt be complete that U not coextensive with the Federal government If Ihe extinguishment of the trusts la left to State legislation the public at large will be vie* tlmised aa long aa a single Stale will tarnish a robbera roost where the spoils collected la other States can be divided. dost now people are startled by the principle of monopoly as It manifests Itself (p tho industrial trust, and well may they be startled. The principle, however. Is the same as that which manifests itself In the effort of the national tankers to secure a monopoly of the Issue of paper money. The greenback to a rival of the bank note, and its presence Is a cans aut menace to the bdnka of issue. Some who re.ogn’zo the evils that flow from a soap trust fferent to the dangers that attend the formaUawef a paper money treat. The principle of monopo.y not only lies at the foundation of the attempt to destroy the green backs, but it is the controlling princiN* that underlie# the crusade against sliver ■* * standard money, li t tr.-en 1853 and 18®h when the production of gold was Increasing and the production of sliver was small, three nations demonetised gold and gave to silver a monopoly of mint privileges. Early in the ’7o‘s the financiers became alarmed at the increase in the production of •liver, and conspired to destroy sliver as a standard money and give a monopoly to gold, the production of which at that time was stationary. The standard money trust Is not only the parent trust, but Is in the hands of foreigners The Republican party is Impotent to destroy the treat* It is controlled by those who are interested in treats, and Its campaign fund and sinews of war are supplied by the trusts. Abraham Lincoln in the very beginning of h's presidential career, warned the country against the threatened attempt to pnt capital above labor In the structure of the governneut. Modern republicanism is fulfilling the prophecy made by Lincoln—lt to putting the dollar above ■*•*- The Democratic party is opposed to the prise'pie of monopoly wherever it manifests Itself. It has declared war on the trusts. Not a little trust only, bnt a big treat ea well. Not against one kind of trust only, hat against all trusts. The man who opposes trusts In Congress is entitled to as much cred.t for bravery as the man who •warn a river or marched np San Juan hill. B- F* Belmont for Bryan. When Mr. Bryan sat down there were calls for O. H. P. Belmont, and ex-Gov. Store led the New York man to the front of the platform. Mr. Belmont began by saying: ‘Tf I were in complete party control I would point to an easy path to tri■mph- Fd name Bryan the candidate, make Bryan the platform, and with Bryan as the issue go before the people.” He declared that he would give his full support to the platform and candidate of the Democratic convention of 1900. He said he believed the platform would declare for the election of United States Senators hy the people. He dwelt at leugth on the trusts, and said trusts were the pure result of the carefully matured principle of protection, which has kept the Republican party going, furnished its money and fooght its campaigns. He ended by saying: And on the subject of harmony, speaking for New Tork alone, if yoa give us Bryan for a candidate and “smash the treats” for a war-cry, the Empire State Democracy, moving as a unit, will sweep to victory. Altgeld Ppeaks for Filver, The crowd called for ex-Gov. John P. Altgeld, and the Illinois man came forward while the audience applauded him cordially. He gave the only free silver speech of the evening, and declared that if the Democratic party should abandon the ratio of 16 to 1 it would amount to abandoning the cause for which the Democrats fooght in 1860. He urged the Democrats to stand by the whole of the Chicago platform, which, he said, could be added to, bnt which could not be taken from. Then he launched into the silver question, in which he alluded to Bryan as the leader of the party.