The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-10-27

system, and, first and last. the outrage
Gus taxes on whisky and tobacco. They
denounced them as war taxes. to which
no free people should submit in time of
peace. Cries of They did!"l Well,
gentlemen, the free traders. both North
and South, soon saw that if the internal
revenue system were abolished the coun-
try would necessarily rely for its revenue
upon customs. as it had done for more
than a generation preceding the war.
and that, If that were the case. il would
be difficult If not impossible to destroy
the doctrine of protection; and so. under
Mr.. Cleveland, they have completely
changed their ground and arc for keep
ing up the internal revenue system and
breaking down the protection features
of the tariff. The Whisky Trast has
thus risen financially and polit cally to
National importance. Estate nothing Of
its internal workings and its political
manipulations from my own knowledge,
but | know Democrats who declare that
Mr. Randall. the able, upright. and ex-
perienced Speaker Of the House of
Representatives. was driven from the
chair and Mr.. John G. Carlisle of Ken
lucky made his successor by Demo-
cratic caucus controlled by the Whisky
Trust and acting under the whip and
spur of its agents. Mr. Randalrs al
legged ofrense being that he would not
aid in suspending the tax laws and post
poning the payment of the tax on whisky
in bond when it seemed the interests of
the trust 10 secure n postponment.
Mr.. Randall did not believe that the
laws OF the United States should be ad-
mnistered i'll such way as to promote
u huge speculation in whisky; and
wish some inquisitivc reporter would in
terview Mr.. Randalrs political friends
on that subject, and then ask also how
much money the Whisky Trust is con-
tributing TO the Democratic canvass this
year-and at the same time he might eX-
tend the inquiry into the amount con-
tributed by the Sugar Trust; and also by
the Salt Trust, including its fellow-trust
in the business beyond the sen. lAp.
plause.
THE STANDARD OIL ANACONDA.
Nor have | exhausted the list OF trusts
in which the Democratic party has a
large interest. Unless every newspaper
is at fault the Democratic party has re-
ccivcd large contributions from stock
holders in the Standard Oil Trust at
every critical election within the last
five years, and is now relying upon the
gracious continuance of that mid in the
pending National crisis. So notorious
was this intcrposition that the Ohio
Legislature mcmOraliZcd the Senate of
the United States to cause an inquiry 10
be made into alleged corruption in the
election OF the last Democratic Senator
from that State. | do not undertake to
say that there was corruption, for
know nothing personally of it; but | do
say that the memorial of the State
Legislature was presented by Senator
Sherman. md rightful. a legal, and
proper opportunity was given TO search
through and through for the truth and
for Il thorough examination into one of
the largest trusts in the whole world.
Then was the time for Democratic Scna-
tors to make an examination ih trusts.
One of the largest of them was before
the Senate, and before it lcgitimately
aud yet You know how prccipitatcly the
Democratic Senators fled from the task.
You could not lead n Democratic Sena-
tor up to that investigation any more
than you could induce breachy colt TO
face "a whistiing locomotive. Laughter
and Cheers. Nor Was rumor quiet as to
the iutcrpositiou of the National Ad-
ministratiou 10 suppress an inVestiga-
ton. Ii President Cleveland had been
rs eager to examine into n great trust rs
he was to dcuouncc them all in his mes
sage, is opportunity was there; but un-
less all rumor be ut fault. the social
Establishments OF the Administration
were lavishcd on Republican Senators TO
secure enough Of them 10 join the Dem.
ocrats or take off the curse of Il unani.
nous Democratic resistance to the in
ycstlgation of i trust. Loud applause.
In addition TO these trusts | have
named comes the Cotton-Seed Oil Trust.
which is in the hands of Southern Dem
ocrats, and its power used To aid the
Democratic campaign. They do not ap-
ply their money in aid of the Southern
Democratic party, for the Southern
Democrats are too .highed toned to
use money in election. Laughter and
applause. They have found more
excellent way in the South and they re-
serve pecuniary contributions wholly for
the Northern field. Laughter and
cheers.
THE PRICE OF STEEL RAILS.
Fellow citizens, l have named five
trusts in which all the evil that car
shades of the evils that might come
from trusts are econspicuously prominent
/ pause now, and if there be Il Demo
crat in this assemblage ask him To tel
me one great trust in this country con
trolled by Republicans with any politi,
cal connection or able to exert any pow
er of the kind have named. No reply
came from the great throng, and Mr.
Blaine proceeded. Some one may. per
haps, say, The Steel Rail Trust" Well
if there be steel rail trust it must be
privately known to the Democrats who
make the accusation, for it has certaiul,
never been known to the public, and, a:
matter of fact, | believe only exists il
Democratic imagination, or, more prob
ably still, III Democratic invention
Laughter and applause But l avail
myself of the opportunity that the men
ton of steel rails gives me to clinch an
argument that was made in reference tc
the Salt Trust. Steel rails in this coun
try, under the influence of high pro,
tective tariff, have dropped in twenty
years from Sll5 down to S3l OF S32. and
have in fact sold as low as $3.50 PEI