The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-11-01

perhopep thon both OF thOm. / refAf 70 the
whisky trust which has absolutely
changed the politics and policy Of the
Democratic party. For years after the
war closed, the one demand Of the
Democracy, especially In the south, was
for the destruction Of the internal rev.
enue system, and first and last, the out
rageous 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."1
Well, gentlemen, the free traders, both
north and south, soon saw that II the in
ternal revenue system were abolished the
country would necessarily rely for its
revenue upon customs, as It had done for
more than generation preceding the
war, and that, II that were the case, It
would be difficult, II not impossible, to
destroy the doctrine of protection, and 30
under Mr.. Cleveland they have COM
pletcly changed their ground and are for
keeping up the internal revenue system
nnd breaking down the protection fea-
lures Of the tariff.
The whisky trust has thus risen dnan-
cialfy snd politically to National import
ance. state nothing Of its internal
workings and its political manipulations
from my own knowledge, but I know
Democrats who declare that Mr.. Randall,
the able upright and experienced speaker
OF the house Of representatives, was
driven from the chair and Mr.. John g.
Carlisle, Of Kentucky, was made his sue
cessor by Democratic caucus controlled
by the whisky trust, and acting under
the whip and spur Of its agents. Mr..
Randall's alleged offense was that he
would not aid in suspending the tax laws
and postponing payment Of tax on
whisky In bond, when It seemed the in
terests Of the trust to secure postpone
ment. Mr.. Randall did not believe that
the laws Of the United States should be
administered In such a way as to promote
huge speculation In whisky; and wish
some inquisitive reporter would inter-
view Mr.. Randall's political friends on
that subject; and then ask also how much
money the whisky trust is contributing to
the Democratic canvass this year, and at
the same time he might extend the in
quiry into the amount contributed by
the sugar trust, and also by the salt
trust, including its fellow trust in the
business beyond the seas. [Applause.]
Nor have exhausted the list of trusts
in which the Democratic party has large
interests, unless every newspaper state
ment is at fault The Democratic party
has received large contributions from
stockholders in the Standard OIL trust at
every critical election within the last five
years, and are now relying upon the
gracious continuance of that aid in the
pending National crisis. So notorious
was this interposition that the Ohio leg
islature memorialized the United States
senate to cause an inquiry to 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, and
rightful, legal and proper opportunity
was given to search through and through
for the truth, and for thorough exam
ination into one Of the largest trusts in
Democratic senators to make an examin-
alton into trusts; one of the largest of
them was before the senate, and before it
and yet you know how the
Democratic senators fed from the task.
You could not lead Democratic senator
up to the investigation any more than
you could induce breachy colt to face
~ INonnNntiva
cheers.l Nor was the rumor quiet as to
the interposition of the National admin
lstration to suppress an Investigation.
II President Cleveland had been US eager
TO examine into great trust as he was
to denounce the tariff In his memorable
message, his opportunity was there; but
unless all rumor be at fault, the social
of the administration
were lavished on Republican senators to |
secure enough of them to join the Demo-
,rats to take of the curse of q unani- |
nous Democratic resistance to the inves-
;igation Of trust. Loud applause.]
In addition to these trusts l have
named, comes the cotton seed oil trust, |
which is in the hands of southern Demo |
rats, and its power is used to aid the |
campaign. They do not ap-
ply their money in aid Of the southern
Democratic party, for the southern DEM
,crats are too "high-toned" to use money
n election. daughter and applause1
They have found more excellent way in
he south and they reserve pecuniary
wholly for the northern
ield. Laughter.
Fellow-eitizens, have named Ave
rusts in which all the evil that can come
rom trusts, and all the various shades
4 the evils that might come from trusts,
re conspicuously prominent. I pause
low, and II there be Democrat in this
ssemblage, ask him to tell me one
,reat trust in this country controlled by
with any political connec-
ions, or able to exert any power of the
ind I have named. mo reply came
rom the great throng and Mr.. Blaine
'roceeded.l Some one may, perhaps,
ay: "The steel rail trust" Well, IL
here be steel rail trust 1t must be pri-
ately known to the Democrats who |