The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05
DE. WILsoN,s sPEECH.

MIR. WILSON'S SPEECH.
The eloquent address of Chairman
Wilson Of West Virginia to the demo-
Gratis of his district, which we publish
this morning is worth careful reading
by every man who loves his country
Next to Mr.. Cleveland the people look
upon Mr.. Wilson as the greatest tariff
reform leader Of the United States, and
they have good cause for so doing. He
is a master of the subject. and he has
been in fact the leader of the late con-
test in congress against the combined
forces of McKinleyism. He did his part
In that struggle nobly and well. His de-
votion 10 the cause, as shown in his re-
nunciation Of West Virginia interests
IS known and applauded throughout the
country. His speech, at his nomination
yesterday. breathes the fervent and I'M
conquerable spirit Of tariff reform that
has characterized the democratic press
and democratic conventions throughout
the country.
Mr.. Wilson abates nothing Of the
shame and disgrace that have been
brought upon the party by the conces-
sions 20 trusts. He says: you have
followed with waning hopes and angry
disapproval the tedious and tortuous
passage of that bill through the senate,
and seen that, despite a nominal ma
jority in that body, the great trusts and
monopoIies were still able TO write their
taxes, as they had done under republican
rule. in some Of it's important schedules.
The burden upon you is the same,
whether they use a democrat or a repub-
Ncan as their amanuensis. But the
wrong to you is infinitely the greater
when those who bear the commission Of
your own party thus prove faithless to
its highest duties" And yet ne hopes
that the very victory Of the sugar trust
will bring about a storm Of Indignation
and resentment that will forever stop
the government of America BY money.
The American people are aroused as
hardly anything else could have aroused
them to the deadly menace which pro-
lection begets TO the purity and the very
existence Of free government They have
seen a single great trust empowered by
our tariff laws 20 control the production
and sale of a necessary Of life, parceling
out the country with its partners and
using its Iaw-made wealth and power TO
thwart the best efforts Of the people 10
reduce their own taxation. They have
seen II hold M congress for weeks, and
have heard its representatives boldly de-
clare that there would be no tariff bill
-, ~, ~ Tarsn,
tected. and they have realized the nnal
fulillment Of that boast. When the
sugar trust thus challenges the American
people to a contest OF strength its days
are numbered. its temporary triumph IS
its speedier and more complete over
throw. and with its overthrow will van
FISH its sister brood OF monopolies tina {
are strong through its support
It depends on the American people
whether this hope shall be fulfilled or
not Are they still virtuous enough to
throw off the frightful system Of tariff
bribery and corruption, Of reciprocal
favors between politicians and tariff
benehciaries that has been built up by
the republican party? Never was a ma
ton put 10 a greater test. We claim to
govern ourselves. and yet we have seen
a lawless organization licensed to extort
tribute from the people in spite of the
earnest protests Of the people. a few
democratic traitors and a solid repub-
lcan party did the work. What are you
going TO do about it? VIII you submit i?
VIII you demand the determination of
this association of law-breakers and law
purchasers? VIII you transfer allegi-
snce to the party that made and pro-
tected this trust? Verify. as Mr.. Wilson
says:
We may ourselves denounce or bitterly
condemn those who failed US in this
fight We are not, therefore, subject TO
condemn a. zion by our opponents. IF we
have done less in the way of relieving
the peoples burdens than we had hoped
and promised, they would have done
nothing At all. If we have anywhere un-
covered trust and found it too strong
for our complete dislodErnent in the first
attempt, we have never failed to ind
them sturdily and sondly arrayed for its
defense. The weapons with which mo-
nOpoly has fought US, they have forged
and tempered and supplied. The In
trenchments and fortreSses behind which
privilege has held itself from our attack
they have builded for It, stone by stone
and stronghold by stronghold.
Democrats may condemn, but it lies in
the mouth of no republican to say any
thing about concessions to the sugar
trust, OF to any other trust.