Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-29
Hypocrisy of Those who Profess
to Fear the Laws VIII Not
Be Enforced.
M'KINLEY is SILENT.
The Republican Candidate Has Not q
Word to Say Against the Trusts.
for They Own Him.
Mr.. Bryan, on the Other Hand, Declares
That. If Elected, He WIN Use All the
Power of the Law, and. II Nec-
eesary, Ask for More Law
to Suppress Them.

/ ing speeches daily to crowds of people.
Mr.. Bryan discusses every issue in
volved in the campaign in the most di-
rect and unequivocal manner. He
does not bubble and he evades nothing.
He is especially outspolxen in oppose
| ton to and denunciation of the trusts,
| syndicates and combinations formed
TO throttle legitimate business and ex-
act unreasonable profits from the peo-
, pie.
Maj. Mckinley, on the other hand,
deals largely in generalities and mean
ingless platitndes. and seems all the
time to be trying to talk without say
ing anything. He uses words chiefly
to conceal his ideas, il, indeed, he has
ideas. He is direct and explicit in
nothing. He is especially silent and
evasive on the subject of trusts, syndi-
Gates and combinations, and doesn't
even seem to know that such things
exist. His silence in regard to them
can mean nothing else than his in
dorsement of them, If not, indeed, their
absolute ownership of him. If Nc
Kinley should be elected, every trust
and syndicate and ring and combina-
could go to Washington and demand of
him its compensation for electing him
in additional privileges and profits at
the expense of the people, and they
would not be slow in going. either.
In striking contrast of this position
of entire subserviency to those special
interests that need the strong curb OF
the law. was Mr.. Bryan's severe de-
nunciation of the trusts in his recent
speech in Tammany hall. Mr.. Bryan
began his remarks with a reference To
the charge recently made in speech
by ex-President Harrison that the
democratic national platform is men
ace to the government, and followed
that with his denunciation of the
trusts. He said:
my friends, cali your attention to the
fact that Ex-President Harrison asserts
that our platform places the government
in danger. If that were true, We might
well turn from the discussion OF any other
question TO consider wherein 1t menacea
the continuation OF constitutional govern
ment, and there is nothing in the Chicago
platform that menaces constitutional gov
eminent. There is nothing In the Chicago
platform that would make the executive
of the United States feeble In enforcing all
the laws OF the nation or feeble In defend
ing the constitution of the nation; and
there is nothing In that platform that
sails the integrity questions the honesty
OF the supreme court OF the United States
or of any one state. tApplause1
st challenge you to read that platform
and find In that platform a single sem
tence that justifies the language used by
the ex-president
Our criticism of the supreme court IS
not as severe as the criticism and the plat
form upon which Abraham Lincoln was
elected In 1860. The language that have
used in regard to the supreme court has
not been as severe as the language used
by Abraham Lincoln, both before his cleo
ton and after his election 10 the presi-
dency. TApplause.I There is nothing in
our platform concerning the invasion OF
the state by federal troops; that appears
in force and is emphasized in the platform
of 1860 upon which Mr.. Lincoln was elect
ed. There is nothing that has been said
in the platform or by its candidate that
justifies the charge that the democratic
party is assailing constitutional govern
ment or interfering with the preservation
of law and order. fApplausel
az shall go further than that. If Mr.
Harrison wants to raise the question of the
survival of our government, ana willing Co
meet him ON that proposition. (Applause.)
MY friends, in SO far as the republicans
and former democrats IhIsses1 have crit
icised my election as a menace TO law and
order, want to say to you that their fear
is not that as an executive win be lax
in the enforcement of law; their fear is
that as an executive / would not respect
persons. fApplause.l
GxYho Is 1t that is so afraid the law viii
not be enforced9 (crIes OF .Hannai"
s.Hanna!' and appiause.) Those who are
most fearful that there win be . lax en-
forcement of the law are the very persons
who would suffer most If the laws were
enforced. (Applause.l
Those persons who are afraid that law
will be violated with impunity are the
ones who have violated the law with inn
punity.
"If mr.. Harrison wants TO raise the ques-
tiOn of the survival of our institutions,
viii tell him that the great trusts of this
country that are supporting the republican
ticket are the greatest menace to our gov-
4sThe trusts Of this country. with their
arc collecting tribute from
the people. and when we protest against ie
they call as distuFbers OF the peace and am
archIsts. AppIause.l
81 AM OPPOSED TO TRUSTS. tAp-
plause.) AS AN EXECUTIVE, / SHALL
USE WHAT POWER 1 HAVE TO DRIVE
EVERY TRUST OFT OF EXISTENCE.
applause.l
ar present laws are not suTicIent TO meet
This evil. 1, if elected. win recommend such
laws win. (Appiausc.)
ssTf the constitution of tho United States
q 80 constructed rs to prevent any inter-
ference with the operations OF the trust.
IhaEi recommend such amendments 20 the
'onstitution as win permit the punishment
81 these men. (Applausc.I
MY friends there IL one great contest IN
his country, which must be settled, ana
hat Is whether Q few men banded to-
gether are more powerful than ali the
seople.
"And while do not wiah to array class
lEainst class, am willing 20 array All the
,eopis who suffer from the operations OF
hese trusts against the few people who
operate the arusts." (AppEause.l