The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1897-11-24
Judge Wall Talks About the Re-
cent Conference Of Lead
erS at Louisville.
Future Policy Of the Party On the Money
Question Government by Iljune-
tiOn-0ur Next President

cratic leaders at LOUISVILLE last saturday.
In talk on the subject yesterday he
said:
1T was my good fortune to be one of
the Democrats invited to that assemblage
in Louisville to meet the leaders of the
party, and discuss, informally, the future
of Democracy and the best mode to Sc
cure the return Of that party to the con-
troll of every position within the gift of
the people Of the State"
How was the attendance, Judge?
at was the largest and most influential
assemblage ever privately called together
in the State, every section being repre-
scented by some of its best Democrats.
1t was a veritable love feast, and an in
tellectual jollifcation over the recent
victories in this and other States. The
large banquet hall and parlors OF the
Gait House were filed with Senators,
Congressman, Judges, ex-Governors and
other party leaders. The next President,
VIM. ]. Bryan, was the central figure, of
course, supported by two OF his Cabinet
to-be, Senator Jones, OF Arkansas, Secre-
tary of State, and ex-senator Blackburn,
Secretary of War. There were enough
talent there to complete the Cabinet,
and fill all the leading positions, but
further announcements were deemed
premature. Messrs. Bryan, Jones and
Blackburn were the chief speakers, and
the cause of Democracy and its financial
views were never more ably presented.
All received an ovation, and the cause of
bimetallism has never seemed brighter"
What seemed TO be the sentiment on
the financial question and the tariff?
"Since the Republicans and gold men
have announced that in future they will
advocate single gold standard, all lovers
OF the double standard have turned their
eyes towards the Democratic party, and
see in that party the only salvation of
the country. 1t was clearly demonstra-
ted that in 1900 the contest would be
made by the only two great parties in
the country, under the same leaders that
they had in 1896, and upon the same
platforms, except that the Republicans
will insert the single gold standard as
their financial plank. The success of the
Democracy under Bryan seems assured.
The promises Of prosperity in case of Nc
Kinley's election have not been fulfilled.
The Dingley tariff is lamentable failure.
The deficit in the Treasury increases a
million dollars per week. The spas
modic increase Of industries has ceased
and manufactures are closing. The
promised increase of wages has not come,
but reductions are made, day by day, in
the quantity of labor and the rate per
day. Famine abroad caused an advance
in breadstuffs and meats which gave the
farmers fair prices, but the tariff upon
all wearing apparel and household goods
and farming utensils increased the price
so that the benefit to the farmer was lost.
The Dingley tariff has caused the foreign
demand for our cotton to almost cease,
unless it is sold at five cents per pound,
which is two cents below the cost of
profitable production, and our home
manufacturers being heavily protected,
and having driven out foreign competi-
ton are unable to consume the cotton Of
the South, and the whites and sblacks in
all of the cotton States are the sufferers.
The lumber trust makes the poor man
pay more for the timber in his house.
The sugar trust raises the price of his
sugar and all things that require it..
The iron trust raises the priceEof iron,
and everything made of iron or steel or
metal of any kind. The oil trust adj
vances the price of oil. The leather trust,
of boots and shoes. The glass trust
makes you pay more for glass of all
kinds, and the whisky and beer trusts
make it so costly that you cannot "drown
your sorrows" The vegetable and fruit
trusts corner the markets and depress
prices when the farmer has such pro-
ducts, and enhance the price as soon as
the trust is supplied. Gas, electric light,
water and railway trusts charge what
they please, and the humble American
citizen must not complain; or if he does
he is restrained by an injunction. The
only trust amenable to the law is the
"labor trust" The moment it attempts
to force the other trusts to give fair
wages to labor the law is invoked, and a
United States Judge enjoins and restraints
the labor organization from all action.
1t is always Judge who holds his APP
pointment for life that issues the injunc-
ton. No Judge amenable to the people
ever issued one. Invoking the power of