The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01

der 1t difficult for congressito exercise It's
power in contrary direction. If he can
thus displace the legislative department
by refusing, during a period of nine
months to call it together for the ex-
ercise Of its exclusive power In such an
emergency, and If he can then act in Its
stead without challenge or rebuke from
the people at the next election Of con-
gressmen, then there is no. limit to exc
cutive power, and our liberties are as
truly at the mercy of pretended executive
prerogative as were those of our English
ancestors before the execution Of Charles
the First.
1--WE are In favor of legitimate ex-
pansion, but opposed to an imperialistic
policy. We object to the, methods that
have prevailed.
MENACE Ot>.TRUSTS.
Another menace to the people of the
United States is what is known as the
trusts. They antagQnize the law of sup
ply and demand, substituting In their
place limited outputs of products at pric-
es enhanced TO the limit. Under the
plausible claim for "a fair return on the
investment their work IS done. So friend
ly has the Republican a. administration
been to its creators that the trusts form
ed within the last two years exceed In
capita1i2at ton all that had been organized
before. Individual effonti is rapidly being
crushed by them, and our young men
just coming on the stage of action look
in vain: for fields Of enterprise -
1.-The Democratic party holds that the
government, and the. government alone,
may issue currency, may coin Its money.
The Democratic party has ever held that
it needs no brokers, no commission
agents between 1t and the people; that 1t
was a government prerogative, right
belonging to the government alone. 1t
has ever been the aim to make cur
rency that should be as scarce as pos
sible, with which to carry on the business
of the country. They wanted that they
should regulate the amount OF money
and then fix the price at which the peo-
pie could have that money Every ar
tifice that cunning, that subtlety could
command has been exerted to reduce It's
volume. We find silver pushed out OF its
rightful place We find a determined eff
fort to substitute an interest bearing
note for d non-interest Fearing note.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
CONGRESSMAN Lentz made bitter at
tack on Gov Roosevelt in replying to the
]attel's speech at Akron a week ago, as
did Gen. Findlay. f-.-ei-l
On the west stand Hon. C.. M. Baker
made the principal address. He spoke In
part as follows: ~
There may have been differences De
tween us In the past. ssL Let US bury them
and forget them. Let US bury them be-
yond resurrection. Let us get together
Let us counsel together. Let us fight to-
eether Let us win victory together. Ior
# is ours IL we will, and we have only to
reach out and grasp it. Let us lift up the
hands Of our standard bearer and help
surport him loyalty and devotedly as ne
carries aloft the banner. of Democracy.
He Is worthy Of every vote in Ohio. He
is a Democrat, for he was born that way.
Plain, modest, unassunling Democratic
John R. Mclean. Human and not law
less, but one of the great plain people,
John R. Mclean is no man to be set upon
an edifi.e or pedestal to- invite the swing
ing or burning Of incense In his presence:
he would never allow 1t moment, not
an instant. He is plain, simple, modest,
manly man-tor use, for wear and tear,
for companionship; for a friend and
helper and hence for leader, for gov
ernor, as he is to be.
There are just two issues that the
American people are interested in this
fall and political parties and politicians
might as we'll recognize this fact. How
ever much some Of our friends and
members Of our own party may be in
terested in some other matters, the peo-
pie of this country are concerned just
now chiefly about two things. One of
these Is imperialism so-called. The
other ISSUE and that is of vital and all
absorbing consequence, is. summed up
entirely in the one word trusts, with
question that ought to be added, What
are you going to do about them?'
when a Republican politician talks
about expansion. and says that he is
in favor of it, he means, II he means
anything, that he Is in favor,io of the Unit
ed States government fmbarking upon
career that has for it's end and aim the
annexing of and attaching TO this eoun-
try colonial possessions in remote quar-
tiers Of the earth across distant seas to
be governed by this country as Great
Britain governs her colonies. The meth
cd of acquisition seems Ito be entirely
secondary to the idea Chat dplonial gov
ernments, administered among peoples of
races or colors of conditions and of re-
hgion other than our WI. administered
from Washington by sthe executive OF
this government WITH or without the
assistance of congressl is desirable COM
mercially and politically, is patriotic and
is in consonance with the .letter and spir-