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dical utterance in his speech was his deola-

radical utterance in his speech was his deola-
ration
II am in favor OF an amendment to the Con-
stitution that will give to Congress power to
pass law that will destroy every trust In the
limits OF the country"
There may be one despot who is better than
another despot." said Mr.. BRYAN. but there u
no good depotism. Ono trust may be less
harmful than another. One trust may be moro
benevolent than another. but there Is no good
monopoly in private hands and don't believ"
1t IL safe for society to permit any man or
group OF men to monopolizc any article OF
merchandise. or any branch OF business.
In the early years OF his Administration
Abraham Lincoln sent message to Congress.
and in that message he warned his country
mon against the approach OF monarchy. And
what was 1t that alarmed him? He said 1t was
the attempt to put capital upon an equal
footing with. II not above. labor in
tho structure OF government and In that
attempt to put capital even upon an equal
footing with labor. he saw tho approach Of
monarchy. Lincoln was right. Whenever you
put capitol upon I'm equal footing with labor.
or above labor. in the structure OF government
you are on the road TO aid government that
rests not upon reason. but upon force Jap
plause.
Nothing is more important than that we
shall in the beginning rightly understand the
relation between money and man lgreat ap.
plause Man Ia the creature OF God and
money is the creature OF man. Money 10 made
to 10 the servant OF man. and protest against
all theories that enthrone money and debase
mankind What Is the purpose OF the trust or the
monopoly? When use tho word trust use IL
in the sense that the trust means monopoly
and what is the purpose OF monopoly? II you
want to find out. you can find out from the
speeches made by those who are connected
with the trusts.
Il have here a speech made by Charles R.
Flint in Boston. on the 18th day OF last May.
and the morning papers OF the 10Th. in describ-
ing the meeting said that he defended the trust
before an exceedingly sympathetic audience.
and then added:
For his audience was composed almost eI-
cluslyely OF Boston bankers" Applause
"'We thus secure. he says. the advantages
OF larger aggregations OF capital and ability
II / am asked what they arc. the answer
is only difficult because tho list is so
long. But l want now to read to you
few OF the advantages to be derived
by the trusts from the trust system. Raw
materia! bought in large quantities procured
at lower prices This is the first advantage
One man to buy wool for all the WOODEN manu-
facturers.' That m cans that every man who
sells wool must sell 1t at the price fixed by this
one purchaser in the United States.
Tho first thing 10 to lower tho price OF
raw material. Tho great mass Of the
people are engaged in the production OF
raw material and in tho purchase OF Nm
ished products. 1t Is but comparative
few who can stand at the head OF syndicates
and monopolies and secure the profits from
them. Therefore. the first advantage OF a
monopoly Ia to lower the price OF the raw ma
tart furDiahai Nv ha pnoDla m "a
ton. Applause
Those plants which are best equipped and
most advantaReously situated are run con-
tinuously and In preference to those less
favored The next thing is. after you have
bought up all the factories. to close part OF
them and turn out OF employment the men
who are engaged in them. IApplausel. and
II you will go about over the country you will
see where people have subscribed money to
establish enterprises and where these enter |
prises, having como under tho control Of the |
trusts. have been closed up. and stand now as
silent monuments to the wisdom OF the trust |
system" Applause
The speaker urged that trusts would put |
brains at a discount" He added: They will !
take away the stimulus that has given tho |
people the Guckness. the alsrtness OF the |
commercial traveller and there will be no need
OF them, for all any body who wants |
EpOuS VIII Heeu 10 no Is 10 Wrlte TO the
man who has the thing wanted for sale and |
ask; What will you let me have 1t for today
The frst thing expected OF trust is that it
will cut down expenses and the second that
1t will raise prices"
God made men selfish. do not mean to
say that He mado mistake when He did 1t.
because seliishness is merely the outRrowth OF
an instinct OF self representation. 1t is the alb
normal development Of a mans desire to
protect himself; hut everybody who knows hu-
man nature knows how easy it is to develop
that side OF u mans being. Occasionally. I
find man who says he is not selfish. but when
] do hnd man who can only prove it by his
own affidavit
Il wish to see every person secure for him
self competency. don't want him to destroy
more than he Is worth while he is doing that
lAppiaus"l, And believe that the princpls
desire or men 70 secure open field OF |
competition: Applause. In other words. IL
were going to try TO find the root OF the monop-
oily evli. would do Us have often had occa-
sion to do-go back to the Bible for an eXplana-
ton. ana would lind in it the declaration that
Applause ''''