The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-09

Of II under the republican administration
goes 10 few private dviduals. who by
making themselves complete master of the
market and having absolute control of the
output OF articles OF necessity to the peo-
pie, are able TO arbitrarily fix the price
Of that article on the one hand, and are
able TO arbitrarily to fix wages on the
other mana. In consequence Of this fact
hese monopolies are not only a curse 10
he country but are threatening 10 over
ihroW our institutions, for they furnish the
corruption funds that are destroying us.
For a quarter Of a century both political
parties have denounced corporations,
trusts and monopolies Nearly every
state IN the union has legtslated against
them' The federal government has legis-
latcd against them, yet In spite OF this
donunciation, In spite Of all this legisla ton,
state aud federal, they have gone ON multi
plying. state legislation has been found to
be absolutely futile. because federal judges
uniformly declared It to be unconstitu-
tional ... ... B..
Federal legislation has likewise been
found 10 be futile. The trusts are masters
OF the situation. II II evident that TO sim
ply go on denOunCing trusts is an insult to
the Intelligence OF The American people.
u Is the cheapest kind OF political en-
agosy The time has come when some new
method OF dealing with these monopoies
countries as Vel as thorough consid-
Grafton OF the question shows that 1t Is
impossible TO reduce many Of these mo-
nopolies back TO their original element.
They have come TO stay. and therefore IL
- the mission and the duty of the demo-
crah" party Go secure the benefit Of the
monopoly for he pubic. fof thu people.
that means muns1ipil and governmental
ownership of all monopoliss whirh It ~
practicable Tor = government as yet 70
control HAVE you heard any Eoid NtaLd-
ara dtmooret dnclts hmstil epeliiy ~
Dc 10 favor Of ms or Of Any olhft prdc-
| ticsble marhtr q dealing WIN monop-
| olias' lnsi eJdi o. thAt wnst 10 thty pro-
poss' They tell Us that W. should ADOPT
| a platform dtnoupcing trusts That is We
shan do what wt' nave been doing for a
quarter Of a century. indulge IN dcclara-
lpn' that siglIy noihinga ar Dcpew
| ldley declared mat the republlca party
would IN It's platform dtnounch trusts!
| Nhst Is the purpDse, OF This? Why simply
10 iooi thf. peopI5, snifrtam ths people.
| Trust lawyers and me VINO secretly serve
| rfion6polies viii draw tn, declarations de-
qognclns trusts, aUl it Will be s,farre.
| "That politician makes a pisiyke Who
| thinks that by mere denunclafion of
trusts YOU ear foUl "a great number OF
dtm0crais IN 1879, The people want TO
| Know what we propose to do abouT IT,
Look Al tn situation from any ktardpoint
and you Will Il nd ,thatitht. so-esped gold
standard democrats are moi earnestly and
/ heartily with us on any OF the great uues-
lions that now confront ohr peoIhe. BY
\ afhpity. tShte. Interest. ai,ha,ion and nat
! urA selection they are OF the other side.
fThe idea OF aband0nine principle and
II adopting some CHI AZ coin mon ~! ai Tn the
hope Of thus sweepipg lAsi eopntry and
\ getting Offices. even II II were possible TO
l.. 9, .a<I.
smHpis consultation at The bands OF any
| man who loves his country, But IL would
10 futile Ard Il the national dtnoc cratic
convention OF le'a should Adopv such a
course 10 might as well issue a certificate
lof election TO william Mckinley. | hear
q SAID that we cannot carry The country
i uihss w. get New York. aat a III atiit order
4 10 get New York We must abapson 'oUi
lprncipies In the iirst place, dispute
both propositions. and IN the seeohh place
J want to say that the ltime' has gone b,
INhen the, democracy can carry ,NeY Horl
W a blear-eyed platform. The RANK an
s,ns; a.m no party IN, Nsw Yer
ftysncipffs Of he Chicago platform 'ss 4
I " bar,y ahyWh eq1i In hi r6dnry, an
4 competent judges tell. me that Gov Roose
| vdts election, was mpde possible By tn
votes of democrats who preferred sup
porting an open enemy 10 democrat VIII
I
| 10 1870 the democratic party 40 melte,
away In number OF states that the pop
ulists and other independent part 3 ga inc,
| absolute control. bat as soon as OF or pa RI,
again stood for definite de mocratic, prtnci
pies these men RETURNED TO our standar I'd
For ovtr three years w have bee n preac h
lag devotion to principle The democrat
OF the country have held their heads Ill
they have bteathed the pure ahd Invig
Grating afr OF Independence. they ar
ready 10 face thousand defeats. but the
are not willing to sneak down the dark al
ley OF tricky politics. Men have said I
me- why don't your people take up lat
war hero and sweep the country? an
swer, first. our people want to know wha
! their candidate stands for They want I
know what governmental policy he wi
resoluteiy carry out; they want TO kno,
what Influences Will be slipping up'his rea
stairway and filing his council chamber
answer. second. Is there not danger 9
war heroes getting cheap?
Compared with the mighty cvfl wa
the late Cuban war scarcely rises TO IN
dgni,y OF q skirmish, yet the heroes o
the late war seem 10 be more numerou
than ALI the heroes. union'and confederate
OF the ciyn war. Let me say my, friends
mat We are not hero worshipers, nor, %
the other hahd, ARE we devoted 10 The for
tunes OF any one man. We view this " hol
situation calmly, and even colby. W
! rate men not by the clothes they wear. bu
by the principles they stand for. and h
me services they render their countr
ana viewed from this standpoint neve
betore IN the history OF any country O
any people was the cause OF freedom, tn
cause OF a great people. so hcroically an
50 ably maintained in all its integrity, a
IL mas been during the last three years b
| william j Bryan. And when we say thin
we are not INDUCING In hero worship, bu
are simply recognizing a great fact"
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