Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-10-20


a message calling attention to the Tact
that he feared the approach OF moo
archy In the United States. Think OF
IL. n president OF the United states
warning his couutrymen against the
approach of monarchy! What was
IL that alarmed Lincoln? IL was the
attempt TO put capital upon an equal
footing with, II not above labor In the
structure OF government. That alarm
ed him: but II Lincoln was alarmed at
what he saw then, how much greater
would be his alarm today when he saw
capital controlling the republican par
ty and that party placing the dollar
above the man upon every question
where they conflict.
II you republicans want TO get good
idea OF the change that has taken
place In the republican party, just al
low your minds to dwell for a moment
upon the picture. | would that | were
an artist. II were skilled with the
crayon and had a blackboard here, |
would draw upon the black board the
figure of Abraham Lincoln as repre-
sentative of what the republican par
ty was in its beginning, and then |
would draw q figure OF Mark Hanna as
representative of what the republican
party is today. Applause And then
will ask the republicans to look at
the picture OF Lincoln and the picture
OF Hanna, and see the toboggan slide
that leads from Lincoln down to Han
na. (Applause.) Let me give you
some idea OF what the republican par
ty stands for. Do you love the name
of Lincoln? Let me remind you that
Abraham Lincoln signed a bill that
provided for an income tax, and In
1894, when the democratic party was
trying TO get an income tax, the re e
publican party voted against IL. UD-
der the present system the republican
party is laying the burdens OF govern
ment not equally upon the people. 1t
is not distributing them in proportion
to the benefits received, but it is max
ing the poor man pay more than his
share of the expenses of the Federal
government and the rich man less than
his share. Applause Not content
with putting the dollar above the man
on the subject of taxation, it has done
it upon the money question, and 1t Is
today claiming this nation to an Eng
lish financial system In the interest of
financiers and against the producers
of wealth in the United States.
Not satisfied with that tits encourag-
ing the growth of trusts and monopo-
lies ia the United States. Under two
years of republican administration
more trusts have been formed than
were formed in all the previous history
of the country, and these trusts, grow
ing in number. will soon have the peo-
pie in condition OF bondage where
everything we buy will be bought from
a few people, aud all the raw material
we produce will be sold to few people,
and the same few people will also con-
troll the wages paid to labor. Such an
aristocracy is dangerous to the liberties
of free people. But not satisfied with
that the republican party has now
abandoned the ancient policy OF the
republic and seeks to fasten upon the
taxpayers large standing army of lOO,-
600 men. In 1896 we only had $4,000
soldiers ia our regular army, and yet 10
1898 republican president asked for
100. 900, 300 per cent increase in the
regular army. Not satisfied with the
attempt TO fasten upon this country a
large military establishment, the re-
publican party has embarked upon a
colonial policy that denies the princi-
plies set forth in the Declaration of In
dependence, and would resort, not TO
the source OF government that we call
the American people, but it would re
sort TO that source OF government en-
ployed In Europe and known as force.
1t has adopted the European definition.
The American definition Is found In the
Declaration OF Independence-that the
government is thing created by the
people for themselves. The European
definition is that the government Is IL
inches in diameter, round in shape, and
fired out of a cannon. (Applausel. For
a hundred years this republic has been
travelling the pathway that leads from
the low domain Of light TO the lofty
realm Of right, and in that time 1t has
written glorious history. II there Is
a republican here who thirsts for the
glory of an empire, want him TO study
this nations history, and when he I'm
derstands IL he will not be willing TO
trade the glories of this republic of a
hundred years for the glory OF all the
empires that have risen and fallen since
time began.
II you are in favor of the Chicago
platform you can show il by voting for
GOebel and those on the ticket with