The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-24

alarm upon the advance that has lately
been made by trusts in America, that
they had no defenders in this country
unti 1896. The Republican party then
impliodly sanctioned them IN its platform.
and while II would not 20 openly into
the arena In their behalf. yet secretly and
powerfully aided I'm their upbuilding. lie
asked why, II the trust was a good thing,
the great common law prohibitions oi
hundreds Of years standing have not been
rep aledy Why were the antitrust laws
Of Mr. Sherman enacted II trusts were
good things? Why did the recent Re-
publican State convention Of Ohio de-
nounco trusts II they were good things
Why does Mark Hanna favor trusts X
they are good things? Why arc trusts
advocated, only I'm the main, by those
who are directly interested IN their ehoi-
nous proceeds or by the hired attorney
OF such monopolies? lie spoke OF hese
things, not as a partisan. but as pa
trot who felt sad and APPALLED, al the aP-
pearance and influence OF this new anu
mal'gn power in American politlcs. All
things are good. he said 10 those Who
would use these good things to oppiess
mankind. II trusts are benehcial nm
human greed and avarice are beneficial;
mi
have suddenly developed into that exalted
state of manhood where Few men can
control the price OF an entire product ana
Vet sell IL cheaper than if they had no
competition. Proof, as yet is insufficient
TO establish such ethical progress In our
race lie was earnest in his belief that
unless the republic controls the trusts
the trusts would continue their control
OF the government.
TOUCHED Up" MkINLEY.
He next advertcd 10 the imDerialistc
policy OF the administration. lie would
not say that in the present wretched CON
dition Of the affairs i'm the Philippine ISL
ands. which he firmly believed had been
brought ABOUT by the most inefficient adj
ministration Of Mr. Mckinley our army
should be withdrawn therefrom. lie
would maintain, however that any man
running might read Mr. McKnley's pur-
pose and that of the Republican party ~
annex these islands as colonies; that there
was no purpose Of the dominant party 70
give these people free government
Mr.. Montague then read the resolution
under which war was declared, and stated
that under that We proposed 10 give free
dom 10 the Cubans with our right hand
and with our left to subjugate and en-
slave the FilipnOs lie asserted that ne
thought our dealing I'm this question was
as deceptive and wicked "a piece OF d.plo-
macy as ever shocked the modern world
He believed that II Burke were living,
and a member Of the American Senate,
he would dcnounce the war ana its causes.
and even 60 as far as he did i'm the Revo-
lutionary war. when he advised the Eng
lish government 10 Withdraw its armies
from American soil
AN ABSURD CONTRADICTIONS.
Mr. Montague asserted that the minute
Mr. Mckinley acquired the Philippine ISL
ands he never proposed 10 bring them
within the Union as States. and therefore,
we exhibited To the world the remarkable
contradiction of form of government
half-republic and half-imperial house
so divided against itself could not stand.
a system of politics and ethics 50 contra
dictory meant ruin and nothing else lie
thought that If there ever was a period
when America needed courageous. wise
and plain-mindod statesmen she needed
them to-day. lie contended. as q mere
practical matter OF dollars and cents, that
the Philippine Islands would not pay. that
the Anglo-SaXon race would never repro
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