The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-31

IasS HHnT has such close hLs M 50 reIatIOns'
| but, i'll Difference IL voters who do not share in
the profits of the ustS, II has been underst uod
| by those who are close q the throne that an
antitrust plank was to tie inserted in the ne yt
Republican platform, meanil grss, of ,ours =,
to head I'll the ID, mocratic aim THAI the he
puHlicans are responsible for all the trusts
Mr.. GrIggs must have know II this. ct, he
wrote rs follows, To II core sIOndent unknown
TO him per. onalIy, concerning trusts: AS Il
| matter of fact, all of the con-. anics which you
| refer To as now organized too tie purpose nj
securing complete or partial munoI oily of diff
fe cut branches OF manufacture are similar 10
the sugar combination, and are not within the
jul isdction ui tGe ederal Courts |. ameuahIe
to any law they are umenl Bile to til. laws of the
res pecii.e States" Eut the following YVES tn,
cetn OF the letter: With reIcrt ice to these
large combinations of capital, which are now
forming, my own ju lyme III is that the dang er
is not So much 10 tn" Con. munity ut large as II
it is to the ~ ople who are nGuced 10 put their
money int the purchase OF the sock" There
is nothing in this situation to make DemGc ats
mai, but prom neuu Republican, after a
number If unpr ntable things, said THE AT
torney- General has gcatuitous nude tn an
nour cment that the governing mt is powerless TO
prevent or regulate the fortr al ion OF comblna-
tons of capital to control the Manufacture OF
the necessities of life, anu he winds up This re-
markablc statement with tlippant remarE
about the danger of investing in trust Stocks
Mr.. Griggs is in Il fair way to become seconu
Bur chard to the Republican party
senator Stewart, OF Nevada, who never
minces words when he expresses an opinion
| said of Col. organs refu al to attend the Bel.
! mont Jefferson banquet: Bryan made the
hit of his career when he refused to attend the
| Belmont $40 dinner. Not one OF the crowd
would ever vote the Democratic ticket an yhow
| Bryan's position brig him closer to the people
| Conserving with renogades would estrang,
| them from him. He will certainly be re-nomi
mated in 1900. The Chicago platform will be
| re affirmed, and the Democracy will win
The heavy price OF American life and blood
paid for our new victories over the Filipinos in
the heavy fighting of the last three ~ S, in con
| sequence OF the movement of Gen. Otis against
Aguinaldo, adds interest to this plain talk from
| Senator Mason, who is now in Washington. 81
tind," said Senator Mason, IA pronounced
| change of sentiment among men with whom
talk. Substantial business men, wro three
| months ago were red-hot for expansion, now
say they have had enough of it. I ask them
1
they say they care little about prestige derived
| from conquering such II en-, but that the taxes
| resulting are what they fear. The idea of call
| ing those Filipinos rebels, as some of our news
| papers persist in doing, is unjust. They have
| never taken the oath of allegiance to the U. S.
| They wanted independence from the start, ant
| they said SO. They will hate us, and nothing IS
| to be gained by cOnquering them. Even if We
| do overcome them, they will turn around and
poison our people. l have just learned from,
the surgeon Generals office that 81 per cent.
| Of our men out there are afflicted with a loaIh
| SONS disease. This is q bad heginnlng for our
| army. l am not high moralist. and not so
| much opposed to stealing in itself: but do
question the judgment of a man who steals a
| red-hot stove that he i, in no position to carry
off. Such thief is u fool. The attempt of the
L. S. to steal the liberty of the Filipenos is of
| the same sort. l believe the American people
| are waking up this question"
ut is a little odd" said n prominent New
| Yorker, THAT none of the snrewd newspaper
men have nosed out the true inwardncss of the
| sudden friendship OF Boss Platt for Teddy
| Roosevelt. The guess that Platt, who has been
a guest at Teddy's Albany home, was grooming
Teddy to be candidate against Mckinley for
| the Republican nomination for President mex
year, is away OFT. Platt pledged the New York
delegation to Mckinley in the early days of the
present administration, and his jollyiDg OF
| Teddy is for the purpose of preventing his try
| ing to interfere with the carrying out of that
pledge. Watch the result, and y Gu will see that
| This is straight"