The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-09-23
argument they cannot honestly MAIN
tain that it will be without effect upon

argument they cannot honestly MAIN
tain that it will be without effect upon
the minds OF the masses" The atten-
ton Of the Journal and Tribune of this
city, which .lauded Cochran at the ex-
pense of Bryan, is respectfully directed
to the foregoing opinions of the Chi
cago organs OF plutocracy on Bryan's
and Bourke's deliverances at the trust
conference.
Judge Thomas CAVITY, OF the Mime
sofa supreme court, thinks that neither
Bryan nor Cochran proposed any ade-
quate remedy for the trust evil. He
says that Cockran's remedy was "asin-
ine' and that Bryan's was scarcely any
better. The judge is a man of deep
penetration and skilled in economic
questions, and yet with all his adverse
criticism of "the aggregation of talking
machines at Chicago he has failed to
offer any remedy himself in lieu OF those
proposed by Bryan. In his two ad-
dresses Mr.. Bryan did not pretend that
his remedies would prove absolutely
effectual, and was willing to accept bet
ter ones, but none were suggested either
then or since by his critics. In his
Saturday afternoon address Mr.. Bryan
said that any remedy proposed would be
assaulted. Judge Canty says it would
take life time to get two-thirds of
both houses Of congress to propose an
amendment to the constitution to reg
ulate or destroy trusts and the same
length of time for the legislatures of
three-fourths of the states to ratify it.
Bryan recognized the difficulty of get
ting congress and the states to act, and
said: "If the people want to destroy
the trusts you can get two-thirds Of
both houses and three-fourths of the
states. But what is the alternative?
Sit down and do nothing? Allow them
to trample on you and ride rough-shod
over you and then thank God you still
lave some life?" He then went on as
follows:
"Now, there are some people who seem to
preach the doctrine, that we ought to be
satisfied with anything. The American
people are entitled to the best that there is.
Appauss They are entitled Itch to the best
these questions are presented to the Amer
lean people they will select and secure the
best system: 1 do not believe it necessary
II m al dow 3akI 0r,l
every competitor. do not believe that It
is in accord with our dignity rs people,
pie. or in accordance with the right to Of the the
IS organized that Therefore i it ce Should be
permitted to 60 Into the field Of q new
It; raising the money by higher prices some
where else. I do not think 1t is necessary
for us to do that. l have only suggested
pose it. II there is any amendment that that
you can think of that will improve it, sug-
gest 1t. 1 am anxious to accept anything"
Bryan suggested a plan which will
not be adopted by Mark Hanna in the
next campaign-to have the laws, both
state and national, make it penal Of
tense for any corporation to contribute
to the campaign fund of any political
party. He named two states that have
passed laws to that effect, and referred
to the testimony given by the head OF
the sugar trust before senate COM
mittee, who said that he contributed to
both Republican and Democratic cam
paign funds in Massachusetts, and New
York, but he could not tell to which
party in New Jersey he gave funds,
without examining his books, as that
was doubtful state.
After reading the utterances OF the
various speakers at the Chicago trust
conference, the Irish Standard has no
hesitation in pronouncing Bryan's the
most satisfactory Of all to the masses of
the people, The party he represents
has always opposed the trusts and
monopolies for the reason that it is
composed almost entirely of the plain
people who work with their hands. In
the Chicago platform of 90 was the fol-
lowing plank: "The absorption OF
wealth by the few, and the formation of
trusts and pools require a stricter con-
troll by the Federal government" etc.
The St. Louis platform was eloquently
silent on trusts, not one word being
said about them. Now that Republi-
cans, Democrats and Populists are con-
demning the trusts in no uncertain tone,
the Republican party in its next plat
form will insert a plank against them to
bamboozle the people, and Mark Hanna
will call for contributions from them
and wink the other eye. The Republi-
can party has the trusts for its back
bone, and let them be destroyed and
the party would collapse or become
badly crippled by lack of the sinews
of war.
THE DISSERTATION OF CHURCHES.
The editor of the Church News, OF
i.