Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
Delivers n Characteristic Speech in
Favor of POpocrntIc PrincipIes.

Delivers n Characteristic Speech in
Favor of POpocrntic Principles.
John P. Altgeld, ex-governor of Illinois,
delivered a characteristic address to popo-
cratic audience at Creighton hall Tuesday
night. In pessimistic tenor, Mr.. Altgeld
tried to show that prosperity is not pros
perity; that the flag in the Philippines should
not be defended; that sound money is not
sound money; that all republican elections
are bought by trust contributions and that
the only way to prevent speedy annihila-
tion of the constitutional guarantee of pro-
lection to life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness is to elect the popocratic ticket.
| The worry of politics and wrangles with
| other popocratic notables who have tried to
| read Mr.. Altgeld out of the party have within
| the last year left their stamp upon his coun-
| tenance. Crows feet have gathered around
| his sunken eyes; his step has lost much
of its elasticity and his voice Is less stem
torian.
1t was 92O o'clock when Mr.. Altged
| reached the hall, he having devoted the
early part of the evening to a speech in
| South Omaha
| Ladies and Gentlemen" he begun, 81
am highly pleased at the cordial reception
| rendered me in Omaha. ] trust this par
| tial prosperity that has settled about us will
| be made permanent. We have recently
raised immense crops. Other nations have
recently suffered crop failures. We have
discovered new gold fields. We have lately
been feeding the world and in some places
there Is something like prosperity. But 1t
is not of the permanent kind. Give us
proper coinage and we will have prosperity
that Is permanent We need an increase in
tho volume of our money. We don't want
to depend for success upon the misfortunes
OF other people, but let us put 1t on a
stable basis. Restore our home markets and
We will not need to go beyond the seas.
New issues have arisen since 1896. Busi-
ness men get together around banquet
table and organize trusts. They do away
with competition and travelling salesmen
They fix prices and the people must pay
them. They never mark prices down II they
can help 1t. The trusts take hand in poll
} tics. They contribute money for political
purposes and you all know which party gets
IT, Do you believe the party receiving such
contributions can make an honest effort tC
defeat the trusts?'
Launching out upon his sube the speaker
delivered long dissertation on trusts, plac
, ing all hlame upon the administration,
He told about the great armies of othel
countries and said President Mckinley Il
! now trying to create standing army o
enormous numbers in order to give commits
slons to the sons OF rich men in the east
THE army now" he said. sis composed o
, 100000 men and 1t will not be long be
fore another 100000 will be asked for ant
? then still another SO that before long thi
country can boast OF as large an army a
any foreign country"
President McKinley's policy in the Philip
Q pines was censured and the condition of tn
Y Filipino was pictured in most deplorabl
3 light The speaker said that brute fore
: dominated the policy in the archipelago an
that General Otis is merely carrying on
!, orders received from the head OF the ad
: ministration at Washington. The voluntee
S forces were laCded TO the skies, but tn
n regulars were given but slight praise. "W
are shooting down innocent men, wome