The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-07-27

cratic party, the party that has IN
all times since its organization.
nearly one hundred years ago,stood
for the rights of the people. I am
glad to meet today with this mag
gathering of representative
democrats, in this little republican
stronghold, to serve notice on the
of this district that
democratic principles and the dem
ocratic party still survive and have
not perished from off the earth.
IL there ever was or ever will be
a time when we should be demo-
Gratis that time is now. Upon every
hand we see the blighting influence
of republicanism. The present ma
tional administration is the weak
est in the history of this country.
There il an Alger or an Egan in
every department.. And while i
think OF it permit me to say that
President McHanna is now serving
both his first and last term as Pre-
sident of the United States.
Three years ago our republican
brethren told us the hard times
were mainly due to the fact that
there was lack of confidence
among the business men Of the
country and that that lack of con-
fdence was largely due to the fact
that the revenues of the govern
ment did not meet the expendi-
lures and that there was defici.
ency in the national treasury.
They further said that under the
benign influences of republican
administration, the deficiency
would disappear and confidence
and prosperity would be restored
to the people of this country. But
my friends, although the deficiency
is large as it is, if there had been
no war, no war taxes levied and no
bonds sold, we would be confronted
at the end of the year with a def
cheney of $250,00O,0O0. In other
words that would have been the de-
ficiency upon a peace basis. So,
hurting back at the republicans
their own arguments it is apparent
that there is neither confidence nor
prosperity in this country. Under
the present administration trusts
have multiplied in numbers many
fold, until today almost everything
you buy is handled and the price
thereof regulated by trust.
The republicans of Ohio in con.
vention assembled in the city of
Columbus, in this year of grace
1899, declared themselves opposed
to trusts, mplimented the last
general assembly on the passage of
the antitrust law and then pro-
ceeded to turn down the only re-
publican Attorney General in the
United States who has lifted a hand
to throttle the trusts and nominat-
ed man for Attorney General
who is owned by Mark Hanna and
the trusts. The republican party
Is In favor of the antitrust law but
opposed to its execution. If that
party is opposed to the trusts why
not execute the law and abolish
them. No resolution of a political
convention is necessary and the
people should remember that there
is great difference between doing
a thing and a resolution to do it by
republican convention. The re-
publican party will never abolish
the trusts; they are the offspring of
The republican party and republican
successes at the polls are largely
due to the trusts, because they, in
payment of their right to exist,
furnish the money with which re-
publican victories are obtained.
On behalf of the great majority
of the people of this country re-
gardless Of politics, | suggest that
the present administration had bet
ter cease its cruel war upon the
poor Filipinos who simply ask for
liberty and to be let alone, and
make war upon the gigantic trusts
that are devouring the industries
of our country. We do not want
the Filipinos or their lands. If
they are to become a part of this
country then they must become
either slaves or citizens. Slavery
was abolished in this country years
ago and the Filipinos are not ca
pacitated, God did not so create
them, to become American citizens.
| would not give one hundred of
the six hundred and fifty gallant
American soldiers who have lost
their lives in the war in the Philip
pines for all the ten millions of
Filipinos and all the islands upon