Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
DAWES ON ISSUES
Comptroller of Currency Makes Not-
able speech Before the Illinois Res
publicans.

Comptroller of Currency Makes Not.
able speech Before the Illinois Re.
publicans.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. % Charles r.
Dawes, comptroller of the currency.
made 9 speech at the republican state
love feast today which aroused the
greatest enthusiasm and was regarded
by many as outlining the policy of the
administration of the Philippines and
! the attitude of the party towards
trusts. Speaking on trusts. Dawes said
it WAS the duty Of the republican party
| to take hold of the subject energetically
withes,t wavering. Wherever trusts
4proved themselves inimical to the pub
lic veal they must be restrained and
controlled and, If necessary. laws
passed that would so much encourage
active competition as to bring about
1 idisintegratons of the trusts. Dawes did
not claim all trusts were in restraint OF
trade; but those that proved them
i sslves to be should be legislated
/ against Dawes spoke at some length
on tfe Philippine situation. asserting
4 that the enooura cement received from
! nti-imperialists had much TO do with
i he prolongation of the war. He said
that as Mckinley had refused TO be
4 hurried By the clamor of the jingoes be-
fore the Spanish war. SO now would he
refuse 10 be turned from his course in
regard to the Philippines by the pro-
a tests Of the anti-i,nperialists
81, ~,x,, ,s1yfy,
+ wilicn Is opposing the republicans in
s, South Dakota never can win.
The present populist governor was
elected by a bare majority of 300" said
senator Kyle, though previously the
ponulists had several Thousand MAJOR
iity. In the last election the repubi-
cans Without money and without a
struggle won by nearly 1000. In the
presidential campaign next year South
4 Dakota wiii go for Mckinley by 10000
To 1900 The socialistic tendencies Of
the third party people and the prosper
ify Witch is being enjoyed by the South
}, Dakota farmers have sounded the
death knell of the old movement.
do not see, continued Senator
Kyle. nov the democrats are gong to
fna a campaign issue for next year.
The tariff is no longer debatable and
Il wlii not he long before We find the
south as ardently for projection as
| Pennsylvania The silver question is
4 dead and 40 not see how trusts can
be made a party issue There is noth-
tig. left for the democrats but anti-ex-
pansion and If they do not hurry up
; the bottom VIII fail out of that issue
: before they hold their nominating con-
r ventian. senator Morgan. than whom
{. rhera Is NO wiser or more far seeing
i statesman n the senate. is for eXpan-
4 sion: so is Clark Howell and Gen. Cor
don. Of Georgia While Senator Sulli-
van beat his opponent IN Mississippi
BY taking the expansion side, Govern
81 Jones, Of Arkansas, is making tbs
+ fight against Senator Berry on ths
n same ground, holding that the posses
sion OF the Philippines means Won
a derful stimulus TO southern trade, an1
i Governor Smythe, of South Carolina,
/. member OF the industrial commission
d and large manufacturer, told me TIL,
n other day that he looked to the orien
/. for the great future market of thi
y south. In view of all these things,
& do not see where the democrats ca,
e find an issue for 1900. much less do
Il see how they can expect to WIN"