Democratic messenger., 1899-06-10
MR.. coRMAN's IDEA.

party. Mr. German said in part:
Silver to-day attracts less
attention than Imperialism.
Party platforms invariably
touch upon many subjects. but
history has shown that some
one plank always rises SUI
prcme.
And the prominent ISSUES
in the next contest will be -
The question of militarism
and of restricting organized
capital from its encroachments
on the public My deliberate
Judgment is that the battle
against that class of trusts
which obtain by legislation un
due power To retain trade will
be TIE overpowering issue.
The Democracy mas ALWAYS
opposed Trusts, but heretofore
this issue has been of secondary
Importance. During the last
few years. however, Trusts and
combination of capital. organ
lied To restrict trade and crush
the small dealers, have become
SO daring, So seriously mcna-
cling our form of CioVcrment.
that il is highly important that
some decisive action should be
taken To restrain them. 1t will
be a difficult matter To form a
bill To throttle Trusts and bring
them within the meaning of the
law.
Corporations organized to
transact a fair and legitimate
business. with no aim or in
tention of destroying the small
dealer, must he protected. But
the great. powerful. law break
ing monopolies who ilaunt the
power and their illegitimatc
transactions in the faces of the
public must be grapplcd with.
The business interests of the
country must be protected.
Many Trusts are formed to
corner some article of merchant
disc or manufacture which is
necessary To the happiness and
and comfort of consumers. These
monoplies fix their own prices.
squeezing millions of dollars
annually out of crcdulous
public. Through their masscd
capital trusts often are able to
dictate and control legislation.
State legislation. designed
to cope with organized mono
poly, cannot alone be effective. :
''Doyou think the Democratic
party will be united in the
coming contest :"
Yes: | really do. In the
next campaign look for "a
united party. men To bury their
differences and get together ON
some common ground and 90
out hand in hand to do battle
with the enemy"
BOUGHT AN ENDLESS REBELLION.
Referring To the Philippines.
Mr.. German said: when the
Administration ratified its
peace treaty. and brought upon
us obligations and conditions
most extraordinary and alarm
ing, it bargained for an endless
rebellion in the Philippine
Islands. because il is trying 10
inject liberty into the naked
Filipinos through the medium
of rapidtire guns and high
explosives.
My opinion is that the Fil-
iplnos are rs far from being
whipped to-day as they were
when the insurrection began.
The warfare to which they
are used is i'm no sense civilized.
On the contrary, it is guerilla
fight. and as such NAV be- con
tinued indefinitely. Wild row
ing bands of naked savagcs.
who make their abode in the
interior hills of the island
would forever menace Amer
lean authority. even If such
were To be firmly established
Having gone into this
troublesome dispute. however.
there is but one thing to do
continue the fighting. All the
men and all the money neccs-
sary To bring the war To close
should he the motto Of every
true spirited American. 1t is
too late now To withdraw. 1t
would be "A confession of our
inability Ia cope with these
barbarians and To whip them
into subjection it would bc
ignominious for the American
forces to back out of the Phil
ippines at this time.
My advice To the Admins
tration is TO give Otis all the
men he may need and To in
struct him To force fighting
until some sort of a solution of
the problem is evolved.
AS have said repeatedly in
my public utterances, all the
trouble could havebeen avertcd
If the peace treaty had been
amended. We could have sent
our Peace Commissioners back
To meet the Spanish cnvoys.
with instructions TO release the
whole of the Philippine Islands
savcManila and sufficient terri
tory contiguous thereto for "a
naval and coaling station. II
this had been done we would
have no war in the Philippines.
"A policy of Imperialism
must inevitably be followed bv
militarism. Therefore the ac-
QUESTION of outlying territory
together with several millions
of people, entails upon the
Government manifold dangers
and responsibilities. lmperi
alism militarism 90 hand in
hand. II is small wonder. there
fore, that the Administration
endeavored at the last session
of Congress To force upon the
country a bill creating a stand
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