The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-02

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States will he democratic: an old
fishioned. simon-purc Jeife rsnninn
democrat. with the fear Of God and
I the love of man in his heart. lir will be
'l,cted on a platform riyeted with
bolts Of steel to the eternal truth of
the equality Of man; and the strong-
esi plank in that platform will declare.
in uncpuNocal. unmisia<ablc language
that the nefarious and soullesS trust
System shall no longer have "A place in
the American republic"
Congressman David De Almond fol
4 lowed Col. Wetmore. speaking on THE
Trust and Its Parents" lie declared
that IF the trusts are To be dealt with
efcctually the republican party. which
protects them. and which they help
into power. must be retired. And, Of
course. the democratic party must
ccmc into control Of the government
whose foundations the fathers laid for
the children of the free and the brave.
Then there must be an end of the reck-
less crxation of corporations. without
chcck or bar, and some simple sure
means must be provided for terminal
ing summarily the existence of those
that prove baneful."
q. III. T.. Belmont. Of New York. was
the next speaker. After characterizing
the gathering as the first national bu-
/ gle call for democrats 10 get together
for the campaign of 1900, and counsel
ing harmony as the only means Of PRE-
senting an unbrol<cn front 10 the OPP
position he said: "The time is too
shori to ella boratc the many questions
which are interesting the people mt
larg, to-day. and | will not attempt it.
Hut even with all our advantages no
victory will he won without harmony.
And on the subject of harmony. speak
ing of New York alone. if you give ms
BRYAN for a candidate and smash the
Trusts" for a war cry, the Empire
state democracy, moving as "A unit, will
sweep the country"
Ex-Gov. AItgeld speaks.
Ex-Gov John l.. Altgeld Of Illinois
spoke after Mr.. belmont. His talk was
extcmporaneous. He said in part:
''lf had come for the purpose of talk
| irg. il would he foolish for me to at
| tempt ~ ltldlI Nob MS iti' h'Ai.
and especially after that brilliant
speech by the next president OF the
| United States ! came here to learn
visdom from the democracy of Nissou-
ri and to say that the party and its
principles are too great for manipula-
tors to handle TO serve their own sell
fish conveniences.
IL came To speak. if az all. on that
great work Of democracy on the shores
Of Lake Michigan. that gave 10 the
world new declaration of indepen-
dencc. The democracy of Missouri
made this instrument possible. and un-
der it's inspiration. 6.j00.OOO free Amer
leans fought the greatest political
figh, eyerwagcd Her banner i'll floats
in the breeze. and. if read Alright the
signs of the times. il means millions
may be defeated but not one surren-
DEF.
"The principles fought for in 1896
can not he surrendered without again
seeing democracy's banner yanqush-
ed"
COL VIM. J. Isryan's speech.
OF course the speech of the even
ing WAS that from Col. VIM. J. Bryan.
ard when the moment arrived for his
introduction. all scmblancc of formal
iiv was swept aside by the dcmonstra-
items OF the assembled multitude, and
il was some minutes before he could
make himself heard.
Finally quiet was restored. and Col.
Hryan began. in his quiet and forcible
way. to speak on the subject of Mo
nopolics."
An actor who visited Nebraska recent
liz. upon learning from a republican that
confidence had been restored. remarked
that he had examined Wcbster's diction-
airy - learn wha, r Sn,,n .. meant
ana then he understood that confidence
had been really restored.
More trusts have been formed In the
last two years than existed at the begin
ming of the present administration, and
the nominal capitalization. OF the trusts
nov In existence approaches. II ii does
no. equal in amount. the worlds total sup
lily of gold and silver The Influence Of
these trusts has become 40 enormous
tina, the people. without respect to party,
are asking themselves how the cvi can
lr remedied.
The purpose Of the trusts is to control
the product of some article Of merchan-
disc, and the methods employed are, first.
the union of all individual factories under
one management or In one corporation.
ana, second. the crushing ont Of new RI
walls a monopoly. when once completes.
not only dictates terms to those who buy
the product. but 1t also dictates terms 10
those who sell the raw material. and To
those who furnish the labor. II the trusts
are permitted to continue. we shall find
an industrial aristocracy growing up in
the United States which VIII prove as de-
structive Of our ideals as landed aris-
tCCracy would.
The principle Of monopoly is incompati-
Bile with our institutions. Mans necessi- |
ties compel US to become "A purchase ana
where there Is but one seller. the pur-
chaser L. completely at the mercy Of the |
,ller. Where there IL competition be-
tween producers. the purchaser * sure 10 |
obtain what he wants AT a reasonable
price. When competition IL eliminated.
the price IL controlled. not by reason. but
~ the greed of the one who possesses the |
monopoly.
II has been said that power 10 tax L. a |
power to destroy A monopoly possesses
the power to tax: IL can levy such as
ssments II viii upon the purchaser.
anc we can no more afford to authorize |
private individual 30 use the machinery
OF taxation ia order to enrich himself at
the expense OF his fellow.
Tho government would be guilty Of |
gioss neglect IL It permitted an individual |
to secure monopoly even without Leg
islative assistance. but IL Is still more |
culpable II, by legislative act. II furnishes |
the means by which "A mouOpoly is ge- /