The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-03
MEET AT DALLAS.
.a&1yAL ATTRACTED THOUSANDS
OF TEXAS PEOPLE.

y.,an was There and SO Were Many
o,,cr prominent Democrats-Ex-
49,. stone Declared Chicago Plat
I'm, should BE Re-afIirmed-Bry-
and belmont spOke-Champ
r,,rL.s illusions to Several Re-
nublican Mistakes.
ns1as Tex, Oct. There were fully
.,6,o persons at the fair grounds to-day
-1.r fine distinguished persons who have
from points outside of the state to
Ind fine Democratic carnival put in an
ts the leaders mounted the stand they
u..ro loudly applauded. Col. w. J. Bryan
,..si,4d an especially marked ovation.
Among those present were Hon. o. H. z.
psir,ont and Congressman William Sui
-. of New York; ex-Gov. W. J. Stone,
,f,+ IT. w. SaImons Of St. Louis; eX-State
treasurer of Missouri; Col Moses c..
vornore Of St. Louis, the antitrust mil
,.onsire: GOV. D. W. Jones of Arkansas;
co. l. ID. sayres of Texas; Congressman
,,aimp clark. of Missouri; ex-Gov. Il. T.
rri,.nlen. of the same state; Judge
Johnson of Kansas, chairman of the Ma
,iooaI Democratic Executive Committee, OF
Missouri. and manager OF the Ways and
Means Committee of the Democratic Ma
noral Executive Committee; Congressman
I w. Bailey, r. p. Henry and r. T.
Bmko: United States Senator Horace
Chiffon. Hon Thomas Campbell and many
Texas leaders.
I'm addition there were also present Col
Fred Fleming, James A. Reid and L. T.
Wilson all of Kansas City, who are here
for the purpose OF booming that city as
lac location of the next national conyen-
dcu of the party.
should Be ReafIirmed.
EN-Gov. Stone was the first speaker
BE sand in part;
~ believe the Chicago platform of 1896
viii be-. and should be- reafirmed. This
should be done both as matter Of prin-
siplo and politics. When | say it should
le done as a matter of politics, I mean
mat when the subject is considered from
uat level which is the lowest Level from
which it should he considered, / believe
The party would lose more than it would
gam 10y TeJreating from its position. II
our party should lower its coloUs and aban-
don the ll9ll lOG pllleLdllSlI, We mig III
WIN back those who left us on that issue
in 1895 hut We would lose more than we
would gain But, no matter what we
might gain or lose and over and above
a considerations of temporary eXpedien-
az, rises this question-what is right? |
believe the declaration OF our party in
1896 WIS right even as TO matters of de
TAIL and 1 am sure it was right as to the
substance of the declaration. / am as pro-
4 i. d. l.
mcJalhsm is infinitely better for the Amer
lean people than recommendation. Beiug
rght, We should put all questions of mere
tXpcjeucy aside and stand for the right.
! have faith in the triumph of a just
cause before the American people
Tendency of Trusts.
"Thc tendency and purpose of a trust is
to limit. if not destroy, competition, and
10 create monopoly The industrial trusi
Is justified by its advocates on the theory
tllt II lessons the risk of investment. re
duced the cost of production, and cheapens
commodities to consumers. We are told
that the risk of investment is Iesssned by
diminishing or removing the danger of
ruinous competition. l think there is little
room tor argument there. 1t might well be
admitted that there is less risk to invest
meui when the investor is given a monop-
oN than when he is obliged TO face com
petition. And il may be that competition
does sometimes run at such a tremendous
pace as 10 make investment hazardous;
ana whenever that happens it is unfortu-
nate ana usually unnecessary. This is not
api TO occur, however, except in cases
Wnere some business is overdone, and then
the httest viii survive. Is il not better
mat a part of the capital invested in a
piohjiess enterprise should be Withdrawn
or even sacrificed, than that the enterprise
should be converted into one of profit by
means of a monopoly? As matter of fact
a trust corporation is usually capitalized
loI larger sum than the aggregate CAPT
ldHzduon of the enterprises absorbed. II
IHo smaller capitalization cannot find profit
WIN competition, how can the larger CAPT
TAXATION lind it with monopoly, ard al the
same time serve the public welfare? 1t
VIII rarely happen that competing enter
illses cannot prosper in any line of legiti-
mate Industry.
If the trust is an evil or a menace, il
should not be permitted. If real war is 10
We made upon the trusts the Democrats
must wage that war. The trusts do not
lear The Republican party. In making
Choice between The Democratic and Re
publican parties, between Bryan and Nc
hinley, upon which side think you the
trusts Will be found? TO which party will
la'y contribute both money and ballots?
l'pt il the trusts fin the campaign Golfers
OF me Republican party. the people should
ia'!F TO the support of the opposition. We
cannot light, however, with great hope of
certain victory without money aud organ
l]auon Every Democrat in the United
states should do his part. Everyone can
20 something, Every Democrat in Amer
ga should send his mite to our National
'"mmlttee at Chicago and then do his
Utmost at home to effect a thorough party
oigahlzation. If this should be done, /
Would have no doubt OF our success in
Cries for Belmont.
AL fhe close of Mr.. Stones speech the
temper of the meeting was manifested by
.Iles Of Bryan, Bryant in stentorian
zones from every portion of the throng.
'alled with calls for Belmont Belmont:
L'l an and show yourseifl" The crowd
would take no refusal and from his seat
'1e back end OF the speakers stand
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