The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-21

easier to maintain the parity since the
euppiy Of gold IL Increasing.
on the trust question l suggest the fol-
lowing proposition to your consideration:
The trust Is a menace TO the welfare OF
the people OF the United States. because
few In control OF the monopoly almost TN
limited power over the lives and happi-
ness OF consumers, employees and producers
OF raw material. Second, the president APP
points the attorney general, and can, IL he
desires, secure an attorney general who
will enforce the antitrust laws. Third.
the attorney general can recommend SUI
fcient laws If present laws are insuffi-
client. Fourth. the attorney general can
recommend an amendment to the con-
stitution IL the present constitution makes
1t impossible to extinguish the trusts.
Fifth, the republican party is powerless to
extinguish the trusts so long as the trusts
furnish the money to continue the repub-
licaA party In power.
In the Philippine question certain funda-
mental principles are involved. First, there
are but two sources OF government, force
and consent, monarchies being founded on
force, republics upon consent Second the
declaration of independence asserts that
all governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed. Third,
II the declaration OF Independence is sound
we can not rightfully acquire title 10 the
Philippines by conquest or by purchase
from an alien monarch to whose rebellous
subjects we ourselves furnished arms,
Fourth, If the Fillplnos are and Of right
ought to be free, they should he imme-
diately assured Of our Nations intention
to give them independence as soon as a
stable government can be established.
Fifth, the Filipinos having fallen into cur
hands by accident of war should be dealt
with according to American principles and
not only be given independence but pro-
tected from outside interference while
they work out their own destiny.
Previous TO the appearance OF the Me-
braska champion the meeting was enter
tanned by an address by Judge James z.
Tarvn of Covington. Ky, president of the
Ohio Valley Bime,allic league. Judge Tar
YIN spoke as follows:
For the first time since the close OF
the civil war, a great National political
organization stands free from the DONNA
ton Of the organized money power OF the
land. The democratic party in 1896 de-
cared and accomplished its independence
aud thereby pared company with the
Clevelands. the Whitneys. the Belmonts
and other representatives Of capital. IL
is our desire that The democratic party
shall retain its independence and stand as
the representative ana agen, of the labor
aud the producers Of the Nation. II THIS
Is to be, the voters must control Inc or
ganization, not the organization the voters.
Power and authority must come from the
voters to the organization, not from the
organization to the voters. This condition
is best brought about by the spread and
maintenance of Individual thought, and
individual freedom OF action in matters
public and political. In addressing an
audience not long since, speaker said:
Personally. | favor the Chicago platform
and the nomination of Mr.. Bryan in 1900;
but l am willing to leave these matters
TO wiser heads than mine.
From this proposition | must wholly
dissent. II we are willing to leave these
matters to wiser heads than ours, these
who are wiser than we are may find others
still wiser than they are, and fewer In
number. And the process would go on
until the logical result would be the leav-
ing of these matters to some one who
might happen to be deemed the wsest of
us all. Such a result would be destrnc-
tive Of all individual thought and action
and render a people government lmp1s-
sible. l look upon the doctrine of that
utterance as unamerican, and not abound
Ing in courage
II have heard q great many men say
that in 1896 they believed In the gold
standard but that they supported the
Chicago platform and Mr.. Bryan, because
Of party regularity II seems TO me such
a position is wholly indefensible. 1t seems
10 me that the men who were opposed TO
the principles Of the Chicago platform in
1896 and thereby voted against the plnt-
form are entitled to more respect than
those who were opposed to those principles,
but voted for the platform simply because
a democratic convention had made 1t; and
the same principle applies TO those repuh
leans who believed in the principle OF the
Chicago platform, but voted against it be
cause the republican convention did not
believe in them. Those who say they voted
for Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and say they did II
far party regularity only are now demand
ing that the Chicago platform of 1896 be
presented by the democratic National con-
vention of 1900 In a mutilated form. Those
making that demand have never stood on
the Chicago platform, but for reasons OF
their own, have chosen to stay with the
democratic organization, and they are now
seeking to again place that organization
where the republican organization ls--un-
der the domination of the organized money
power of the country. suggest to you
that the democratic party did not make
the Chicago platform great. but the Chi
cago platform ennobled the democratic
party. II you want 10 destroy the force
and power of the democratic party, strike
at the Chicago platform. and that Is Just
what those people who are now lighting at
that platform desire to do. II you want
to send forth the democratic party In 1900
strong enough and great enough 10 over
throw the party OF organized wealth, keep
the Chicago platform nyiolate, cling to
every principle embodied in It and leave
It as It is now, declaratory OF right. JUS
tice and humanity.
Every man Is entitled to receive fol-
himself all that he can earn by his own
labor. That is the democracy OF today
that is the meaning OF the Chicago plat
form; that Is the end we are seeking to
attain. No political party ever born can
accomplish It, but the spirit OF human
freedom. born in the human heart, and
growing and developing through centuries
and ages can accomplish 1t and will ac-
Iich Ii