The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-08
OPENED The CAMPAIGN
A Magnificent Crowd Listened
as to the Next Speaker.
A GOLD LAW IS NEEDED
He Wants the Single STANDARD Firmly
Saddled on the Country-Govern-
ment Regulations to Solve
the Trust Problem.

Burrows of Michigan and Congressman
.. B. Henderson of Iowa. The meet
ing marked the opening of the repub-
lican campaign of '39 in Iowa and the
big tent in which it was held was filled
to its utmost capacity both afternoon
and evening. Senator Burrows was the
Z Feaker in the afternoon and Congress
man Henderson in the evening
Congressman Henderson said in part:
tss, The presidential battle of 1896 was
fought almost exclusively on the money
question. The happy result is felt to-
day in every home in the United States.
The uncertainties of the conflict of 1896
and the democratic tariff law paralyzed
the business of this country. The I'M
certainties as to the standard of value
and the basis for adjusting of obliga-
tons tied up capital, stopped business,
closed mills, made the engines haul
empty cars over the railroads and
threw millions of laboring men out of
employment. To-day capital is moving
rapidly into the avenues Of trade, COM
merce is expanding. the railroads have
not cars enough to do their business,
labor Is everywhere blessed with en-
ployment, and with remunerative
wages never before surpassed in the
worlds history. We have passed from
sadness in SO to gladness in '99. The
farm to-day is blessed with remuner-
alive prices and the farmer is happy.
Why is all this true? We were told in
So by Mr.. Bryan and his followers that
republican success would bring the re-
verse of what is now true, that prices
would go down. that reverses would
sweep the country and the remedy
suggested was silver recommendation. In
the present happy condition of affairs
let not the causes be overlooked by the
voters in this campaign. Let not the
discussion CT trusts, in which all are
substantially agreed, obscure the
mighty causes which restored happi-
ness to suffering people. Let not the
question of war or foreign policies dis
tract our minds from the great living
causes of a sound currency and Of a
stable standard Of value when it means
SO much to our common country. 1t Is
evidently the plan Of these conducting
the democratic campaign to ignore for
the time being the money question and
distract the attention of the people
from what is SO vital to their hap0i
ness and prosperity. But these tactics
are but shield to cover the real pu,.
pose, which is to secure the utimat
triumph of the doctrine of 16 to l in
this country.
Il predict that republican congress
VIII legislate at the approaching sets-
sion SO as to increase the confidence
OF the people, establish firmly the gold
standard of the civilized world and let
4 the people know that all of their obi
cations will be discharged on a safe
basis, making contracts to the laborer,
70 pay the laborer, to pay the farmer
and TO pay the pensioner, and to pay
for every product of this country, ad-
Unstable only on just and fair basis,
admitting of no doubt or uncertainty
as to the adjustment between man and
man. 1t Will be seen, therefore, that
Wh1le the democratic party is still try
DESTROY + no mn 90 tt,o
the republican party IS ever on the alsrt
to protect and guard their sacred in
terests. My countrymen, do you want
a change? Are you dissatisfied with
the management of affairs under Nc
kinley and republican legislation We
are increasing our exports by millions,
drawing cash from other countries.
This Keeps all Of our people busy, every
mandatory being like a beehive. land
an of our money is kept at parity
with gold. With growing commerce,
good prices and busy people, | ask
again, do you want change?
Ihere should be absolutely no party
polltices in the consideration of the
trust question. The party or person
who attempts to make political capital
out OF II is neither wise nor fair. The
party that does it is controlled by
demagogues, the person that does it i.
demagogue. Trusts are peculiar to
no particular country. They are found
in republics they are found in mon
arches and empires, they are found in
countries where free trade is the lead
ing principle underlying economic leg
lsiatton, and they are found in coun-
tries that believe in and act upon the
policy of protection. @0an
There is not a member of the
American congress in either house. in
my opinion, but who is eager to do
anything that can possibly be done
within the constitution to investigate,
regulate, control or even destroy any
corporation which is operated against
the public good and in restraint of
trade among our people. ANY political
party which in its platform attempts
10 fix upon the republican party the
birth or development OF trusts only
demonstrates that it is not candid with
the voter and is not worthy of conf
dence or even of respect
II challenge the records of congress
to show a single bill passing the house
to carry out the declarations of the
democratic national platform in any
shape or form. The democratic party
certainly has no right to be attacking
the republican party for want of ac-
tion and their platform declarations of
this year are like a burlesaue in the
presence of great and trying question.
How much better for all of us to be
frank on a question of such vital in
terests to the American people and
unite heartily and periodically to try
to understand trouble and find such
additional remedies as will be possible
and just and for the good of ALL
Il think that there must be some
where lodged the power in this country
that can absolutely control the COM
bination that controls the price placed
upon its product. I will go further
than that If you please, that power
should be strong enough to destroy
the combination that cannot be regu-
lated in the interest of the owners of
the capital and at the same time in
the interest of the public who buy from
them.
When the combined capital knows
that there is not only a regulator, but
that that regulator can kill if regula-
tons should not be observed. there will
be much more likelihood of good be-