The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-05

are great admirers of Judge Van Wyck,
and claim him as one of them. They
admire his great ability, his sterling De-
mocracy, and his innate gentility. They
particularly admire the gallant race he
made for governor last November, when
he came within $4,000 votes of overcom-
ing an adverse majority of 260000, and
would have completely done so but for
the military hurrah his opponent aroused
which swept so many young men off
| their feet and out of their heads.
! This question of trusts has lately
aroused such interest that Democratic
| leaders, and even Republicans all over
| safe to say it will be one of the lead
ing issues If not the leading issue in the
| next campaign. We all admit that con-
| solidation is the spirit of the age and
that universal tendency resulting from
modern machinery is to blend man into
the mass and destroy his individuality
| to make a mere machine of him But
surely governments should not accelerate,
but should counteract this tendency as
much as possible by placing upon him
individual responsibility for his share
| of current events. We all admit, too, that
capital, which is indispensable to pro-
| gress, has rights, and one of these is
the right of contract. Mankind has rights
| too, and one of these is to abolish any
| system or condition which initiates
against the public good or places the
! power in the hands of one man to crush
another, or which tends 10 degrade man
| into soulless, lifeless machine.
Mr.. c. E. Dove, of this city, president
| of the Commercial Travellers National
| league, has stated before the industrial
| commission that through the organiza-
ton of trusts over $1,000 travelling sales
men have been thrown out of employ
ment, and $4,000 more had their salaries
reduced Are we nearing the last days of
the festive drummer? The best patron of
the hotel and railroad; the man who is
always to be found in the smoking room
on the sleeping car with the very newest
| joke that's out, who knows everybody
worth knowing, whose whole nature Is
full of charity and geniality, and who,
all in all, is the best fellow in the world.
1t begins to look like his days are num-
bered, and the trust is the only thing on
earth that could do 1t, too.
Each generation has its own problem to
solve. Shall we solve this question of
trusts, shall we transmit it to our
children as an insoluble question to be
dealt with by them2 However, fortunate
! we may be situated, what future can we
| promise our children who must neces-
sarily become the employees of trusts
where advancement must depend upon
serVilty, which is the very antithesis of
manhood and individuality?
10y we are approaching the great -pattle OF
1900 with stout hearts, with unanimity of
purpose and conscious rectitude of our
cause. Since the last presidential election
we have passed through a glorious and
| successful war, in which Democrats shar-
ed the honors equally with the others.
but not the scandals. Thank heaven that
while we furnished our full quota of
men and heroes, we are guiltleSS of the
death of those thousands of brave boys
who miserably perished through the in
competency and venality of those in au-
thority.
Mr. Willets reference to Judge Angus
tus- Van Wyck, and his remarks about
trusts, were the occasion of outbursts of
cheering by his audience. Mention of the
name of William ]. Bryan also brought
out a burst of applause. Just before the
close of his speech, Mr.. Willet diverged
from the speech and said:
''I see that man Alger is running for
senator from Michigan on an antitrust
platform. Is 1t that rich 4Alger? the friend
of Mark Hanna, of Armour, of Eagan,
running on an antitrust platform
Mr.. Willet then told story of South
ern negro who was fooled into selling his
masters farm for $460, and added: hs
won't the people of Michigan be lifted
out of everything they own If they let
Alger play the game on them?"
He was followed by ex-Congressman
Asher G. Caruth, of Kentucky. After
speaking of the day then being celebrated
throughout the Union and the lessons
taught by the Declaration of Independ-
ence, Mr.. Caruth announced his allegi-
ance to the principles of that great docu-
ment, the Charter of American Liberty
and sounded note of warning against
any departure from the theories of gov
ernment thereinncontained Proud as he
was of the glorious achievements of our
army and navy, he would think that
those victories were dearly purchased If
they had to be paid for by departure
from the fundamental ideas on which the
Union has been formed and had grown so
great and mighty. He thought the doc
trine of human liberty announced In the
Declaration which Jefferson wrote and
Adams advocated, intended for all time,
and he stood ready to say with the latter,
Sink or swim, live or die, survive or per-
ish, 1 am for the Declaration. 1t is my
living sentiment and by the blessing of
Cod it shall be my dying sentiment, in
dependence now, and independence for
| ever"
He announced his adherence to the
theory of the Monroe doctrine and his op-
| position to Imperialism. In speaking of
the territory acquired under the treaty
OF Paris, he expressed regret at the ac-
QUESTION Of the Philippines, but trusted
that when the flag fioated in peace over
these possessions, we would with wise
! craftsmanship regulate the affairs In
those far away isles of the Pacific, so that
the people would be taught the blessings
of self government, and could be entrust-
ed with the management of their own af-
| fairs.
Among the other speakers were James
| D. Richardson, of Tennessee; Norman e.
Mack, of Buffalo; Thomas F. Grady, of
| this city; James w. Ridgeway, of Brook
lyn; William E. Gourley, OF New Jersey;
A. CASTOR, of Pennsylvania, and Cevey
Holman, of Maine.
! There was the usual musical programme
! by the Sixty-ninth Regiment band and
! the Tammany Hall Glee club.
| The New York Scottish-Celtic society,
| the employees of the Metropolitan Street
railway, the New York Letter Carriers
association and many other organizations
| held picnics near the city.
About seventy sailors and marines Of
| the United States cruiser Brooklyn took
train for Plaintield, N. J., in the morn
| ing to participate in the Fourth Of July
! celebration at that place.
The following cable dispatch from Rich
| ard Croker, who is in London, was read:
Congratulations on the glorious
Fourth, the day we celebrate. My heart
is with you always. Let US rejoice over
the coming triumph of Democracy and
! the peoples rights.
-"Richard Croker
CHOATE ENTERTAINS.