The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-06-07

committee. l am not at liberty at this time to
disclose even the substance Of It's determina-
ton. but as a member Of the republican party
I am at liberty TO declare what the republican
party proposes 20 do now that 1t has power In
both branches Of congress and in the execu-
tive, 1t proposes 10 enact into frm Of law the
gold standard, and then 1t proposes to keep ev-
cry dollar In use In the country up 10 that
standard. 1t is going TO do this so that here
after no d0c,rinaire or mountebank catching
the people of their guard. can thrust disorder
and decentralization into our financial affairs at
home and dscredlt us abroad.
More than ten years ago the republican party
In national convention declared as follows:
I've declare our opposition 10 all combina-
tons OF capital, organized trusts to control
arbitrarily the condition of trade among our
citizens and We recommend to congress and
the state legislatures in their respective Jnris-
dcton such legislation will prevent the ex-
| ecution Of all schemes to Oppress the people by
| undue charges on their supplies, or by unjust
rates for the transportation OF their products TO
market. We approve the legislation Of con-
gress TO prevent alike unjust burdens and un-
| fair determinations between the states" This
declaration was within a year OF the organiza-
| tion Of the first trust IN the United States
In the congress following John Sherman, then
| n senator OF the United States, introduced in
| the senate a bill with title as follows: ITO
| declare unlawful trusts and combinations In
| restraint OF trade and product on the 26th
| of June 1890 this bill became a law, with the
| following title: "An act to protect trade and
| commerce against unlawful restraints and mo-
! n0polies." In many Of the states the republl-
| can party passed laws making unlawful these
| combinations and monOpolies. Republican Off
| cials have been industrious and persistent in
| prosecuting violations Of these antitrust laws,
| and under decisions rendered in these prosecu-
| tions many Of these combinations have been
dissolved The supreme court Of the United
States, a tribunal far above politics poitl-
cal influences. but a majority Of whose mem
| bers are republicans rendered decisions which
| dissolved the Joint Traffic and the Trans Mis-
| sissippl associations, two gigantic railroad
| combinations, intended to control and fix rail-
| road charges Other cases are pending where
in the antitrust laws will be enforced.
In Ohio republican attorneys general have
been faithful and industrious In prosecuting all
combinations or trusts In violation of Ohio 3
antitrust law And yet the democratic party
charges US with being the friends of trusts
| The republican party is against all Illegal Or
| wrongful or Injurious combinations OF capital
whereby It is intended to control prices and
| suppress competition, and It will enact laws
| and elect officers TO execute them until these
| combinations are broken up and their existence
| rendered impossible.
| And now my republican brethren let us have
| peace Rivalry and competition for place or
| nositOn or power may have strained a little
| the bonds Of our affection, but II must not II
| cannot break the ties which bind us to the re-
publican party. Now and here in this splendid
| republican presence, looking into the faces OF
| our heroes living, and looking upon the pic
| tured faces Of our heroes dead, In the name OF
| the republican party and all It has done for
| our country, let US strike hands and, following
| the lead of Mckinley and Foraker and Hanna
| and Grosvenor and Bushnell and the rest let
| us 60 forth from this convention united and to
victory.
The delegates took up this keynote
and proceeded to call on these leaders
for speeches.
C,r.,+,,, g,r,l.a eni1 tharn varn vnry
many things for Ohio republicans to
talk about Just now and to think about
and to act on wisely, and he commend
ed the speech of Kerr rs the true key
note for them. lie joined in the plea
for peace. 1.-The great duty Of Ohio
republicans was TO get together. Uni
ted they were invincible and divided
they were beaten in advance. They
needed not only good platform, but
also a standard bearer who was the
very strongest man, no matter what
was his name or his past affiliations in
the party. There has not been in the
present generation such an important
election in Ohio, none ever more easy
for republicans to carry, and vet never
one they codld more easily lose. Ohio
is the home of Mckinley and should
head the column for next year.
Senator Hanna made a vigorous ap-
peal for harmony. lie referred to
the speeches of Huling, Kerr and For
aker that had ben made for harmony
and urged that it would be necessary
for all to work together If the republi-
cans won in Ohio this year. He said
no man was as great as his party, al
though the democratic papers were
now trying to make ont case of some
republicans being greater than their
party. He said: 1.-THE democratic
papers cannot run this convention. We
know our own business better than
they. We have been in politics as
long as they. Our experience is bet
ter. our motives purer, our aims high
cr."
, Gov. Bushnell created quite an anus.
ing stir in following Senator Hanna
and saying: "rhere appears to be
: evry evidence of harmony here. That's
what we need; that's what we al
: want" He continued on the keynote
for peace and harmony, as did also
ex-Gov. Charles Foster. who followed
! him in a speech urging the factions Il
get together.
Under the call of the 21 congression'
al districts the resolutions, credentials
and state central committees we're an