The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-08

ties as to the standard Of value and the
basis for adjusting of obligations tied up
capital, stopped business, closed mills,
the railroads, and threw millions Of la
boring men out Of employment. Today
capital is moving rapidly into the ave-
the railroads have not cars enough to
do their business, labor Is everywhere
blessed with employment and with re-
passed from sadness in SO to gladness
in 49, The farm today. is blessed with
happy Why is ali this trueP We were
told In '96 by Mr.. Bryan and his follow
ers that Republican success would bring
the reverse Of what is nov ~ true that
would sweep the country, and the rem
edy suggested was silver monometallism
In the present happy condition Of affairs
voters in this campaign. Let not the dis
cussion of trusts, in which all substan-
TALLY agreed, obscure the mighty causes
which restored happiness to suffering
people. Let not the question Of war, or
foreign policies distract our minds from
the great living causes of a sound cur
| rencV and of a stable standard Of value
when it means so much to our common
| country. 1t is evidently the plan OF those
| 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
happiness and prosperity. But tnese
| tactics are but shield to cover the real
purpose Trn11s which is to secure the ultimate
| triumph of the doctrine of Is to in this
country
MR., ALLISON AT MARION.
MARION. To-, Oct. 7.-senator William
B. Allison opened the campaign here
this afternoon He said in part:
cit Is the purpose Of the Republican
party, which has constantly sustained
our system Of sound money oa4eo upon BON
per, at a parity with. and convertib,e
directly +S or bde1 and into VIII fGq be at mains
tanned in the future, not oy the volce
Of party, but by the voice Of the Amer
lean people and the ne, laws upon Mi, our 6s
| invigorated and strengthened 10 nam.
tain it,. and preserve it and to make ~. it
impossible for any secretary " , Oh o tne
fiat and without positive affirmative ieg-
islation Of congress to force upon tho
people in some hour of temporary depres-
ciated standard Of silver money. or place
any of our money at a premium or dis
count. s..,, ,,.,
Of this whole question. not only in our
political debates. but in the forum OF
be decided And We Wan o
Democratic friends that they cannot out
this question asleep--they must either
abandon 1t or defend it-they cannot
divert the public mind from It's con
alteration and discussion by tempo
rarity side tracking 1t for issues that aD-
peal for the moment to the oreiu-
dices of the people or are non-political
in their character. upon which there
cannot and will not be disagreement
put this baby Of theirs asleep in Iowa
in the campaign this year. by making
prominent the question Of trusts and
nonopolies and the Philippine question
as well, although by no possibility can
the question of trusts be,(made a party
one. nor can the questions arising cut
of the situation in the Philippines be
made party questions
IT do not. know. how 1t is possible to
ties as respects trusts and monopolies
in restraint Of trade. or for control Of
prices or control Of products but this
subject is now brought forward as
though it was an entirely new question.
and as If one party favored monopolies
and combinations In restraint Of trade.
or to control prices or products. whilst
the other was opposed to such monopolies
and combinations, when, in fact, all par
ties are now. 80 opposed and have been
SO opposed in the past. This question
in the two houses of congress. the de-
bate beginning as far back as 1885. when
it was attempted to regulate trade and
| commerce among the states by imposing
just restraints upon railways transporta-
| ton companies and water TRANSPORTATION
companies acting in conjunction with
railroads. It had before that time been