Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-31

the trust could be destroyed has been
illci BY one who was tho governor Of
New jersey. the hot-bcd and birth
place ~ trusts. and who was created
and who IL owned by the trusts. We
may observe that those connected with
the present national administration.
condemn trusts. and yet the power u
the administration TO destroy the trusts
u not exercised.
INDEPENDENT ntMETAf.T.isN.
1T IL contcndod By some that the
Democratic national convention % 1000
should omit from It, platform the dec.
larnti0n Ia favor Of Independent hlmet.
allism at 10 TO I. and should ruiy upon ,
declaration against trusts. Those who
contended against the Democracy In
1895 are MORALLY afraid OF the contest
coming In 1900. Every supporter ~ q
trust, every advocate % the gold
standard. every nppondnEe to the
present administration. IL trembling
With apprehension at the prospects Of
fcrcd by 1900.
There arc those who 10 about no,
I declaring Tor the Chicago platform "
1895 but declaring for platform
broad enough FOR all Democrats 10
stand upon. Those who go about ea-
pousing a platform broad enough for
all Democrats. a. stand on. mean that
they want y0r 10 broaden your plat
form BY taking out ~ IL the plank fav-
orinE Independent bimotaiilam NJ ie TO
I'VE do not believe In that process ~
hroadcnlnR We nnd plenty ~ room
10 stand on now. and We aurrcrt 10
those who advise this process Of
broadening. 10 get a platform Of their
own.
ONLY HOPE FOR SUCCESS.
your only hope Of success In 1901
/ lies In the Inherent right and Justice 81
your cause. and In the awakening u
the People u this country 10 n kn0wi-
| edge u existing conditions. Those who
call themselves Republicans. ought to
understand the difference between Lin
coin and Hanna.
''rhe orraniz,d wealth OF tho land.
realizing the danger impending over II
In 1900. and fearing the result - n con.
| test In that year on the lines as laid
down In 1880 II seeking 10 save Itself
by dlvcrtlnE the attention OF the people
frum the real Issue. and by securing a
departure by tho Democracy from the
lines laid down IN 1850 and % that
end you have mon calling themselves
Democrats. going about today. dcclar-
Ing for platform broad enough Tor all
Democrats 20 stand upon. hnf f0u hlsse
men calling Themselves Democrats. de-
clarlnE that We should omit the plank
10 I. IN the platform OF 1900. and you
/ Ind the political boss Of New York
city undertaking 20 dictate % the same
end. the platform 81 1900. and Offering
10 support the Democratic party N u
VIII surrender The Democracy, and
viii only give IN that for which he
eontcnded In 1896.
no ALLIANCE WITH TAMMASY.
In my judgment the Democracy Of
this nation should enter Into no alli-
ancr with those IN control ~ tho Demo-
cratic organization IN New York city.
Those who call themselves Repubii-
cans today nuKht TO take wcli 60 heart
the words ~ Abraham Lincoln. \ SEQ
In tho near future a crisis approaching
that unncrvca me ana causes me 10
tremblc Tor the rnfcty % my country
AZ result 81 the war corporations
have been onthronod. and an era ~
corruption In hlgh places viii follow.
and the money power u tho country
viii cndeayor 60 prolong it, rciFn BY
working ur1u the prcJudicen OF the
people. until all wealth IN aggregated
In few hands, and the ilspubiic II
DESTROYED, ! feel at this moment more
anxisty for the safety Of my country
than ever before. even In the midst VI
war.
II anrrcrt 10 those who call them
| selves Republicans, 10 compare those
words with fhc words of senator Han
ma. the words " thr secretary of war,
Mr. Algcr. and the course ~ the nomi-
nal President. Mr.. Mckinley, am not
one OF those who believe In denouncing
| President Mckinley I don't think he
IN TO blame. | don't think h. could
help II. I don't believe no ever caused
anything 10 happen since he was
born.
MCKINLEY AND LINCOLN.
Contrast Lincoln with Mckinley.
Remember the lives that were lost. the
blood that was shed, and property that
was destroyed. 90 bring freedom 10
blacks. Then remember that more ~
the helpless. harmless, Filiplnns have
boon shot 20 death BY thia admlnlrtrn-
ton IN a few months time. than were
killed by the spanlarda In ihrre hun
dT,d years and then Imagine what
Abraham Lincoln would have done had
| he been conducting this administration.
| These Filiplnos have never harmed
this country; they have never harmed
or attempted H. harm single citizen of
this government. and IN the face of
that fast, there can be no reason and
| no oNeufc III the heart or mind 81 any
| honest or humane man for their muir
der. The proposition that this govern
ment has bought them at two dollars
| n ft'Ahs uhtN iNh justly Nuflf
| We DO not criticize nor do We denouncc
the soldiers; their duty II 10 obey orders
| and they arr not responsible. We honor
| their heroic decda. and mourn their
CONTIGUOUS dead. Those who are re-
rp1nFihlc arr In no position Of danger.
nor viii they be. The bullet has never
set been made "a 60 out Of tho mouth
~ tho sun that can travel fast enough
q catch up with the rear parts OF a
Hanna, or an Alger,
GOLD STANDARD BRETHREN.
III our gold standard brethren have
monopoliked all the intelligence and
/ knowledge ~ well ms all the money,
| they ought not TO abuse us, but ought
90 look upon US with fympathy and lis
ten 10 US with forhcarance, OF course.
we cannot hope 10 think with the In
| tellcot ~ a nold standard man. but Il
does seem 10 me. with all the GER
taInty possible TO the feeble mind nc-
corded by the gold standard man 10
the Democrat anarchist that William
| Jennings Bryan, George Fred VIII
| Hams, and Charles A. Towne. are the
finest specimens 10 be found. ~ the
youth, vlF0r einquence and brain 81
| American citizenship N tho gold stand
| ard brethren can furnish higher class
than these Represented, then ] have
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