The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-01
Policy OF Dem
cratic Party
MISSION DECLARED.
trusts, Monopolies andSin-
gle Gold Standard Opposed.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Ex-Judges ?. MIC
Cornell, one of the Illinois deAgates a
large to the national democstic con
vention of 1896, delivered a address
before the Monticello Club tIay which
caused a good deal of talk shong loca
democrats, particularly in few OF th'
fact that he has been a clse pohtlca
associate of ex-Gov. JohnP. Altgeld
The speaker began by qptlng thes'
declarations at the club:
I'VE oppose all trusts arr monopoile'
in order that wealth mayhot gam . uIl
due advantage and thai conlpelltiol
shall be free and unrest Rifeo aliiolis
the people. ,ut
eve oppose the single goo stalue1l
and favor the restoratih OF plIiietai,
lism regardless Of the ttion or oesli
1 of any other nation"
Y He said in part: ."1Rese TWO oecie',
1ations in nv iudgmerE are expressive
of the great mission q the oeliloc19II
narty. l am inclined however, to pei
eve that the first inAudes the seiQno
I'D that the war AGAINST monolpiie7
i'd trusts means WEI against theIslh-
gold standard, If the contest U
wRged intelligenJy and eHectkeiy'
IN certain, too, taat the hrst fcla
ion requires and means hostllg "
adjective tariff.
&.sIn fact, under the encourag hehI
and aid of these laws, the first rusts
and combinations Iencroachlng upon
free competition came into eXl'YeIlce;
Even after all that has peel solo
against combinations, trusts anqPnoh-
opolies, l am far from conVihc9 'nryl
the body of the people adequat'g ap-
preciate the great peril to then oru-
" welfare springing from thet VAST
Tedro1IIl absorbing and CONTROLLING
the industrial activities OF TN couil-
try. NJ
thousands who voted for w
Kinley in 1896 are ready to Joa Us IN
a campaign to be waged againY tr u,
combinations and monopolieA Ihey
only need evidence that we vi nsllt
effectively. There is but one hahk III
the platform of 1896 whichpreVerJs
these thfr1gs being openly anCaggfesS-
lively with us, They do not sleVe IN
the reconciliation of silver the ra'lo
of 1%to / Of gold. They rehfd IL rs
even less dcfensi'ble now trapFo years
ago. N !.
THE question for us to bnsldef u
whether we are showing alappfeclSti
ton of the relative importnce OF Isl
sues when we seem to be Wiing 10 fu1
the peril of repeating the experience Of
1895 rather than to modify ar proposll
ton regarding the ratio beNeeh sllVei
and gold To my mind, thel6 70 pro-
position has always saNorel senethlns
of superstition, and l haveeome 70 pei
Iieve that the best frbnds OF pH
ma+allisTn are not those Who refuse tt
have it except upon this onlton.
should begin to be skepicai OF thef
value as opponents of mo1optly Il incl
persist that it must be fought only u
connection with these raiicd demand
for the restoration of silver Y the Valtp
it had more than a quarter q a century
ago.
.rWith aggressive declarations in tlf
platform Of 1900 against trusts am
monopolies and against thfr great az
lies and supports-the SID standaf
and the protective tariff without in
sisting on a particular vale for silve
in plan for its RECOMMENDATION or 1
particular schedule for Ehe revenu
tariff and with the samel great leade
(Bryan) for it's candidate, the demo
cratic party will be assured OF success
and the people through its victory, wil
be assured Of the blessit gs of health
Competition, freedom in trade and hon
est money!