The times., 1899-04-14

real relief can be locked for at the hands
OF the Republican party.
IF the process of consolidating under the
control of single individual, natural or
artificial, of the various branches of the
business of kindred nature continues in
the same ratio as recently it viii be but
short time when five or six hundred cor
porate entities will control the entire man
ufacsaring and mechanical industries of
this country. Such condition might well
suggest some sense of alarm to the
thoughtful patriot when it is considered
that substantially 700 Coo of people will
be excluded from participation On their
own account in those branches of industry
and be converted into mass OF employees
without the inspiring hope OF bettering
their condition by mental and physical
slertness.
Deprive the young men from twenty
one to forty years Of age of the opportunity
of indulging In the reasonable hope that
by due diligence they may attain individ-
ual advancement by going into some line
Of business on their own account, and you
will destroy the esprit de corps of the peo-
pie of this country so essential to its con-
tinued progress and in time paralysis will
set in, as IL has done heretofore in the
republics Of the past, and it will be first
felt by the impoYerishment of labor and
those of moderate circumstances. in the
end destroying the forced customers of
these giant trusts. resulting incidentally in
strangiing the prosperity and happiness o,
a great people.
when we are invited gentlemen. to
find reasons for the continued existence OF
the Democratic party, W. can, ] am per-
saaded accommodate the enquirer out of
the easily verified body OF facts here called
attention to. ] do not 20 SO far as to say
that there are no other questions of large
significance 10 which the Democratic party
in the national field ought to give its best
thought. There are other questions; but ii
there be not in these iof the tariff and of
the trusts, with their death TO free COM
petition and individual enterprisel ground
enough for successful appeal TO an en-
iightened people political experience in the
United States is much at fault
OF the question of alliance with Great
Britain. Mr.. Van Wyck had this to say:
Let the good old American international
policy Of each nation attending to its own
business in the spirit OF fair play to the
Others assert Itself and let these knee
benders TO all that is English remember
the advice of the Eatchless Washington
given in his farewell address. in which he
says: The greatest rule of conduct for
US In regard TO foreign nations is, in ex-
tsniing our commercial relations, to have
with them as little political connection as
possible
In conclusion, he said:
Il care not by which party the evils l
have suggested shall be remedied or pre-
vented; / prefer that the party in power
shall do So because it would hasten the
remedy fer these growing evils, and an
ounce CT preventive is worth a pound of
cure; but If the party in power fails to an
swsr the call Of the people in these re-
spects il will be but little while when
they viii be replaced by the party whose
history disclcses that they have always
been in nearer sympathy and touch with
the struggling masses. A word to the
Democracy and | have finished:
Let not the mere selfish thclght of
probable or possible party success absorb
your time and thought instead OF the de-
sire TO prevent evils that may threaten
cur country. If the evils become danger
Gus and oppressive, such as the habitual
violation of the principle of home rule by
The National or State Government; foster
ing OF trusts by the sale to them OF the
tariff taxing power CT the relief Of their
franchise values from fair contribution to
the support OF the Government the de-
struction CT impairment of our waterways
al the instance Of railroads; the extrava-
CANT or corrupt waste of public funds. or
incompeteney CT Tadicalism. then the de-
Inand fer change Will be so imperative that
unity will reign supreme among the rank
and file CT our party
John B. Stanchfeld. in an address on
Jefferson said The war with Spain begun
in the name of humanity waged to redress
the wrongs of centuries inflicted upon a
people al the doorway OF our southern gulf.
has resulted in the glorious triumph OF
civilization To the legitimate fruits of
that victory we are entitled by law both
human and divine There must be neither
hesitation nor faltering until those lands
that are CT right part OF cur Union are
fastened TO us in bands of enduring brass"
Gen. Isaac S. Catlin responded to the
toast. The Brooklyn Democracy" He
said:
Let me say with emphasis that adnira-
ton and applause for Dewey came from no
other body OF men more heartily ard
warmly than from the Brooklyn DsmocTa-
cy, and, call IL expansion or whatever else
you may. If the flag shall never come down
until the Brooklyn Democracy demands it.
then it viii fly over the Phi ippines until
that arch traitor, bandit, and assassin.
Aguinaldo. shall be captured and shot. and
until civilization and freedom shall be es-
tablished. And. further. If this old thread
bare controversy over a theory b tween
the West and the East shall cease; if tie
monumental folly Of attempting to fore tail
the work Of the Constitution in terms re-
posed in the Congress OF the United States
shall cease. II our aggressive friend shall
adopt the wise and discreet plan OF Presi-
dent Mckinley. who announces that he
shall have no policy of his own TO suggest
or enforce with reference to the govern
ment Of the Philippines. but shall leave
the whole matter to Congress, where ii be-
longs; IL the offensive discussion of ques-
tions liable TO disturb and disrupt the
hall for faa tfrua hofn sI,
sake Of harmony and ultimate success, be
suspended or relegeted 10 the tribunal
which is clothed with power 10 settle them
If these things may be effected, then the
country can be successfully appealed 10
and Overwhelmingly carried by the Ma
ional Democracy in 1e00'
Perry Belmont said in part: I'VE all
agree that the Democratic party should
have for its cornerstone the doctrines in
dicated by Jefferson. One was the su-
Erenacy Of the civil over the military au-
thority.' but that does not require a
national Democratic convention TO PRE-
scribe TO Congress the details of the organi-
zstion OF standing army. Another was,
honest friendship with all nations. en-
tangling alliances with none but that
would not justify a national Democratic
convention in debating to a Democratic
President the details of his diplomacy TO
preserve such friendship and avoid such
alliances third was, honest payment o..
our debts, sacred preservation of the public
faith. encouragement of agriculture ard
commerce, but that does not compel a
Democratic national convention TO en- 1eaver
TO prevent Democrats in any Congressional
district from expressing their preference
regarding the details which will best en-
force the doctrine"
MEIn CTEEI Mill IN ALABAMA