The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-16

OF that Artlcle on the one manu-, anu are
able TO arbitrarily TO fix wages on the
other hand. In consequence of this fact
these monopclies are not only a curse 10
the country but are threatening 70 over
throw our Institutions. for they furnish the
corruption funds that are destroying us.
For "A quarter CT . century both political
parties have corporations.
trusts and monopolics. Nearly every
state in the union has leg1slated against
them. The federal government has ltgis-
lated against them. yet In spite OF this
dcnunciation. in spite Of all this legislation,
state and federal. they have gone on multi
plying. State legislation has been found 10
be absolutely futile. because federal judges
uniformly declared IL TO be unconstitu-
tional.
Federal legislation has likewise been
found to be futile. The trusts are masters
of the situation. 1t is evident that 10 sim
ply go on denouncing trusts Is an insult TO
the intelligence of the American people.
1t is the cheapest kind OF political dem
agogy. The time has come when some new
method OF dealing with these monopolies
must be adopted. The experience OF other
countries, az well as a thorough consid-
grafton of the question, shows that Il Is
Impossible 10 reduce many OF these mo-
ropolies back 10 their original element.
They have come to stay, and therefore Il
is the mission and the duty OF the demo-
cratic party to secure the benefit OF the
monopoly for the public. for the people.
that means municipal ard governmental
ownership OF all moropolies which II Is
practicable for a government as yet 10
control. Have you heard any gold stand
ard democrat declare himself openly 10
be IN favor OF this. or OF any other prac-
ticabie manner az dealing with monop-
olies2 Instead Of that. what do they pro-
pose2 They tell US that we should adopt
a platform d~enouncing trusts. Th4t is, we
shall do what we have been doilg for .
quarter OF a century. indulge in Gec44ra-
tons that signify nothing. Mr Depew
lately declared that the republican party
would IN its platform dcnounce trusts.
What Is the purpose Of this, why simply
TO fool the people. entertain the people.
Trust lawyers and men who secretly serve
monopolies will draw the declarations de-
aouncing trusts. and 1t Will be a farce
THAT politician makes a mistake who
thinks that hy a mere dtnCnctaiioa OF
trusts you can fool a great number OF
democrats in 1890. The people want 10
know what we propose TO DO about It,.
Look at the situation from any standpoint
and you will md that the so-called gold
standard democrats are not earnestly and
heartily with US on any OF the great ques-
lions that now confront our people. BY
, affinity, taste. interest. afi.iation and rat
ural selection they are on the other side.
The idea OF abandoning principle and
adopting some cheap common cry. with The
hope OF thus sweeping the country and
, getting offices. even If II were possible Ia
E succeed thai way. IS unworthy OF a mo-
E ment's consideration at the hands of any
! man who loves his country. But IL would
be futile. aId If the national democratic
2 convention Of 1900 should adopt such a
! course Il might as wei! issue a certificate
OF election 10 William Mckinley. ] heal
e SAID that we cannot carry the country
$ unless we get New York, ard that Ia order
e 10 get New York we must abandon oui
G principles. In the first place. ! disput,
I both propositions. and In the second place
r wan. TO say that the time has gone b,
when the democracy can carry New lorl
on a blear-eyed platform. The rank ans
4 file OF the democratic party in New Yorl
$ & aroused. and IL IS as devoted 20 W
e prin ciples OF the Chicago platform as 1
s the party anywhere in this country. ant
Q competent judges tell me that Gov. Roose
q velt's election was mao possible by tn
votes OF democrats who preferred sup
porting an open enemy to a democrp: VIII
u IL for nothing. For several years prio
TO 1886 the democratic party so melte
away in a number OF states that the pop
ulists and other independent parties game.
e absolute control but as soon as our part,
again stood for definite democratic princi
n Piles these men returned to our Standar
For over three years we have been preach
I ing devotion 10 principle. The democrat
Of the country have held their heads ur
Na $50 IA 0AA AAH -
= Grating air Of Independence. they ar
$ ready TO face a thousand defeats, but the
are not willing to sneak down the dark al
he ley OF tricky politics. Men have said {
me. why don't your people take up a lat
war hero and sweep the country? / an
swer, first. our people want to know wha
IN their candidate stands for. They want {
AZ know what governmental policy he wi
IN resolutely carry out. they want to kno'
p what Influences will be slipping VIZ his rea
IS stairway and filing his council charnbe,
! answer. second. Is there not danger {
war heroes getting cheap?
q Compared with the mighty civil wa,
the late Cuban war scarcely rises u tn
dignity OF a skirmish. yet the heroes (
the late war seem TO be more numerou
n than all the heroes, union ana confederat
o. OF the civil war Let me say. my friend
that we are not hero worshipers. nor, O
y the other hand. are we devoted to the fo
- tunes OF any one man We view this who
situation calmly. and even coldly. "
81 rate men not by the clothes they wear. bt
e by the principles they stand for. and b
the services they render their countr
" And viewed from this standpoint, ney,
~ before In the history OF any country
"a any people was the cause Of freedom. u
70 cause OF "A great people. so heroically an
~ SO ably maintained In all its integrity.
II has been during the last three years
- William J Bryan. And when we say TIL
- We arc not INDUCING IN hero worship. bl
are simply recog aizing a great fact"