The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-10-06

| their caves, but bent upon doing what in
| Us lay to tighten to some extent the bur-
den of injustice; to make conditions a little
| fairer, little more equal. In consequence,
we now have put upon the statute books
| for the first time in New York's history
| laws which make the heritage Of the rich
man pay a reasonable toll to the state be-
| fore passing to his heir; laws which make
| corporations pay to the state for the priv
| leges they have obtained; and finally, a
law which insures tDat the franchise hold
| ers who have received their franchises
rom the public shall pay the full and just
mount which the privilege we have given
| them entities to receive from them.
lrju.tice R-medied.
The Inheritance tax, the corporation tax,
| the franchise tax, are one and all our
handiwork; the handiwork Of our party; of
our party it is now; l appeal to you
for 1t now; and they represent the first
| great attempt that has been made in New
York state to meet the new conditions
caused by the upgrowing Of great corpora
tions, the exploitation Of municipal fran
| chises. In each instance, and especially In
| passing the franchise tax, in which had
the honor as governor to play certain
part, had to face the opposition Of the
great and wealthy corporations; of those
very corporations which our opponents de-
light to describe as the money power. We
disregarded their opposition because we
thought them wrong, just as fearlessly as
we would have championed them II we had
thought them right. We did no Injustice.
We simply remedied Injustice.
What we promise Is what we have act
ually done in New York, not only
CARDS corporations, but regards labor
legislation. Our opponents in New York
promised very much, but all that they
promised it was impossible to do, and SO
they did no,-ing
1t has been the Republican constitutional
convention, the Republican legislatures and
the Republican executives to whom nine
tenths of the best labor laws put upon the
statute books of New York state have been
due. We abolished the contract labor sys-
tenn! we established inspection of factories
and the bureau of labor statistics; the
eight-hour law; the law providing for the
: abolition of sweat shops: in Short every
labor measure has been Initiated and put
: through by At best. our opponents
have followed in our footsteps, and often,
! as was the last year, when both
branches of the legislature and the execu-
I've were in our hands, the whole work
has been done by us. The board of media
ton and arbitration has for the first time
n become a live factor in the settlement Of
labor troubles; sweat shops are controlled; !;
n
convicts do not compete with free labor
+ and the bureau of labor statistics and the
| factory inspectors department work prac-
a tically hand In hand with the foremost
representatives of the wage-workers to do
n all lat can be done in the interests Of
4 labor.
8 Squaring Performance With Promise.
t Again let me remind you that what 1 lay
!! emphasis on is that in New York state,
r A. IL.
IL acquainted, have, In upholding the in
l. terests of labor by legislation and adminis-
e tration, and in controlling corporations and
l, making them deal justly with individuals
It and the public, not only done more than
10 our opponents, but also unlike our oppo-
nents, have made our performance
o square with our promises.
's We have been able to do this very large
ly because have declined to play the
20 part of the demagogue, and to make prom
le ises Incapable of fulfllment, meant not to
y be fulfilled, but to help carry election.
rt In other words, we can be trusted and oul
's opponents can not be trusted, and the diff
y ference between being trustworthy and un
II trustworthy is so great as to swamp all
s. other differences.
vi What is true of New York is true of the
IL rest Of the country, and what is true Of
e. labor legislation and Of the control Of cor
n porations will be true Of trusts.
he In other words, instead of trying to incit<
H. one class against another, instead of in
nc dulging in mere denunciation of one clas.
Ut of people, or of making impossible promises
e to another class, we set ourselves to worl
III in practical, common-sense fashion to fac'
's the new problems that had arisen, ,seri
ously to study them; not to try to solv'
them by crude legislation entered into be
n fore we really knew what we had to en-
Nv counter, but when we once had satisfied
& facts
on remedy the facts called for.
er Solution of the First Problem.
to Just exactly this will be done with tn
at trusts. 1t will need the best ability w
OF can produce and, above all, it will nee
u integrity, sober good sense and freedom
ey from emotional demagogy.
ne The man who promises you that at on
90 90 stroke he can solve so vast and difficult
ia lu problem, promises you what he knows b
OK can not fulfill and shows that he think
at but i'll Of your intelligence when he make
the promise.
lu- We promise you less, but what we prom
es Use will do. The problem will be solved
OF and it will be solved not by our foes, bu
ne by us. Just as in New York state the prot
OF lem of adequately taxing the great corpt
ISL rations, of adequately taxing wealth, ha
been solved by the Republican party-no
le the Democratic; so as well In the natio
as in the states, 1t Is we and not Ou
me foes who will provide the remedies ths
icy can be provided against the evils the trust
ole have brought in their train.
Dol We seek to amellorate and curb abuse
ro- and not to destroy what may be usefu
NJ Our opponents take refuge in destructio
eV- only, and not few of the laws they pr,
gy pose against trusts, if put on the statut
books, would destroy the right of labt
unions to exist, or of small tradesmen
- farmers to band together.
80 We shall do all in our power to destro
I. anything that upholds monopoly, that art
~ ficially lowers wages or artifcially II
- creases prices puts 1t In the hands
~ one man one set of men to become abs
pa lutte In any branch of business. We wi
di- - ' - II, =.
lch n. - iii ~, - -. - ~
i'S most wisely we can interfere before &C
ing, and when we do act our action sEa
las oe
NO Dnh"hor to american Ar"s'
In Our opponents throughout the natio
,ial and in particular here in Ohio, propose
lat method of attacking trusts to medd
SITS, with the tariff, which would mean &c
bid nomic disaster to the masses and to d
an. base the coinage, which In addition to eve
ay, more frightfu economic disaster, wou
ing mean national dishonor.
ing When they come to the second plank
,er- their platform, the question of expansio
are they advocate the dishonor Of the Amer
can arms and the trailing Of the Americ;
ich flag in the dust. They place themselv
We outside the rank Of proper party opponen
lid, and make themselves merely the enemi
and of the nation as a whole, as already
IRA their action on the currency they ha'
to shown themselves to be the enemies
veil honesty within the nation.
ary The other day Ohio sent to New York