The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

CHICAGO. Dec. 3l.-Ex-Judge 8. p. Nc
Conneii. one OF the Illinois delegates Al
large to the national Democrats conyer-
uon In 1856. delivered an address befort
the Monticello Club today. which caused 4
good deal OF talk among local Democrats
IN view of the fact that hs
has been close political associate OF ex
Gov. John p. Altgsld. The speaker be
gan by quoting these declarations Of the
club:
We oppose all trusts and monopos.es,
In order that wealth may not gain un-
due advantage, and that competition
shall be free and unyestrained among
the people
We oppose the single gold standard
and favor the restoration OF b!-metal-
lism. regardless of the action or desire
OF any other nation.
He said In part:
These declarations, In my judgment.
are expressive OF the great mission OF
the Democratic party. l am dnclned.
however. to believe that the first in
clu6es the second. and that the war
against rnonopoiies and trusts means
war against the single gold standard.
for the contest Is TO be waged intelli-
gently and effectively. ! arm certain.
too, tsla. the first declaration requires
and means hostility TO protective tarin
laws In fact. under the encourage
rnent and aid Of these taxes. the frss
trusts and combinations encroachinS
upon free competition came into exist
enee.
Even after all that has been said
agatnst the combinations, trusts and
monoooNes. / am Tar from convinced
that the body OF the people equally ap-
precia,e the great peril to their worldly
walfare ~prsnging from these vast ag-
rrerattons OF capital which are gradu-
allv absorbing and controlling the IN
dustr.al activity OF the country. Thou-
saras who voted for Mr.. Mckinley in
Iaes are ready 10 join us IN a campaign
,n he wagesi against trusts, combinations
and monopolies. They only neea sN'-
eer.re that we viii fight enecaseiy.
There IL but one plank IN the pat
<nvr, OF 1865 which prevents these thou-
- ,.asny openly with us They do
,,e. ,s,,teve in the reconciliation OF ST.
yar NJ the ratio OF f6 10 Of gold They
xsvara /. as even less defensibie now
than two years ago.
The question for 10 10 eoHsiuer -
whether We are showing an app''cia-
ZION s,f the relative irnportaDca or issues
urhc-, We seem to be willing 10 run tho
pes~iI of repeating the experience O. IN"
rather than 10 modify our proposition
IN regard to the ratio between gold and
silver. To my ulind. the 10 10 proposs-
tom has always savorcd something OF
saapag-stit!on. and have come 10 be-
u,,ve that the best friends Of ht-soetal-
1lsrn are net those who refuse 10 have
n except on this condition. I should be-
ger TO be skep.iczli OF rheir vahse as oT'-
moments OF monopoly if they persist
that Il must BE- fought only in eonnec-
sis.r with those radical demands for the
restoration Of silver at the value X had
mora than quarter ef q century ago.
with an aggressive declaration IN the
platform of 1870 against trusts ard mo-
uopolsee and against their great allies
ard supporters. the gold standard ard
protective tariff, without deciding On a
particular value of silver. with a plan
for ifs reTnonesizasion or a particular
schedule for revenue tariff. ana with
the safas grsaa>t leader tBryasrl for its
candidate. the rsfsxss~atic gsar:y viii
h. assured ~ sIcsess and ths people
through fts victory, will be assured Of
the blessings of teaifhv competition.
freedom Ia trade ard hon HSs money