The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-28
Republican Party Consistent i'm Oppo-
sitiOn to Trusts That Menace
the Peoples Welfare.
LETTER FROM CARL SCHURZ
IMPERIALISM MORE TO BE FEARED
THAN SILVER, HE SAYS.
senator Pettigrew Ashamed Of His
Patriot-s.BilIy" MasOn's Threat.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, O., Get. N-John L. Grit
fiths, of Indianapolis. delivered poiiticai
address at the fair grounds here to-day be-
fore a great throng of people. In speaking
Of trusts he said:
"Ours is not government Of precedents,
but of progress. We do not blnoly mimic
the past, but press bravely forward 10 new
conditions, confident that we will nave the
intelligence and strength to meet them as
they arise. The Republican party has oeen
consistent in It's opposition 10 trusts Wnen
operated so as to control prices and stifle
competition. When the lust for gain mani
tests itself in overcapitalization, extrava,,
gance of bond issues, enhanced prices and
the ruthless stamping out of opposition, the
Republican party advocates the ADOPTION OF
the. most stringent legislation to prevent
such practices, because they are wrong
full and illegal and injurious to the people
interests. We demand absolute publicity
taxation upon the par value OF ,hn bne D,,N sos
factured article, and .he selling price OF
the finished product-infosmation as TO the
scale OF WAGES b0na pae ssed as ane 10 TO All other
matters which may serve TO throw light
upon the methods used and the end sought
to be attained. We deny that trusts are
favored or fostered by the tariff. In refu-
tation of this cnarge we point TO England,
the native soil of trusts, and to the stand
Sugar Trust in this country, which have
fiourished so amazingly without the benefit
of any protective duties. Out of all the per-
the problem viii be reached. The Repub-
may always be relied upon in an emer-
to '.i faii in the hour Of Necessity.
"It was not q coincidence, but an act Of
Providence that the Philippine islands came
to us at time when we were best suited
to assume new responsibilities. We are not
waging a war of aggression or conquest,
but war to require submission to the
rtrx11< al Nv Of
The war will not cease until the stars
and stripes float undisputed over every
island Of the archipelago. We did not buy
the people, as Mr.. Bryan claims, but we
paid Spain 900 to cover improvements
actually made. and our title is as indiS-
putable as is our title to California, or
Texas, or Alaska. The Democrats have al
ways favored expansion when in power and
have always opposed 1t when out OF office.
Alaska was the first purchase of territory
At each successive purchase prophets OF
despair have anointed themselves with sack
cloth and ashes and have stood in the
tations and bewailing the speedy end OF the
Republic They have been utterly oblivious
of the march of events and the trend OF
destiny, of the unveiling OF Gods purposes
to the children of men.
"It would have been in the interest OF
domestic tranquility. says w. Bourke Cock
ran, IL Dewey, after destroying the Span
ish fleet, had sailed out of Manila bay.
That is true. 1t would have been in the
interest or domestic tranquility also II tnet
North had. acquiesced In the support of
slavery. 1t was to secure continental do
mestic tranquility that the wrongs Of the
Armenians were permitted TO go unavenged
There Is something more to be desired by
a great people, even, than ease of mind
and peace of soul and that Is the knowledge
that they are not cowardly fleeing from the
performance of their world duties. Hawaii
Is the halfway house on the Pacific and
Manila a corner lot on the principal street
leading to the trade of the Orient. Under
the impetus Of American industry, energy
and thrift 1t will soon rival Hong gKong
as commercial port.
'If we abandon the Philippines the great
powers will, in all probability, partition
China, and we will thereby be deprived Of
our share Of the eastern trade The brain
and Drawn and muscle OF our people pro-
duce in six months all that we can con-
sumo and we need new markets for the
products of farms and factories, our
forests and mines. The Philippines will be
given q government of liberty regulated by
law. We will hold them, not as Rome held
her colonies, but as high and sacred trust
All of our acquisition Of territory has not
only added to our wealth and influence, and
commercial importance, but has also proved
been brought thereby under our beneficent
sway. May we rise to higher, ever higher
levels of patriotic sacrifice and devotion,
always defending the honor of the flag
always realizing that 1t was not intended
that we should live unto ourselves alone
and rot in selfshness. always recognizing
that we have a mission 10 execute, duty
to perform, an obligation to discharge to
the rest of mankind.