The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-22

as lie Is yet comparatively young man
But because oil is cheaper then IL was
during the war our Breckenridge county
apolcgist defends this great infamy.
And because Rockefeller occasionally
throws a sop at a church or college he ia
hailed as prince OF charity, forgetting
that every time he makes one of these
requests the price OF oil goes up.
Owingsto the richness of our soil, the
salubritv Of,our climate, and the INTEL
gence, industry aud frugality OF our pro-
pie we have been able in a manner to
endure the inequalities OF tariff, and
money legislation, and to have the prices
OF everything in the way of manufacture
ed articles fixed by the trusts and com.
biIes. But when il comes to having the
pric' OF our labor and all that We pro.
duce fixed in the same manner and blythe
same remorseless power then we become
indeed hewers of wood and drawers of
water, and are in condition worse than
slavery itself
know that we have preached to us
the doctrine OF vested rights which had
lis rise in the Dartmouth college case !;
the doctrine that although obtained by
force or fraud, the rights Of the corpora
ton were higher than all law, than all
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| l believe that as in the case of the lotter-
les, whose charters have been held to he
void as against public policy, The people
OF this great nation have the legal an
and sovereign right to throttle the gi-
gantic monsters whose long and Shiny
arms are crushing the life blood out of
the great heart of this country.
Ia England the corporation holds it's
charter at the pleasure of the queen, and
for any tendency to monopoly, to ex-
tortion, or corruption of parliament, the
queens counsel may bring an action to
vacate the Charter and dissolve and
wind up the affairs Of the company. l
believe that the common law OF England
having grown and expanded with the
growth Of this country, being elastic and
suited to the absolute needs of the peo-
pie, is applicable to all combinations and
trusts But the trouble hes always been
that the arms OF our officers in high
places have been paralyzsd. Ever since
the war, from the supreme court Judge to
the district judg', the federal judiciary
has been packed" with the creatures
and tools of corporations. And in this
respect Cleveland has been no better
than the republican presidents.
The federal antitrust statute known
as the Sherman act is destroyed by the
proviso that no action shall be instituted
under it except by the direction of the
attorney general of the United States.
And who is the attorney general of the
United StatesP A former governor, of
the state OF New Jersey, made so by the
trusts and conveniently transferred to
the attorney generalship Of the United
States by Mr.. Mckinley for the express
purpose Of nullifying the antitrust law
as shown by the fact that until this good
hour no district attorney in the United
States has ever been directed to enforce
the law although the trusts are spring
ing up on every hand, like the fungus
mushroom growth of a night.
II considered only my selfish inter-
ests l might say that trusts or no trusts
L could make an humble living, being
sure of enough to eat and to wear, but
have six children aud their posterity to
follow me.
And it is for them and human kind
that seek not to tear down or destroy,
but to build up and preserve the rights
aud the liberties OF the people.
1t is for this. and this alone, that ask
your sutfrages.
Since the formation of parties in this
country, until the war, with what slight
intervals the democratic party has been
in control of the government, when
united the democrats have always been |
in the majority. But it seems to be our |
fate to disagree. We split upon the |
slavery question, not because the party |
was against slavery, but because some of |
our leaders were for the the Missouri |
and others were against it |
some were for "squatter sovereignty"
while others were not, and others again |
were free sellers. just as some demo.
Gratis today claim to be bimetalists, 9TH |
ers are for unlimited coinage and others
again want limit and some disagree as
to the ratio.
Through our dssentions the republican
party, which was largely in the minor
ity, slipped Unjust as the republicans
under McKinley's leadership slipped |
IN.
While am glad that slavery has been
abolished, as an illustration of our dis
agreement upon the money question, l |
will state that as a child l rem ember the
of my father with my uncle
My father would never own slaves, as he
was conscientiously opposed to traffic in
human flesh, but he believed that, as
the Southern people had acquired the
slaves as property under existing laws
they should be paid for them and that
until that was done they should keep
them.
My uncle said that he was tor the
union and the constitution and the flag
Of his country My father replied, ~
also love the union, revere the consti.
tuition and would die for my country's
flag, but this war is not being waged for
The preservation OF the union or the con-
but for the abolition OF slavery"
Ny uncle would say "If l believed
hat l would join the rebel army to.
and give up my life, If necessary,
n prevent IT,"
Ny father would answer: "If the
ionic deracy is crushed you will see the
negroes not only free but they will walk
lp to the same polling place and vote
WITH you, and their children will sit in
he schools with yours"
Under the pretense OF preserving the
mon and the constitution and the
honor OF our flag they fought for the
IbolitiOn OF slavery when at any time be-
orc 1854, II the true object Of the war
lad been known, whole armies OF union
o dieTs would have thrown down their
ms or gone over TO the confederacy.
Aud 30 history has repeated il self up
IN the money question.
Under the false cry OF sound money
md national honor host Of democrats
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