The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-20

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tOrney-General from the State in
which most Of the trusts are being
formed, and his Attorney-Ge General tells
US that If there is any way Of stopping
the trusts it must be some way devised
by the different States. | believe it is
within the province of the Attorney
General to enforce the law, and If
those laws are insufficient it Is within
his province to recommend new laws
which are sufficient.
You know why it is that the trusts
exist today it Is because their exis-
tence Is pure hased by campaign funds.
You can never eXtlnguish the trusts
until the extlnguisher is taken from
the hands Of those put in office by tho
trusts.
"But we shall not have to rely upon
the old issues to wind the battle OF
1900. The new issues are adding
strength to our cause. The President
has asked for 100000 soldiers, not as q
temporary, but as u permaneLt army.
Ii he had asked for this vast army
until a stable government could be-
establed in Cuba the people would
have adly given it, but the President
asked for permanent army of 1905 900
men, 10000 more than we needed in
1896, and | am glad that the Demo-
Gratis In Congress opposed it so fear
lessly and so cOurageOusly as they did.
They compelled him to accept tenn
porary increase. But the demand is still
there. The Republican party stands
behind it, and If the Republican party
remains in power it will in time trans
fer 10000 men from the ranks OF the
producers over to the ranks of con-
sumers Of baXes.
" lr times OF peril tho volunteer
soldier has been the nations se3urity.
nor will we. | liked the volunteer
soldier before | knew him personally,
but my brief association with him last
year made my love for him more in
tense; but L protest against % large
army for the citizens OF the
United States. Instead Of an army to
represent force, as above reason,
want the volunteer to make the laws,
and because he makes them and must
enforce them, try to make them well.
want the volunteer who fights when
the country needs fighters and works
when the country needs workers.
The Democratic party is opposed
to q great standing army. ana when
this question comes before the Ameri-
can people I miss my prediction if we
do not draw out OF the Republican
party more than we have drawn on any
since the war.
"Who would have thought two
years ago that to-day we would md
people denying the validity OF the De-
caration Of Independence ? Who
would have thought two years ago
that we have now outgrown tho con-
stitution Who would have thought
two years ago that the dollar could be
placed higher than the unaienable
rights of the people? The Republi.
can party won its success by APPLYING
the Declaration OF Independence to the
blackman, and | feel quite sure that it
will go out Of existence when it at
tcmpts to deny that Declaration OF
Independence to Il brown man.
" We have two theories of govern
ment-a government by and with the
consent of the governed, aud govern
mont by force, and it is forced gov
ernment which we are trying now.
The principle of conquest is principle
foreign to American history princi-
pie repugnant to American history,
and. while we glory in the bravery Of
our soldiers and rejoice that the loss OF
life in the Philippines has been as
small as 1t has been, we can deplorc
the policy that makes q sacrifice of one
single American citizen in a conquest.
" No matter what we do now, it is
impossible for us to undo what has
been done. If the administration had
given to the people Of the Philippines
tho assurance of independence that
they did give to Cuba not single drop
OF blood would have been shed in the
Philippine Islands.
"When the President made his
OF a 70 IVA
haul down the flag p And when he
went to Boston two months afterward
he said that the question was in the
hands Of the American people We
have read Of the retreat Of NerXes, the
retreat of the Ten Thousand. but the
retreat OF the President is the greatest
retreat known anywhere. At Boston
he placed the question where the De-
mocrats believed it belonged in the
first place.
But we are told that the President
did get his views from the people. He
didn't know what to do until he went
to Omaha in October and e gathered the
sentiments Of the people, and went
back to carry out the peoples will.
OF course J. am not in the confidence Of
the President, but if he had asked me
| could have told him how vain it was
w BdUllCI UlC VI GuC pDODlG
from the rear end Of q railroaa train.
"If he had gone with me through
tho campaign Of 1896 [ could have con
vinced him that silver was oyerwhelm-
ingly in the majority in every State In
which spoke. But after the election
was over | found that [ had carried
every State in which | had not spoken
and had lost nearly every State in
which [ had spoken. You cannot
Judge the sentiments OF the people in
that way. Nor should you try to judge
the sentiments Of the masses through 9
| few who seem to be in touch with
| them.
"Fiftoen months ago Mr.. Mckinley
issued o message declaring that iorci.
bic acquisition was not to be thought
of. II forcible acquisition was not tt
be thought OF fifteen months ago, why
thcn should it bo thought Of now
Why shonld we make subjects out o
the Filipinos, who were our allio'
when we needed them. Franco didn'
treat us that way. She left us free
and it would have cOmported with the
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