The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-07

would have TO call the new senate togeth-
er, which was Overwhelmingly Repuolf-
sworn. ans. then secure ratification
from the new senate. or else he would
have had 70 appoint new commission
TO make new treaty, If II had been re-
jected.
What Might Have Happened.
III. on the 9Th day of February. the
president had called the new senate to-
gether ON the 4th day of March, and bad
the treaty ratified by the new senate, then
the delay would have done no good. But
suppose he appointed a commission to
make new treaty, who could tell what
complication might arise while the new
treaty was being made? II those who
opposed imperialism had rejected the
treaty. they would have become respon-
sible for all that might have happened
before the new treaty could have been
ratified.
I'VE have seen the Republican party
win in the campaign of 1896 by holding
out to the people the plea that the nation
might be discredjted while 1t dealt with
a foreign nation. and II new commits
sion had been sent abroad II would have
prolonged the contest, and 1t might have
carried 1T into a presidential campaign.
then there would have been no question
before the people upon which their judg-
ment could have been taken.
"Whea you accepted the treaty Il ended
the war. and believed then and still be-
lieve that this nation. acting alone, could
do by itself everything that IL could have
fcation o. the treaty, not because II was
good, but because II was easier to correct
its mistakes by legislation than by diplo-
macy"
Remedy for Trusts.
During his speech Mr. bryan removed
his. coat on account of the heat. He
took up the financial question first and
made his familiar criticism Of the new
financial law. Passing TO the trust aues-
tion Mr.. Bryan said:
'The Republican party has been in
power for nearly four years. and yet
more trusts have been organized in the
las. three and a half years than were
the United States loud applause)
Republican says that trust IL
good thing you tell him that the Repub-
mean platform denounces the trust IL
9 Republican says that the trusts are a
bad thing, you ask him what his party
has done to destroy trusts"
In reply to question from the crowd
suggest remedy.
II have been arguing the trust cues
ZION Tor years and have given reme-
hie Eight years ago introduced a
tives providing that whenever 1t was de-
iermined in court that a trust controlled
the price Of any article upon which a
tarfm was laid that article should 20
on the free list. ] not only want to de-
stroy the advantage which n trust can
secure under legislation that Is given for
70 sne f,l nqFpps sns 2, protection want 70
every private monopoly in the tinted
states. believe that II is possible for
congress 70 so legislate that every cor
poration doing business outside az the
state OF Its origin can be prevented from
becoming monopoly, and the plan /
suggested Is this;
Mr.. Bryan's I1an.
Let congress provide that Whenever
any corporation. organised In any state,
wants to DO business outside OF the state
y must so to the federal government and
get q license which will enable it to do
such outside business Hut ii must Id
business tn every state according to the
laws OF the state In which It does busi-
ness. l do not want to take away from
the state any powers IL now has, but
want congress to add a remedy before
this license Is given / want several con-
u.sions complied with. First. I want the
water squeezed out OF the stock Of the
corporations. The laboring man cannot
water his capital, which is the farm and
= DO not believe that a corporation should
De permitted to water its stock and 10
collect the dividends upon Its fictitious
Investment want TO squeeze the water
out OF the stocks. There will be a fiood
for while. but there will be honest cor.
porations afterward. II you had such
A.lav and such license given on such
conditions l do not believe there would
be q monopoly in this country.
NOW, ! have suggested two remedies.
II anybody has a better remedy I will
ne glad TO substitute or add that remedy
to the one propose
Mr.. bryan then presented arguments
against large standing army and dis
cnssed mflitarfsm and imperialism along
the~same general lines he used tn other
speeches. e'