The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-09
NOTIFICATION ORATORY|
Speeches of Candidates Bryan and Stevenson, and
Messrs Richardson and Thomas.


regulation of trusts by a Congress con-
trolled by trusts. in other words the trusts
will trust the congressional trust TO control
the trusts The serious objection TO trusts
is that by their methods they are rapidly
acquiring al the BUSINESS of the country.
they have driven out OF business by their
methods tens of thousands of heretofore
prosperous establishments trading in a
comparatively small way. The prosperity
which they have created is Republican pros
Terity, and not the prosperity of the masses
CT the people, or OF the vast body known
as the middle classes. They multiply The
fortunes o. a few until they are many
tunes millionarieS. One Of our trusts mag
mates boasts that he intends TO die bill
lionaire. Still the sweat-shops increase and
me wage of those in the rural districts
Ia rely sustain life.
The friends of the trusts and those who
are their immediate benehciaries do not
hesitate TO assert that the day of the in
divfdual has passed. This being admitted,
then the day of monopoly, the syndicate
the combine and the mother of these the
trusts. is come. The man full of true
American vim and vigor, brains. skill and
energy is to count as nothing in the eternal
| fight for bread, and the unfeeling soullness
and heartless corporation is to rule. Finan-
cial independence among the prosperous
| middle classes and merchants of moderate
| means will depart and they are to be driven
| into financial obscurity and ruin. This is
an alarmingly unhealthy condition, unjust
| to the great majority of the people, and al
! together un-American.
IL this fashion continues, ere long only
| few masters will grasp the whole domain.
i The well-to-do and contented citizen viii
/ be dispossessed, and i'm the place of happy
| homes unwieldy wealth and cumbrous
| romp will repose. The rich mans wealth
will increase while the poor will decay.
| stands between a splendid and happy land.
TALK OF TRUSTS.
| Under the new policy of the ruling party
| cur country would go on dominated by
trusts, and the widespread and almost
universal prosperity hitherto pervading the
| middle classes. and which was peculiarly
| characteristic of America will become an
unhappy "Reminiscences. The simple govern
ment of our fathers will be supplanted by
the trust-ridden empire, and all will give
/ way to the new order of things, founded
on gold, grandeur greed and glory
Our platform quotes with hearty APP
| prevail the following words of Thomas
| jefferson: peace, commerce, and honest
| friendship with all nations; entangling al
liances with none" These words were not
| idle or meaningless when first uttered. nor
| are they now. The Republican party has
| not kept and is not keeping peace with
other nations. 1t has entered into en-
| tangling alliance which threatens 10 in
volve us and which will in the end inevi-
| tably lead us to bloody wars. They have as
| a part of their policy made an alliance with
! Great Britain. which at present, for pru-
| Dental reasons only, they seek to conceal,
but the fact is apparent. 1t may not have
the solemnity of formal alliance, but il is
| a secret understanding and agreement. If
| this were not true why was IL that the
Hay-PauncefOte treaty was negotiated, a
| treaty which abandons and virtually abro-
| gates the Monroe doctrine. Other evidences
of the fact are manifest in the startling
declaration made by one high in the party
| councils in the Congress that our next war
| Is to be with Germany. Englands most
| powerful rival; in the distribution by the
administration through two or more of the
| bureaus of the government of English liter
| ature highly favorable to England in her
| contest with the Boer republics; and still
| further facts that might be mentioned.
| England is anxfously seeking a closer
! friendship with US. If we accept her over
lures and depart from traditional pol
icy of treating all nations impartially, we
| gain her good will, but it will be az the
| expense of mourning the i'll will of al
| other nations with whom we should live In
| peace and friendship, while for the reason
have mentioned. or from timidity the adj
| minstration denies that such an alliance
| exists with England, the voice of the lat
ter government is holder and her object
is openly avowed. In public speech
| startling in it's character, her secretary OF
state for the colonies (Chamberlain) moi
long since said: 1.-THE time has arrived
when Great Britain may be confronted
by a combination of powers, and our frs
duty, therefore, is to draw all parts oil
the empire into close unity, and our mex
TO maintain the bonds of permanent unity
with our kinsmen across the At
and sa1i''' generous nation Speaking pS"ef ou,
language, bred of our race, and having in.
terests identical with ours. would go sc
| far as to say, that as terrible war may
be, even war itself would be cheariy pur-
| chased IL I'm great and noble cause the stars
and stripes and the union jack should wave
together over an Anglo-Saxon alliance
If the administration is not openly, it i:
| covertly, but none the less certainly leading
up to such an alliance as is described
What have our patriotic citizens born In
| lands other than England to say in such ar
| exigency? We are opposed to all discrim
nation against other fatherlands in favor
of Great Britain. Why should England OF
| any other nation be singled out to become
| special object of favoritism on our part?
The immortal Washington, in his farewell
| address says Nothing is more essentia
| than that permanent and inveterate an
| tipathy against particular nations and pas
| sionate attachments in others should bs
excluded, and that in place of them jus
and amicable feelings towards all SHOULD
OTHER ISSUES.
I cannot without trespassing upon tn
propriety of this occasion further discuss o
even make mention of the other issues o
the campaign. The vast multitude before u
is impatient and eager to catch the frs
utterance of your lips and hang on you
eloquent words.
L need not tell you that we will follow
! wherever you lead, knowing that there new
| er was and cannot be sublimer duty thar
that of defending and encouraging freedom
at home and championing it abroad.
Our platform is American. 1t was con
structed by Americans for Americans, ma
tive and foreign born. 1t is Democratic an
all who love liberty and despise tyrann,
can stand upon it and support our nomi
| Eees.
We know that we can with entire conf
| dence make appeal to the people for on
country's rescue I'm this hour Of our peril
We appeal to all who loathe imperialism
! | and Venerate our Constitution. We appea
) TO all who despise militarism and love lib
, erty. We appeal to all who oppose higl
| war taxes In time OF peace and other i'm
crease OF taxes and who favor lust sys
tenn of revenue collection, and ali who il
every way oppose unequal taxation w
appeal TO all who favor our hitherto fire
institutions and equal opportunity for al
, ! under the law We appeal to all who ar
willing to resist the ever increasing on
preston and robbery of the trusts an
monopolies. We appeal to all who are Oh
, posed TO the criminal aggression of forci
BILE annexation and who do not favor hav
ing our flag float with its protecting aegi
over Sulu slaves and Oriental harems w
appeal, in short, 10 all patriots and lover
OF liberty regardless of past party arfilia
tons TO enlist in our cause and he'll
triumphantly 10 bear our banner.
II this unparalleled contest we pledge yo
the earnest. jealous, unbought. unfalterinc
enthusiastic support of seven million voter
OF the Republic you go forth TO battle
| and the Constitution of orr belnvad Ia =,