Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-10
ANSWERS ROOSEVELT
Ex.-Gov. Altge1d Replies to the
Charges of Republican Hero.

Refutes Charge of COvxardice of Mem
bers of Democratic Party and
Portrays Character of New
York Governor.
In an address delivered before the Ohio
Association of Democratic Clubs at To-
John 9P t hs syan of IF rsped
lively to, the speech delivered by Gov
Roosevelt at MINNEAPOLIS, in n which the the
cused the men of the democratic party of
being towards. Gov. Altgeld, in opening
:.There are only two principles or sys-
TENS of government known to man-gov-
by Consent of the governed. The one is
applied from without and is repressive.
arrests growth: while the other works
from within, is evolutionary and pro-
Government by force has existed for
thousands OF years; and It's tendency ehscla Is
growth. arrested development. coWed the
nobler aspiration of men, stunted the in
teliect and covered the he earth with sui
ency of such a government is toward a
lower and lower level. and repressive
until finally conditions are created which
result in dissolution and death.
Formation of Our Republic.
life principle of governing by consent
broadest sense in the formation of our
republic. and 1T worked revolution In
more pr S9ere in on a Century Int than it
achieved IN the so or 60 centuries of re-
the hisaers
leaped into an ACTIVITY in all lines of hu-
man effort that had been impossible in the
past; there was a new birth in inven-
TONS in the industries, in agriculture.
in art. in literature; in government and
debted for our shops, our railroads our
cities. our agriculture and everything that
Moving along the lines of peace and
progress. along the lines of evolution and
is annihiiating space. it is Uniting man n
with his brother; 1T Is bringing the human
the earth have been affected by the prin-
ciples of our declaration of independence.
tbi as 1t at the
child of the declaration of independence.
we are asked to go back to TO- those Prfn
thousands of years, and which, If again
given. sway. will bring back sp the dark <
whence comes the influences that make
this astounding proposition. They are the
Rey fh Class
people and they are the same influences
human development in all lands and in ali
periods where they had sway: The fates
sighted ana should hold the penny of
immediate advantage SO close to it's eye
1t is a noticeable fact. verified by all
human experience, that in no case does a
policy that is dictated solely by greed
trary, it always destroys the very interest
it was intended to serve and build up.
1.-THE successive steps toward destruc-
in the hands of few. universal eorrup-
of government, oligarchical control, steady
lowering Of the conditions of the masses.
DEATH
Democracy and the Trusts.
The subject of trusts was given an ex-
pabiican iegisiation hE in their behs Of thor
Seealied the distress Of 1888 ssh IS shown to
had had an opportunity to remedy exist
ing evils. before the democratic president
were shown to be from the effect of trusts
OF the democratic party's connection with
trusts the SPEAKER said:
Bear in mind that every trust in Amer
Even the alleged democratic stockholders
of the republican ice trust of New York
ng eE Tom wh Is they are h
we e,, would not 9verthrDW the trusts they
not exist in A They know tina,
The s trusts Know their s Even
as regards trusts. The trusts e Constitute sthte
limbs and the soul of the republican party
of to-day. They own. control and direct
from its banners. and have substituted :
vulgar dollar mark. The men who to-
rule are mere trust creatures. who have
to change their song every moon in de
Tense of their masters and secret EN-
ION the other hand. the trusts are onl,
IT iS doing it's tO In al
them Off In order to perpetuate Their
power the trusts Ssn are nS Eaising %ion
the American elections. Will you hell
them. or will you stand for your own in
happiness of your children?"
A careful history of the events leading vi
1t was conclusively shown that the demo
cratic members of congress were leaders ii
these leaders did not anticipate the pres
ent policy of imperialism that has grow
the present administration. Referring t
the war in the Philippines and the subjec
of expansion. Gov. Altgeld said:
War I'm Philippines.
''Long before we declared war agains
Spain in behalf of Cuba the people of tn
Philippine islands had been waging wa
aed this warfare and finally drove S't tn
Spaniards off the islands. Andewe ar
Of their Independence and make the peopl
subjects. not citizens. of this republic.
Inere Is to-day no question OF eXpan
sion before the American people. and a.
the talk about expansion is simply an eff
fort to conceal the facts and to mislea
the public. The sole question is whethe
we shall go into the colonial business wit
England and the despotic nations of Eu
rope; Let me say here that the demo
cratic party has been the party of ex
pansion. 1t gave to our republic the coun
try west of the Mississippi and Florids
Texas, New Mexico and California. Tn
democratic party believes that. movin
along the line of natural growth and de
ciples of freedom, that the time will com