The Penn's Grove record., 1900-10-19

Illinois, the Dem0cFailc cafiQldate 10
Vice President was amongst them. Il
spoke in Wilmington last Saturda,
night. On Monday morning he reach
ed Camden and went TO Millvitle an.
Bridgeton where he made addresses
On his way northward he spoke at Ell
mer and at 400 reached W0odbury
where he made an address in thaa~0pera
house to a large AUDIENCE
Ex.Congressman Tho8as M. Ferrell
was chairman and belbfe introducing
Mr.. Stevenson SAD that he was 4 man
who could dRiDguish between i
Democrat aid a Republican; that lie
was arsstatesman with sterling quail
ties and had presided over the U S.
Senate without a peer.
Mr.. Stevenson then spoke for three
| quarters of an hour on Trusts and I'm.
perialism.
He said he would not attempt to adj
dress those present as ~partisans. but
| upon the higher plane of patriotism. as
| Americans. Whatever our party name
| may be, we should never forget that
! whatever legislation is beneficial to
| Democrats will be beneficial to Repub-
iaaIs. Parties may be for an hour
Cuc " country is for all times.
THE TRUST E~vIL
has grown Yla-thestast three years.
Under this administration more than
600 trusts have been organized controlI-
ing nearly six billions of dollars. The
trust evil is a menace to n free insti-
buttons. 1t seeks to destroy COMPETE
ton. and when the entire business is in
it's hands the small dealer, the small
merchant, the commercial traveller will
be of the past. The trust will swallow
up the buyer and SELLER 1t has been
our boast that the world was open tothe
young man with small capital. integrity
energy and business capacity. Under
the Trust the doors are closed and he
becomes a part of a great commercial
machine or is driven back to the farm.
What the President said in Decem.
Der was a plain duty to give Porto Rico
free access to our markets became a 10
per cent duty in February because the
Sugar and Tobacco Trusts sent their
representatives to Washington and
controlled Republican legislation.
Scores Of Republican papers denounced
the violation of the constitution as
breaking faith with the Porto Ricans.
Was it done in your interest? Every
house holder knows how the price of
sugar has advanced. All the millions
levied on the people of these countries
have gone into the Golfers OF the Trust.
These trusts contribute to keep the
present administration in power.
The time has now come when the
people must control the Trusts or the
Trusts will control them beyond all
redemption. The Trusts are against
the Democratic party. You hear of no
Trusts taking up collections for Bryan
who declares he will appoint an Attor-
ney General to suppress them.
Now act ipassaxda2 Nth the in
~terest of your homes, I4mfkesS<H1
country. Tank upon I'll sElpgs and
vote withAthe party NAadnst
these trustS.
IMPERIALISM
is a new question we have never had to
deal with before. The declaration of
war against Spain disclaimed conquest
or subjugation-the purpose was for
humanity. In that war the Filipin0s
were our allies, but now we are at war
with them, who never harmed US. Co.
900 soldiers are in the PHILIPPINES and
nearly $500, 600, 600 spent ard men from
thousands of homes have gone to their
graves. For what? An eminent Re.
publican has said: ssaAe Qonteppfati0n
of existing conditions in Pie Philippines
had caused a multiplication of uneasy
conscience in the Republican party"
1t is to these with uneasy consciences
1 address because the responsibility you
cannot avoid.
If the proposition was put to a vote
three years ago to carry OH a wal of
subjugation and conquest to cost $780,
600, 900, 10000 Filipino lives and thou
sands of Americans lives not | in 49,
600 either Republicans or Democrats
would have voted for it. That ques-
tion is to be voted upon Nov. 9Th, and
it is for my Republican friends with
uneasy consciences to decide whether
this drain upon the treasury and The
blood of our country shall continue,
Every vote to continue this administra
tion is al endorsement. a vote of con.
fdence, a Justification of the policy thai
in your hearts you know is not right.
If you believe in the Declaration oil
Independence, that all governments
derived their powers from the consent
of the governed; in the Constitution al
u protection and defense and Eonli
take the warnings of Washington, JEFF
ferson and Lincoln, | appeal TO you K
vote on this question not as Republican
or Democrats, but as Americans, hon
estIy, in a ann to satisfy your con
sciences.
County Gleanings.
William Wiley. of Salem. has beer
granted a pension of Sc a month.
Anthony Loyeland, neal Cohansey
was RIM ovnr hu q ua0ou load of oor,