The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-22

the people of this community. Let every
man ask himself how the trust is going
to help him. / would ask that, but L
would be accused of appealing to self1Sh-
ness. The man who stands at the head
of the trust may be selfish, while the
man being gouged can not be selfish.
1t is all right for the head of the trust
to vote the Republican ticket and con-
tribute to the campaign fund, but II
tell you the man who pays the dividends
ought to look out for his own
interests, the Republican party says
am bringing the appeal down to too low
a level. The man who buys a trust made
article has as much right to look after
his own interests in the campaign as
the man who sells a trust made article
Suppose you want to buy barb wire.
Haven't you a right to inquire, why has
it gone up? Suppose you wanted to BUY
oil, haven't you a right to inquire why
it has gone up? You know the RepubI-
cans for years told us what a great
blessing the Standard Oil company was
to reduce the price OF oil That was
because they were trying to secure all
the properties. Yet they have declared
dividends so far of 40 per cent. Was it
necessary to raise the price of oil in or
der to make a dividend? And while this
great corporation is amasslng its wealth
by means of monopoly, the Republican
party does not raise one hand to stop 1t.
Why is it that the Republicans can vote
for the Republican party while 1T pro-
tects such monopolies as that. 1 want
you Republicans who have been voting
the Republican ticket to ask yourselves
this question: If the Republican party
won't look out for your interests, why
need you look out for the Republican
party's intereSt2 When Mr.. Mckinley
sent his message to congress. saying 1t
was our plain duty to give free trade to
Porto Rico, those Republicans walked
on the street and reechoed plain duty
Then something happened Some power
behind the throne began to work. We
have never been able to locate it exactly,
we
know of a tornado. by it's effects. This
power OVERRIDE the governor general of
Porto Rico; this power OVERRIDE the petit
ton of the people of Porto Rico; this
power OVERRIDE the chairman of the
committee on ways and means and COM
PEELED him to bring in bill directly the
opposite of the bill he first introduced;
this power OVERRIDE the president and
made him sign the bill when he said
it was our plain duty to do the opposite,
and the Republicans have to turn somer-
saults and say it is our plain duty to
deny what was our plain duty before
1t was last December when the president
said plain duty and 1t was after that
you men were shouting plain duty,
but power greater than your admins
tration controls and that secret power
was great enough to tear the flag from
the constitution and to assert the doc
trine that the president and congress are
not restrained by the constitution when
dealing with the people of the United
States. 6Great applause.)
Republicans. are you willing to turn
over on this question just because your
party has done a thing that you know is
not right2 The young Republican whose
back is so strong and supple that he can
turn somersauls easily may keep on, but
the old men are getting stiff and do not
belleve they caA turn much longer. Men
like Governor Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,,
and others who have received honOrS at
the hands of the Republican party, men
but who hold their conscience above party
allegiance, declare that they will not turn