The Irish standard., 1900-01-13

AlcSpOASAOlASyS 6pIAAt VI ulISA utsAc6oA0
and contempt Of the people and the peoples
rights is as apparent in the administration
of the public affairs at Washington as 1t is
Philippines. Now. will read you a little exs
tract from the Pioneer Press that caught my
eye on the 4th day of May last. 1t seemed SO
astounding and still so probable. viewing the
situation as I did that / put 1t away for
future reference.
Pioneer Press, Thursday, May 4, 1885,
There will be a sensation on Wall street to.
announce the formation of q banking trust
by the Standard Oil interests. 1t will say that
the National City bank, which they control,
Hanover National, another bank also under
their control. are loaning over $25, 900. 900.
making total of over 800. 900, 600, over 25
soc Soc banks Of New York. This, therefore.
puts the direct control under the Standard OIL
interests
kept that clipping. bore 1t in mind. A
tary Of the treasury. this great pillar Of the
church Qaughter), the good Secretary Gage,
had sold the old custom house site in New
York city to this same bank. as it was re-
ported in the daily press Of New York city.
at several million dollars below it's value.
That, believe. is now under investigation.
the pen Of Of Jerry the trusted
ent of The Minneapolis Journal. When !
speak of The Minneapolis Journal need not
tell this audience that that is another organ
"
l think of the better class Of the republican
party. Now, listen to this. This is recent:
This is dated Jan. 3, from e OF IT n
bureau, room As, Post building, Washington:
cabinet to the close Of the present administra-
ton. His successor will be Charles G.
Dawes, the present controller OF the treasury.
After retiring from the cabinet, Gage will go
to New York and become president of the
National City Bank (laughter). this same
institution which is now occasioning so much
criticism because of his order turning over
to it the internal revenue money, aggregat,
ing $1,000 day. "All OF this is well
authenticated and comes from reliable
sources. That plan, as here outlined, was
plan to consolidate with the National City
Bank two or three of the largest banks in
New York. which will make the new concern
the strongest clearinghouse on the cont,
nent 1t will rival in scope and financial
strength the Bank Of England and the Bank
of France, but, unlike those institutions, II
will have no direct connection with the gov,
eminent. (Laughter.) 1t will be national II
it's character and have large branches il
Cuba, the Philippines, China, Puerto Rico
| Hawaii and various strategic points in Soutf
America. Gage, as its president. will be ex
pected to draw business because of his serv
| ices as secretary of the treasury. In view
Of the knowledge that the presidency of this
gigantic concern has been offered him, it ha!
been pointed out that he has been very foolisl
in so openly fnvoring the National Cit!
Bank with the internal revenue receipts, blu
this favoritism, it is claimed, will make NJ
breach between him and Mckinley. Qaugh
| ter and applause.) 1t is semiotticially an
nounced to-day that he will serve to the ent
of his term. but longer.
Now. just think of the callousncss of rcpub
| lican public sentiment that will read this kint
| of truck. Yes, and the misfortune is tina
1t is probably true, day after day, and no
resent it. but approve it and speak ap
provingly of it; Why, to my, mind, it i
| | ever permitted myself for moment t.
doubt the permanency Of republican institu
lions and the eventual success of the Ameri
would certainly doubt it now. But l say
haven't those doubts / have confidence II
the people. believe they will see thing
as they are-after awhile. don't believ
| Now. have some more data, IL had NOR
time, that should have been glad to lay be
fore you. lCries of go on.) But will no
on this subject. l refer to another question
1t has been SO fully discussed this eyenn
that shall only take UP one feature Of it
that Is, imperialism as applied to the Philip
pine Islands. the conquest feature of it.
is equally bad in the financial world; it i
equally bad in the industrial world.
| Hearers Were Moved.
| While reading these extracts the gov
ernor was of necessity calmer than wher
Of qutetness made all the more effective
the dramatic passages that followed
Many afterwards declared that they had
never before in their lives seen such a per-
meating of mans whole body and being
with the intensity of his thoughts and the
violence. even the anguish Of their x-
preston. In what seemed to the spec
tators the very travail of thought and
speech the governor commented on his
construction of these newspaper clippings
and then took up with convincing sin
certify the Philippines question. 1t is i'm
o1n 10
sion of the governors fire, zeal, emotion
Intensity, and even ierceness as he pro-
nounced many sentences which read In
cold print seem tame enough. At times
he trembled, his body literally writhed
| with feeling, his face was distorted, his
eyes shone with an invincible determine.
ton, the tears coursed down his cheeks
his long arm and thin hand struck hard
nervous blows in the air, his voice trem
bled and was raucous. His profound sin
certify. his magnificent intensity, his su
perb idealism carried the eager listener.
with him. When the governors tear
flowed there were many who wept will
him, and there were few who did not fee
the inspiration of the mans splendid de-
votion to his political principles. In thu
verbatim excerpt Of the speech next fol.
lowing the eliminating point of the gov.
errors magnificent oratory, was when ht
| said:
I'm the nature of things one people can.
not own another people. 1t is a lie
don't care who says it." That hard word
that burning word, "lie," was spoken with
great emphasis and defiant determination
| the governor hurled it out as If it were 6
gauntlet for the whole world to take Il
| up.
Effects of Imperlalism.
The portion of the speech referred to
| See what Imperialism has done in the in.
dustrial world. There is hardly a product
required for our clothing, shelter, or for thu
sustenante OF the common man. upon which
the trusts do not levy and collect imperial
tribute. Not thing; but l will leave tina,
for the present
A great many of my friends-well, 1 will
not say great many. but many of my friends
In whose good judgment l have the highest
regard, and in whose patriotism l have the
highest confidence, use to me this language
why. Lind. you have always in the pas,
beer been n,ora active vii in behalf of American
served in the house of Representatives. How
does it come that now you are opposed Ia
expansion, that you are opposed to the devel-
am going to tell you now. that there never
was time in my life when l was more zeal
Gus, when was more ambitious when l was
more DESTROYS of furthering American trade
sion, than am at this moment. (Applause J
! never in my life rendered to the true Amer
lean trade greater service than I hope to do
at this moment. (Applause.) Than we arc
doing now.
l am not in favor of an expansion that is
not an expansion Of trade but an expansion
Of imperialism, of military rule. and eventu-
ally the destruction and loss of trade. ZAP
plause) 1t is just as inevitable. Now, look
at this Imperialism. There was time when
England was the great trading nation of the
world. The best indicator. the best index OF
nations trade and her industrial greatness
kI,o
world. We produce as much iron as Eng
land. Germany and Franco topather II il