The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-14
Trying to Make Voters Believe All
Combinations of Capital Are
Public Enemies.
HE SAYS THE COTTON BALE COM
PANY Is NOT A TRUST.
Democrat Who Indirectly Admits Bry.
an Has No Chance of Election
Message from Mckinley

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 13.-A large
and enthusiastic crowd greeted Hon. Adlai
+. Stevenson tonight at the opera house in
this city. Though the weather was bad the
house was crowded. He said in part:
I'VE stand on the eve of a presidential
election. 1t was wisely provided by our
fathers in establishing our government that
at stated time all political power should
return TO the hands of the people on the
9Th day Of November next the people of the
United States are to determine whether we
snail nave four years more of Republican n
administration, or whether there shall be
a change in the policy of the government
Under this present Republican administra-
ton the trust evil has grown TO its present
enormous magnitude of power. During the
last six months three hundred trusts have
been organized. with an aggregate capital
or nearly $4,000, ,000, 900. You know the effect
trusts have had on our country You know
now competition is being cut off and pro-
duction lessened or increased at the will
OF a few men, who control the great COM
binations; the doors are absolutely closed
TO young men.
Now. let me call your attention to a,
object lesson on the power that the trusts
exercise. In December last President Nc
kinley sent a message to Congress on
Porto hlcan anairs. Porto Rico has become
part of our country by the free act of
the people of that country desiring to
come under our flag. The President i'm his
message said: 1T is our plain duty to give
into the markets of our country as they
are a part OF our own people Why? II
was stili plain duty when Is per cent
tax under the Dingley law was added n
few weeks later, but at that time the Gov
ridors OF Congress were filled with repre-
sentatives of the tobacco and sugar trusts
Ii was by this influence that the 10 per
cent. law was imposed upon Porto Rico
Sugar has increased because the sugar
trust controls the legislation of the COIN
try. Do you want TO protect and help the
beneficiary, or the victim, of the trllsts9 IF
IL is the victim, elect Democratic Con-
gress and W. j. Bryan"
In discussing expansion Mr.. Stevenson
said that all the wise and profitable expan-
sion has come through the Democratic
party, under whose administration Florida
Louisiana and the Mexican territories were
secured. The States created tn this ter
ritory,'' he continued, '.are sovereign: r.
was not only territorial. but constitutional
expansion. the Constitution following the
flag. The result is, millions of happy
homes and prosperity beyond the dreams
OF avarice. The Democratic party is not
opposed to that kind OF expansion, but IT
is opposed 10 the imperialistic policy of
making conquests in the Orient"
Mr.. Stevenson closed by referring to the
future OF the Filipinos Even were they
to acknowledge that they were conquered. .
he said. they would be either citizens or
subjects. If citizens they would have the
same rights that we have. am sure none
OF us desires that they shall be citizens of
the United States. If they are TO be sub
jects. then We must control them by force
II you are in favor. Of this foreign policy,
vote for Mckinley: IL not, vote Tor the
great. historical party founded by the great
Thomas Jefferson. the author OF the Dec
laration or Independence We are not ap-
pealing TO Democrats or Republicans. but
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