The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22
SINS OF REPU BLlCANS
Strong Arrangement Of the Admin
israticn bv Ohio Dswscrat.
Temporary chairman Webster y.
Huntington mt Coiamb~- Co.'S
veation Talks on impe risiissa.
MtIitarlsm aud Trusts.

the Ohio democratic convention AZ Co
lumbus. June u. Temporary and Per-
manent Chairman Webster r. Hunting
ton spoke at some length upon the sins
Of the republican administration. say
ing:
You are assembled IN state conven-
ton for the fourth time sinre the memoir
able campaign OF lsS6 Since that time
democratic thought In Ohio has been
slowly but surely concentrating along
certain lines OF reform and manifesting
every year the renewed devotion Of Buck
eve democrats ~ the fundamental prin-
cipies. until to-day. more than ever be-
fore In its history our party Is dsstinc-
lively and peculiarly the party OF the
PEOPLE Your last convention at Zanes-
willie merely emphasized the conclusions
which the party had solemnly reached
at Columbus and Dayton In 1897 and lsS
Tho Evansville convention. and suhse-
oucrtly its candidates. reafirmed the Chi
cagO platform and indorsei Tor president
in 1900 the greatest popular leader Of
modern times. the elOGucnt orator in
whose tongue Is the law % kindness.
the honest citizen I'm whose heart is the
love o. justice. the urscitish statesman
IN whose mind IS the welfare OF man
ktnd-the friend az the people and the
dreaded foe OF their enemies-william J.
Bryan. That reaffrmation ana that in
dorSement represented the earnest con-
vtctionS OF the democracy OF Ohio then.
and there f. no reason 10 believe that
those convictions are changed now
You are assembled az n time most
critical for the nation and for the dem
ocratic party We shall take no step
backward. but we shall take long strides
forward The time has come when every
American citizen must determine for him
self whether this nation shall continue
TO b. in fact well "a in name re-
public or shall pattern after Great Brit
ain and become colonial empire We
believe that II we are TO have a democ-
racy. II cannot be too democratic. II we
are 10 have a republic. IL cannot be too
republican To remain a democracy
20 remain a republics u preserve the
union. while 20 become colonial en-
pirc is 20 destroy the union IL was true
IN isso that this nation could not long
endure. half slave and half free and
~ H. true now that IL cannot long endure
half republic and hat empire There
fore the paramount question which must
b. answered by the American people be-
fore the ideS 81 November. IS. Shall the
union be preserved
we invite an adjustment OF differences
OR at least OF cessation OF fractional
Strifc-berween those who are not agreed
as 20 certain policies Of government but
who are agreed that the union must be
preserved There are those who would
preserve the union and at the same time
maintain the gold standard. and there are
those who would preserve the union and
at the same time restore the bime tallic
currency that has always been and al
ways will be the only basis OF perma-
ncnt prosperity in this country. But what
good will either OF these accomplish. ever
from his own point Of view. II We have
himetallism OF the single gold standard
and the Union IL destroyed What shall
IL profit man II he gain the whole worl'
and lose his own soule' What shall I
profit nation like ours. II * gain tn
whole world and lose It's own character
whatcvt- a mans convictions on tn
question. II he believes that the republic
must remain. he t. a fool II he trade th'
greater principle for the lesser. he \
blind II he do not unite with others &
achieve the main object. no matter nov
he may disagree with them in respect q
lesser objects Democrats. get togeth
er. and not democrats only. but all yo'
OF every political faith who would frs
save the union from the threat Of i'm
periaiism. from the course OF militarisn
and from the blight OF monopoly. an
after that is done would agree to disagree
while determining other questions. GU
appeal is not the appeal Of the democrats
party a. a political organization. IL
an appeal TO the honor and the interes
Of sur land. from all those who believ
that George Washington was right an
George III was wrong
1--WE must have long pull. stro-
pull. and a pull all together. And tina
will be the end OF Mark Hannas pull
with this government
when we point to signs ~ ampir
and their danger. which have appeare
on every hand. multiplying every d.
since the hour when William McKinle
took oath before God and his country
r..
ton OF the United States. are tol
that there is no imperialism But the
who say there is no imperialism are IN
very ones aiming % destroy the republi
and create the empire Their own teacf
ings. their own conduct. their own Pun
poses are startling evidences that the
lie isncrantly or vici0usly when the
say there Is no Imperialism. a
"A matter Of fact. the empire -
hand to-day. both in our dealings Wit
our own people and our policy towar
other people, The present administrs
ZION has established and fostered an II
dustriaI Imperialism at home and a mi
tary imperialism abroad. An army
soldier. IA more impertalstic than Q
army OF trusts.
THE waters OF Asiatic seas are M
more treacherous 10 our welfare tha
the water in millions OF watered stoc
military and Industrial dictarorSh
40 hand in hand. The man who wou
rule others against their will by the ba,
Ouct and the man who would rule othe
against their will by the power Of m
nopoly deserve but one name-the nan
Of tyrant. and tyranny will not be e
dured by the American people. Suppo
the car OF Russia. by royal edict. we
TO arbitrarily raise the price OF brei
throughout his dominions TO all his 81
,ccts. would not that bs called a want'
act OF imperialism. But how would
differ from the edict Of a trust In q
United states. arbitrarily raising the pri
81 any particular necessity OF life viii
II might have the power 70 controlg
"a king anywhere on earth were 10 u
hands upon the sources OF products
among hts people. and thereupon were
limit the supply. control the DISTRIBUTE
and fix the price OF natural products
his own benefit. would not that be call
an act Of Imperialism. OF trusts as pra
ticed IN this country to-day The tru
Is that trusts do what kings would nev
dare. The king OF England laid tax
tes In Boston harbor. and IA cons
aucnce lost an empire. but the king
monopoly in the United States lays
f~tr. f... tx.t.s rnuI stuA a