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Washington sentinel., 1900-10-20

1t is not only that Mr.. Mckinley has
established colonies under the American
flag, that he has substituted military
force Tor moral force in orr national
life, that he has spat on the Declaration
of Independence and trampled on the
Constitution, that he has allowed the
British flag to be hoisted over American
territory in Alaska, that he has sought
to revive the extinct CLAYTON -Bulwer
treaty and compromise our control of
the Nicaraguan Canal, that he has
treated the dying South African Repub.
lie with brutal Indifference to please his
fiatterers in England, that he has sup
ported aud protected the trusts in their
attempt 10 de 5troY competition and take
away hope from the youth of the nation
lit is not these things alone which
stamp Mr., Mckinley as a man beyond
the pale OF confidence.
Mr.. McKinley's entire record con-
demns him. AS Governor of OHIO he
signed his name to blank promissory
notes for the Youngstown tin plate
works, His name as a private citizen
was commercially worthless. But as the
Governor OF an important State his
name had a sort of value which he
readily lent to bolster up a rotten en-.
terprise. He allowed the Youngstown
tin plate works to contract debts on his
notes, which he knew he could not pay.
This is a matter OF official record. The
facts are not disputed. When the tin
plate works failed Mr.. Mckinley owed
SIIS 600 which he could not pay. He
was Governor of Ohio, and the people
of that State we're shocked when they
learned that the Governors worthless
notes had been hawked about from bank
to BANK until they were placed.
A man with a fine sense of honor
would have resigned his Office and begun
to work Tor his creditors as Mark Twain
did in his old age.
Did Mr.. Mckinley resign2 No. Did
he make any attempt to earn money
to pay his debts3 No. He made tech
nical assignment Of his own and his
wife's property for the benefit OF his
creditors, and then appealed to his
friends to save him. Mark Hanna,
Myron T. Herrick, Herman KohIsaat
and several other Republicans went
about begging money for the payment
of Mr.. McKin!ey's debts, They even
took $1,000 from John R, Mclean, a
political opponent.
In this humiliating way Governor
McKin ey's debt Of SIIS,ooo was paid
Then Mr.. Mckinley received his prop
ertY baak again from the assignee
Judge Day, afterward Secretary o
State) without paying one dollar him
self. Sance that time Mr. Mckinley ha
earne9 $4,000 a year, yet he has no
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How can a good Republican who
believes in Lincoln and IN the humane
policies which once male his party
glorious, vote for Mr.. Mckinley, the
weak and sordid servant OF organized
greed and corruption? Do manhood
and patriotism and sincerity and courage
count tor nothing?
Think these facts over. They are
facts. They are facts OF record. ANY
citizen can verify them for himself,
What has the Republican party to
hope for il Mr.. Mckinley is reelected
What has the country to hope forp
The defeat Of Mr.. Mckinley means the
return OF the Republican party to its old
leaders and its old policies. 1t means
that men like Thomas B Reed. Benjamin
Harrison, Senator Edmunds, ex-Gov.
Boutwell, and others, who despise and
loathe the corrupt and un-American
rule OF the Mckinley Hanna gang, will
once more take an active part IN tht
responsible Leadership Of the party.
Mr.. Hanna's idea Of Republicans thI
year may prove to be grave mistake
"They don't think; they just vote, -
Ns1V York Journal
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Why should
81 NSCOEO 10 US a Republican
G1ahorroS AZ vote tor Mr..
~ McKinlev2

Is it not a fact that this weak
agent OF stronger and more brut-
ally dangerous men has forfeited
the confidence and respect even Of
the members Of his own party1
There have been more scandals
in the Administration of Mr.. Nc.
KInley than the country has known
under any other President. He
has made the White House the
headquarters of the corrupt trust
lobby. He has made the White
House the stronghold Of tariff
iobberY. 1t is notorious that he
has mortgaged and sold the high
est Offices in his gift. He has pro
tected the men who robbed the War
Department during our war with Spain.
He has grossly deceived the public
about The mismanaged war IN the Phil
iPpines and has closed all channels Of
investigation into the wholesale army
frauds. He has even allowed his own
brother to be the go-between for army
contractors and the Goyernmsnt-a
service rendered for cash. His whole
Administration is tainted by fraud and
incaDacity.
Are these statements not true5 Are
they not confirmed by plain and unmis-
taxable evidence? A man does not have
to be Democratic order to understand
the utter unftness OF MI, Mckinley for
the Office he holds,
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Mr.. Mckinley has been openly and
continuously under the control of Mr..
Hanna. who secured his seat in the
United States Senate by notorious
bribery. His example has done more
10 discourage honesty and courage IN
American politics than that OF any man
Of his time IN either party.
Why should any patriotic Republican
vote to keep Mr.. Mckinley in the high
Office, he has perverted and dishonored?
It is a reasonable question and deserves
a reasonable answer.
Mr.. Mckinley Is at heart a free silver
man. There was no more passionate
advocate OF free silver than he until the
movement to nominate him for Presi-
dent begun. Even in 1892 he wrote a
letter to the Farmers Alliance OF Stark
County, Ohio, saying that he favored
'the coinage OF all the silver product OF
the United States into money" He
penned that letter when he was a candi- -
date for Congress. He denounced
Grover Cleveland for opposing free
silver, But when he saw his chance for
a Presidential nomination he changed
his convictions almost as swiftly as he
ate hia own words about our plain
duty" in Porto Rico and "iorcible
annexation" being "crimlnsl aggres-
sion" in the Philippines.
How is the measure Of mans worth
or unworth 10 be determined if not by
his acts? Can a man descend to the level
OF a cheat, can he betray every conf
dence reposed in him, can he mortgage
his Office and surrender his very soul to
mere hucksters, and still impose himself
upon the peoplel
Mr.. Mckinley utters high sounding
speeches about the flag and at the same
time violates every principle that the
flag represents. He coins glittering
phrases about prosperity when he
knows that the masses of the people are
being squeezed as they never were
before by the trusts. He talks about
national honor when he has repudiated
the proclamation of General Miles to
Porto Rico and has deliberately tricked
the unhappy people OF that island into
colonial servitude. He talks OF liberty
when he refuses to utter a word OF
sympathy tor the noble Beers He
talks about good faith when he secured
Senator Wellipgton's vote to confirm
the treaty with Spain by solemn official
promise which he violated in cold blood.
Senator Wellington has told the shame
ul story in public again and again. Mr..
Mckinley talks about opportunity for
workingmen when he is doing every.
thing IN his power in return for cash
contributions to his own campaign fund
to protect the trusts which are con-
verting thousands of small business men
and manufacturers into hired agents and
clerks; making It impossible for a
workIngman to hope tor an independent
prOprietorship, and keeping wages down
while the price OF living is forced up.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-20
BRYAN in New York.

The allegations Of the Republi-
cans that the monster reception
accorded Mr.. Bryan in New York,
last Tuesday-a reception that
easily surpassed any political
demonstration that had ever oc-
Cured in this country-was a
packed one, in that those present
were there at the behest Of Croker,
is simply and utterly ridiculous, as
is also the sneer that "they were
all Democrats anyhow and no
votes would be gained" 1t cannot
be thought that in the 50. 600 peo.
pie who struggled to hear Bryan
there were not thousands OF Re-
publicans aud independents, who
received instruction from his re-
marks, even if their votes were not
won. It may be true, as the Re-
publicans allege, that the crowds
were composed Of the poorer
classes. But they are the sinew
and mainstay of the nation. 1t
could not be expected that the
great trust msgnates, the Wall
Street operators or the representa-
tives Of those vast interests en-
gagged in squeezing the lite out of
the people would do homage at the
feet OF the apostle of liberty.
It was the ordinary mechanic,
who either had been discharged or
anticipated such a tate at the hands
OF some trust; it was the plain bus
mess man. who had been forced
into or close to bankruptcy by
some combination of capital or
permitted to live a sert. like exis'-
ence by submitting to the dctation
OF a powerful corporation; it was
the commercial traveller, who had
been informed that his services
were no longer needed because his
firm had gone into a Crust"
Truly it was a crowd Of poor, plain
people.
Probably there were thousands
present from the crowded tene-
ments Of the East Side, where
prosperity" enables them to make
from IS to 50 cents a day in sweat
shops; doubtless there were W rk-
ingmen whose wages have not been
raised as the result OF the forma-
ton Of trusts, although the prices
of everything they consume have
been increased; in TACT, it was, no
doubt, what the Republicans say
it was, a gathering Of the discon-
tented-discontented with poverty,
discontented with corporate greed,
disconnected with imperialism.
1t was composed Of the men who
have suffered and Of those who
will suffer if conditions are not
changed; It was composed of men
who may be drafted into the army
when the needs oil imperialism so
demand.
These are few OF the "classes"
in this country whose present hope
is in Bryan and in his election. He
has no cause to be ashamed Of his
followers, even Iithey did not come
in automobiles or liveried teams,
wearing jewels and fine rainment.
with fat checkbooks in their poek-
cts.
Mr.. Bryan will never forget the
lust tribute paid him by the people
ofNew York city, 1t was an honor
seldom, ii ever, paid to high Off
cial, mu ;h less to a simple private
citizen. 1t was a warm, sincere
and cordial greeting by Americans
Of a fair aud patriotic American
citizen, a man OF the people and
without any trills.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-20
History Repeats Itself.

History Repeats Itself.
When the American colonies
rebelled against the English
Crown and declared their inde-
pendence, the American people
were believed by the Europeans to
be "savages or barbarians, incap-
able of resisting incursion or re-
preston, ignorant OF all the prac-
tices OF civilized nations and the
principles OF government, Incapa-
BILE of self restraint.utterly incapac.
itated Tor self government and
wholly united for liberty"
They pitied US for "the oppres-
sion and barbarity Of our home
made tyrants and military des-
pots," and honestly believed that
their own brand OF oppression
would be far in advance ot any
thing we could accomplish for our
selves. The striking parallel be-
tween our own present attitude
towards the Filipinos and the
former position assumed by Eng
land towards this country goes
much farther than this. Indeed,
report ofthe debates in the English
Parliament at that time needs only
the alteration OF the proper names
Of the participants to have been
taken verbatim from the C0xgtes-
St0Nal Record Of last winter
In November, K777, the Marquis
of CRANKY moved in the British
Parliament an amendment to the
Crown Address ''to request His
Majesty to adopt some measures
for accommodating the differences
with America and recommending
a cessation of all hostilities, as
necessary for the effectuating OF so
desirable a purpose"
In the debate on this amendment
the friends fthe Government took
the grounds "that. INDEPENDENT Of
arms, there was every reason Tor
hoping that the great bounties
which the Congress offered to SOL
diers was an irrefragible proof Of
the difficulties which they exper-
fenced in endeavoring to recruit
their forces; that the hardship
which the people actually suffered
at present under the despotism OF
their tYrants, compared with that
mild and happy government which
they had withdrawn themselves
from, and under which they had
risen to such a degree OF power
and greatness, had already nearly
brought them to a sense OF their
error and would soon make them
sick Of their rebellion. That the
proposed amendment, il carried
would only tend to revive and keer
up that wild spirit oil independence
by which the people had so lone
been hurried away from the righl
use or application OF their reason
and that they could not therefore
but consider themselves as enc
mics to their country were the,
not to stamp direct negative upor
the amendment"
In las years imperialism ha!
found no new arguments or ressoni
for justifying itself. Liberty any
where is a menace to despotisu
everywhere. Hence the necessity
the Hanna Administration feels t
crush out tina. wild spirit OF in
| dependence" in the Philippines.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-20
OTHER TRUSTS.

There is the Tack Trust, which
absolutely controls the price oi
all tacks and nails. AT a place in
New England there is a mill for
the manufacture OF tacks, and since
the Trust acquired control OF it,
the mill mas been shut down and
not ton OF its product has been
sold. The shut down threw I5o
men out Of work.
There is Bucket Trust. Broom
Trust, Starch Trust and Feather
Duster Trust. Every washwoman
has to pay more for her starch, and
her wash boards cost her more be-
cause Of the Wooden ware Trust.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-20
In inter-
2olle JaCI9 aOOuI Viewshad
Crusts. s.;I ni" Nc

tail mer-
chants on the subject of the trusts
and the war tax much inside infor-
nation has been gained as to
methods Of trust restraint upon
competitive commerce, and the
effe 1t oil its war tax upon consum-
ers.
With reference to trusts. the
Standard Oil Trust is the largest.
most powerful and most unscrup-
ulous. Its methods of restraining
competition in trade are various
and far reaching. 1t has practical
control Of shipping rates through
secret agreements as to rebates
with the railroads, whereby a re-
bate is given on every shipment,
which makes it impossible for the
small producer and reiner 10 mar
ket his goods. Itresorts to every
means to drive small refiners out
of business. 1t has been known
to seek injunctions against the use
OF certain transportation facilities,
and failing in he attempt, it has
solicited signatures to petition
declaring the refinery a public
nuisance. 1t has raised the prices
Of oil y. cents a gallon (SI.5o per
barely within the last year. It's
defense is, like that put forward
by the Sugar Trust. that oil is so
cheap that no one need be de-
prived OF its use. The argument
OF the people is that if, with oil
selling at the present price and
even lower, Mr.. Rockefeller has
been able to amass a fortune OF
five hundred millions, the trust
might have sold oil at a much
lower price and still have earned
vast sums of money. In osher
words, no matter how low the price
is, it might be greatly less, with
profits past all reasonable expecta-
tions. to the Trust.
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offered to repayany part of the SIIS, 900.
Why9 Because most of the men who
helped TO pay Mr.. McKlnley's debt have
prohted in other ways by their mortgage
on him.
Has there been another President of
the United States with a record like
that?
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made by private factories, they
sell in the market at higher prices.
THE BAKING POWDER TRUST.
The Baking Powder Trust is.
after the Sugar Trust, perhaps the
most remorseless in its methods.
Denials are constant that there is
Baking Powder Trust, but the
facts show differently. 1t is sup
posed that Price OF Chicago and
the Royal Company control the
Baking Powder industry. The
Royal Company employs. instead
OF ordinary statesmen, men who
might be called travelling inspec-
tors. They visit the stores of meE-
chants and either by questioning
or by general observation see what
brands are handled bV him. II II
is found that other brands than
that OF the ROYAL Company are
sold, every effort is made to pre-
vent them from handling them in
the future. There are other and
better brands than the Royal. but
a demand that is general and wide
spread is created by the enormous
expenditure for advertising pur-
poses. The other brands sell for
from Ioc. to Isc. per ID. cheaper
than the Royal, but the call for
them is very much less. The Royal
Company when they find retailer
selling the Royal brand for less
than 4sc. per ID. refuse to sell him
another pound.
Merchants are furnished a writ
ten agreement which they are COM
PEELED to sign. stating that they
will not sell Royal Baking Powder
for less than 45c. ID. The Powder
costs the Trust from IS to ISe.
per ID. to make.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-20

RUSSIA having secured all she
wanted in China, has now cut loose
from the allies and goes her own
way, telling them they can 90
theirs il they want to.
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-20
THE SUGAR TRUST.


Second in strength is the Sugar
Trust. In answer to the question
OF whether sugar was selling today
at higher price than it did ten
years ago, a large retail merchant
said that it was sold now tor less.
alth ough the price has been raised
recently, and is now 214 cents per
pound higher than J. was ~ I Yeas
ago. The retailer proceeded:
"The Sugar Trust has many
methods Of coercion. For instance,
a merchant whose business will
average say Saoo. 900 per year can
not buy direct from the Trust, but
must purchase from the jobbers in
his section. The Trust first com
menced to sell to merchants of the
above class nothing less than 10
barrel lots. This was raised to IS
barrels, then to 30 barrels and now
100 barrels. Then came the not
ices that purchases would have to
be made from the jobbsr. 1t
merchant asks for quotation from
a iobber in another city on a 100
barrel lot, he is informed he must
pay whatever pri: is asked by his
own jobber, and must pay the
freight on the shipment. Thus he
is forced to deal with one of certain
jobbers. and buy at price fixed
by the Trust. If It is found that
two merchants are diYiding lot,
both are notified that their orders
will not be filed in the future.
Much hardship is thus forced on
retailers who must have sugar, but
many Of whom have not facilities
for storing it in such quantities.
THE Trust absolutely and arbi-
trarily controls the price OF its pro-
duct, and the jobber is compelled
to sell for that price or be refused
dealing with the Trust7"
When asked "How about beet
sugar." the retailer SAID, "I do not
handle il at all, but the beet sugar
industry is comm only supposed to
be controlled entirely by the Sugar
Trust" 1t has been pretty well
shown by testimony before Con-
gressional Committees and Com
missions that the supposition is
well based. Incidentally, the mer-
chant stated that Arbuckle was
supposed either to be at present in
the Trust or soon would be.
THE CRACKER TRUST.
The Cracker Trust is very strong
and is known as the National Bis
cult Company. Its method OF
freezing out competition is very
similar to those OF the other trusts.
In one case a manufacturer OF
crackers and cakes in considera-
BILE quantities declared his purpose
Of holding out against the trust,
The employees IN his factory num-
bered, perhaps, 100, and for some
time he successfully withstood the
efforts OF tn. trust to ruin his bus
mess. Finally, however. he was
forced, by repeated cuts in the
price Of crackers and small cakes
to sell out to the trust. By thi:
nearly 100 men we're thrown out o
employment. The product of the
trust factories has risen in price
from time to time, and although
the quality Of the goods put ou
by IL has proven in many cases &
Washington sentinel., 1900-10-20
FLOUR TRUST,
THE BAKING POWDER TRUST.

The Flour Trust, backed and
controlled as it is by the Grain and
Elevator Trust, has raised the price
OF -four aSc. per barrel in the last
week. Still further advances in
-four may be expected within the
next few days.
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be very much inferior to those
made by private factories, they
sell in the market at higher prices.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
A chang. Au9Aronna.

"There goes party that will be
heard FROM" said Smith, pointing to a
young man who was going down the
street. HE has managed to keep his
head in love and financial matters, and
they are the two great tests.
1.-TWO months ago he was young
man with all the world before him. and
with no prospects ahead OF him except:
a determination to fight life's battles. 4
"He was In love with a young lady,
living In this city, but his financial con-
dition prevented him from declaring
his passion; besides he was not sure
that the young lady in question cared
for him.
But by one of those curious turns of
the wheel of fortune an old aunt, that
he had never seen, died and left him q
large sum of money. Without delay he
called upon the young lady and asked
her to marry him. saying nothing
about the fortune that had been left
him. He met with point blank re-
fusal.
1.-TWO days later the girl heard OF
his unexpected windfall and wrote him
u note saying, i have changed my
mind
"His answer was just as short. It
said a.a
$50 have I.'"-Detroit Free Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-06
QUAY DON'T GET SEAT
Majority of Senate Committee
Against Him.
BURROWS TO PREPARE REPORT.
no wns tho Only Republican Who Voted
Against tho Resolution to Admit the
Dsavcr Mnn.-IIoar to Write Minority
Report on tbs Case.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--The senate
committee on privileges and elections
decided by Il vote Of A to to mako an
adverse report upon tho resolution tc
seat Senator Quay. The resolution was
as follows
Resolved, That Matthew s. Quay be
admitted as Il senator from the state Of
Pennsylvania in accordance with his ap'
pointment made on April 30, 1890, by
the governor of said state.
Tho members of the COMMITTEES voting
for the resolution were Senators Chand.
lor, Hoar and McComas, and those op.
posing, Senators Burrows, Caffery, Pet.
tus and Harris. Senators Turley and
Prtchard wero paired. the former for
and tho latter against the resolution.
No definite timo was set for the pres.
entation of the committees report TO
senate. Tho minority will also present
u report, and the understanding is that
the minority shall be notified by the
majority when it is ready to put in its
report. Senator Burrows, tho only Re.
publican on the committee who voted
against the resolution, will prepare
the report of tho majority and Senator
Hoar that Of the minority.