The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1900-10-17
MONNETT FOR BRYAN.
The Noted Republican Attorney Gen.
eral Says Republicans Pro-
tect the Trusts.

Mr.. Frank S Monnctt, the noted Re
publican Attorney General of Ohio, de-
livered II great speech at Columbus last
Friday night, which was devoted Who'll
~ to the trust question. Mr.. Monnett
is the gentleman who waged vigorous
warfare against the trusts in his Of
fetal capacity rs Attorney General and
even Republican threats and an offer of
$l0C,CJJ codld not get him to desist
OF course by his acts he incurred the i'll
will of the Republican leaders, who
straightway disowned him.
Mr.. Monnett reviewed the prosecutions
against various trusts, combinations
and monopolics which he had under
taken while Attorney General Of the
State, saying
1T became my privilege and duty to
institute upward Of twenty-four suits
against these combinations, monopolies
and trusts, us your sworn officer Of the
law, calling upon the highest courts of
the State to electrocute these law viola
tors that pillage your sugar bowl your
oil can. your tobacco pouch exact your
excessive freight and telephone charges,
and to protect You in your rights Of pri-
vate property under the Constitution
and laws Of the State. We labored to
accomplish this rs it was our duty to
do. W r,r, budger,d and obStrr'od by
RepHLlicdH icdi,rS. IHitCd States S,i,d-
tors. and political bosses, and Il subsidized
press. One hundred and ten news
papers accepted Standard OH money to
cultivate public sentiment wrongfully
in their favor and against the prosecu-
tors. The monopolists sent the bribcr
with his seductions of gold and with his
promises of positions and salaries and
procured the leading governmental Off
cials to defend them, and last, but not
least, driven from pillar to post, they
came into court and with uplifted hands
swore that they did not and could not
answer the interrogatories or produce
their books, for if they did it would sub
ject their corporations to civil death
for violating the law of their creation;
and, lastly. that it would criminatc the
collcge-fostering church-erecting, cam
paign-contributing monopolists
a like experience was encountered
against the salt trust at Pomeroy, Ohio;
the same dodge and skulking from the
avenging law was adopted there
After reviewing the subject of FEEDER
al legislation against trusts, in which
he showed Mr.. McKinley's Partially to
these dangerous institutions, Mr. Mon
nett closed by saying:
William J. Bryan may not accom-
plish all that we expect or all that we
hope for in his behalf but believe
him to be thoroughly honest. sincere
and IA determined man. and while do
not agree with him in all that he advo-
Gates, yet am forced to take one side
or the other on this great question,
which FOR THE MASS Is THE PAR
AMOUNT ISSUE, and in the name "
patriotism and for the sake Of our Re
public and to prevent the threatened
danger that Senator John Sherman and
the other neStors in the councils Of our
Government have SO graphically pro
phesied, and which | firmly believe will
come to pass if not checked, | propose
to cast my vote for that fearless mp
right champion Of the people, William
j. Bryan.