The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-28
MR.. wILLETT OF ALABAMA
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found in the end doing the bid
ding OF the trusts, even at the
Sacrifice %: the constituted and
our word If honor, has disgust
ed the whole country and which
tires our indignation in trying tc
keep up with it. The people are
very much in frame of mind John
Randolph of Roanoke was on his
visit to the North. He ordered
the waiter at the tavern to change
his cup The waiter inquired ii
he desired tea of coffee. If this,
he said, pointing with his scornful
fore-fnger to the cup which had
been served HIM, be tea, bring me
coffee; if this be coffee, bring me
tea. l want a change In my
opinion we would have a change
tor if our party would but noml-
nate a conservative man, who
would not brighten the business
interests of the countrY--a man
like Judge Van Wyck, who in his
own person unites and represents
both North and South and stands
for a progressive, dignifed and
conservative Democracy. Mr..
jefferson had such type of man
in mind in his letter to Governor
Sullivan where in he says; i con-
fess l am not reconciled to the OF
a chief magistrate parading him
self through the several states as
an object Of public gaze, and IN
quest of an applause which to be
valued should be purely voluntary,
had rather acquire silent good
WILL continued Mr.. jefferson, by
a faithful discharge of my duties
than owe expressions OF it to my
putting myself in the way of re-
ceiving them
fortunately for us there are
issues upon which we can unite.
but we cannot bring about a mil
linium in one campaign. The
Democratic party is essential
party of tariff reform and around
this question we have won all our
victories for the last thirty years.
With fifty-two per cent tariff
checking the life out of our export
trade, and Matching brood OF
trusts at home the need Of tariff
reform was never greater than it
is to day, and every one knows we
can look only to the Democratic
party for relief The original plea
of the protectionists was that they
desired protection in order to give
them the home market. After
they had obtained the home mark
ct to themselves they began to
form trusts to destroy competl-
ton at home, and the laws of sup
ply and demand. Thus the con-
sumner, by reason of the tariff, de-
prived Of the benefits of home COM
petition and there is no choice left
him but to pay two or three prices
for what he buys in order that the
trusts may pay dividend on So
600, 100000 of stocks and bonds,
fully one of which is nothing but
water. Antitrust is another issue
we could unite upon this issue we
would receive the support of an
overwhelming majority of the
middlemen who are being thrown
out of employment by the forma-
ton of these trusts and especially
of the commercial travellers. These
drummers; if organized in our be-
half. would be more terrible to-
Mark Hanna and Mckinley than
an army with banners.
Then there is the issue of anti
imperialism, plain duty the fair
treatment of our colonies, which l
believe are ours to keep but not in
vassalage or serfdom and the doc
trine of no taxation without repre-
sentation. Oh, what an issue
this would be to 90 before the peo-
pie on, with united party behind
il. But with our forces divided
and in separate camps and like
the Convenanter's old mortality,
reviIling each other on the eve OF
battle, and wiling to follow no
leader. what chance have we
against the cohesive powers OF
public plumber and the well paid
we'll disciplined troops of the Re-