Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-15

want this nation in the hands Of an
Industrial despotism, so that my son
will have to get out on his knees and
ask some corporation for the privi-
lege of becoming public servant. I
am more interested in this campaign
as citizen than 1 am as a candidate;
more interested as a father than I am
as n Democrat. I can get along
under a Republican Administration
better than most Of the Republicans
who are responsible for the Admin
istration. If Republican papers tell
you the truth about how much 1 can
make crlticlsing the Republican Ad-
ministration, you will easily believe
that l can make more criticlsing the
Administration than any of you Re.
publicans can defending your Admin
istration. (Cheers.) do not want
you to believe the stories that you
hear, because they are not half true,
but 1 only. refer to the Republican pa.
pers, SO that you will understand that
1t is not absolutely necessary that I
should be elected President in order
to make a livi ng. But, my friends,
I am not sure that can leave to my
children fortune; and I am not sure
that fortune would be a blessing
to them IL could leave it to thems
but IL could leave them a good gov
ernment that would protect thsm in
the enjoyment of life and liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness; II I could
leave to them government that will
guarantee to them fair share Of the
proceeds of their own toll, then I am
willing that my children shall take
their chances with other peoples chill
dren in the race Of life; and If l can
leave them that kind of government,
| will lie ave them richer inheritance
than any trust magnate ever left to
his children, If he left them his for
tune and the robber law by which he
made 1t.
Whenever a suit Is commenced
against trust, the trust threatens
to close up is industries and thus
tries to intimidate the people. We
had the same experience in Nebraska
Our Attorney General brought suit
against the Starch trust; the Starch
trust has one factory located at Me-
braska City; and as soon as the At
torney General commenced suit, those
interested in the Starch trust threat
ened to close down the Starch factory
and turn their men out Of employment
and let the factory. stand idle; and the
Republicans of that city met at the
Court House and asked the Attorney
General please not to enforce statute
Of the State of Nebraska. Suppose
a man stealing horses should threaten
to leave the country IL you prosecuted
him, would you petition the court not
to prosecute him for fear the horse
thief would leave? Why is it that the
Republican party is not willing to pros
ecnte the large criminals? Why, a
Senator of your own State ia respon.
| Siuie ioT tuc law ludt ihdheS ~ IL uellHi
offense for man to organize a trust.
That law fixes the punishment in the
penitentiary as penalty for a viola
tlon Of the law, and vet men will organ
ize trusts with impunity. They will
establish headquarters here in town
and take part in politics and fill their
windows with pictures of their favorite
candidate, when 1t is respectable to do
wrong on large scale. The Republi-
can party has made commandment
to make it read: "Thou shalt not
steal on small SCALE" prolonged
cheers) l went to a town in Nebraska
where horse had been stolen; and
l found that the owner of the horse
had sent to n neighboring town for
bloodhounds, and he put them on
track of the horse thief and caught
both. read In the papers that a
year ago last May, Chas. r. Flint, of