Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02

that YOU are not honest will be sum
cient for the purposes OF the coming
election.
The multi-miilionaire democrats
throughout the country have not been
conspicuous for their opposition to
trusts. Why should they. when they
are all in the trust business The re.
cent exposure OF the ice trust Is the
most damning example Even after
the exposure Mr.. Van Wyck. Tammany
leader. democratic mayor OF New York,
s-nd one OF the principals in the Ice
Trust, goes TO the Kansas City conven.
ton and as one of the committee on
platform assists in writing the anti.
trust plank in that document When
| Mr.. Bryan was asked about this the
other day, he replied The ice trust is
small affair. Why does not Governor
Roosevelt attend to it," And this In
view OF the fact that Governor Roose-
veit has done more since he became
governor to check corporate power and
greed, than any governor New York
has ever had. That he has exhausted
er OF trusts and that in so doing he
has had to fight every inch OF the way
against the influence OF Tammany Hall.
fhat these political associates of Mr..
Bryan are now defendants In case
brought against them through the re-
publican administration in New York.
view OF the fact that corporations are
today paying hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars more of the taxes justly due
from them than they have paid hereto
fore, forced to do 1t by this same ad-
ministration, regardless OF the politics
Of the members Of the corporation or
trust.
Mr.. Bryan knows all this. but he has
no word OF praise for the man who has
fearlessly done his duty But gathers
to his arms such pure souls as Croker
and his gang. who, according to the
latest advices have been accorded the
privilege of naming one member OF the
cabinet. These men are the goats"
who were kicked out at Chicago in
1896 They are the 'dregs" that was
cast out. They have returned, and 1t
Is the money and organizing ability OF
these men that will win victory for the
democratic party II it wins. And 1t is
no secret that these men have and will
dictate the policy OF the party IL ii
wins.
And yet we are asked to believe that
the democratic party Is the great enc.
my OF trusts. | ask you, my friend, for
one single reason why we should be-
lieve 1t? What has that party ever
done that we should believe it, No
fair minded man will claim that there
are not many republicans as we'll as
many demo rats who are members of
what are known as trusts. but the fact
remains that the republican party has
done all that has been done by con-
gress to curb their power, and that it
remained for republican governor of
New York, backed by majority of his
party to stir them up in that state as
they never were stirred before.
| ask any democrat to show us where
his party has done as much. In my
opinion as parties stand today. the
trust question can not honestly be made
a political issue as between them.
There are many in both parties who
are holders OF trust stock. There are
many in all parties who believe that
the danger from trusts is greater than
any possible benefits it is claimed they
can confer in the eheapening of pro-
dnction, or otherwise. and who desire
to have them suppressed or controlled; :;
but how to do ii is as yet an nnsolved
problem. One thing Is certain. judg-
ing from past actions and present con-
ditions. We can not reasonably expect
anything of Importance from the demo-
cratic party on the trust question be
yond campaign thunder made for
catching votes
The democratic party has declared
that both the money and trust ques.
tions are, In this campaign. secondary
to the issues growing out OF the war
with Spain. Many of us agree with
the main Issue.
What do they mean by Imperial
ISM" We know what 1t meant in the
days of old. before the general dissent
nation of knowledge through the press
and schools had taken place What
does 1t mean now II Mr. Bryan and
his party think the people of this age
will inaugurate such a system, or allow
II to be done he must have a very poor
opinion Of the people at large. No
statesman OF any party would dare at
tempt it We all remember how dur
ing the time between the destruction
of the Maine and the beginning of the
war the democratic party through its
press and Official representative
members OF congress espeeially-hurl
ed curses and abuse on President Nc
kinley for not going To war with Spain
inside OF ten days from the date of the
tragedy in Havana harbor. They are
now engaged in attempting to prove
that the administration had been plan
ming for a year to bring on the war.
that they might in furtheranee OF their
u n IL.