The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-09
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not want any unlawful votes cast on our
side, we are in a position to prevent their
being cast on the other side. We have con-
troll Of the city Governments of New YORK
city and Buffalo, two OF the largest cil!eS
in the State of New York. We have con-
tro, of the city Government of Jersey City;
we have Baltimore; we have Cleveland
and, in Toledo, although the Mayor does
not call himself a Democrat, l know ne
won't let any Republicans cheat in that
city. (Laughter.)
I'VE have control Of Louisville, Ky; we
have control OF Denver, and we have con-
troll OF San Francisco.
"It is a great advantage to have control
Of the machinery in these great cities. We
have an advantage IN this campaign-a
wonderful advantage over the campaign OF
1896, because then the papers We're fun
Of announcements Of Democrats who were
leaving the party, and now it requires an
expert mathematician to stand at the door
and count them as they come back.
(Laughter0
ARE COMING BACK.
Eve have with us this year all we had
in 1896; we have with us large majority
of the Gold Democrats who were not in our
favor in 1886. I knew they would come
back because I knew most OF them VINO
went away went away because they dlu no.
recognize the magnitude OF the StrueS4e IA
which we were engaged-the peSlhill!lS VI
the struggle between Democracy and p.u-
tocracy I believed that great maJorl1E
O; them would come back. and insisted
that when they got ready to come back l
wanted them to know where the old house
was, and not have it moved around So
that they could not find it when they do
come back. applause and laughter.)
This year we have coming to US the
people who no see the dangerous ten
denotes of the Republican party, although
they did not see those tendencies in 1896
We pointed out in 1896 that if the Repub-
lican party won, it would have to give
the trusts chance to get back out OF the
people the money they had contributed to
the campaign fund.
ut was strange that the people dld
not see it, but those who could not see
it then. now know that if you want TO
extingush a trust you have got to take
the extinsuisher out of the hands OF
the trust.
people who did not feel the iniquity Of
the trusts have felt it since. and al!
through this land everywhere people are
coming with us this year, because 1heS
see that with the success OF the kepuoli-
can party, WIFI Iut piSSSiiS 'Si4'@A-N'
ward the concentration of wealth, II Is
only a question of time when the lndl-
vidi1al will disappear. Hence the mothers
| and the fathers are thinking for tneir
| boys, and I challenge the hepunllcan
narty to meet us on the trust question.
| challenge it to condemn the young men
| to perpetual clerkships under monol2o!ies
| in this country. Great applause ~
| lieye that on the old question we are
| stronger this year than we were IN 1881
| T believe that if there were no ne" 4ues-
| tions we would be able to wage q success
fnl contest against the Republican party.
ON THE DEFENSIVE.
| at is on the defensive on every w.
! ton before the American people. 1t pre-
| tanas I, wants to discuss the money ques-
| tion promise that before the campaign
| 10 o,-ar the Republican leaders VIII be as
| much afraid of the money question as
| they are of imperialism (Cheers.) ihele
| is not a. question upon which they ga :
| to state their position and invite tne Jus
| ,nent of the American people. why ms
| Republican party is not willing TO take tiie
| neonle into its confidence on a slnsie
| question now before the American puphc.
| r claims credit for everything that nap
| pens for It's aid, and rejects responslpliiLy
| for everything wrong in the country. l.
| claims credit for large crops. mas
| claimed credit for the discovery OF solu
| Alaska. IL mas Cld!lIleI SlSUiI ~ -
| famine in India; it has claimed cred-t ioE
the activity in business, winch comes
from mortgaging the future and spenilns
the money. 1t has claimed crealt ioi
things for which it is not responsible, ana
vet it dares not assume the responsibility
for those things which 1t mas brought upon
the American people. But l repeat, that
in this camnaisn it will be on the defensive
on every question and it will run from
one issue to the other and not be willing
to stand and abide judgment on any
(Applause)
NO OCCASION FOR WAR.
"My friends. not satisfied with taking a
step toward an English financial system
that ii did not dare to proclaim in 1886, II
has taken step toward an Ensl!sA
colonial system that it dareS not now de
fend (Applause.) Its policy upon imper-
ialism is today driving men out of the
Republican party who have been Repnbll-
cans from the birth of that party, and II
You go through the country YOU will fine
that various questions appeal to Various
elements of this population, and that or
every question we are bringing the people
out of the Republican party and the Re
| publican party is not able to justify itself
| on any one OF these questions. applause.
| 1t has alarmed the people who were born
in other countries and know something o.
the dangers Of militarism. (Applause) Il
| mas alarmei the people VINO were porn II
this country and were nurtured in the
belief that the Declare ton of independence
was sacred document (Applause)
The Republican party to-day dares no
defend its policy in the Philippines Th
Republican party to-day is responsible 70
every drop of blood drawn by an Ameri
can soldier. dong and continued ap
plause). There never was any occasion
for war in the Philippine Islands. CAP
plause and cheering).
There never would have been war il
the Philippine Islands if the Republican
party had dealt with the Filipinos accord
ing to American principles. The Repub
| lican party refuses to recognize the bind
| ing force Of the Declaration of Indepen
| dence in its dealings with the Filpinos an
| that Republican party that had place
the dollar above the man in its domesti
legislation places the dollar of trade abov
| human rights in dealing with the Filipi
| nos. (Applause).
"a year and a half has elapsed since III
war broke out in the Philippine Islands
we have 5000 soldiers there now, and tn
Republican pnrty could stop that war a