Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-02

country who oppose militar.sm, are re-
spunsible for the war. Then / pointed
out that the President asked for the
increase two months before war broke
out IN the Philippines for the President
asked for the army on the 9TH Of De-
Cember 1898, anu war broke out Febru-
AIRY A. 1879 Then Mt Roosevelt said
that everybody knew that II the treaty
was ratified there would be trouble over
there, and therefore this request was
made In anticipation OF trouble. which
was sure 20 follow But, my friends,
that destroys one Of the great argu-
ments Of the Republican party They
say In defense OF the Republican ad-
ministratiOn that there would have
been no trouble there but FOR the OPP
position OF people In this country 70
the imperial policy and now they say
the President entered on the career "
Imperialism with a fun knowledge that
IL meant large standing army Insur-
reCtion and blOodshad That Is what
they said. / want 20 ask you 90 find,
II you can man who could give you a
good reason for permanent army Of
100000 IN the United States Tor 40 We
increase our army from $4,000 20 100000
there must be some reason for the in
crease
There are people in this country
who have always wanted large stand
ing army in the United States They
have not been among the lab0ring men
or farmers or merchants, but you will
find them who stand az the head OF
great syndicates have sometimes felt
that We needed a stronger government
and more soldiers 20 support II. There
Is only one excuse for a large standing
army In this country and this IS to
suppress, by force. the discomfort
among the people that ought 10 be
cured by legislation restoring justice
as between man and man The Re
publican party does not give the labor
ing man the relief which he deserves
The laboring man wants relief from the
black list; he wants relief from gov
eminent by injunction. The Republic
can party offers him no such relief
Now, my friends, ! venture the as
sertlon that you have never heard Re
publlcans on the stump defend gov
eminent by injunction You never
heard a Republican on the stump give
one single reason for government by
Injunction, yet the Republican party
has failed % act on this question The
labOung man wants arbitration Of the
differences between labor and capital
and the labOring man wants a member
OF the Presidents cabinet who shall
represent the wage Garner ana who will
there. In the Presidents official house
hold vote In the interests Of the masses
at an times. II Is right he should be
represented In the Presidents cabinet
II Is also right that the wage Garner
should be represented In the cabinet
and there Is no plank I'm our platform
that appeals more directly and forcibly
20 the laborng man than that plank
declaring for member Of the cabinet
chosen from among the wage eamers.
Republicans IN this campaign have
appealed TO the old soldiers. They have
threatened the soldier with the loss OF
his pension n the Democratic party
wins. ! am glad the soldiers pension
do not depend on the Republican par
~. nm glad II depends on the soldiers
service 10 his country, which is recog-
nlzcd by all parties. And ] may. ug.
gest here that II am elected / will not
have 20 look long or search far for "a
commissioner Of pensions who will be az
satisfactory 20 the old soldiers as the
present commissioner % pensions My
friends, when a Republican threatened
a soldier with loss Of his pension n he
votes the Democratic ticket he insults
the soldier. FOR the soldier Is a citizen as
well as a pensioncr. He Is interested In
his country now as much as he was in
terested IS years ago and the soldier
who was 35 years ago willing 20 fight
10 keep one republic from becoming two
republics viii vote now 20 keep the one
republic he helped 10 save from becom-
Ing an empire. I shall have an oppor-
tunty at another time 10 discuss the
imperial policy OF the present admins
trauon. No President can transform a
republic into an empire II that f. done
II must be done by the people them
selves. and when you vote, vote as YOU
would n you knew that your vote would
determine the result Our battle Is
fought on n hin top and the world looks
on II liberty dies here It dies every
where II II triumphs here the day Of
It's triumph throughout the world Is as
certain as the sun