Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-06
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,

citizens have fled from IN Europe. IL
will impose upon our peace loving peo-
pie a large standing army, an unneces-
sary burden OF taxation, and a constant
menace 20 their liberties. 4 small stand
Ing army and a well disciplined state
militia are amply sufficient In time OK
peace. This Republic has no place for
"a vast military service and CONSUMPTION.
When the nation is I'M danger the vol
unteer soldier Is his cOuntry's best de-
fender. The national guard OF the
United States should ever be cherished
IN the patriotic hearts Of a free people.
Such organizations are ever an element
of strength and safety, For the FIRST
Cine In our history and coeyal with the
Philippine contest has there been a
wholesale departure from our time
hOnored and approved system OF vOlun-
teer organization. We denounce 10 as
un-Amercan un-DemOcratic and I'M
Republican and as a subversion Of an
cient and fixed principles az free peo-
Pile.
Private monopolies are indefensible
and intolorable They destroy c0mpeti-
lion, control the price Of all material
and finished product, thus robbing both
producer and consumer They lessen
the employment of labor and arbitrarily
fix the terms and conditions thereof and
deprive individual energy and small
capital Of their opportunity for better
ment
They are the most efficient means yet
devised for appropriatlng the fruits OF
industry 20 the benefit OF the few at
the expense OF the many, and unless
their insatate greed Is checked all
wealth will be aggregated in few
hands and the Republic destroyed, The
dishonest paltering with the trust evil
by the Republican party In State and
National platforms Is conclusive proof
OF the truth of the charge that trusts
are the legitimate product OF Republi-
can policies that they are fostered by
Republican laws, and that they are
protected by the Republican admins
tration In return for campaign sub
scriptiOns and political support
We pledge the Democratic party 90
an unceasine warfare in nation State
and city against private monopoly IN
every form. Existing laws against
trusts must be enforced and more
stringent ones must be enacted I'm in
terstate commerce and requiring all
corporations to show before doing BUSH
ness outside OF the state OF their ORR
gin. that they have no water In their
stock. and that they have not at
tempted. and are not attempting TO
monopolIze any business or the produc-
ton Of any articles OF merchandise. and
the whole constitutional power OF Con-
gress over interstate commerce and
the mails and an modes of interstate
communication shall be exercised by
the enlistment of comprehensive laws
upon the subject OF trusts Tariff laws
should beamended, putting the products
OF trusts upon the free list to prevent
monopoly under the plea OF protec-
ton.
The failure Of the present Republican
administration with an absolute con-
troll over all the branches OF the ma
tional government 90 enact any legisla-
tlOn designed 20 prevent or even curtail
the absorbing power Of trusts and Co.
legal combinations. or 90 enforce the
antitrust laws already on the statute
books prove the insinccrty of the high
sounding phrases OF the Republican
platform.
Corporations should be protected In
all their rights and their legitimate In
terests should be respected. but any at
tempt by corporations 10 interfere with
the public Affairs OF the people or 20
control the sovereignty which created
them. should be forbidden under such