Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-11-01

trusts. You know that they lay their han
heavily upon every farmer. Why is ii the
that the only trust the Republican know
about is the Ice Trust? 1t is because 20
heard that Democrat had stock in the X
Trust. That is the reason. And yet 70
have not one word to say about the STAND
ard Oil Trust director Of which wrote
the Secretary of the Treasury and asked
be remembered on account OF the contribr
tions that were made the last campaign.
BIG CRIMINALS ESCAPE.
In our State our Attorney Genera
learned Of a starch trust and he commence
1 suit against the starch trust, and the Re
publicans met at the court house an
passed resolutions asking him not to en-
force the law Of the State OF Nebraska
What Are we the forces of lawlessness
MY friends, the Republican party can en-
force the law against little criminal, bu
not against big one. We have a law on tn
statute books making it a penitcntiaI.
offense for a man to steal horse.-
We have another law making it n peni
Tertiary offense for man to organize
trust, and yet when a man steals hors
they hunt him with bloodhounds, and whel
he organizes a trust they give him ban
quet.
Why is it? tits because the Republican
party has amended the commandment so a:
TO make it read. Thou shalt not steal OF
small scale. . / repeat that the Re
publicans have no plan for destroying TIN
trusts We have When we bring an
Indictment against the Republican policy
we present a remedy for which thing We
complain Of.
We say put on the free list every trust
made article and then the corporations will
not be tempted to combine and raise the
prices IN this country. We will have the
same opportunity in competition with the
world at lower prices, but while it would
save extortion it might not destroy every
trust, and / want remedy that will strike
at the root of the difficulty, ! want remedy
that will make ii impossible for single
private monopoly to exist under the Ameri-
can flag. (Applause).
REMEDY FOR TRUSTS.
And we propose to require every corpora
ton organized in any State to take out a
license from the Federal government before
it dose business in other States and before
it gets license we propose that the water
shall be squeezed out Of the stock, and we
shall show that it is not trying to monopo-
lie any branch of industry
Squeeze the water out OF the stock and
you will have flood for while, but put
on trust rubber boots while it lasts and you
will have honest corporations afterward.
Why should any man be willing to defend
the watering of stock No farmer can in
fate the value of his farm. No merchant
can initiate the value OF his merchandise.
No laboring man can initiate the value Of
his labor. Why allow corporation to
issue stock that does not represent money
invested and then use the power of mo-
nopoly to collect from the people dividends
upon that fictitious capitalization
Why should any laboring man be
interested ? Why, if a laboring man works
with a corporation that has watered stock
and it ceases to make large profits it affects
him this way: They must cut down some
where, and they will cut down his wages to
paw the dividends on that fictitious stock
before they will cease paying dividends.
Why not require the corporation to squeeze
the water out of it's stock? Why not re-
quire it to show that when it enters into
interstate commerce it goes to represent its
wares in competition with similar wares,
and not to extort from the people under a
monopoly whatever price it chooses
am not willing to leave such system
as a legacy for my children. (Applause).
/ do not know that l shall be able to leave
my children a fortune. And | am not sure
it would be good for them if | did. But
can help to leave them a government that
will protect them in the storms Of life and
liberty and in the pursuit Of happiness,
and guarantee to them a fair share of the
proceeds of their own toll, and / can add
that my children can take their chances
with other peoples children, and | will
have left them richer inheritance than
any trust magnate ever left to his children,
if he left the wealth and the laws by which
he robbed others to secure it. For my friends,
when you leave your children money,
remember that money may take the wings
Of the morning and fly away. But whesi
you leave them bad system those whom
YOU robbed to-day 2ssey Tob your own flesh
and blood with the same laws when you
are here no longer to take care OF them.
But, my friends / am aware that when |
discuss an economical question | am talking
to some who do not care to worry about
economic questions and therefore / want to
invite your attention to a question that you
can form an opinion upon without any
tedious process of reasoning. What shall
be the size of our standing army? The
army question is before the American PEG
pie for the first time For the first time in
recent years a party stands before the
public committed to the doctrine that we
need large military establishment
STANDING ARMY DANGERS
How many men did we have in oul
standing army in 1896? Twenty-Five
thousand, How many did the President
ask for in his message of December, 1898
One hundred thousand-four times as many
demanded by the president within two
years after his Inauguration, and the Re
publican House of Representatives passed I
bin raising the army to 100, 600, and Sena
tor Hawley reported for the Republicans Of
! the Senate in favor of an army of 100, 600
but it was then the 18th day Of Februar.
and the session adjourned on the 4th o
March, and the Republicans could not &c
| their bill through because Of the opposition
of Democrats, Populists and Silver Repub
licans, and 50 the Republicans had t.
accept as a compromise an amendmen
offered by Senator German, limiting tn
increase to two years. And this opposition
saved the country for the present from al
army of 100, 000men, and if the Republican
party wins, this army will be fixed at no
| less than 100000; and if the Republican
party remains IN power you will never hav
a less army than we have to-day.
The Republican candidate for Vice Presi
dent started out to ridiucle it. He says
"Who's afraid p And he stood for soldier
up in front of the audience and asked tn
people to look at them. He said: Who
afraid ~ My friends, that is no argument
1 The same question can be asked when the.
want 300 900, 300, 900, 100, 900 or 10000
men. They can ask the same question unit
they get the army so big that you will b
afraid to say that you are afraid even
you are afraid. (Applause).
4 My friends, ! suggested the other da.
that one domestic reason for a large arm,
is to build fort near each large city am
use the army to suppress by force discon
tent among laboring men which ought t
be cured by legislation of the government
for the people. But, my friends, | wa
criticized; and it was said that was tryin
to appeal to the preiudices and the passion
Of men. Well, have said that there woul
be a great expense to keep these soldiers
and when | said that, ] was criticized an
told that the soldiers were not idle now
But, my friends, ] am willing that Re
publican shall just make any defense h
wants to.