Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-02

THAT we demand a Republican form
OF government for Porto Rico.
"Tbst we hold the present Republi-
can Administration responsible for the
cruel war that is now being waged
In tho Philippines, and the blood of
thousands of gallant soldiers, the waste
Of hundreds of millions Of treasure
and untold murder, misery and suffer
] Ing inflicted upon the liberty loving
Filipinos which stain the greedy hands
Of this Administration.
"T'Bat we demand for tho Cubaps and
the FiIipinos independent Republican
government, deriving their govern
mental powers from the consent of
the governed.
THAT we recognize the solemn fact
that the government of the United
States cannot be both Republican and
imperial. That we are radically and
unalterably opposed to imperialism in
the United States of America"
At the afternoon session, held under
the trees, with a magnificent breeze
blowing in off the lake, speeches were
made by Gen. l. r. Sherwood, Judge
Allen Smalley and Hon. III. Fl. Nc.
Fadden, Democratic candidate for Sec.
rctary of State. a
Last evening, at the Lyceum theater,
ex-Gov. John P. Altgeld, Of Illinois,
addressed a fair sized audience in re-.
ply to the address of Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt, recently delivered at st.
Paul.
Ex.Gov. Altgeld spoke In part as
follows:
For forty years the Republican
party has controlled the policies of this
government, while during that time
the Democrats twice elected a presi.
dent, yet during one term they did not
have control of Congress, and during
the other nothing was done that chang
ed the policy Of the government. /
wish to speak kindly of the Republi-
can party; it came into the world with
great mission, and when guided BY
Lincoln it stood for justice, equality
and humanity; but with the wiping out
of slavery it's mission was performed
and it passed into the hands of cor
ruptionists until it stands for exactly
the opposite principles of those that
were represented by the martyr Pres.
ident. 10
"Since the CiviFtwar every method
Of plunder that genius of man could
invent has been practiced; government
has been used to enrich the few.
Through the special privilege OBJ
tained from the government great COM
binations and syndicates known as
trusts have been formed, which are
today devouring the substance of the
American people, which control every
industry, all the means of transpor-
tation, control the, money of the coun-
try, have destroyed the small, indie
pendent men Of the land; have de-
stroyed the hopes Of the young men of
the lind; have made an independent
and honorable career for young man
impossible.
"Every trust In America is fighting
the Democratic platform. Even the
alleged Democratic stock holders on the
Republican ice trust in New York, con-
trolled by Tom Platt's son. are fighting
our platform. Why? If they thought
we would not overthrow the trusts
they would not fight lis. Trusts do not
fight for nothing. The trusts constI-
tute the head, the shoulders the spine,
the limbs and the soul of the Republi-
can party Of today. They own, con-
troll and direct it. They have erased
every great motto from it's banners
and have substituted vulgar dollar
mark The men who today speak for
the Republican party, as a rule, are
mere trust creatures, who have to
change their song every moon in de-
fense of their masters and secret en-
ploycrs."