The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-11
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s.,ared. We're Unable 90 Gain En-
al the Hail I'm which lie
Denlt with the Political
49,. of the Dny-Monopolies and
r.,.t. Hase a Tendency 60 De-
.-tnsinnd Desired the United
80. IN control the Philippines
mag she Dominates This Coua-
tr,.
-.-,ts club held Its first rally OF
-. -,~1s.-n tonight. with ex-ciov. John
,r..l Of Illinois. as the principal
THE analr was a great success.
,r..I, Hall, with a capacity OF 900.
r..d 20 its utmost and hundreds
unable 10 gain admission. Mr. Alt
"a .ssle. In part. as follows:
.e..-- systcm or government. or
... sr industry, or economies, which
-. srs man an advantage over hts
-.-sr. rests at bottom on the prin-
ol force. while every system which
o., rlnco oil men on an equal foot
,a. on tho higher principle OF JUS
Dr. took the world thousands Of
IA, found a government on the
49, principle OF equality.
~. f.oropoics thnt are devouring the
.s.,sr.. OF our pcopie all rest on the
.,--.ee of might. They stand on al
- Havcmeyer. the president Of the
.- trist. bodily told a Congressional
o,rri.ae thas tho tarim was the mother
u ro4t OF the trusts; that the tarin
m. a wall around the country and kept
y, fsrelen goods. Then che home man
vi,.fuftr- got together AMI put all es-
..,.t4rneuts making the same article
go. ono management and they had a
--.rosaIy They bod the people al their
49, n their goods from - TO 100 per
csl.
Vow he said. ~ you break down
chad wall. then foreiEn-made goods will
..-ueta with the trusts. ana the monop-
s.r 0l he destroyed"
..rae proposition seems seif-evioent. and
a ID + correct then class legislation has
,-.,..d some Of the trusts aud class IN
sr.-e iu the administration OF law has
made possible she creation Of others
So mat the trusts Of to-day are che
srtImato children OF Hamilton; the tarin
tsf rot protect tho weak Millions OF
% ner lonorcrs have been brought IN 90
o. tha mines and the shops.
-Bg we are told that our exports eN-
.s.d OR imports during the last four
years hv over 81. 900 00o0lo. and that this
Constitutes prosperity. A. n this could
compensate for making our young men
81 dependents and lowering the status 81
ne American people.
Lowers social status.
Hos IL occurred to you that monopoly
tae-= the social status Of the American
r1pis ard lessons their ability 20 e.6l-
ar their chil1ren2 Equal opportunity
rlae possible the thousands Of education
o. rsNtu,ions Ia this country. With the
.trIrtion Of equal opportunities they
uasi Jade from the land. and many pro
isss1r, must fade with them. because the
people viii not be able to educate their
c.drsn rs they do now.
1.-The mere fact that some trust mag
ra.e may give a few millions OF stolen
u.rry to some college. cannot keep the
feafie who are doing the work Of America
from sinking down 20 lower plane u
moronoles continue.
Tire law looks upon monopolies as
criminal In addition. we have on our
statute book what e. called the sherman
art.-tru-t law. which fixes severe penal
ts. Coz forming monopoly. But ~ Is a
dead letter because the administration VIII
o. .rforce H.
Tho trusts have absolutely controlled
t1s administration. At present we are IN
This situation. We must repeal such leg
!alflrn as breeds monopoly. and We mus,
have an honest enforcement Of the laws
against monopoly.
Hut the trusts take hand Ia politics.
They furnish Mark Hanna the millions
80 Corruption funds with which 20 de-
.au Tho elections and continue this adj
r.1.efration in power. So far as l can
barn every great monopoly in America
supporting this administration. Even
100 alleged Democratic stockholders In the
Rr1bhcan ice trust OF New York city
wore against our platform ana did not like
OFT candidate. The men who debauch
i,F.laiion-who pollute the stream OF JUS
t'-ara shouting for Mckinley.
Let me ask this question: Is there an
fta.lsout man Ia the land who believes
uaf d the trusts succeed Ia carrying this
-.a,ton that then the trusts viii be de-
rroyed2
DO IS not a partisan question. II Is
f.on Of seif-prcseryation. Shall the
cltcs run the government at Wash
f7'or. or shall the people who do the
work. of this country again take charge
G. ie
lt me remind you that amid all the
NAacalon. amid all the misreprcsonta-
ton no man has yet arisen who had the
tfdifood % assert that the trusts and
sFndicates could control William J.
Bryan
Was Inconsistent.
The first impulse Of the administration
tter Dewey had sunk the Spanish feet
Voc 10 have him come away. Then Il
considered tho idea OF keeping one ISL
l.i lnd % consulted Dewey as 90 which
i"e most desirable. II asked partic-
} aOou, coal ana other mineral
lie advised Il TO keep Luzon.
-''h Doc British ambassador went 10 the
-eut ana had two long interviews
All nav CTTN0AV