Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-10


In their development there has been
man who denies the evil is just as fool
There have been evils and there are
and they are going to he cut out, not
by oratory, but by common sense and
Iresolution. incidentally one of the first
things to do is to make up your minds
that while getting rid of the cancer you
wish to avoid killing the patient.
THE very fact that the problem is
complex means that there can be no
immediate solution. There will probably
have to be national action to cure it.
At present 1t has to be left largely to
the different states under decision of
the supreme court. In accordance with
the provisions and purposes of the con-
stitution, the states now have complete
control of the corporations. / am not
Ifamiltar8with the situation here in your
state. am familiar with it in my own
state. Two years ago 1 ran for governor
IF New York Against me ran an en-
Judge. Van Wyck He was nominally
1.-The man who ran. daughter and APP
Iplause.D The real master and leader of
party under which our home Imperial
ism has reached such an extraordinary
development was the Hon. Richard
Croker. tApplause.) Mr.. Van Wyck
and Mr. Croker We're extreme in their
ldenurciation of trusts and corporations.
They Vert much farther than Was
Willing 10 go. because i was hampereds
by the fact that intended my deeds to
square my words. Well. I got elected
| The greatest evil in New York at
that time, in connection With corporate
wealth was the fact that some corpora
| lions which We're among the wealthiest.
land which had gotten franchises that
gave them practically all their wealth.
| from he public. made no adequate re-
turn to the public. Such were the street
railway companies and other corpora
lions using he streets.
FRANCHISE TAN Law.
We took hold of that problem in no
l'yindictive, in no demagogic spirit. We
lsteok hold OF it IN the only spirit in
which it is safe To deal With a corpora
Iltion or a private individual. either with
i a rich man or n poor man tapplause).
tire spirit OF doing justice and exacting
Justice in return. (2Applause.) We put
an The statute books a law which will
doubtless need some modification as en-
Inertence may dictate but which in its
iessanse has come to stay. fAppiause)
lit is a law called the franchisestax law
under which We put upon the assess
inent rolls nearly two hundred millions
/ of property which hitherto had improp-
lefly escaped taxation Now, that did
inot mean that we have solved the prob
Hem connected with corporations: but
lit did mean that We had taken a longer
singie stride towards It's solution, 80 far
{8as i am aware, than had yet been taken
lin any state.
That was done while we had control.
! All that very time Mr.. Van WSck, in
speeches. and Mr.. Croker. in interviews,
lilad been denouncing trusts in language
faltogsther too extreme for me 10 be
willing to use. and at the Very time that
Ethey We're denouncing trusts they. We're
LIN the process of becoming two of the
largest stockholders in the most iniqui-
sfous trust in the United States-the ice
trust Laughter and applause). That
Us. they Saaded To public dennnciationo of
TRUSTS private ownership in them
New. gentlemen. / spoke to You lit
j tie while back on the first quality
iIneeded in a nations public nen--ho1~-
sI3asty. use that term in its broadcast
gEsense, and you can get no solution OF
such a problem as the trust problem
5ffrom men Who d. not appreciate that
honesty demands that Word and deed
Ishail square with one another
PHILIPPINE SITUATION.
= Now.aone moment a S TO the Philip
j p.nes We can not. in honor, shirk our
work In the Philippines. We are there
Land We have got To stay. Peace has
leone thru5tti Iastcentury TO large sec
fItions nf the earth because the civilized
races nave spread over the world
sidarkest places. 1t is a good thing for
1.-THE World tina, France should be in Al
4 giers. England in the Spudan and Rus
alsia in Tlrkestan. 1t is. a good thing for
4 the world: and above all, it is a good
Ething far$t!as peopie&of thuse countries
Now, what is ons duty in the Philip
ipines? ii, is DUTY TO govern those
8lisiands in the interest of the Islanders
Inst less than in accordance with oul
own honor and interest. We wish moi
Ito be excused if we not make il better
Efor the islanders that We have taker
q charge OF the islands. Liberty? Yes
4 the Islands shall have such liberty a.
& they could never know under the lead
{ Iersflip ~ IA syndicate Of inconceivabl,
!, learrupt and cruel half-breeds. But !
shall be liberty in fact and not a tray
lesty: ii shall be liberty with order.
We have heard from unimpeaehabl,
n authority how the friendly natives. Wit
have trusted to our good faith. are tor
J. ltured Tor their friendliness to orr flag
n now then. limbs are broken and the
tongues torn out and how they Wer
4 Isubieeted To all the cruelties that coul'
Z be imagined because they have beef
: friendly To us in this struggle. Now
-ishail Nc abandon them to such n fate a
y tlat2 Never While we keep faith witt
: friend or foe.
They talk about liberty in the Philip
y pines, Liberty aye. liberty shall come
)sliberty such as they have never know
t before In all the dark ages, but ii shal
g Ebe liberty under the American flag
. lApplause).
E Peace. peace and goodwill, goo
t government and a constantly increasin
t measure of self-government, all shal
i leone in good time; but this shall com
t fhecause oui flag floats over the islands
< My fellow tiZens, you men and Wome
Z Iof the mighty west. surely you are no
: among those who tremble and shrin
, back and stand aside from the contes
+ Ito let stronger and Drawer peoples reac
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