Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-04-06

who have furnished it the sinews o
war during the campaign and ther
| claimed of it a right to get the money
back out OF the people after the cam
paign is over. Let me remind you o
the testimony given by Mr. Have
meyer, OF the sugar trust in regard t,
the trusts dealings in politics. Unit
1876, we had some trust influence ex
erting itself in the Democratic party
but rejoice to say that the tempera
ture OF the party became so warm il
1896, that all of the trust magnate.
were driven out into the Republican
party; but before that, say, the trus
did exert an influence on the Demo
cratic party as well as the Republican
party; and when Mr.. Havemeyer testi
fed before a Sena te committee, h,
was asked whether he had contribute,
to a campaign fund as he was reporte.
to have done. They asked him t.
which party he contributed in New
York. "The Democratic party" Tt
which party in Massachusetts? 9th,
Republican party" To which part,
in New Jersey? He said that was
doubtful State, and he would have t.
look at the books. That is the way il
used to be, but now you find that tn,
trust is contributing to the Republi
can party only. A distinguished
Democrat of Colorado, organized 6
smelter trust, and as soon as he gol
his trust organized he announced thai
he had gone into the Republican
party because, he said, the Democrats
would not protect property. He was
right, for he means that the Demo.
cratic party will not protect the trust
in its desire to extort from the people
and | am glad that the Democratic
party is purging itself of all those who
want to make government simply q
means for public plumber and private
gain.
But, Republicans, what do you
think OF your party that draws to it
every bad man who is driven ont OF
the Democratic party? Governor
P;ngree, of Michigan, made a speech
not long ago, in which he said that
the Republican party had drawn to
itself all OF these corporate influences.
l can understand how a set of men
bent on plundering the people in
violation of law or in the absence of
laws that would be executed-I can
understand why such men to-day are
running into the Republican party
with a momentum like that with
which the water runs over the falls at
Niagara; but Republicans, poor Repub-
licans, l can't understand why you
don't rush out when they rush in. l
can't understand why you do not
exercise the same good sense that the
Irishman did who was driving a mule
to buggy. The mule got to kicking
with his heels over the dash board,
and the Irishman said to the mule
" You can get in if you want to, but
when you get in III get out" And
yet many of you Republicans are try
ing to change your views to stay with
the Republican party, no matter how
it flops about. Sometimes you have
to turn very sharp corners in order to
keep up with the Republican party,
in its sudden changes; but many of
you are like the fellow who was hunt
ing. A party was hunting and they
agreed that they would take turn
about doing the cooking, and was
agreed that if any man complained OF
the cooking he would have to take his
place as cook, and 80 they tried not
to complain. But one morning the
steak was very tough and when one of
the members OF the party got around to
it, he said, this is the toughest steak
that l ever did see-but I like it,"
Now when Abraham Lincoln signed
an income tax bill you all said that
that was all right, but when the Re-
publican party in 1894 voted against
an income tax law you said, "this is
q mighty tough thing for party to
debut like it." Abraham Lincoln
signed the bill that provided for the
greenback. Now the Republican
party is trying to retire the green.
backs and you Republicans say
" that's a mighty tough proposition
but like it," In 1892, the Republi-
cans said that the American people in
its tradition and interests favored bi.
metalism, and all of you said it was
so. Now the Republican party says
the gold standard is all right, and you
say that that is the toughest thing
you ever did see-but you like it,"
Republicans Defend the Trusts.
Until recently you never heard q
Republican defend a trust; every Re.
publican used to denounce the trust
Now your party stand sponsor fol-
more trusts than were ever created in
all the previous history of this coun.
try, and you who have heretofore de.
nounced the trusts, say, it is mighty
tough to have the Republican party
create and defend trusts-but you like
it. Well, I don't believe ali of YOU
will like it; believe that it will be
too tough for some of you. I have
met many Republicans who voted the
Republican ticket in '96, but who
have come into contact with the
trusts since that time. met a man
who had lived in Nebraska. lie be.
gan to denounce the trusts; he had
come into contact with the Republi.
can trusts, and as he talked about the
trusts and denounced them. became
more and more surprised and l said,
"Why, you used to be Republican in
Nebraska; and he said, "of course !
was a Republican in '96, but now
feel that l will have to vote against
the Republican party on the trust
question alone" cts too tough
l can't like it," And then l was
reminded OF one of Solomon's prov.
erbs. find great deal of wisdom in
that Book of Proverbs. And here is a
proverb want you to remember; YOU
may be reminded of it when you find
some Republican who shouted for the
Republican ticket and prosperity in
'96, and has run his head up against a
stone wall since then: "A wise man
forseeth the evil and hideth himself.
but the foolish pass on and are pun.
ished." But lest you may not be able
tn rQmQn,h oy that ,>,1.n.I