The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-02

make. We are not suffering from over
production; we are suffering from under
consumption. This destruction of the pur-
chasing power Of cur people has been
brought about by the Republican policies
which make the foreigners money dear
and American farm products cheap. When
ever a mill shuts down, whenever there
is paralysis in industry and stagnation In
business, whenever property values in this
country sink. then we reap the harvest OF
the legislation which England, by the aid
f, of Republican politicians, has fastened on
| our country.
MY Republican friend, have you leen
! ruined without any fault of your own by a
panic? Has your independence as man,
your ability to do business and support
| your family been destroyed? Has the fu-
ture OF your sons and of your daughters
been made doubtful, IL not hopeless? Then
bear in mind that these conditions have
been brought upon our land by men with
soiled hands who own. control, and ma
nipulate the Republican party and the
Republican President.
Bear in mind that every trust in
America is fighting the Democratic plat
form. Even the alleged Democratic stock
holders in the Republican ice trust OF
New York, controlled by Tom Platts son,
are fighting our Platform. Why? IL they
thought we would not overthrow the trusts
they would not fight us. Trusts do not
fight for nothing. We have declared that
private monopoly is indefeasible and shall
net exist in American. They know that
men who are in earnest will find way
to make the will OF the people effective.
The trusts know their friends. Even a
casual glance shows you that there is this
difference between the two great parties
as regards trusts. The trusts constitute
the head, the shoulders, the spine. the
limbs, and the soul of the Republican party
of today. They own, control and direct It.
They have erased every great motto from
its 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 defence of their
masters and secret employers.
Democracy After Trusts.
"On the other hand, the trusts are only a
snesa on the tail Of the Democratic party.
and it is doing its best to lash them off.
In order to peTpetuate their power the
trusts are now raising millions Of dollars
TO help Mark Hanna debauch the American
elections. Will you help them or will you
stand for your own independence and the
indep :rdence and happiness of your chill
dren?
lea a trlbute-paying colony TO Great Brit
ain; American valor and American patriot
ism had triumphed over the English on
every open field; we had defeated their
armies, We had destroyed their fleets. But,
aided by corrupt Republican politicians,
England was able TO dictate the policies
of our Government, to shape all Of our
financial legislation, until today she is su
premc mistress of this country, and her
Dr. and
out of Parliament, that they have an I'M
Outstanding with the American Govern
ment which is Of higher order than writ
ten treaties.
After the civil war England got Cur
Government to retire its paper money and
issue interest-bear!ng bonds. 1t thus re-
duced the amount of paper money in our
country one-half and the prices OF Ameri-
can products fell one-half, and debtors
were ruined. and we had the panic of 1875.
Then England got our Government to lead
the way in reducing the volume OF the
worlds metallic money by one-haf, and
again the prices of American products fell
cne-half debtors were ruined, and We had
the panic of 1893. Then England got the
present friendly Administration to pass
law providing that in the future evesJ-
thing in this country shall be payable IN
gold, which will still further reduce the
price Of American products
THE consequence of all this legislation
is that today, after we have paid of more
than half of the debt Of the war, it Will
take more OF American products, more OF
American sweat and labor, to pay what is
left of that war debt than 1t would have
taken at the conclusion of the war to have
paid 1t all, while today. when an Eng
lishman gets one OF our thousand-dollar
bonds, whether Government bond or
60 hat find
that the interest which we must pay him
on that bond will buy twice as much of
A nerican products as the interest on the
same bond would buy for him twenty-odd
years ago.
War in the Philippines.
Long before we declared war against
Philippine Islands had been waging war
for their own independence. They contin-
ued this warfare and finally drove the
Spaniards off the islands. And we are now
engaged In war to rob the islanders of
their independence and make the people
subjects, not citizens of this Republic.
There is today no question Of expansion
before the American people, and all the
talk about expansion is simply an effort to
conceal the facts and to mislead the pub
lie. The sole question is whether We
shall go into the colonial business with
England and the despotic nations of Eu-
rope. Let me say here that the Demo-
cratic party has been the party of expan-
sion. 1t gave TO our Republic the country
west Of the Mississippi and Florida, Texas,
New Mexico, and California. The Demo-
cratic party believes that. moving along
the line of natural growth and develop
ment. and without violating the principles
of freedom the time will come when
by constitutional methods Canada on the
north and the West India Islands on the
south will rap for admission 10 this Repub-
lie. 1t believes that the time will come
when, from the frozen skies Of the north
to the warm waters of the south there
Will be one people, one flag, one civiliza-
ton, one great brotherhood OF man. But
10 such question is now before u.s.
1T is not question of expansion at all.
1t is solely and simply question of I'M
perialism and militarism. They are 10 be
subject colonies. We are going TO govern
them with carpetbaggers. viii the poll
ticians who rob our home cities be better
when sent TO the Philippines? We hear
much said about our humane and philan-
thropIc design in governing those islands,
our high purposes; but, my friends, basic
principles always shape ultimate results.
Government by brute force is the same in
all ges and In all countries. and produces
the same harvest. We need not theorize
about this-we have had experience. 1t
has not been long since we covered the
Southern States with carpetbag govern
ment, and ii took that country a whole
generation TO recover from the stealing,
pillaging, and the universal rottenness
that was established there.
we have a later example Of this philan-
thropic and humane policy. Not long ago