The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-06-22

Senator j. w. Helme, OF Adrian, went owe
a little of the political situation at tn
armory Saturday afternoon and the republ
cans are perfectly willing that every jor
debate shall result just the same. MI
Powers was full of the spirit of the hour
one of complete satisfaction that his part
had fulfilled its promises and that the n
suit was that the United States was enjoy
Ing period of the greatest prosperity eve
known In the world. Mr.. Helme did nc
even make an attempt to deny the gIoriou
condition of the country; refused to discus
national affairs except to claim that trust
were monopolizing the business of tn
country and getting richer and richer at tn
same time admitting that the remedy wa
not in the democratic party. claiming tina
both parties were controlled by milIiouaIrel
and condemning the acknowledged leader o.
his own party In this stated. j. Campau
admitted that his party In the south wa
openly and with brazen audacity prevent
ing the colored men from voting and ye
were raising their cry against the refusal t.
allow the half.clad savages of the Philip
pines to vote until they became peaceful
and law abiding citizens.
MIR. Powers took up the question OF
bosses suggested by Mr.. Helme, and said
that he knew the republicans had leader
called Mark Hanna, who had money in
vested In factories, In ships, in rail ways, 10
real estate, in banks. that ne was employ
Ing thousands of men from one years end
to the other, at good wages; that the demo-
Gratis had leader-Dick Crocker-a man
who spends nine months of every year in
Europe racing horses, gambling and direct
ing the robbery of New York City through
such underlings as the. Considines; man
who has no interests, employs no men and
sees and knows practically nobody In this
country except his ward heelers in New
York City. He preferred Hanna every
time and believed the people of Shiawassee
county did.
AS to trusts Mr.. Powers stated that every
particle of law on the statute books against
trusts had been put there by the republican
party-every particle ever taken of had
been taken of by the democratic party.
New Jersey-the home of trusts had been
controlled by the democrats with the ex-
ception of half score years since it became
state; that within twenty days the repub-
licans in congress had attempted to pass a
resolution for a constitutional amendment
making it possible for the government 10
control trusts absolutely and to make their
formation impossible where they could be-
come monopoly and that resolution had
been defeated by the democratic members.
The democrat speakers claimed that the
Carnegie Steel Company was a powerful
and dangerous trust-s company using
$3.50, 100000 in the manufacture of steel,
employing hundred Of thousands of men,
constantly increasing its shops, its force Of
men, using its profits to make more en-
plOyment Against this he would place the
ice trust Of New York, controlled by the
democrats of that city--the mayor-against
the law-hOding stock ia the company and
participating in the enormous profits; this
trust had but recently attempted to raise
the prise OK ice to $12 q ton from $6--wben
1t was shown that the cost OF getting the ieo
to the consumer was less than So a ton.
This trust will not increase IFS number of
employees, would invest in no more land, no
more buildings, would take ADVANTAGE of
the slrortness of work in winter TO make It's !
for small wages. A Tam
many trust with every move it mace illegal |
made so by the republican legislature
whose officers are now attempting to save
the people of New York from the ATTEMPT |
of its corrupt mayor to rob them.
M. Helme claimed the republicans had /
failed TO keep their pledge as TO equalizng |
taxation by not doubling The taxation of the
claiming that the Immortal 10"
had stopped all legislation along that line:
he announced that ne had been repuhli-
can and stil believed in the principles OF
the party as laid down by Lincoln, claiming
hat the party had voted down the use of
extracts, from LincOn's speeches because
hey were in opposition to McKiney's ideas.
he said the policy OF the republican party
had made prosperity but claimed it was all
me sided. He asked IL tie farmers had
elt any OF IL; he attacked the party because
If the stealing by White and Marsh and
others: he said the republican candidates
or governor were using money to get the
nomination and objected because the demo-
rats were not getting any OF it.
Mr.. Powers said that Che entire state
Knew that the statement that taxes had not
,een equalzed was untrue In his own
lily the amount of property on the roll was
Iouble; in 0wossO it was double; that the
ate would be less than half in Owosso this
ear compared to last year. He showed the
ack of truth of the statement about rail-
DAD taxes made by his opponent who stat-
d that If the railroad taxes were doubled
he farmers would not have to pay any
choOl taxes. The railroads pay about 81
10000. II, as Mr.. Helme asks, that DO
Dubbed the amount would be $2, 400, 600.
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