Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-03

urged the change-why? Answering his
w question, the speaker proceeded as
follows:
They tell us we must change from the
beatiic conditions that surround US be-
cause our liberties are in peril; we must
sacrifice ourselves because constitutional
government is in peril, because we are
about to be engulfeed in the pool of mill
'tarism. A standing army of g., 900 SOL
die1s is about to a away our liberties
The trusts are after US. Now, I don't
want to be harsh OF any account. but 1
will say that our worthy brethren are
throwing III three ghosts, three spooks,
three skeletons with sheets thrown over
them fer the purpose of frightening a lot
cf political children.
Let us first pull the sheet away from
miiitarism. There are people talking
about militarism who don't know what
it is-whether it walks, talks, or is some
thing to cat. The definition that might
be given to it reminds me of the defini-
ton of transcendentalism given by Il
minister to an inquisitve person who was
Interested in a conversation abou that
doctrine while OH board a steamer passing
up the Mississippi liver. My friend, it
would be hard for me to define the word
he said, but I think I can illustrate it,.
Do you see that big bluff over there filed
with holes?" He was answered in the af-
firmative. Well he answered, blow that
bluff away with dynamite and leave the
holes; what is left might be called tram
s"cendentalism.' daughter and %applause.)
The proportion existing between the
army and the civilian part of the nation
is about SOL, 600 Of a soldier to every per-
son. Do the democrats think $751; 600 of a
soldier can scare the ordinary American
citizen? Do they think all the brave men
nave gone to war? Do they ever think
that the American soldier is any less 10y
al an American simply because he enters
the army to fight for his country? I
don't think it necessary to say any
thing more on that subject. but I want
to remind you hat away up among the
Alps nestles a little republic called
Switzerland. which has had a big stand
ing army for hundreds of years, and In
stead of finding it's liberty imperi,ed on
account of that army the ountry could
never save existed as a free people with
out that army
On the score of imperialism the speaker
called attention to the fact thai the war
with Spain was settled by the treaty of
Paris which had to be ratified by congress
before it could become a law. William
Jennings Bryan resigned from the army
and came to Washington where, in the
lCbbies of the hotels, on the streets and
wherever he got a chance, he urged those
of his political faith. to vote for the rati-
fication of the treaty. 1t was passed by
the aid Of II democratic votes, without a
vote to spare. The republicans did not
have the number of votes necessary for
the ratification of the treaty, and there
fore the democrats are responsible for it's
ratification. After it was ratified it be-
came the highest law of the land, on a
par with the constitution of the country.
The president has no power to break that
treaty. He has to do just exactly as the
democrats who voted for it's ratification
determined that he should. and when
anybody says that we should turn the
Philippine lands over to Aguinaldo and
let a reign of terror that would
throw the record of the French .reyolu-
ton into the shade prevail he states
something that is an impossibility unless
congress should vote for the revocation
of the treaty, and incidentally shows
ar ignorance of law that would do credit
to a Comanche Indian"
In introducing the subject of trusts the
speaker said he could conceive that what
ever a trust may be it did not grow as
well during the Cleveland administration
as it has during this administration, be-
cause nothing would grow during that
administration. The soil at that time
was mighty poor"
Poverty grew" shouted one of the
audience. This sally called forth laugh
ter.
Yes assented the senator, poverty
grew, I admit my error"
II proposs to tai up your time for a
few minutes in dealing with the trust
question, because it is a serious question.
Before we taxi up hat question, now
ever, let me talk to you O n the subject
of our government. Its complexity has
a good deal to do with the operation and
h dealings of. trusts"
Senator Carter then explained the sys-
tenn of government under which the
country is controlled. He began with the
municipality and went through the list.
including townships, counties, states and
finally the federal government. He ex-
planned that the constitution was adopt
ed while there were only thirteen states
in the union. and drew a graphic word
picture of the conditions which prevailed
at that time: The motive power of steam
was unknown; electricity was an agent
whose powers were not ever dreamed of.
and when Morse had the members of
congress present to witness the sending
of the first message between Baltimore
and Washington one of the congressman
remarked that he could not understand
how they were to get a mail bag around
the telegraph poles if they sent it along
the wire.
On account of the conditions govern
ing the country at that time the con-
stitution adopted did not include he dis
position of many things which Lave aris-
en- since then to perplex n puzzle leg
islators. Postmasters used to have to
furnish horses to travellers, who would
pay for their steeds when they reached
the postal station which was their desti-
nation. his could not very well be dom
now.
The only powers congress were given
with regard to the trusts are contained