The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-11-02
CoNGREssMAN CooPER,s. ADDRESS.
Came Day Late, But Gave Us An Flo
quent Talk.

came a Day Late, But Gave Us An ElO-
quent Talk.
In accordance with his understanding
OF the dating of his appointment in Ed
gerton, though the meeting was adver-
tised for the night before, Hon. II. A.
Cooper arrived Saturday afternoon on
the 2 o'clock train for the purpose of de-
livering campaign address in this city
Bills we're hurriedly gotten out and ar
engagements made for the meeting that
evening. Even with only few hours
notice the hall was comfortably filled
when Mr.. Gettle introduced the speaker,
who expressed deep regret that there
should been any misunderstanding re-
garding the date of his appearance here.
Just from the seat of government Mr..
Cooper was fortified with facts and his
speech was we'll arranged, sparkling with
eloquence, logic and wit. He reviewed
the situation of the country for the past
eight years and the contrasts were made
quite effective by the use of democratic
prophesies of Is to l. The talk of trusts
imperialism and other issues were ex-
cellent and minor detail that would tend
to enlighten his hearers was not omitted.
He made it clear that Is to / was the
real issue in the campaign, back of the
bOgies of imperialjsm, military and trusts.
MIR. Cooper said the national republi-
can party has brought the country to it's
unparalleled prosperity of today. 1t has
preserved the constitution, saved and es-
tablished on a firm basis an honest cred
it and for thirty-five years has seen the
,trsl
bounds and the increase of national
wealth and power has been phenomenal.
In spite of the four democratic years
of administration in 1887 which usher
ed into this countrya period of hard
times never before known, notwithstand-
ing their defeat in 1896 and 1898, is it
not remarkable that they come before
the voters with any hope of success. Do
the party managers think the peoples
memories are SO short that they forget
the. calamitous time of the last demo
cratic administration? Politicians are
prone to believe and trade upon this
supposed shortness or memory, and
think the false prophesies of Is to l their
record of perfidy and dishonor will all
be forgotten. The best way to Judge of
the future is by the past and experience
is the teacher which governs us.
The republican party appeals to the
record it has made which will go down to
generations, and we'll it can do so.
was witness to that spectacle of an
army of workingmen headed by Coxey
marching on the capitol and there were
many honest workingmeu among them
too. Such an army has never been seen
during republican administration when
republican policies were in force.
Confidence is the basis upon which
rests the prosperity of our country and
when it become known in 1892 that at
last the democrats had senate, congress
and presidency, something which had not
happened before for thirty years, uncer-
tainty at once prevailed and everyone
said "We will wait and see what hap
pens" Every one bought as little as
possible. Retail dealers did not pur-
chase of the wholesaler, the wholesaler
refused to buy of the manufacturer and
he, in turn, could not buy as many of
the farm products. If part can't buy and
part can't sell, then hard times are
with us.
The proper regulation and control of
trusts is one of the greatest problems.
That it is a serious evil no one denies.
1t is well to be perfectly candid about
the matter. 1t is so easy to dissemble
on these questions. The business of the
United States has been built up by the
theory of unrestricted competition.
Trusts were but the natural outcome of
industrial conditions. We are all in
them, democrats, populists, republicans.
They are not the result of republican
legislation, but of our competitive sys-
tenn. Last summer a constitutional
amendment was submitted to congress
to be voted upon. Here was an excel
lent opportunity for the democrats to
show their good intentions towards
breaking up harmful combinations, but
everyone of them voted against it.
The issue of imperialism is not new.
Every four years, our democratic friends
tell us that the country is going to de-
struction, that the constitution, the pal
adium of our liberties, is on the verge of
tottering to pieces. They are great
deal like the Indian medicine men. An
imperialistic poW-wow is held every four
years. They bound around and Whoop
and when the election is over they sub
side and resume work once more by the
side of their republican brethren.
After the war with Spain was over,
the question came UP: What shall we do
with the Philippines? He came to
Washington and labored long and earn
estly to have the treaty OF peace passed,
and now we find him advocating the ex
tending of the Monroe doctrine to those
far away islands. There are hundreds
of different races there and it stands to
reason that it will certainly be long
time before they are fit for self govern
ment. In the meantime we will have to
protect them from the aggressions of
broiled constantly.