The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-25
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campaigns, and If the Republican par
ty takes the side of the man-made gen.
tlenan, and the n .n-made gentleman
takes the side of the Republican party,
we appeal to the GOd-made man and
the God-made woman to take the other
size in this struggle between the az
gregate wealth and the humble citizens
cf this country. You see the Repuo-
iicans say that the Republican party
has brought prosperity. Wen, my
friends, IL the Republican party goes
into the campaign this year upon this
platform, as ii promises TO do, we Will
make a very brief answer TO that. We
will say all right let everybody who
has received his share Of the prosperity
vote the Republican ticket, and If we
can get the votes of all who have not
received their share we will have the
largest vote any party ever had IN the
United States. (Applause.)
Prosperity From Toilers.
Prosperity cannot be permanent an
less it comes 10 from those who toll.
The prosperity that includes within its
benefits only a few people is bogus
prosperity. What has the Republican
party done to bring prosperity to the
masses Of the people? 1t has not at
tempted TO increase the volume OF
money Any Increase that we have
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of their desire. Why, we have had
some aid from the spending of $780,
100000 of money by our government on
the war, but, my friends, what do YOU
think of the intellect of a man who
boasts Of the fact of spending $500, Co.,
600 that must be paid back? What
would you think Of the man who bor-
rowed money on ahO use and then
built an addition to the house without
Tarnpr0nnriF1-r fhaT he had rho
money back some day? Would YOU
consider it an evidence of prosperity to
be spending money that must be paid
Dack2 We have prosperity now that
is not Of a permanent nature, and can
not be attributed to anything that the
Republican party has done or promised
to do.
The Republican party has not advo-
Gated such an increase in the volume
of money as will give the people the
supply to keep pace with the popUla-
ton and with industry. Instead Of do
ing that, it is putting the people at the
mercy Of the national banks. who are
to determine whether we viii have
much money or little. How much will
we have? AS much az they think is
good for US, or as little as they think
is good for them? You would not dare
to trust this power in the hands Of pri-
vate individuals, if the power con-
trolled something Immediately before
you. If your city derived it's water
supply from one spring, you would
not dare to let any individual control
that spring and fix the price of water,
and make you dependent on him, and
yet you are led to do that when the
Republican party organizes this paper
money trust.
The Republican party Is allowing the
trusts to organize to bleed you when
you come to buy, and you will find that
the Republican party has been turned
over body and soul to the corporations,
and that the great mass Of the people
are not considered at all in legislation.
You have had a recent illustration of
the power that stands behind the trusts.
The governor general Of Porto Rico
recommended free trade between Porto
Rico and the United States, and the
secretary of war recommended free
trade between Porto Rico and the
United States. and said that the highest
considerations Of justice and good faith
required it. The president recommend
ed free trade between Porto Rico and
the United States, and said it was
plain duty to give them free trade.
Porto Rican Question.
The people of Porto Rico petitioned
for free trade and pointed out that they
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lean rule than they had been under
Spanish rule, and then the chairman of
the committee On ways and means in
tFoduced a bill to give free trade TO the
people of Porto Rico. But after all
these sources had spoken, after the gov
ernor general. the people, the secretary
of war, the chairman of the COMMITTEES
on ways and means and the president,
a power arose greater than all, and
no 10 n fr,e Of
wealth on the Republican party, the
power behind the throne, a concealed
force that was strong enough to compel
the chairman of the committee on
ways and means to bring in q bill deny
ing free trade to Porto Rico. You saw a
power stronger than the governor gen.
eral of Porto Rico, a power more per-
suasive than the pleadings. of the peo-
pie of Porto Rico, a power strong
enough to override the considerations
of justice and good faith, as stated by
the secretary Of war; you found a
power great enough to silence the con-
science of the president and make him
agree to violate a plain duty And this
great power stands behind the RepuS-
lican party and compeis all, from the
president, cabinet and congress down.
That is the power that is standing be,
hind the Republican party, and if you
this state you declare that you stand
with that power, whatever it is, and
are willing to risk that power to con-
troll the action of this government (Ap7
plause)
7 want to ask you if you are satisfied
with the concentration of wealth that is
going or under Republican control? Are
you satisfied to have all the industries
gradually collected in-o the hands of
tho fayE-p Won nd 70 Ill
you use is controlled by a single firm
and the price Of that oil has been
raised 4 cents within the last year. and
the company that has the power to
raise the price makes a dividend OF
$50, 600 of profits on 500. 600. 600 Of
capital. You find that they are gather
ing the sugar interest into one control.
And I understand that out here you
have a sheep industry, and that every
owner Of sheep is expected to vote tho
Republican ticket to raise the price of
wool.
Some Curious Things.
have never understood why the man
who owned sheep was so interested in
raising the price of wool, and why the
man who bought wooden goods was so
indifferent to the price of wooden goods
being raised when he goes to buy them.
and yet every sheep grower is expect
ed to vote the Republican ticket TO
raise the price of wool, and every man
who wears wooden goods is expected
not to care even il the price Of wooden
goods are increased. But I want to
warn you sheep growers when all these
wooden mills are united under one con-
troll and there is only one buyer of
wool, you will suffer with the rest of
them because Of that policy which
makes this possible. (AppIause)
You are willing, some Of you. to ioin
with the Republican party because it