Evening star., 1900-10-09

us from Mexico and China, has placed us
in commercial relations with and upon the
same commercial basis the great indus
trial nations Of Christendom. 1t has given
stability to our credit it has made the
American dollar recognized upon an equal
value with the English sovereign or the
French louis everywhere around the globe;
1t has given SteadineSS to our business, un-
exampled credit to our government, and
is rapidly making us the creditor among
nations.
"Mr. Bryan does not deny the wonderful
prosperity of our country and of our peO
Pile; he does not promise any better re-
turns to the farmer the manufacturer
or the merchant; he does not promise any
greater employment or higher wages to
the labOrer he does not promise the ex
ploitation Of new enterprises and the condi-
tons which make money active and capital
useful by new additions to the productive
powers of the country, and, therefore,
larger employment and a greater distribu-
ton of money. The country is to be no
better than it is today or was yesterday
by his election even upon his own show
ing, upon his own prophecy, and upon his
own promise. His position, measured by
the plain standards of business, is simply
this: The country is drunk with prosperity;
1t is an inebriation which is unhealthy and
cannot last; If you elect me / will check the
pace, curtail this unhealthy expansion; my
methods and my remedies will arrest the
disease and eradicate II before 1t has de-
through the process Of a milder catastrophe,
he will prevent the greater one which he
thinks otherwise inevitable.
THE only party which has ever attempted
to meet the trust issue is the republican
party. 1t enacted the Sherman antitrust
law, which is the only effective law upon
the books upon that subject. 1t passed the
constitutional amendment in the last House
Of Representatives with every democratic
vote except seven against 1t. L look IN
vain through the speeches of Mr.. Bryan or
any of the democratic orators for a definl-
ton of a trust or how to control 1t.
"A trust which controls the necessities
Of life and prevents all competition, ana
can dictate the price to the raw material
man, to the laborer, to the carrier and to
the consumer, is a menace, is unlawful
now and can be reached by honest prose-
cutting officers and the laws to reach any
such trusts should be made as drastic, as
searching, and as effective as human lail-
guage will permit"
An escort of marchers which had accom-
panied Senator Depew to the meeting was
charged by an organized gang of men, wh)
had concealed themselves in the dark re-
cess OF an unlighted alley
The rioters were repulsed finally by the
marchers. but not until four or five OF the
republican marchers had been injured,
some of them quite seriously.
German Could Not Appear.
Ex-senator German was to have made a
speech at a democratic mass meeting in
Baltimore last night, and his address was
prepared last week, but his throat trouble
has become severe, and his physician per-
emptorily ordered him to remain indoors,
forbidding him to even attend the meet
ing.
Mr.. Gorman's friends have known for
several weeks that his health was poor,
and his son stated yesterday that II his
father tried to speak he could not be heard
ten feet If his health improves he pro-
poses to take an active part in the cam
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which, among other things. he said:
1.-The sole hope of arresting the present
reckless progress of imperialism, with It's
concomitants of large standing armies and
growing lust of acquisition, lies In the tri-
umph Of the democratic ticket next month.
What the country needs for its honorable
safety and prosperity Is the election OF
William Jennings Bryan and Adlai E. Ste
venson with a House Of Representatives In
accord with them
Mr.. German authorized an absolute de-
nial of published reports that he had re-
signed from the democratic national COM
mittee and from other political committees
of which he Is q member.
The speakers at the meeting were ex-
Governor Stone of Missouri and John =.
Poe.
ID. h. Hill at North Adams.
Former Senator David B. Hill was the
principal speaker at a democratic rally in
North Adams Mass, last night. In his
speech he concerned himself principally
with the issue of Imperialism.
On the money question, he declared that
the present gold standard law meant
nothing. In its first section, he said, it
declared in favor of a gold standard, and
ever afterward 1t favored the old system.
There could be no gold standard law un-
less the law provided for the redemption
of every other form of money in gold. and
this the new financial law does not do.
On the subject OF Imperialism Mr.. Hill
smoke over an hour He reviewed the re-
cent war, asserting that 1t was just, and
held that the democrats were first to the
front in advocating 1t and first to the front
in fighting.
He reviewed tf1e government of the pos
sessions acquired from Spain as result of
the war. and concluded by saying:
1.-The question Is, Is this policy a right
one and how long will 1t take? Nobody
knows what the program is. So far as
we can learn the policy is to hold the islands
as colonies Hold them as American colo
nies? / say there Is and can be no such
thing as American colonies "
Bishop McCabe Defends the President.
In the Central New York Methodist Epis-
copal conference. which met at Syracuse,
N. Y, yesterday. the committee on temper
ance presented a report which condemned
the army canteen and urged enforcement
of prohibitory measures.
Bishop McCabe said that it Is not always
policy to denounce those high In authority.
There are men, he said, who, Like Abraham
Lincoln, wait until they know that the
people are behind them. Il believe" he
said, that the President wants to do what
Ia right. He Is one of the best, one of