The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-12

for President Mckinley as an executive
to say-but I say when the time comes
that those people are fit for government,
IL they then, being fit for 1t, want inde-
pendence, the American people will give
1t to them. (Applause.) But that is
for the people to say--not for Mr.. Bryan
to say. It's a new path, which we've got
to tread with care. The only thing to do
is just what we are doing-plant the tree
all over the islands, from whose boughs
are to blossom the fruits of liberty ir
the days to come"
That was the gist of Senator Spooner's
plea for the retention of the Philippines.
The forepart of his speech was devoted
to prosperity, silver, the trusts and the
army. The full dinner pail was not
mentioned except by inference.
II deny" said the speaker in opening,
"that any man or party can tie together
a bundle Of 15 or 20 issues, and write
across the top of one, this is the para
mount issue The thoughtful citizen
must decide that question himself" In
the course Of his opening the speaker
mentioned Harrison and his administra-
tion. but was only weakly applauded.
He reviewed the events of the Cleveland
administration, and declared that the
passage of the Sherman silver purchas-
ing act was a mistake. IT had my part
in that mistake" he said. THAT silver
act
FRIGHTENED THE CAPITAL
of the country. Mr.. Cleveland did all
he could in that crisis to save the honor
and financial standing Of this country.
He did all he-could to secure the repeal
of the Sherman act. He was finally
compelled to issue bonds to obtain gold
to maintain In honor the pledge Of the
act of 80 and the pledge of '92. The
present Democracy criticises him for It;
but want to say the nation owes him
debt of gratitude"
Senator Spooner dwelt upon the tariff
issue for ten minutes, then proceeded:
mo man was ever presented to the
suffrages Of the American people of
loftier aspirations of braver, stronger,
firmer patriotism, Of better mental
equipoise or Of a higher degree Of self
sacrificing patriotism than William Nc
Kinley. (Applause.) No man chosen
president of the United States since the
days of Abe Lincoln has been compelled
to meet suddenly more strange, novel,
complicated and troublesome problems
than have confronted him. But he has
been at all times Indifferent to his own
comfort. He has been firm, pains-tak-
ing; he has grown every hour in the
stature of statesmanship; and he has
made a masterful, liberty-loving presi-
dent Of the United States. (Applause.)
And the irony of fate is that the only
reason given why the people should
withdraw their support from him is that
he is against the constitution"
After a few words on the standing
army. Senator Spooner touched on the
trust problem.
AS TO THE TRUST.
Capital can't do anything" said the
senator, without labor, and labor can't
do anything without capital. The man
who arrays the classes against each
other for the benefit of a political party,
is demagOgue. 1t ought to be the pur-
pose of every good man, instead Of en-
deavoring to bring about dissatisfac-
ton, to promote harmony IL he can be-
tween the employer and his employe.
From the technical, legal standpoint.
Hanna Is right when he says there are
no trusts. Popularity, they are trusts;
legally they are corporations. There
were at one time trusts-the old Stand
ard Oil trust, you remember, and they
and their brother trusts were brought
under the ban. Our greatest antitrust
law was passed in the house under the
of William Mckinley, of
Ohio. (Applause.)
"In the last two years some great
trusts have been formed with a bad pur-
pose, undoubtedly. But they are car
rying on their business inside a state.
They are made possible by the laws Of
the state in which they organize. The
supreme court says you cannot interfere
with the commerce between the states.
There are wrongs tobe berighted-every-
body knows that-but they are not to be
righted in stump demagogue speeches.
President Cleveland thought 1t should
be remedied by the states themselves.
The difficulty has always been, as Har-
rison and Mckinley have both said, that
congress can do nothing. Action by
congress would require a constitutional
amendment.
How do they propose to smash all
lHeSc COTpOIdtlOHb thcy Cdi tiuStS' ~
taking off the tariff on their products.
You see, its the same old ambuscade
from the south against the tariff.
1.-THE Industrial commission has in
vestigated the matter. Many thought
full, discriminating men are at work on
it, and are trying to get at 1t in the
regular way, and in the legal way"
The speaker, after his plea for ex-
pansion, closed his speech with q plea
for Mckinley and r. w. Tayler. For
get politics on election day, and vote fol
Canton's beloved son, William McKin'
ley" Twelve hundred persons remained
to hear Senator Spooner through. After
three cheers for the ticket, the meeting
adjourned, at II o'clock.
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