Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-01
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ndx trust. II makes no pretence Of
nv csor to destroy tho trusts. We
IN. ~ want 10 destroy them. but we
Ia 10 remedy for them, and that
lei u has been stated over and over
les 1t is TO put on the free list
a trust made article. 1t is to shut
M fporation up in a state until the
Az M is squeezed out of its stock and
MI Ynows that 1T is going forth to en-
aWNoin Interstate commerce not for tho
tokurpose OF monoI olizing an industry,
ouk 1tEf Tor the purpose of offering it's
tofares In competition with other wares,
IA Nat The people may have chance to
evlU'8nf BETWEEN the wares that are
q. ,ff&r3d. 10y.
NJ Ht my friends, l did not intend to
n. t4tMfnt length on this. / only wanted
"a. tn3S<ll your attention to it. | want to
n. the attention of the mothers more
ofn6s ftcularly to the question that now
n .pfe49nts itself for the first time: What
n .sshAll be the size of our standing armyf
r rs was rs, 900 in 1896 The President
n. lsked for lou, 600 in December of 1898.
IN Ins 1886 the proportion between our
MN Hilary establishment and our educa-
retiQNel was about one to eight. The
ia RepuDl lean party wants to make ID
va tnofe than one to two. II wants TO
tsmultiply the expense by four. and
i. wants to spend half as much for mill
ia tary establishment a. We spend for the
edupation of all the children of the
"a vptfsd States.
\ yfriends, what does it mean? no
i V6t More your sons eyes new idols.
n A9fatofore you have taught them the
II Roap6l doctrine that the happiest man
n An161Rst men Is he who Is the servant
~ All Heretofore you haze taught
" theIn that greatness is measured by
/. Na8fGlDess, and now you are asked TO
y eef before them this new idol, that
i, 4rf4tness la to be measured by the
!. nninber OF people you have BEEN able
! to1kIll on the battle field.
IN n heard minister deliver n sermon
> p0t }png ago. lie was born in fol- eign
I0na and was not in sympathy with
, El1Kihpd in her war against the Beers,
/ f{ha said in his sermon, that Lord
= #oherts was the great figure in Euglsh
! jfe.9A nd, my friends, could not help
xbinking of poor Gladstone. Gladstone,
k1tt9oldier of peace; Gladstone, who's o
. 6b1lNs had played the most important
Ip9ktin England's history for 50 years.
How limited the civilization of the
Notldl Poor old Gladstone had to be
put IN a closet to make room for this
new nero who seeks his fame by killing
those who are light ting for the right to
! govern themselves in South Africa
lApplnuse.)
; IRdo not want our boys taught that
fb4 tpm OF human greatness Is to BIZ
i1e4aured by the skulls that have been
taHon. | want our boys to he taught
the arts of peace rather than the science
~ war; for believe that il this nation
Wittdo hight, treat others as ID would
hhvegothers treat US, we Will have little
pccNsion to engage in war, tapplause)
and 4 Email army will be sufficient then.
fon peed not tell me that the mothers
nrt fond Of war. My little experience
IA the my taught me that the mothers
silrrendered their sons to the army
when u was neot ssary, and wanted them
70 70 Nome as soon as the necessity for
fheir Bervices was past and the thing
1hnt14 found most pleasrre 10, in my
short Experience In the army, was Civ
2nR discharges to every married man in
myrtgiment as soon as the President
hegAp to reduce the military force SO
that We could spare the boys and let
want to ask the mothers whether
they want to raise their boys to ex-
thanga them for oriental trader
Let me read letter which was sent
% q mother who had lost some sons ON
he battle field. The writer OF that
aettar expressed in most beautiful
Language mis- sympathy and his conso-
lation. He told the mother that she
oouid lind some comfort in the thought
that her boys had died in the cause of
liberty. Yes, when mother gives up
her boy who dies in fight for liberty,
she ls grateful that she can rear her
son for SO noble sacrifice. But what
mother wants to raise boys at so much
q heud In order to sepd them to for
eign land to purchase an opportunity
ior some syndicate exploiting distant
islands?
Repnblicans, If you want to put your
}prk Of doctrine to the test, go into
the little room where the soldier boy
ll9& dead and tell that boys mother
Tint while you are sorry the hoy is
de9d}yo feel sure that some syndicate
will make enough, building gas plant
or eleetrio light plant, in the Philip.
piue Islands to make her glad that her
boy died to purchase tine opportunity,
{eiteAt applause. hardly believe that
shit would be satisfactory to the
mother, and yet, my friends, mon far
r9tnoved from danger are specializing
{ode$pP the trade value of the 1000
dBAd indies that have tloated back tu
us nom across the Pacific. Why dc
youSWa an imperial policy? Why do
VII want this nation to go forth as
nntiqh of brute force? Why do we
waItt this nation to stand before the
world representing the idea that the
only strength the nation has is the
attAnxth known by the size Of its gain
Wshaye higher idea of this nation s
mission.
l~Ant to read you prayer that was
given ID this country by La Fayette,
when be came over here, after he had
helped us in our war for independence
" May this immense temple of free.
dom ever stand a lesson to oppressors
and eyample to the oppressed to the
HnnctnHry for the rights of mankind,
and may these glorious United States
ret4ln that complete spleldor which
shAjl Illustrate the subjects of their
Rovsrnment and rejoice the departed
s0uiH of its founders"
~ not that payer worthy of our
tepetition? La Fayette made himself
dear to every American heart because
he helped US win our liberty and then
lett Us to enjoy the Liberty he had
helred us to win, Applause.
M want this narlon TO extend tc
the ilipinos the same. latitude thai
xAa extended to us. We want this
&HHt{0n to conclude this war on the hipt