The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-23
DEMOCRATIC
q RECEPTION.
The Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club Listens to
Robert E. PattisOn.

Robert r. Pattison, Ex-Governor
of Pennsylvania and presidential
possibility, addressed the Young
Mems Democratic Club and invited
guests last night. The meeting
was presided over by Adjutant
General Garrett ]. Hart. Mr.. Patti
son said in part that the acceptance
of the invitation to be present was
pleasure to him and it afforded
him pleasure to be with the Della
ware Democrats on Washington's
Birthday. ! come to you from a
state of which the state Delaware
was originally a part. There are
those who say that Delaware once
included Pennsylvania. The three
town counties, however, have had a
marked career Our nation has
been proud of the names of Bassett,
Bayard, .Clayton and Salisbury.
A hundred years and little more
has elapsed since our constitution
was framed. Whether this is the
beginning of the twentieth century
or the ending Of the nineteenth we
can contrast parties for a hundred
years. Parties are not confined to
any country. Men naturally di-
vide into parties. The political or
ganization of people, it has been
written, is of more consideration to
the development of country than
anything else. The first form of
government had its foundation in
force, the few against the many.
the strong against the weak. Force
could only be maintained by stand
ing armies. The first two parties
of which there is history were the
Tory and the Wing parties Of En-
gland.
We come to conditions Of the pres.
ent day. Ali men demand the best
for their government and want to
do the best for their country ac-
cording to their view. lam willing
to wage the contest until the vote
is counted, and then l challenge
loyalty to the government with any
one. There is much discussion
now on imperialism" 1t is but
another name for the Capitalization
OF power. A Democrat could not
be an imperialist; Republican
could not be anything else. | be-
licve the aim of the Republican
party is to centralize power. There
is much discussion on the question
just now of what are designated as
trusts. Human nature is Won
dcrful imitator. If the government
tries to centralze power, the busi-
ness men tries to centralize BUSH
ness. The Democratic party, be-
lieving in equal justice to all, con-
strues such action against the in-
diyidual. This has been growing.
How are we to cure it? We have
laws governing rates, we have laws
preventing pooling-yet it goes on.
Publicity of rates was tried, but
special rates were established. AS
the result OF this government CEN
tralization of power we have COM
binatlon and exclusion. The Inter-
State Commerce Commission has
failed to accomplish the object for
which it was designed. Heavy
fines were imposed, but it was pro-
iitable to pay them. You cannot
prevent these combinations until
you make Imprisonment the penalty
| do not mean to condemn combina-
ton of capital. They arc neces-
sary for some undertakings. The
Democratic party does not mean to
prosecute combinations of capital.
A combination Of capital is neces-
sary to build a railroad. 1t is
trust like the chain, which will in
crease the price of every pound OF
chain that we call an illegal conf
bination.
"The Republican party has fail
ed to organize stable form of
government for these places. The
Republicans are already condemn
cd for this. The people of these
places are being trifled with. The
American people should demand
government for the sc people.
"There is another subject and it
is the development of trade in the
Pacific ocean. For years Mica
raguan canal has been discussed.
Is is an attractive subject.
Mr.. Pattison then took up the
matter and described how the canal
would benefit this country. The
Democratic party could not commit
itself to a better issue than the
building of this canal, and its own
ership by the United States. Tho
Democratic party should be com-
mittcd 10 the abolition of trusts, tho
establishment of stable government
for Cuba, Porto Rica and the
Philippines. and the building ofthis
canal. Laws will not stop crimes.
The advancement Of the people has
been in the work Of the individual.
After the address reception
was held and refreshments were
served. Prominent Democrats from
all parts OF the State were present.