Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

President NIcI<nicy's inaugural adj
dress on the subject OF trusts. and
charged that the President had neither
enforced the existing antitrust laws
nor recommended new ones. His At
ttorney General. he said, draws his
salary and permits the trusts to go on
and Cypress the people. Colonel Bryan
referred TO the ice trust, declaring that
apparently this was the only trust of
which Republicans had any knoWI-
edge. IF any Republican tells you"
he said. that the ice trust is hurting
the people, you tell them that you have
so much confidence in the Republican
Governor that you know that he would
not be out West making speeches il
the people were suffering from the ice
trust"
This remark was received with
cheers.
THE REMEDY FOR TRUSTS.
Colonel Bryan outlined his remedy
for truss, which was to put on the
free list every trust made article, and
to require trust corporations to take
out Il license and undergo strict scru-
tiny in all other States than those in
which they were organized. He eX-
pressed conviction that we are ap-
preaching a period of industrial despot-
ism. where Il few men will control
each great branch of industry: where
every person who buys finished pro-
ducts will buy ut a trust price; where
every person who furnishes raw ma
tcrial will furnish it ut a trust price,
and where every man who works for
wages will work for wages fixed by the
trust"
Such n condition rs this meant. he
said serfdom for the people. for Il
government OF the people. by the PEG.
pie and for the people was impossible
under the reign of the trust
Dwelling uDON his remedy for truStS
he said he would squeeze the water
out of the stock. There would be "a
food for awhile" he declared, but
there will be honest corpnratinns ALTAR
ward"
Colonel Bryan then called attention
to the increase of the standing army.
ana when he asked If we should have
large army in the United States there
were several responses of mo" mo-"
from the audience. He declared that
the President had made his request for
an increase of the standing army from
$4,000 to 100000 two months before war
broke out in the Philippine Islands.
Was, 1t because" he asked. they
knew there was to be war? was IT be-
cause they knew Imperialism and war
and bloodshed would come or did they
want the army whether they had war
or not?"
PORTO RICAN LEGISLATURE.
He declared that Republicans desired
the standing army for both foreign
ana domestic reasons. II believe" lie
said repeating previous utterances.
mat one of the reasons why they
want Il large army is to build n fort
IN every large city and use the army
TO suppress by force that discomfort
that ought to be cured by legislation"
IF, he continued. the increase of the
army was intended to maintain an
imperial policy, there could be no JUS
tiiication for ii on that ground. be-
cause the people had never voted for
an imperial policy"
In substantiation of his assertion
that the Democrats were not raising
scare-crow Colonel Bryan referred
to the Porto Rican legislation of the
last session of Congress as proof what
people say. He declared that this leg
islation was based upon European
ciples. According to that document
he said. President is bigger than the
Constitution. And then Colonel Bryan
exclaimed: Beware. my friends. of a
President when he becomes greater
than the Constitution There is no
place where YOU can draw the line; it
will become all President and no Con-
stitution."
THE FILIPINOS.
Quoting the Republican platform as
TO the disposition to be made of the
Filipnos. he said:
Who is to decide their welfare? We.
Who is to decide our duty? We. What
has the Filipino to do with it? No
thing ut all. They do not dare to
defend that plank. and / am afraid be-
fore this campaign Is over that they
will Try TO prove that it was not writ
ten by the Republican convention at