The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-17

Henry. Such gross abuses Of "the leave
to print" in The Record are the things
which make many men-including my
self-in favor Of abolishing The Record
altogether. AS General Dick stuffs it.
1T is a fraud and robbery upon the
people.
The Tariff and Trusts.
Henry o. Havemeyer. who ought to
know. says the protective tariff is the
mother of trusts. There can be no
question that the Republican party is
the mother of the high protective tariff.
Therefore. according to all the rules Of
logic. the Republican party is the
grandmother of the trusts. OF course
the old political harlot resoluted
against them in a feeble way at Phil.
hdelphia, but actions count much more
than words in this world, and here is
the action up to date:
There has never been but one Repub-
lican in the United States who lifted
his finger against the trusts. That
man was the Hon. Frank S. Monnett,
late Republican attorney general of
Ohio, who, taking the party ut it1' word,
proceeded to make war on the Stand
ard Oil trust, whereupon the Republic
an party at the first opportunity re-
tired him to the shades Of private life
and have been heaping abuse upon his
head ever since. The Hon. John J.
Lentz of Ohio Is one of the ablest and
most promising members Of congress.
He is fiery orator, a splendid rough
and tumble, catch as catch can debat-
er. He has his full quantum of cour-
age, strikes from the shoulder, Is al
ways ready to speak for the people and
is dangerous customer to tackle on
the floor Of the house, as General
Charles Henry Grosvenor, mouthpiece
of the administration, found out, to his
| sorrow, in the closing days of congress.
General Grosvenor made some hypo-
critical remarks which Lentz did not
relish on the bogus trust constitutional
amendment then before the house.
While General Grosvenor is, like Joe
Bagstock, tough, devilish tough"
Lentz tanned his hide in most ap-
proved fashion that day. Lentz's entire
speech should be circulated as cam
paign document. Whether or not 1t
| will be do not know. here quote as
much Of it as have room for, and it is
decidedly good campaign stuff.
A Good Democrat.
If Lentz gets what he deserves, he
will be returned to congress from the
capital district Of Ohio by at least
10000 majority. 1t would be a well
deserved compliment and tribute to
! this splendid young Democrat, who Is
as faithful to the people as the needle
| to the pole. In skinning General Gros-
venor Mr.. Lentz spoke in part as fol-
lows:
"Mr. Speaker, 1t was exceedingly
pleasant to hear the gentleman from
Ohio [NIr. Grosvenor] apologize for the
third time for the treatment that the
Republican party has given Attorney
| General Monnett. Mr.. Monnett prose-
cuted one trust vigorously, honestly,
beyond the temptation Of bribe of
100000, beyond the browbeating of
/ the press of the state. beyond the cold
shoulder of every leader in the Repub-
lican party. He stood incorruptible, he
stood unyielding, on the Republican
state platform Of 1895 against trusts,
platform more radical than that
adopted in the state Of Ohio few
weeks ago by the Republicans and
more radical against trusts than the
platform will be which they will adopt
at Philadelphia in two weeks.
.But l propose to let Mr.. Monnett
| fo~ l.; fn no
], been treated in the state of Ohio.
send to the clerk, to be read from the
desk, an interview given on the 10Th
Of May by Mr.. Monnett as reported In
the Columbus Citizen and reproduced
in the Lancaster Democrat, telling
what he thinks Of the Republican party
and its course in that state, not only
with reference to himself, but particu
larly with reference to the trusts"
The clerk read as follows:
PUNISHMENT FOR REPUBLICAN PARTY
SEEMS CERTAIN, SAYS MONNETT, WHt
THINKS IT is LIKELY TO BE GIVEN By
THE PEOPLE THIS FALL
Ex-Attorney General Frank 8. Monnett has re
turned from Toledo and says that he was no
present at the conference Of Silver Republican
and antitrust leaders. Mr.. Monnett, however
says that ne met Mf. Charles IOWne ana nao
| very pleasant chat with him and also with other
who were there attending the conference.
Answering the question regarding his position
on the trust question during the coming cam
paign, Mr.. Monnett said that he was the Obi
member Of the National Antitrust association an,
as such would do his duty to the organization.
'There will be no compromise with the trusts
They social, commercial and political evil
with which there can be no compromise fanc
that there will be a great effort to win vote
from our party on this question the coming cam
paign. do not see how can escape punish
. ment either. When party breaks its pledges, !
is usually punished by the people, At the na
tional convention at st. Louis when Presiden
Mckinley was nominated, Senator Thurston, VIII
presided as chairman of that meeting, declare
that the American people will return the Reput
lican party to power because they know that il
administration will mean the protection Of tn
J public from all unlawful combinations and ur
Just exactions ~ aggregated capital
"He went tur.,,er and declared that the part
| must do this to retain the confidence Of th
American people.
'The platform Of the Republican party in Obi
strongly condemned the trusts and their unlawf,
, methods was elected the attorney general ,
| Ohio on such platform. and as the officer Of tt
state and the representative Of the party carrie
!, out, as best could, the platform Of the part,
, Yet / was not supported in this by many Of tt
leaders, and the party organs criticised me *
5 doing Just what the platform Of my party pledge
3 me to do. Newspapers Of the state, about ITO