Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-16
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of the Supreme Court, which was
wholly extra judicial, and which, by
denying to n race of men the common.
est rights of nature, caused all Chris
tendon to cry out against the barbar-
lty OF its Judgment.
Now it is cardinal doctrine of the |
organization which is to convene at
Philadelphia that the most absurd aud |
tyrannical deliverances of the most
untoward aud irresponsible judicial ac-
cidents shall he treated as incrrantand |
that an intelligent criticism of them
is to be hooted down as anarchy aud
contempt
The Republican party Of its early
history was, above all things else, n
party of tho people. II was organized
to voice the protests of the many
against the aggrcssions of the few.
1t found the government in the hands
of compact organization, inslgnifi-
cant in numbers. and not respectable In
political methods, but who held "a part
of their fellow men as slaves. and
catchers. 1t was. in more modern
language, gigantic trust of land and
labor, which undertook to monopolize
and control that product of Gods earth
of which the world was supposed to
stand most In need. aud which was
therefore denominatcd liking" TO the
overthrow of this soulless and con-
scicncelcss olignrchy the party ad
dressed itself, and It's history through
out that long struggle was eiod.lile. At
this day II is at once the bcnefactor
and beneficiary not indeed of one
trust, but of many trusts which, ina
greater or less degree, monopolize
and withhold from man nearly all Of
God gifts TO him, cSacting an unearn-
ed and unmcrlted tribute for their
enjoyment, and usurplng the cons,itu-
tonal power of taxing the people At
the ,last session of Congress 1t passed
law which created monopoly of the
ulating medium Of the people, and
so put iIfto the hands Of The few the
most unconsciorablc weapon of op.
preston over the industry, the fru-
gnhty and the thrift Of the country,
which human sagacity backed 10y
unscrupuious power could manipulate,
aud for thus bnrtcring away the rights
Nlfne ii.eoue,ir.s and enrning masses,
il expects 10 be perpetuatcd in power
This law IT passed early and easily
When The last days OF the session were
here. at time when +, was known
that no legislation could pass for
want of thnc for intelligent debate
il proposed the farce of constitution
al amendment which asked the states
simply 10 ahdicnte all control over
their Industrial creatures and go out
of the governing business To this
proposition ali right of amendment
was denied, and upon lis mcrted lie
feat, the purpose of dccciving the
people, was, If not avowed, at least
not denied AT the same time an amend
mcnt 10 make. elfcctual an antitrust
law already on the statute book was
not allowed to come to n vote In the
Senate, trust attorney front II trust
state was at the head of the depart
mcnt of Justice, ana trust lawyers all
over the country were appointed
charged with the duty of prosecuting
trusts. The Philadelphia convention
viii loudly dcnouncc trusts, on papcl
~: ITS campaign fund will be rcplcn
lshcd from their tolls from the people
and It's managers will guarantee then
S0untenance. and immunity In ti,i,
respect also, the Republicans comcn
llou'of 1856 was the exponent of II pol
Icy the reverse of that which the com
ing convention viii not indeed endorse
bul which II will take care TO see cn
forced
The time was ia the history of th,
party when II chose its public servants
for their capacity, Their integrity. an,