The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-09-28
REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY.
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The great speaker demonstrated the fact that trusts
were not political Institution OF the product Of potcs.
hey are the result of combined capital and are new prob
lens Hesad they we're one result OF pros
pery and that they could be destroyed by destroying
perlty He said they were problems YET 10 De solved a
the Republican party pledged itself to conhne them 10
proper power by legislation and the party always kept us
pledges while the democratic party was one Of promises
but never paid he made strong defense OF proper COM
binations OF capital for the conduct OF business anu
industrial development, and indicted the demo-
cratic party for It's wholesale assaults on capital by ar
raying one against another when in truth the welfare
Of labor and Of capital is dependent one upon the otne
GAS to the trusts" said Mr.. Thuston, 1.-THE Republican
party promises with them as far as legislation eau
with all improper combinations Of capital" He showed
that II they were the creature Of politics. both party
platforms were the question: with the ODDS IN
favor OF the republicans dosomethnR to restrict Them
1.-TWO great problems confronted the country in 1895.
One was tariff law allowing foreigners do work under
their own flag wages which should have been done
by Americans under the Stars and Stripes at good wages
The republican party policy has not been one theory
but proven sound and practical in actual trial ana II mas
ever brought prosperity under the Stars and Stripes The
other problem that capital got great scare wnen
silver was presented 1885, Capitalists would not
Dam capital all you please, but by legislation or
otherwise can compel capitalist to invest He won't 40
It unless there are prospects for some returns
"The only reason to-day don't see capital Ina panic
is because it understood thoroughly that Mckinley Will
succeed himself as President of the United States
Socalled Imperialism thoroughly discussed and ex-
planned by Mr.. Thurston. He said Bryan had been asked
to define it, has not done so as yet Hedont know
and can't tell YOU Again Bryan had not as yet answered
the question to whether he would Withdraw
the army of the United States from the Philippines In case
az his election He feared answer It, and yet he wants
Mckinley TO proclamation as to the future policy on
the phIlippne question The speaker reviewed the con-
ditons that up the with Spain and truthfuy
said the declaration Of the unanimous verdict OIL
the American people and that the great American Presl-
dent was the last consent to It, Then, he TOLD now
Dewey struck enemy the weakest point as was the
custom of good warfare He described how the American
army stood sentnes against Agunado ana MS oowers
in their attempts murder, raplne and lootng sting
ing rebuke made Bryan when the latter resigned MS
commission in the army to to Washington and beg ten
senators for the ratification OF the peace
treaty order that he might raise the issue oil Imperial
ISM III Bryan honest then he is dishonest now " eS-
claimed the speaker ITO Bryan due the ratification OF
the peace treaty man In this country
The republicans did have majority OF the senate and
the could have rejected treaty and given the
Philippines to Aquinaldo They are as much responsible
for the treaty the republicans They said the Philip
mines are ours He reminded his audience that the
peace commission altogether republican, but had
on 1t that distinguished democrat Senator Gray Of Della
ware who heartily endorsed the treaty Bryan decreS II
now with very bad grace. In TRUTH ne certny houees
in this miserable and unpatrietc for campaign pur-
poses Peace and and order are practically attained
In the Philippines, but "Aquinaldo holding outn the
belief that his twin brother in politics will be elected
SIN the war with Spain Nebraska had two great
Colonies: one soldier Bred politician one died on
the field of battle and the other resigned that he might
help ray the treaty with Spain to make an issue In this
campaign.
''My countrymen the great problem OF civilization and
Christianity been from the beginning Of time
and will be until the sink together in the new erusa
lem that civilization Christianity has the right OF way
over barbarism.
nspea king of the flag, he said, Washington made it
he flag M free
DOM and Mckinley made it theag Of mans humanity
TO man.
In answer to socaled imperialism and Bryan's loud
CRY against the acquisition territory without the
OF the reviewed the expansion of this country
and the custom OF the fathers all along down line in
dealing with the peoples of those territories The consent
OF the governed asked even thought Of II
was case OF civilization and Christianity against barbar
ISM great principle obtaining from the date of the Crea-
tion
the greatest greatest speech ever delivered here
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