Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-08-09

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amendment then before che house
EAile General Grasvenor Is. like Joe
Bagstock. s'tough devllisb tough. :"
Lentz tanned his hide IN a most ap-
proved fashion that day Lentz's entire
speech should be circulated as cam
paign document. Whether or not 1t
viii be do not know. here quote as
much of it as have room for, and it is
decidedly good campaign stuff
Good Democrat.
II Lentz gets what he deserves, he
will be returned to congress from the
capital district OF Ohio by at least
10000 majority. It would be 8 wen
deserved compliment and tribute to
this splendid young Democrat. who Is
as faithful 10 the people as the needle
TO the pole. In skinning General Gros-
venor MFR. Lentz spoke In part as fol
lows:
sMr. Speaker, It was exceedingly
pleasant to hear the gentleman from
Ohio IMr. Grosvenorl apologize for the
third time for the treatment that the
Republican party has given Attorney
General Mcnnett. Mr. Mennett prose
cuted one trust vigorously. honestly,
beyond the temptation Of bribe Of
800. 600. beyond the browbeating Of
the press of the state, beyond the cold
shoulder Of every leader IN the Repub-
lican party He stood lncorruptible, 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 viii be which they Will adopt
at Philadelphia in two weeks.
"But propose to let Mr. Monnett
speak for himself as to how he has
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-
larry with reference to the trusts"
The clerk read as follows:
PUNISHMENT FOR REPUBLICAN PARTY
SEEMS CERTAiN. SAYS MONNETT. WHO
THINKS IT is LIKELY TO BE GIVEN BY
THE PEOPLE THIS FALL.
Ex-Atforsley General Frank s. Monnett has re-
turned from Toledo and says that he was not
present at the conference Of Silver Republicans
and antitrust leaders Mr. Monnett, however,
says that be met Mr. Charles Towne and had q
very pleasant chat with him and also with others
VINO 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 the Ohio
member of the National Antitrust association and
as such would do his duty to the organization.
ssThere viii be compromise with the trusts
They are & social, commercial and political evil
with which there can be no compromise. fancy
that there will be great effort to win votes
IRON our party on this question the coming cam
paign. l do not see how we can escape punish.
ment either When party breaks its pledges, II
Is usually punished by the people At the ma
tionaI convention at st. Louis when President
Mckinley was nominated, Senator ThHrston, who
presided chairman OF that meeting, declared
that sthe American people will return the Aepub-
lican party 10 power because they know that its
! administration vii mean the prpieetioa q khs
snhlie lgon Fl asass sss1 ssseesnAss:ss's sea r.
ssHe went 1ureher and darlared that the per4y
must DO ibis 70 retain the eoniidencs ol the
Amssican peepie.
.sThe platform q the Republican party In Ohio
strongly condemned the trusts and their unlawful
methods. was elected as the attorney general Of
Ohio on such platform. and as the officer Of the
state and the representative OF the party carried
out. as best l could, the platform Of the party.
Yet was not supported in this by many Of the
leaders. and the party organs criticised me Tor
doing Just what the platform Of my party pledged
me to do. Newspapers Of the state. about no Of
them printed paid articles criticising my actions.
and they, too party newspapers.
ssThis is not all. The legislature which hes
Just adjourned killed the Russell bill and the
maximum freight bill, and that, too by almost
q strict party vote VIII not the people punish
the party for such actions upon the part og its
seryantsf The party as such is not in sympathy
with such methods. Although the Russell bill
was Bill No. 10, it was side tracked by the trust
lobbyists and held back until near the adjourn
mens and then. the protest Of some Of the
best men Of the party and almost all ot the Demo-
cratic members, It was defeated. This was a
pudiation Of the party platform and the sentiment
Of the party.
81 cannot believe that we viii escape punish
ment and believe it will come this fall. Why
should the party not be punished when the men
who control its actions disregard the will Of the
people? Why should the people, who believe in
the enforcement Of law and believe that party
platforms and principles are more than men, not
punish the party, and do it this fail2 know no
reason.
81 can hardly talk on this question with pro-
pr1ety. | am not in politics Or public life. am
practicing law and should not take part in such
matters. but will say that there viii be COM
promise with the trusts. and personally viii not
discontinue my efforts to bring about better
condition Of trade and honest competition"
Mr.. Lentz-I doubIy appreciate the
gentleman's TMr. Grosvenorsl GER
tificate of character and Republicanism
which he has just given Mr.. Monnett,
because Mr.. Monnett says that as a
just penalty on his own party It ought
to be defeated in the state Of Ohio this
fall for its repudiation of it's pledges
against the trusts.
Mr.. Grosvenor WIN the gentleman
allow me?
Mr.. Lentz- Yes.
Mr.. Grosvenor The gentleman viii
note that Mr.. Monnett does not claim
tnat he was turned down for attorney
general
Mr.. Gaines You did not indorse his
administration.
Monnett Turned Down.
Mr.. Lentz-I note that the gentleman
now says Mr. Monnett did not say that
be was turned down, bat | viii give
the gentleman from Ohio little his
tory from the convention OF last sum-
mer. You know and everybody in Ohio
knows that Mr.. Monnetts name was
mentioned throughout the state by the
Republicans who are honestly opposed
to trusts as a candidate for governor
and out of the S13 delegates that went
to the state convention not single
delegate dared to lift his voice for
Frank s Monnett for governor, al
though he was the champion Of the
people against the trusts.
You know another thing. SIR that
the trusts went with their corruption
funds into Mr.. Monnetts owa county
and prevented him from securing even
the few delegates Of bis own county
Tor denomination for attorney general
You know that no man In the United
States has made as loyal. as Intelligent,
as honest, as persistent fight against
the trusts as Frank Monnett, and not
withstanding the fact that be has dem
onstrated to the people Of the state Of
rAf,sxs ~ - 41sss F9,sffnd efafos flsaf no.