The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-01
LANDS LICKS CLARK
Indiana Statesman Given De-
Cision in Winfield Debate.
DISCUSS TIMELY TOPICS
Lands HANDS Him Some Hot
Ones on Imperialism.

'I am not going to say much about
silver and the money question today The
Democratic speakers in this campaign
wont say much about it. Silver speaks
for itself Champ Clark in opening the
debate between him and Congressman
Lands of Indiana, at Winfield yester-
day.
It don't blame Mr.. Clark, nor the
Democratic party, for not saying any
thing about free silver and the money
question. Ny distinguished friend says
silver speaks for itself 1 think that's
true. The Democrats said four years
ago that unless we had the free and IN
limited coinage of silver at the ratio Of
16 to, |, wheat would sell at 10 cents
a bushel, and we would have the hardest
times in the history Of the Republic. We
elected Mckinley and 1 think you'll
agree that these are not hard times.
'sThey said wheat and silver went to-
gother, and both would go down. Within
a year after the election of Mckinley
wheat was up TO $155 per bushel, the,
highest it had been for years. The same
day that wheat reached this price, silver
was at 80 cents, the lowest it had ever
been known.
''If there is a single proposition or
prophecy made by the Democrats in 1896
that has not proven false by experience,
would like to hear it from somebody
in this audience. I don't blame my friend
from Missouri for not saying anything
about silver. 1 would not, either
Lands reply.
THE protective tariff laws, enacted by
the Republican party, are responsible for
trusts. If I had my way about it, 1 could
write law in fifteen minutes by the
town clock, that would wipe out every
trust in America, and I'd do it by putting
every article Of commerce or traffic or
uee in any way in the free list. My
friend uses the argument that the ice
trust Of New York is controlled by Demo-
Gratis. Once in a while a Democrat
under strong temptation will go into
trust. I'd have every man in America
who owns stock in a trust or controls
its interests. whether he is a Democrat
or motif I had my way about it, I'd
have everyone of them in the peniten-
tiary The Republican party is the father
Of trusts. The Republican party sup
ports trusts, and is supported by them.
You will never get rid Of trusts as long
as You keep the Republican party in
power.-Clark.
Free trade England is the home Of
trusts Free trade England is honey
combed with trusts Only last week a
COO mn
England has trusts controlling interests
amounting to 5000 OO0,0OO Protective
tariff is not responsible for trusts in free
trade England. If the Democratic party
is so anxious to abolish trusts and knows
how TO do it. why didn't they 80 at it
from 1892 to 1899, while they had control
of both houses of congress, and q Demo-
crat for president? VIII the Democrats
abolish trusts? The most wide open au-
thorization of trusts-I will say, as bold
a warrant for trusts-as there is in any
state in the Union. is on the statute
books of poor old Democratic Missouri,
from which my distinguished friend
comes, and in which state. he says, he
was once a member of the legislature. I
will Tread you this law. Here Lands
reads a law authorizing the amalgama-
ton Of corporate interests into trusts)
He says he'd have every holder of trust
stock. whether Democrat or not, in the
penitentiary within fifteen minutes if he
had his way Who formed the ice trust
in New York? Croker, a delegate TO the
Democratic national convention; August
Van Wycz, another delegate; Murphy,
another delegate. Tammany Hall owned
and controls the American trust on Ice
ice, 1 say, on which there is no tariff
and New York Citys delegation to the
Kansas City convention comes from
Tammany. Whitney. a leader in the
Democratic party, formed the Standard
Oil Trust. and now owns il. A Democrat
is at the head of the Anthracite Coal
Trust. If Mr.. Clark could have his way,
and make his word good. the Democratic
national convention which comes off next
week would have to be held in the peni-
Tertiary at Leavenworth instead Of at
Kansas City.-I-andis' reply.
All through the debate on silver. trusts |
and Imperialism between Clark and Lam
dis at the Winfield Chautaqua yesterday,
lands blistered Clark at about this same
lick. Both are entertaining speakers. /
Clark has the advantage in voice and
stature, bvS Lands is calmer, infinitely |
more logical and when he set warmed |
UP is even more the orator than Clark. !
Lands thrusts with a sword, Clark |
smears on ridiculous colors. Clark tells |
o Joke much of the same character that !
Jerry Simpson used in his rawest days. |
lands subordinates his jokes to his argu- |
ment, but his talk never drags His |
good humor percolates UP through the |
subject in hand. Clarks speech is hand |
ed out in ladies' after the manner Of l
scrambled eggs. In reference to the att- 1
tu6e OF the Republicans in the Spanish /