The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-27

trust, employed the authority of his Of
fee in making a contract with this rust
to monopolize the trade in Greater New
York City, 1 say he has violated the oath
of his office and ought to be removed
and 1 will be fair enough to condemn it
betrayal of the trust confided IN him
when he was elected to that office. Now
in that I have condemned Mayor Van
Wyck, I must go farther and condemn
the governor of the Empire state for not
removing Van Wyck There is a law that
provides for the removal Of the mayor
of Greater New York by the governor of
the state in case the mayor, whoever he
may be, does not perform his duties or
violates the powers of his office. I have
no right to sit in judgment over the off,
cial actions of Governor Roosevelt. but If
1 were the governor I would certainly
remove Van Wyck from office.
''Mr. Hanna says there are no trusts
On the same day Mr.. Roosevelt said that
there are both good and bad trusts. I
have tried hard to understand what Mr.
Roosevelt meant 1 have finally come to
the conclusion that the good trusts are
the ones that subscribe to the campaign
funds and the bad ones are those that
will not
IF you will notice you'll Sc that all
trusts are supporting Mckinley. Many of
the leading men of the trusts say that
they do not approve of Mr.. McKinleys
foreign policy, but they say it Is for the
large business interests of the country
that he be maintained in office
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for Mckinley. 1 believe that he wants to
do what is right. I believe that he is
honest. think that he is sincere in bis
official acts (Voice from the audience:
81 am glad you said that'D
''The approval Of my friend on the right
comes as balm to my wounded spirit"
Mr.. Atwood then resumed.
THE great trouble is that Mckinley |
has not been allowed 20 do as he pleased. |
Influences have been brought TO bear |
upon him. He was in favor of free silver /
but little while and he was for the gold |
standard He was against annexation Of /
the Philippine Islands but now he con-
sents to it. He was against placing a |
duty upon products from Porto Rico but
he consented TO it.
81 was in the city Of Emporia the
other day and made a speech there. A
came Up to me and asked me
how I could charge the Republican party
for the existence Of trusts. talked |
with him, and he seemed to be an intel
ligent man and well Informed, yet he
was under the impression that there are
no laws against the trusts. You who are
here tonight NAV think the same thing.
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speakers. You are not lawyers. and have
not been able to ascertain just what the
real condition is in regard to that mat
ter. 1 want to read to you tonight some
OF the laws that have been enacted
against trusts. have here with me what
Is known es the Sherman trust law. It
was written by that grand old man
whose body was today consigned to the
tomb. You may not approve OF every
thing that he did. but when you hear this
law read you viii honor him for what
be has done"
Mr.. Atwood then proceeded 70 read the
law. after which he said; There are
plenty Of laws against the trusts. The
have been enacted by Republican Iegis-
acors. It is not laws that want more.
but men 70 enforce these laws
" I'm reference 70 MT. Bryan, have
had the honor Of knowing him for many
-ears- I have been with him consldera-
by during the past few years. and an
prepared to say that he is At honest
nan. that hs IS sincere in what he says. :
md = elected president he VII place the
stripes On the big roguas as vel as on :
ne small on@s. have been with him - .
IFS private life. and 7 want 20 tell you. !
aides. that I have never heard q word !
rom rs mouth that could not be spoken ;
7 YOUR par,o-s.
''Do you know 49, the dividends # N. ,
standard OIL company during the last ,
ear has been six millions e 6@flarza
Thst Is third more than he t1fsl vaisse
Z al the products n Kansas. The rasu-
Z The products Fl this state has amount
4 n fry Millions of dollars No7g "
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