The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-22


what a grear blessing the Standard on
company was, 10 reduce the price OF OIL
That was because they were trying TO Sc
cure all the properties. Yet they have de-
CARED diVldendS so far OF 40 per cent. Was IL
necessary 10 raise the price OF oil I'm order
TO make a dividend? And while this great
corporation is amassing fits wealth by
means OF monopoly, the Republican party
does not raise one hand 10 stop IT. VIII Is
IL that the Republicans can vote for the
Republican party while IL protects such
monopolies as that? L want you Republic
ans who have been voting the Republican
ticket to ask yourself this question: IL the
Republicans won't look out for your In
terests, why need you look out for the Re-
publican party's interests?
M'KINLEY AsSAILED.
There are Republicans who were de-
nouncing the trusts until the Republican
party got in and then there were more
trusts organized under the Republican ad-
ministration during the last three
and one-half years than were
organized in the previous history of the
country. and they are now trying to make
themselves think II is good. They have had
TO change their opinion as fast as the Re-
publican party changed it's position Let
me give you a recent instance. When Mr..
Mckinley sent his message 10 Congress
saying IL was our plain duty 10 give free
trade TO Porto Rico those Republicans
walked on the streets and echoed plain
duty Then something happened. Some
power behind the throne began TO work
We have never been able TO locate IL exact
ly, but We know of this power, just as we
know OF a tornado. by its effects. This
power OVERRIDE the recommendation OF the
governor general of Porto Rico; this power
OVERRIDE the petition OF the people
of Porto Rico: this power OVERRIDE
the chairman Of the on
ways and means and compelled him to
bring in a bill directly the opposite OF the
bill he first introduced. This power over
rode the President and made him sign the
bill when he said IL was our plain duty TO
do the opposite. and Republicans have TO
turn somersaults and say, 1t Is our plain
duty. to deny what was our plain duty be-
fore II was last December when the
President said plain duty and IL was after
but a power greater than your administra-
ton controlled, and that secret power was
great enough TO tear the flag from the Con-
stitution and TO assert the doctrine that the
President and Congress are not restrained
by the Constitution when dealing with peo-
pie OF the United States. IGreat applause.l
Republicans, are you willing TO ignore
this question just because your party has
done a thing that you know Is not right?
The young Republican whose back Is so
strong and supple that he can turn somer-
saults easily may keep on. but the old
men are getting stiff and 1 do not believe
they can turn much longer. Men like Gov
ernOr BOUTWELL,, OF MASSACHUSETTS. ana Ot1-
ers who have received honors at the hands
of the Republican party. men who have
been prominent in its affairs, but who hold
their conscience above party allegiance.
declare that they will not turn merely be-
cause the Republican party has turned
or these questions.
1T is only a little more than two years
ago that the President sent a message to
Congress In which he said that forcible an
nexation Is contrary TO our code OF moral
ity. and criminal aggression. and yet. to-
day, Republicans are asked TO approve OF a
| thing that was denounced as criminal ag-
gression and against our code of morality
less than two years ago. Has the code OF
morality changed? They have changed
that is right which they even declared to
be criminal less than two years ago.
EXPECTS MANY RECRUITS.
ct said that I had no fear that those
who were with JUS in 1896 are against US
now, but I do believe that many people
did not realize in 1896 how the dollar was
rising above the man in the consideration
| Of government. i believe that many who
| did not realize then how organized ~ned
has been pressing for consideration De-
fore the Republican party and securing
special privileges from the government for
private gain. 1 believe many OF these real
ize on these questions what they did not
understand on the old ones, and there Will
be more people leaving the Republican
party because OF its position on militarism
and imperialism than have ever left IL in
one campaign before in all the history OF
the Republican party
The remainder of his speech was devoted
tc the policy of the administration In the
| Philippines. One of his points on this sub
ject was made as follows: when Mr. Nc
Kinley spoke in Boston a year ago last
February, he said that no sordid doctrine
entered into the Philippine question; but
IL was Just destiny and duty and yet when
Senator Lodge came from the city of Bos-
ton to preside as chairman over the Repub-
lican convention he made a speech in which
he said the Republican party made no
hypocritical pretences, but that what We
want is trade and we want to expand that
trade. A year ago last Febru-
airy the President said that no commercial
idea entered into 1t. and Mr.. Lodge now says
that we are interested in the philippines
for the United States, and that the trade
question is the great consideration Yes
the trade question Is one that has an i'm
portant influence in determining the policy
Of the government in the Philippines Take
find a respectable guard to keep watch
over the remains of Imperialism. II you
could kill the Fflipinos of and then go over
there and establish a republic and forget
all about having killed them yoI might
get over IL. But you do not dare 10 kill
them of, because you would not have any
body to trade with over there. II you would
kill the Filipinos of there would be no
chance infthe world for a carpetbag govern
ment. You have got TO let them live and II
they live they have got TO be a part OF
you. They have got to be citizens, shar-
ing i'm the destiny Of our nation or sub
jects."
MI. Bryan left Lincoln at $50 tonight
for Auburn, in the southern part of the
State. He will not return TO Lincoln until
r. A. n.-.1t~s 49,.