The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-15

tory from the convection Of last sum-
mer. You know and everybody in Ohio
knows that MIR. MOnnett's name was
mentioned throughout the state by the
Republicans who arc honestly opposed
to trusts as candidate for governor,
and out Of the S13 delegates that went
to the state convention not a 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.
IOu know another thing, sir. that
the trusts went with their corruption
funds into Mr.. Monnetts own county
and prevented him from securing even
the few delegates Of his own county
for renomipation for attorney general.
You know that no man in the United
States has made as loyal. as intelligent,
as honest, rs persistent fight against
the trusts rs Frank Monnett, and not
withstanding tho fact that he has dem.
onstrated to the people Of the state of
Ohio and OF the United States that he
Is the best qualified man In the coun.
try to fight the trusts. yet your party
icpudiatcd him and turned him out
or office before he could finish his liti.
cation against the Standard Oil trust.
You talk about two terms. The peo.
pie Of Ohio did not apply the two term
rule to you. The people Of Ohio did
not apply the two term rule to McKin.
Icy. nor to Garfield. nor to Hayes, nor
to many others In state and national
service. Mr.. Monnctt had carried into
execution your promises to the people
In your platform Of 1895. and yet you
repudiated him. and when he did come
before the state convention for renom.
ination. not AS attorney general alone,
but as the lawyer to prosecute the
trusts In that state. he got only %
votes for attorney general and not one
for governor.
Now. you have the reputation of be.
ing "Old Figgers." should like to
have you figure for us. IL Mr.. Mon
nett. after fighting the trusts faithfully
and hOnestly-aye. after fighting only
one trust-could not get one vote for
governor, how many would he have
got had he fought all the trusts?
Or solve this problem by the simple
rule Of three: If he got only 2S votes
for attorney general out Of SIC votes,
how many votes would he have got
Tor denomination as attorney general
If he had been fighting all of the
trusts? Solve those problems, if YOU
please.
Gould Not Get Cne Dcicgntc
III Mr.. Monnett. after lighting the
trusts for four years as q Republican,
could not get one delegate out Of S13
Tor governor. how many years will he
nave to- fight all of the trusts before
you nominate him for that position?
After YOU have answered those Oues.
tlons, and your pencil and your figures
are worn out, answer these questions:
lf Mr.. Monnctt is TO he repudiated
because he has honestly fought the
trusts; ii Mr.. Monnctt is to be re.
pndated in Ohio for fighting the great
est monster that is before tho people
today; if Mr.. Monnctt was tho cham
plon OF the cause of the people. Il cause
which you hypocrltically come in here
now and say requires an amendment
to the constitution OF the United
States. why did you not keep Mr.. Mon.
nett in the public service. helping Won
light these trusts. if you were honest
about 1t: You need such Il man as
Monnctt
Ah my friends. if you thought this
constitutional amendment was men.
ace to the trusts it would have gone to
the wastcbaskct. just as Mr.. MOnnctt
has gone to the political wastebaskct.
Oh. do Eot undertake to fool the peo.
pie! Mr.. Lincoln told you that you
could fool all Of them part of the
time and part OF them all of the time
but that you cannot fool all of them all
the time. invite you into my district
anu challenge you to discuss your
amendment to the constitution.
Now. we have the sugar trust IL
was discovered when you passed the
Dinglcy bill that you called the extra
session for the sole purpose Of passing
that bill. and you adjourned us from
day to day and week to week. holding
us here for four and a half months for
no other purpose. and we all remember
that when Havemeycr went on the wit
ness stand some months ago he stated
that the Dingley tariff Is 1.-The mother
OF trusts" But when the gentleman
from Tennessee tMr. Richardson |
brings In IN amendment simply ask.
ing to strike off one article-that Of pa.
per-and putting it on the free list you
stand by the trust mother" the Ding
ley tariff law, and continue to protect
the trusts.
If we were to offer to put ns:ls on
the free list. you would stand by the
mother OF trusts" II we were to ask
you to put wire on the free list or glass
or pottery or any Of the hundred COM
modities that go into the food. clothing
and shelter Of the community. you
would resist step by step every prac-