Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-18
ALTGELD ADDRESSES
STUDENTS Of YALE
Illinois Ex-Governor Given a Hearty
Reception in Historic
New Haven.
The MENACE OF coMMIRclALlsm
Declares Its sordid Spirit Threatens
to stifie the Spirit of Liberty
.--America as n World
Power.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 1a.-The
Yale Democratic club held its first
rally of the campaign last night, with
Ex-Governor John Y. Altgeld, of Illi-
nois, the principal speaker. The af-
fair was great success.
The meeting was called to order by
Acting President w. l.. Bevins, of the
club, who introduced Chairman Tai.
colt III. Russell. Mr.. Russell, after
some remarks, presented the former
governor of Illinois, who was given an
ovation. His remarks were frequently
interrupted by applause. He spoke
for nearly two hours. Mr.. Altgeld
spoke as follows:
Since the civil war fierce and cor
rupt commercialism has dominated
our country, and the doctrine that
might gives right has arrayed itself
on that side, and is again engaged in
life and death struggle with justice
and the principle of equality. The
monopolies that are devouring the
substance of. our people all rest on
the doctrine of might. They stand
on advantage.
THE trusts have absolutely con-
trolled this administration. At pres
ent we are in this situation: We must
repeal such legislation as breeds mo-
nopoly, and we must have an honest
enforcement of the laws against mo-
nopoly.
Trusts in Politics.
But .he trusts take hand in poll
ties. They furnish Mark Hanna the
millions of corruption funds with
which to debauch the elections and
continue this administration in pow
er. So far as 1 can learn, every great
monopoly in America is supporting
this administration.
During the last quarter of cen
tury wave of corruption has spread
over our land, debauching congress,
corrupting state legislatures and
making our great city governments
absolutely venal. In spite of their
vigilance, in spite of grand juries and
courts, the American people have been
robbed under their eyes. Now, it is
proposed to send some of these very
politicians over to give good govern
ment to the new colonies, as>if short
trip across salt water would so trans
form the American politician as to
make him a saint on those islands
when he was scoundrel at home. A
continuation of this regime can only
have one result. 1t must bring shame
and dishonor to our people. The law
of gravitation has-never yet admitted
of an exception, and the history of all
attempt in this world to govern for
eign countries by carpet baggers from
the dominant state everywhere tells
the same story.
ph lippinc Question.
Although the Spanish war has been
over for a few years we are keeping up
our war taxes. Examine the appro-
priations made at Washington, and
you will find that now we are spend
ing between three and four hundred
millions more per year than we did
four years ago, OF three years ago,
Think of it Il minute. This imperial
and military policy upon which we
have embarked i'll one form and an
other form is costing the American
people today between three and four
hundred millions of dollars every
year.
Let us look at the subject of trade
for minute. This policy is costing
us between three and four hundred
millions of dollars a year now. My
friends, all the trade, not the profit,
but all of the trade between this
country and the Philippines and Por-
to Rico, and between this country and
China and the whole orient put to-
gether does not amount to as much
as our actual outlay, and the profits of
this trade would in a hundred years
not amount to as much as we are pay
ing out every year now in support of
this policy. And the profits of this
trade, mind you, do not go to the
American people; they go to the syn
dicates, to the few who hope TO fat
ten at the expense of the government
and OF our country.
But you are aware that our govern
ment has agreed with other govern
ments of the world to maintain what
they called the open door in the Phil
ippines. That is, all nations, ours in
cluded, are to trade on the same ba-
Sis Well, if that is the case then, if
we get amy trade in the Philippines
we will have to compete for it; we
will have to compete with the Chinese,
the English, the Germans, the Rus
SLAMS and the Spaniards. Then, what
advantage would we get from all this.
outlay of treasure and of American
lives that we are destroying III the
tropicso Not one ,penny's worth of
advantage.
Tho Greatest World Power.
''For half century this republic
has been the greatest world power of
the earth and welded more influence,
had more to do with shaping thought
and human events than all other ma
tions put together. Every great coun-
try in Europe has had to pattern after
our constitution. We have east a light
against the sky that was seen by all
nations. We did this, not through our
army, for we had none; not through
our navy, for we had none; not
through u display of brute force, for
other nations surpassed U.S.. not
through a material display of wealth
or splendor, for other people sur
passed lis. We did it through our
high ideals, we did it by holding aloft
the everlasting principles of justice,
by holding the new religion of human
lty, the great doctrine of human
equality. We stood for human rights.
We stood for the noblest aspirations
Quoted the Superstition.
The King: The ruler of small