The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27


approval and Endorsement of the peo-
pie of your district.
Trusting to be favored with your
acceptance of the nomination rendered.
and wishing you the same continued
success in the future that has attend
ed your entire past public career we
are, most respectfully. your obedtent
servants,
(Signed.)
]. w. Quincy,
A L. Franklin,
P. l.. Wade,
John F. DeLacy.
Arthur S. Bussey,
Committee.
MIR. BrantIey's Reply.
Brunswick. Ca, July %, 1902
Messrs. ]. w Quincy, A L. Franklin,
P. L. Wade, John F. DeLacy. Arthur
S. Bussey. Committee. Gentlemen: l
beg to acknowledge the receipt of your
highly esteemed letter, advising me
that the Democratic convention of the
Eleventh Congressional district of our
state, assembled in the city of Dublin
on June Is, last, had unanimously re-
nominated me for Congress, to serve
during the next ensuing term, and re-
ouesting that / notify you of my &C
ceptance thereof, and in acknowledge
ing same, to thank you for the very
kind and tlattering terms you employ
in advising me of this action of the
convention.
THIS renomina ton, predieated as it
was upon the result of the preceding
primary election, in which no opposing
votes were cast, comes to me as addi-
tional evidence of the esteem good will
and partiality of my fellow Democrats
of the district, and IS accepted by me
with grateful appreciation. / am not
only appreciatiVe OF the great honor
conferred by il, but l am further and
more deeply impressed than ever by
the obligations resting upon me to
demonstrate to the bes. of my ability
in the performance of my public du-
ties not only the depth of the gratitude
] feel, but. as well, my worthiness to
have and enjoy the priceless gift of
the confidence and esteem of our peo-
pie so freely and unselfishly given me.
a representative of the people in the
greatest deliherative body on earth
for such is the American Congress
can have and should have no greater
incentive to the fullest performance of
his duty and to the development Of the
best that is in him than the hope of
The appreciation of those whom he
labors to serve, and so it is that part
of your letter wherein you convey to
me the thanks of the convention for
vices and further inform me that my
entire official career has met the ap-
proval of all the people of our district
is appreciated and priced by me be-
yond my poor ability to properly eX-
press to you. 1t matters not how IT,
tie l may feel that have earned this
generous Endorsement, it is none the
less pleasing and gratifying to me-
and will. l assure you, be a powerful
the work that I am By the favor of
my friends yet called upon to do.
Should the action of your conven-
ton be ratified by the people at the
polls next NoVember-and their loyal
ty to Democratic principles is too
strong for this to be questioned-I
shall strive. as heretofore, while help
ing to guard the interests of our COM
mon country, to be ever mindful of
the local and material interests of the
people Immediately represented by me-
and shall lose no opportunity to urge
all proper legislation looking to their
prosperity, progress and development
and, in brief. l pledge through you to
the Democracy of the district the best
service of which l am capable.
Imperialism and Trusts
The problems thrust upon our coun-
try by reason of the policy pursued
by the party in power after the close
of the SDanish-American war have
not only not been solved, but have be-
come more serious and more alarm
ing with the lapse of time. A colo
NAL policy in the treatment of our
island possessions closely patterned
after that now in vogue by imperial
powers, and closely akin to. if not en-
tirely alike, that which our forefathers
condemned in Great Britain and sue
cessfully waged the glorious war oil
the Revolution to free themselves from
has been definitely entered upon BY
our government. and. unless the PEG.
pie rebuke that which has been done
bids fair to become its permanent pol
icy, to the hurt of all our cherished
ideals, to the final reputation of tbs
Declaration of Independence. and tC
the complete overturning of the the
cry upon which our government was
founded
The past two wears have also wit
messed marked increase in the mum.
Der, strength and influence of tn,
great industrial combinations in oul
country, known as trusts. and Will,
the evils existing and threatened by
these combinations are apparently gen
orally realized and professedlY con.
demned by some of the leaders of tn,
Republican party. it is significant OF
the true policy of this party that, al
though in charge of the presidency
the House and the Senate. the session
of Congress just adjourned, did no
produce a single line of legisla ton il
restraint of monopoly or in the slight
est degree hostile to the interests o.
the trusts. Upon the contrary, thi:
party has during the present Con.
gress and persistently heretofore up.
held and maintained their high pro
tective policy. whereby the trusts have
been made possible, and colonialism z
necessity, if the trusts are to be main
tanned. The absolute control of the
American market which the trusts
nave bv favor of the protection they
enjoy, gives to them their strength and
power
The Tariff BIoodsuckers.
II is plainly manifest that our pres
@nt tariff law is, as has been aptly
SAID "a breeder Of trusts" and that