The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-17
Republican Party's Attitude Toward
Trusts Compared with Demo-
cratic Professions.
VICTORY FOR BILL" DEvERY
NOTORIOUS TAMMANY POLICE BOSS
NOW A POLITICAL BOSS.
ChOsen cad of His Party i'm the
Ninth Assembly District After IA
Picturesque Campaign.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. 16.-The Re-
publican state convention assembled in the
auditorium tonight to tranact the busi--
ness preliminary to the more important
programme of tomorrow, which calls for
the nomination of candidates for the high
state offices. An important feature OF the
session was a resolution offered by Sena-
tor Knealy, indorsing President Roosevelt
for the presidential nomination in 1904.
Andrew F. Gates, chairman of the Repub-
lican state central committee, called the
convention to order and in a few words in
troduced United States Senator Orville H.
Platt as the temporary chairman of the
convention. Senator Plat was greeted with
loud applause as he rose to speak.
Then let us turn our attention to the
wider field. Shall we indorse or condemn
the Republican administration so glorious
ly begun by William Mckinley, so grandly
continued by Theodore Roosevelt? The
United States has enjoyed six years of I'M
exampled prosperity. That prosperity has
been coincident with Republican admins
tration. During hat period our career has
been one of uninterrupted development.
progress and glory. In wise administra-
ton, in substantial development, in inter-
national influence we lead the world to-
day. What other issue does the Republic
an party need to present? How can it bet
ter commend itself to the support of the
people of the United States than by pa
tient continuance in this well-doing? Nor
is our national prosperity and glory acct
dental. Our country has always pros
pered under Republican rule, 1t has always
languished when so unfortunate as to come
under the sway of the Democratic party.
ThA ma Axvn L. ease - fht. 49,
paign Is the Endorsement of the Republic
an administration of William Mckinley
and Theodore Roosevelt.
Recognizing the force Of this. our OPP
ponents are INDUCING in a most frantic
hunt for some other issue on which to go
before the people. There Is a fascination
In hunting where there is game to be found
and secured, but IL Is dull and tiresome
sport where there is no game to be either
found or secured; and this hunt of the
Democratic party. for a new Issue must
restored the gold standard and re-estab-
lished the credit of the Nation on solid
foundation its free silver issue disappeared
with the clouds. When we gave Porto
Rico popular and representative govern
ment; when we put down rebellion in the
Philippines, established civil government
there, clothed its inhabitants with all
rights guaranteed to our own citizens by
the Constitution, we started it on the road
to popular and representative government,
Its issue of Imperialism became
Od1 u NAooAPGlCu LUZ.
Upon the subject of trusts Senator Platt
said: "The difference between the Repub-
Ican and Democratic parties in the matter
OF trusts may be stated thus: The Demo-
cratic party proposes to destroy trusts and
the business conducted by them; the Re-
publican party proposes TO regulate trusts
and the business conducted by them, so
that no unfair advantage shall be taken of
the people of the United States, and to the
full limit of it's constitutional power it will
carry out this policy. The Republican
party does not set itself against business
or the capital needed to develop business:
1t does set itself against capitalistic mon
true toifts traditional policy of destruction,
has apparently but one, and only one, rem
edy for evils arising from the improper
management OF business carried on by
great corporations, and that is TO put all
articles manufactured by corporations
which have the supposed ability to control
prices on the free list, thus destroying at
one blow protection to our industries and
the business pursued by the trusts. No
more fatuous policy could be conceived.
We deny that the tariff is the mother of
trusts; we affirm that the tariff is the
parent Of prosperity.
Hand in hand will the policy of protec-
uon, ne said, lis the policy of reciprocity,
which shall extend our trade and give us
wider markets without seriously Gripping
our own. Whenever an6 wherever such
reciprocal trade arrangements can be made
the Republican party is bound by the ex-
pressed views of it's late President, in what
may be termed his farewell address TO the
American people, as well as in the explicit
sanction and ratify such arrangements"
TIL senator advocated reciprocity with
Cuba along lines that would be mutually
advantageous to each.