Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-09-20

buying votes.
The danger of consolidated
power, political, financial and
industrial, was never more
clearly shown than under the
dominion of the Republican
party in recent years. From a
government of the people as in
dividuals we are fast becoming
a government of combinations
of people with individual re.
sponsibility reduced to a mini
mum.
In the industrial world we
can see the same condition.
Great corporations merging
into each other, and when they
cannot merge under the law
forming a combine and calling
it trust" for their mutual
advantage and for the CORE
spending disadvantage and ul-
innate ruin of the peoples best
interest.
These artificial creatures of
the Government assume to
themselves despotic power and
call it the rights of property
and say to the State Govern
ment that made them, Glands
Off" and to the public that sup
ports them, eve will brook no
outside interference" till the
people have reached that con-
dition in which they can be fed
and warmed only by leave of
the Goal Trust Meat Trust"
and the like. Publicity and con-
stitutional amendments. says
President Roosevelt, are the re-
NEEDLES. But what care they
for publicity so long as they
have the public by the throat !:
"What is the Constitution
among friends Z" asked a GER
tain New York Congressman,
when he found it a hindrance
to some personal legislation.
Now, what is the Constitution
among souIless combines They
must certainly be controlled;
but how is the problem taxing
patriotic wisdom to its utmost.
1t is certain the Republican
party cannot or will not either
control or punish them, for
trusts are the offspring of that
party, and now control the pa
rent. AS the tariff is the moth
er of trusts" so is the Republi
can party the father of the
tariff.
To classify the industries of
mankind, they are agriculture,
commerce and manufactures,
the last being the least in i'm
portance in the natural order.
The tillers of the soil being the
great mass of consumers and
creators of food and raiment,
are made by tariff legislation
to pay tribute to the much "pro-
tected" manufacturer who Gre
ates nothing but changes only
the form of things: who, by his
protected" right, controls the
raw materials, the quantity and
price of the manufactured goods
and the wages of the laborer.
"Monopolies are odious" be-
cause they are oppressive and
dangerous. But" said Sena-
tor McComas at the Republican
Convention, eve never had a
strike under a Democratic adj
ministration." You only have
a great strike under a Republi-
can administration" AS a
great "strike producer" it has
been a great" success. Evil
IDENTIFY this Republican deems
a great strike" a great bless
ing" This is his logic. The Re-
publican administration brings
to pass great prosperity"
great prosperity brings to pass
great strikes. Therefore con-
tinue the Republican admins
tration that we may have
great strikes" He seems to
think that 1.-TWO or more jobs
hunting the same man" is a
happy condition of society,
when it produces great
strike" because the hunted
working man will not let the
job capture him at starvation
wages.
In conclusion let me say
that, realizing the burdens of
the campaign, the responsible
ties, if elected, of being the re-
preventative of the people, yet
with a firm reliance upon Di-
vine Providence and the in
tegrity of the people, | accept
the distinguished honor of being
the Democratic nominee of the
First Congressional district of