The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25

without the consent Of any other nation
on earth" but unless the signs OF the times
are greatly at fault. the country has heard
lays side by side with the remains OF the
rag baby once so dear 10 the Democratic
heart But Bryan and Organism Is still a.
factor to be reckOned with, for try as they
may the better element Of the Democratic
party cannot shake him of or eliminate his
policies, and in my Judgment he is destined
TO play another engagement in the leading
role. Anti-eXpansion, opposition 10 colonial
government, down with the rObber tariff
smash the trusts. together with other wild
and fantastic notions. constitute basic
principles on which the Democratic party
will enter the coming campaign AS for
the tariff we have nothing TO fear, for
the reason that ii took the country too
long TO recover from that alOpathic dose
of free trade administered by the last and
only Democratic administration during the
past~fQrty years. The memory of that wide
spread disaster and ruin wrought by that
one Democratic prescription still abides
with the people, and they want no more
of it. The fact is the people as whole
are satisfied with the present tariff law
and they viii not approve or any revision
of schedules or tinkering of any kind. POS
sibly there may be some inequalities, some
duties may be too high and some too low,
but whatever defects may exist, they are
of minor Importance, not of sufficient mag
nitude TO warrant an effort to correct them
at the risk of disturbing the business Vi
the country Business. like capital is eX-
tremely sensitive and easily alarmed
Therefore. it is 10 be hoped that the Re
publican Congress will not at TINS uillG
attempt ANY revision OF the tarlI' anu
am reasonably certain that the Democratic
party Will not be given an opportunity ~
do so.
THE trusts. or 'unhoIy combinations of
capital, of which we hear so mucn ABOUT
but whose baneful influence we feel so ut
tie, will no doubt cut quite igurei our
friends, the common enemy, Will enuedFor
to prejudice the minds of the people, as
they always do, by the portrayal VI
imaginary conditions. No doubt there ar
good trusts and there are bad trusts Just
as the interest of the individual or OF a
given community may be a1ected, put ioI
the life OF me l cannot see now the soOu Il
to be maintained and the bad eliminated
I'm fact, can see no legal remedy. Demo
cratic platforms bristle with 'whereaseS
and resolves against the iniqultous trusts
but these so-called declarations OF prlhCl-
pies present no well-detined plan WHEREBY
the evils complained of may be abohshed or
even regulated. OF course, they ten US
that our protective tarln laws DreeuS
trusts and that a blow at one IS a dow at
the other which is doubtless true, but they
failed to tell us that blow at the ldrlIt II
a blow at all manner or business, winch
is fact that experience has amply
demonstrated. The question Is one lhdt
will have to be met, and let US meet IL
boldly and fearlessly The advantage is win
U.S. Let the Republican press everywhere
appeal to the reason and not TO the pas
sons of the people. Prosperity unequaleu
in the history OF the Republic has come 10
bless us and the people know the source
from which il came. Never since govern
ments were known among men was sucn
a marvellous transformation scene Wit
messed as that which followed the election
of William Mckinley in 1896. Glorious Nc
Kinley, may the memory OF his splendld
Christian character, his heroic and sell
sacrificing devotion to the cause of the
plain people abide with us through the
coming years. Let us not only cherlsh ms
memory, but let us emulate his noble eN-
ample. His faith in the people and the
ultimate triumph of right principles was
sublime. Cut down by the hand OF cow
ardly assassin. his work was not done. but
so clearly were his policies defined that 1t
only remains for us TO follow the pathway
which he so plainly marked out. Let us
stand by our guns, answer shot for shot
and under the leadership of our magnif-
cent President, Theodore Roosevelt, and
our gallant senators and representatives
in Congress, we shall achieve another
splendid victory when the fall election