Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-17
HILL ORATOR alta
HARN0HY BANQUET
New York Democratic Club
Commemorate Birthday
OF Jefferson.
MAKES PLEA FOR UNITY
Fill Urges All Factlona Of the Party
TO Unite Against the Common
Foe-Attacks Administration
~ f2ooeav,it
OF Rocseve

Jefferson lvitl, :, ,A,Ipt i,., "a, tl1,s 1,llli-
-. ~.
iouse y was lpoAea upon among me
ae'noclSts OF the city ana state as q
harmony meeting.
Dayia i. igfl who bal moi visited the
ci,b ra, 5,,,,,,,.., 80 ,.aa,.s ,,.,s az
''','i'''' " 80 -.
'iltl orator OF me evening ana IN nus
SPEECH he called pron democrats TO
| unite in harmony
Lewis Nixon the new leader of Tam
I many Hall, introduced MI. Hill.
MIR Hill began his address by de-
timing the theories of government as
contemplated by Mr. Jefferson and the
federal PARTY. HI. then turned to the
question of combinations OF capital.
He said:
One of the great problems which ia
now presented to the people for their
solution is. How shall Jefferson.s SEN
tilnents be ittilizea for the prevention
Of the evils which he forcshadoweti?
1t is moi a question for political Jug
elery. ii is AN elementary propo-
sition which the wisdom of experience
has abundantly confirmed, ana which
even in these days OF unparalleled bus
iness combinations and Wild specrllu-
lions ought not to be disputed that
whatever tends to create a monopoly
and to prevent legitimate connection
Impressed wilh public on. uuasi-pub-
lie character is opposed to sound public
policy
at is not for the true interest of
any community that a few men should
be the employers and that the great
body should he employees or servants.
ana this is especially not desirable in
u republic. " here il .shouId be the poll
lev OF the l:,ms; to multiply. rather than
pendent pursuits and in the profits OF
pfoduetian
mn a free republic, like ours an equal
ity OF fortune among our citizens is
bs,iiey ed to lie desieapie and Industrial.
liberty tends toward that result and
hence is essential
AL Is perhaps aitlicuit 10 predict how
Jefferson, If ne were alive today, would
meet thu, Giificllties which we cncour.
tor W. venture to suggest that ha
would insist upon some reasonable linn
iiAtion urnD tlla amount Of ,,orp0i,ate
capital which nlient be invested In a
single colporaiioM
"Ieffergoil s teachines might suggest
% limitation upan tine amount of the
dividends which could be lawfully de
clared OF upon TIE profits which could
be legally accommodated bS those ire
lnenGous business ORGANIZATIONS; or he
justice to it's oXprbuldonad taxpayers,
should withdraw It's thrift faNors from
the Infant Industries, represented
by these institutions whose projectors
are already rolling in wealth and are
astonishing til" wolla hN the munlti-
cence OF tileir priNatc benciactions.
ON the subject OF colonial extension
Mr.. illti said
III Is S:tlc 70 believe that jefferson
sion of orr jurisdiction which did not
carry With il the provisions Of our
constellation " winch lie was 50 de
N"tealy itttaclaed, ana &lnch he de-
Tended SO vigorously Wllh his voice
ana pen. iIt Wpli4d naquestionably
h2N Ni1Wed <ll ihA@lfelice The SIS
tapliSil,neh' "i q }efinaheAt American
colonial colonial. system which e@9ii,laea under
haiHtafS rue On uidHr clNll authority
app9i1iteu ~ lnS G"latfollltS govern
ineill ~ Washihsteli. iils theory was
unsiuestionAhly me democratic doctrine
or t9etitg mat 'nis spNerqhlent has
ho9l'iorg a9laei''% 70 gisate q perlna
hcht eV'ol.i"i system Yuan u has the
iisl'' 70 ef'ats h'i}s.
Nh MN declared that "ere Jefferson
alive today he would favor the election
of United states senators by the di-
rect vote Or the people, ana continued.
llN''c '~'ii'iNiSS ~ ~ viio i'teuldlS leau
to the suggestion That it is peculiarly
our duty, Us u should be our pleasure
at I've pfesen. sflae. 10 invite democrats
OF character, standing and intluence'to
identity themselves with organized
movements lof party success for the
promotion OF the true principles of
Ieffersoaian democracy and the elcva-
tion of the standard OF the public SER
Vice
sWhy should we divide over the cues
tonable utterances oi modern party
platforms, largely designed to meet
temporary encreencicS which soon pass
away, when We are all united upon the
rock bottom and fundamental doc
times Of our faith intended To last as
long rs ON government itself shan en-
dure2
why should there be factional
allarrels over details when we are an
united upon essentials?
lit IS the part of wisdom for the
democracy to push to the front the is
sues upon which there is substantial
unaniniity ana ignore those in regard
10 which there are such sorious ana
honest differences of opinion as must
he fatal TO ,5l@lc,icaI success
Roosevelt is an at sea. III has no fixad
rolicies and no CONSCIENTIOUS cnn,,i1,s
lions II .wol,bles anon a,3v mint
question With which it seeks to deal.
1T has no policy in opposition to that
of congress, and is prepared to approve
whatever congress does
administration in ne Philippines to be