The daily sentinel., 1902-10-30
pATTEQSON'S SPEECH.

There were neither bands drums minstrels fireworks
of anvils, to summon the people
to the house last night that building con-
largest audience to hear Senator Patterson OF
any political gathering of the the which
greeted Bryan a almost sunrise Monday morning
Senator Patterson deplored the announcement in the
daily press hand bills that woulddevoe his
tire speech tie socialist question but the conclusion
of his splendid speech he overwhelmed with
atuations that he said he glad that
had been opportune him his upon
that question that of the social commonwealth.
understood it.
Mr. Patterson seemingly was never in better fettle
although being frequently interrupted by sociastic
popst he answered thoroughly their utter conus
and the atisfaction of the audience, their Interrupt
IONS that he friends and enlightened
socialist who had unwittngy signed the pedge of that
party.
The speaker held his audience in attention for
nearly hours few leaving the house during the
The socialists who have confused and mystifed their
followers by glitering promises and eneraes hitherto
unanswered seemed in the depth of gloom last night,
after repeated invitations call him order if he
made aymissatement of regarding socaistic doc
trne Senator Patterson remained uncalenged throughout
his Speech nearly all the prominent
socialists OF this county present to hear him,
Acknowledging the pleasant introduction of Chair
man NJ L. Allison and preceding short review of the
merits of the candidates the democratic state ticket,
Senator Patterson said that he did not entering
abu 'vo TRADE against those who had espoused
the of the socialist party He said that he would
simply discuss the of socialism, he understood
But before commencing his discourse the subject
for which he principally billed the touched
briefly the question: the trust problem and
the amendments to be voted upon by the people at the
coming election He then passed to the party conditions
that would exist throughout the and said that it
could be plainly that the republican lean
ing for the socialists and popusts and that
the organs of the republican party the same as the
popust and socialist All the cartoons in
tended socialism and popuism and also all
the editorials along that line.
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of the socialist party by saying that their desire first
accomplishing the defeat of the democratic party and al
lowing the republican party to control of state
affairs is to bring things by this acute stage
where the of labor will unite with the socialists
for the purpose ultimately getting control of this
country. They want the of the republican
for they that republicans accomplish the
most damage and surely hasten the of the
control of affairs into their hands
Beginning with the theories of private ownership the
s1eaker explained that the basic principle is that
do with his he will. He lot in the
midst of resident community and build slaughter
house it if he DESIRES he powder magazine
in the of the he beat his wife and make
his small children work much he pease But here
the socastic principle of private ownership in and
demands that he do nothing injurious to society He
do what he peases with what he but he must not
let society suffer thereby. Thus the mine is
qured proper ventilation for his workings and
the safety appliances to protect his work
and railways must couplings and provide
for the safety of their operators and passengers
''rhs asd Senator Patterson, lis the introduction
of the socalisc principle but it ACCOMPLISHED by
the socastic brought about by uniting work
and influences of by socialist propaganda and
tightening the minds of population The socialist
party is not socialism, but rather creation of
tive commonwealth. 1t is the annhlation of private
industry and private enterprise and the Capitalization of