The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-05-30

and higher civilization and broader |
freedom than is poss' BILE for them in
any other way. Our flag is in the Phil
ippines and there 1t will remain.
The Army.
The American army has taken up q
work of establishing order and main
tanning authority in the distant Phil
ippines, and, while we deplore and Sc
verely condemn any instances OF cru
city which may have occurred, we re-
member that our soldiers are fighting
q barbarous and treacherous foe, who
have often inflicted most inhuman and
revolving atrocities upon their prison
ers. 1t is the nations army, drawn
knowing no politics or creed, but fight
ing the nations battles under the ma
tion's flag, and we resent with indigna-
tiOn recent Democratic efforts to drag
its honor in the dust and to cast re-
prOach on its fair name.
We proudly reaffirm our faith in all
the great cardinal principles of the Re-
publican party, and our allegiance to
| the declaration adopted by the last Re-
publican national convention, and TO
the candidates nominated by this con-
ventiOn we pledge our loyal support.
Trusts.
| We recognize the necessity OF coop
in the Industrial world, and to compete
succe ssfully 70 the worlds markets;
but all combinations that stifie cOmpe-
titiOn, control prices, limit production
or unduly increase profits or values,
and especially when they raise the
prices of the necessities OF life, are Op-
posed to public policy and should be re-
pressed with q strong hand.
The Republican party is the only one
that has dealt courageously and hon
estly with the trust question. 1t en-
acted, as early as 1890, a law framed by
that distinguished statesman, Johr
binations in restraint of trade, the con
troll of wages, or the advancement o
prices. THIS ACT FRAMED BY
REPUBLICAN STATESMAN. PASS
ED BY A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS
AND SIGNED BY A REPUBLICAN
PRESIDENT, HAS PROVED HELP
Full IN PREVENTING ABUSES By
ISUCH COMBINATIONS WHERE
!SUCH ABUSES WERE FOUND TC
EXIST, AND IS NOW BEING WIG
IOROUSLY APPLIED BY A REPUB
ILICAN ADMINISTER ALTON IN TIL
PROSECUTION OF UNLAWFUL
COMBINATIONS. Subsequent TO tn,
enactment of this law the Democratic
party obtained control of both bran
ches of Congress and the Presidency
= 1t constantly asserted hostility to trusts
: but faileo to place upon the statut
books a single line of legislation whicl
would aid in their control.
Labor.
q No question now pressing for after
= tion can be of greater Importance tina
n that which concerns the relations G
: capital and labor, and wa pledge Oul
selves to the protection OF these tw
servants Of civilization. We welcom
the investment of capital within ou
q State to the end that labor may be stead
@ lily and profitably employed in addin
:, wealth and prosperity to our people
a We believe with Lincoln that, "Capits
o is only the fruit of labor and coul
l. never have existed if labor had not frs
a existed. Labor is the superior of cal
r ital and deserves much the higher cor
/. sideration."
q TO SECURE FOR LABOR tn
h CONSIDERATION IT DESERVE:
v TO UPHOLD THE DIGNITY o
q TOLL; TO CREATE A HEALTH
/. PUBLIC OPINION ON THE SUE
v JECT OF LABOR AND THE JUS
TICE OF ITS RECEIVING A Full
a SHARE OF THE VALUES IT CRE
:. ATES; TO BRING LABOR AN
9 CAPITAL TOGETHER ON COMMOl
u GROUNDIN THE ADJUSTMENT o
SUCH QUESTIONS AS MAY con
Germ THESE TWO GREAT FACT
4 ORS IN PRODUCTION, IT IS MEG
ESSARY THAT LABOR SHOULl
BE EINTELLIGENTLY ORGANIZED
, WE BELIEVE IN FEWER HOUR.
> AND LARGER REWARDS FOR LA
BOR AND FAVOR SUCH LAWS A!
WILL HARMONIZE THE INTER
ESTS OF LABOR AND CAPITAL
AND TEND TIE LIGHTEN THE BUR
DEN OF TOLL