Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-30

about five minutes even at his rate
of utterance to make his speech on
this great question. Think what
might be said and what happy
homes might be made in this arid
land We re gallantly led by a Re.
publican president. who has brought
about the reclamation of these arid
lands for service. Bell must have
followed him, he must have been led
by the great president of the United
States, the only one who has stood
firm In the interests Of the great west.
After the great services rendered us
by President Roosevelt, these men
come around and tell us that such a
man and his party are enemies of
yours and mine. A man who would
stand out alone in the east and plead
the cause of the west. shall we say
that he is your enemy and my enemy? =?
Mr. Bell may talk until the crack of
doom, but we could say more on the
subject of Roosevelt and that bill in
an hour than Bryan can say until his
last breath.
We are still talking silver. I be
lieve in it. If | should be elected to
congress, no vote of mine would have
tendency to strike out silver as
money. | will stand as | have stood
and | will vote for it. These Demo
Gratis are going about the country and
talking about what they would do in
case you should send them to con
gress. Now you have been sending
g,n 10,
tie of 1896, for the last six years. |
want to ask you what Bell~cr Shafroth
or Teller have done for silver since
1896? They tell us they are great
advocates of silver and they go to
congress, but have done nothing. The
bill of Mr. Hill Is not before congress.
has not been reported and never will
be reported If it is reported, shall
vote against 1t, for | shall be there
They say that we are the party Of
trusts. My friend. will leave it to
you if the trust question is political
one. l imagine that If you go and
take list of the stockholders of the
these trusts. you will find that there
are just as many Democrats as there
are Republicans. If they should have
more Republicans who buy stock. 1t
is because the Republicans have the
money Bell said that three-fourths
of the wealth of the United States
is in the Republican party, and l think
it is so, because wealth goes with in
tellect; but we don't have a single
anarchist in this party.
They say the tariff causes the trusts
Now we have Mr.. Bryan saying that
with trusts. Now there is Bryan
against Bell and Teller. Which talk
is correct? How do you propose to
get rid OF it. Bryan talks about some
criminal process. Why don't they in
troduce a bill making 1t crime?
What have they done? They are op-
posed to the national government talk
ing charge of the trusts. They are in
favor of the states taking charge of
It, They think that each state is
strong enough to carry on its own af-
fairs, as it was thought before the
War of the Rebellion Bell is law
yer. He knows that If congress un-
dertook to legislate upon subject
whenever it was matter of state
consideration, the general government
would be unable to legislate upon it,
If | happen to get elected and get a
chance to vote on this question again,
| shall vote with great pleasure that
the power be put where it belongs in
order that this matter may be settled.
Another thing they say is that these
trusts are crushing out labor, and they
profess to be great friends of the la
boring man. Why. l believe in having
as any man.
haven't made as much out of the
race as either of these gentlemen, but
my interests are just as dear to me
as theirs are to them. Whenever ag-
gregated capital becomes a menace to
the people, it is the duty of all, ire
spective of party to remove the evil,
and give your children and children S
children an even chance in this race.
believe that aggregated labor, when
wrongly led is capable of as much ty-
| ranny as aggregated capital. l am.
however, in favor of organized labor
| believe it does as much good for the
country as for one man and Will when
wisely administered. lift itself still
higher, but while / believe in this,
disbelieve in tyranny on one hand
or the other. believe above all
| things in human liberty. l believe in
the right to act as please, SO long as
| do not injure another and | believe
that something must ultimately be
done to arbitrate these difficulties In
our broad land, and If | am elected,
shall vote to arbitrate these questions
| believe that it is only through this
system Of arbitration that peace can
prevail over the world.
| For questions of labor in the man
agement of affairs in this great gov
ernment, there ought to be someone
among the presidents advisors in the
cabinet. Labor has commissioner
who is sort of a clerk of the depart
ment. If we are entitled to a secre
tary of commerce. believe the time
will shortly come when the great
army OF workers will have an advo
cate right at the elbow of the presi
dent OF the United States. Let hin
be advised. and II he be a capable ant
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