The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Calls it Flim-Flam.
Mr.. BRYAN DISsECTs PRESIDENTS
TRUST SPEECHES.
Says Mr.. Roosevelt Talks a Great
Deal and Means Nothing, Offer
ing No Solution.

w. j Bryan in his commonei
dissects The recent trust speeche,
OF President Roosevelt aud practi
enlly accuses the President Of film.
flaming" the people Mr. Bryan
says IN part;
He (Roosevelt) was suddenly
ushered into the white house aud
given a chance 70 'sbnckle cum
ming, and he has ever since been
apologiziug for rather thnn de-
nounciug trusts Take his Proyi-
denee speech as an illustration.
He spent more time trying 10 paei-
fy those who criticise the trusts
than IN pointing out a remedy
Through Il runs the idea that the
enormous fortunes wrung from the
people by monopoly are . natural
and necessary result Of good times,
a result that we cannot prevent.
The President fails entirely TO
distinguish between an association
of God made men, with bodies to
feed, families 10 provide for and
with consciences to guide them,
aud fictitious person called a cor.
poratiou organized for gain, hay
ing no heart to restrain Il here aud
no seul To punish hereafter. He
fniis 10 discriminate between the
labor organizations, which have
not yet succeeded in securing liv-
ing wages and reasonable o0nditi-
tiuns. aud the overgrown corpora
tions, which declare enormous di-
yldends on watered stock aud ena
ble the managers Ia become multi
millionaires from enforced eontri-
buttons collected from the people.
This hiding behind the labor
organization is a tavOrite device
Of the monopolist aud the presl
dent betrays his leanings when he
falls into the same habit. 4 care
Gul reading Of the presidents
speech will convince any candid
man that the executive is more
alarmed lest the people may injure
themselves morally by hating the
trusts too much than be is lest
they be hart by the trusts. Note
his solicitude. We are passing
through period of great material
prosperity, aud such a period is as
SURE as adversely itself to bring
mntterings of diseonteut.' Again.
II in spirit of sullen envey they
tthe peoplel insist upon putting
down those who have proRted
most by the years of fatness they
will bury themselves in the crush
of a coming disaster"
No trust magnate could have
made a more abject aud aeFyile
plea for lawless wealth and heart
less greed. When we see great
corporations violating the laws of
the land and riding roughshod
over the rights Of the people. in
stead of applying a remedy, we
must constantly restrain our in
dignation for fear the dark and
evil vices Of envy and hatred win
eat into our natures. Instead Of |
trying 10 catch the horse thief
would he lecture the man who lost |
his horse. aud does he think the |
horse raising industry would be
ieopardixed by the complete esterm-
ination OF the horse thieff
He insists that il is highly un
desirable 10 attempt too much or
10 begin by stringent legislation
Those who are looking for strcnn-
osity in dealing with the trust will !
not find Il IN the presidents speech. |
II IL ~sak and paerile. Instead |
Of \ warrior leading his men up
San Juan hsik VIE see the politician |
anxious for a denomination and |
afraid either to ignore the aubjecf
or 10 deal with II firmly and AZ. |
gressively The only definite sne- |
gestiou he Makes il In regard toI
publicity. aud even this must be
nnniuAaisitarsal Publicity AZ M |
aid 10 Dtlier remedies would he |
useful, but publicity alone would |
bn of TO benefit, 10 expect xny
rial relief % uomp frutn mere pnk- |
lieits il as absurd III II would h6 III !
propose che repeal Ok laxs nRainntl |
lareeny and - xubstifutian 0l 4 |
law simply requiring the tkssf ~.
Ole i suhrdnis pf tsis things ntoien. |
and sheu keep them