The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-23

reaches markets farther away than indi-
Vidual producers.
Secretary Shaw ridiculed the PROPOSE
ton that states could shut out trusts Or
ganized in other states. Suppose one COM
pany owned all the salt Let one state
exclude that company, and it would SIM
ply sell. salt to somebody else, who would
sell it within that state. The people Of the
state would just pay one more profit.
"A constitutional amendment was recent
ly proposed. giving congress power to reg
ulate trusts. The democrats voted against
it. because it would take the trusts out
OF the campaign and deprive the party of
an issue. During all these years. every
move made against the trusts has been
made by republicans, up to the
presidents fearless stand taken against
combinations. The democrats have done
nothing but write resolutions
Putting Money Into Circulation.
Money spent by the non-partizan river
and harbor bills, he said, was not thrown
away. 1t is spent for labor and the pro-
Queer gets the benefit of it. 1t is the
wealthy who pay the bulk of the tariff. It
has been said that it will be a calamity
when we pay no more pensions. Pensions
put money in circulat ion
we only pay third as high freight
rates IN this country as in England" the
secretary threw in as suggestion. 'They
pay still higher on the continent"
Inc Panama canal is another nom
partizan enterprise, and it will make the
Pacific ocean an American sea.
L see I have been quoted as saying 7
was In favor of the ship subsidy bill 1
have never said was and the republican
party has never declared for the Frye
BILL 1t has declared for an American
merchant marine. We have four times as
much ocean freight to carry as we had
forty years ago, but American ships only
carry third as much. The other ma
tons of the world help us carry our
freight. We should build up merchant
marine
The War and Its Results.
The speaker dwelt on the non partizan
character of the Spanish war prepara-
lions. when by an unanimous vote con-
gress gave President Mckinley $50, 600, 900
to prosecute the first great unselfish wal
Of the world. He extolled the patriotism
of the 100000 volunteers who, with the
aid of the navy whipped a great nation
to standstill, and then got back to picl,
the corn He called attention to the
appointment of the Spanish war COM
mission, with one Of its five members,
Senator Gray Of Delaware. opposed to
taking any Spanish territory. Democratic
state conventions declared against giving
up territory won by our blood and valor.
The commission decided to keep the Phil
tppines, and William J. Bryan helped Will
liam Mckinley bring about the ratif1ca
ton Of the treaty. That settled that the
United States could buy Islands when
| 1t chose, and keep them. AS to the future
Of the Philippines, the speaker refused
to make any definite prediction, except
that justice and honor would prevail. We
have not adopted the Philippines; we have
| taken them to raise. We are giving them
! the English language, free institutions,
and local self government.
Referring to the Investigations Of scan =
dals in the Philippines Secretary Shaw
told some Of the atrocities committed by
the natives which created the atmosphere
of the water cure. AS for the famous
cure, it did not disable the victims, "but
| it did make 'em TESS up"
Secretary Shaw closed with an appeal
| to the voters not to forsake the way that
| had brought them such unexampled pros
| perity.