The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-22
COL. CHARLES. L. JEWETT.

KOKOMO, Ind, Sept. 20.-Col. c. L. Jew
ett, of New Albany, in his address here to-
day congratulated his audience on the
splendid fulfllment of the party promises
made during the two preceding national
campaigns and the present attitude of the
party toward the questions of absorbing
interest. He declared that the Republican
party alone stood for an intelligent and
unfaltering maintenance Of our three great
national policies-protection of American
production, extension of American COM
merce, markets and influence and the Mon
roe doctrine. In opening he said:
II speak to you to-day only as one pri-
vate citizen may to Others upon matters
influenced by the possession of office, the
hope of obtaining or the fear of losing one,
1 assert the right not only to say what L
choose, but to select the persons to whom
/ address my words. What L am about to
say is intended solely for such present as
have come to be voters since 1860. and for
the men who voted for William Mckinley
and supported the administration and poll
cies of that noble man. If there be here
any one who did not, L have no controversy
with him, nor for his political salvation the
slightest hope. Whether he lacked the in
telligence to see. or the patriotism to per-
FORM his duty in the perilous days of '96
or 1900 or weakly yielded TO the evil spell
of party name. bad leadership or partisan
bigptry. is of no consequence. 1t is enough
that he missed one of the only two great
opportunities that have come to loyal
hearts during the memory OF those now
living, and t. attempt his conversion
have no time nor any inclination
The speaker promptly took up the ques-
ton of trusts, saying that ii was matter
of greatest concern to all the people He
read the antitrust plank of the Republican
state platform, and said that while many
excellent declarations were offered the
platform committee the vigorous one adopt
ed by the convention he had written HIM
self and naturally felt proud of it. He in
sisted that the so-called trusts Were more
than a menace to the country. They are
an actual present existing evil They
threatened to stiie competition. and had
already narrowed the field OF individual en-
deavor and laid the foundation of enduring
monopoly. Corporations whose methods
and purposes were lawful and just should
be protected and encouraged, but the hand
and voice of every good citizen must be up
lifted against the lawless combinations that
had come 10 be designated generally by the
Continuing, he said: Now, while most
everybody is talking against the trusts.
the only organization that seems to be do
ing anything against the trusts is the Re-
publican party. The only law that there
is 10 invoke against these illegal contriy-
ances seems TO be the law procured to be
enacted by the late Senator Sherman. a
Republican. The officer who is assailing
these combinations under existing laws is
Attorney General Knox, a Republican The
man who is a. the Presidents request
framing bill to extend and strengthen
the Sherman law is Congressman Little
| field. a Republican. The great leader who
is conservatively advocating constitu-
tional amendment TO enable Congress TO
| uproot these evils is President Roosevelt
| a Republican. The Presidents Proposition
| is brave, statesman-like and timely. II
| would be folly 10 wait until action is i'm
| perative before comforting the power on
Congress to legislate, and / hope before
| another election time constitutional
| amendment of the nature advocated nv
| President Roosevelt will authorize Congress
10 punish the Daa e5inpinations and pro-
There you have the Republican pro-
| gramme. Now. as to the Democrats Their
| plan TO avoid existing and threatened evils
] from the trusts Is characteristic. They