The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-17

rent, the republican party may be re- lied upon to undertake this work. Ta- riff schedules are not sacred. The principle of protection should be held sacred in the United States.
 With regard to great aggregations of capital indefinitely called trusts. all men know that business cannot now be conducted successfully in the United States with the limited capital of for mer times; that to attempt it would re- suit in wide spread disaster and mise ry. and that even if it were possible to re-establish old trade conditions the consumers would necessarily be com pelled to pay enhanced prices for the needed articles of consumption. The United States was forced by the changed conditions Of trade to do busi- ness upon larger scale, and that could only be done with augmented capital. Business thus conducted. honestly and fairly, according to the common judg- ment of mankind, is not only necessi- ty, but blessing.
 But great aggregations of capital re- suit in enormous power, and there comes with that power the temptation to do business unfairly, and without due regard to the rights and interests of the reat body of our people. The re- publican party proposes to regulate trusts and the business conducted by them, so that no unfair advantage shall be taken of the people of the United States. and to the full limit of it's con- stitutional power it will carry out this policy.
 We deny that the tariff is the mother of trusts, we affirm that the tariff is the parent of prosperity.
 Tt will be a sad day for our workmen if ever in an attempt to punish and de- stroy our trusts the work now per formed by them shall be transformed to the workmen employed by foreign trusts. Upon this subject the republi- can party has no more courageous ln- telligent or honest exponent of its prln- ciples and policies than Theodore Roosevelt. Read his utterances upon this subject and be assured that he speaks for the republican party. Right alongside the policy of pro- lection, going hand in hand with 1t, is the policy of reciprocity. Republican reciprocity is entirely consistent with protection.
 q must speak to you feelingly in be- half of reciprocal trade arrangements with our nearest neighbor, Cuba, would make such arrangements along the lines which l have indicated; reciprocity in trade between the two countries mutually advantageous to 1 each, a reciprocity whereby we would 1 extend our own trade and at the same time benefit the industrial interests of l Cuba. It is neither for her interests nor for ours that Cuba should become a part of our nation; it is both for her in- | terests and ours that she should find prosperity in independence, and stabil- ity growing out of that prosperity. If | ever one nation was obligated to deal justly and liberally with another, we
 are obligated to deal justly and liher- 1 ally with Cuba. We can help Cuba In the maintenance of her independence with great benefit to ourselves. l be-
 lieve that the time of dealing justly
 with Cuba has only been delayed and
 will surely come
 Finally speaking am sure for the republican party, call upon the people of our state of Connecticut to put aside all prejudice, all local dissensions, all merely partisan considerations. Every American citizen is entrusted by the
 Almighty with a responsibility in the
 working out of our national destiny
 which transcends every other political
 duty. We rejoice in our nation it's his
 tory, it's institutions, its growth. its
 greatness. it's power, and its righteous
 ness. Shall these be continued, pre-
 served and enhanced? This is the ques-
 ton which the republican party sub
 rnits to the voters of Connecticut and
 of the United States.