The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-24

italy nominated Tor many years by
the free trade Party insignificant in
manufactures, great in agriculture.
Under our policy. which has been
followed. with the exception of four
! years, from that time to this, the
; United States comes first in agricul-
ture, but by leaps and bounds has
| diversified her industries, until today
we are the greatest manufacturing
country on Gods foot-stool. One
third Of all h worlds products that
come from the factory are made in
the United States, by III operation
and cooperation of American capital
i and American labor and skill.
The Republican party is a national
| party and believes in Investigation
of our industries and the protection
of American capital and American Ia
Dor against the cheaper labor else
where on earth (applause).
What do the people believe in?
/ For sixty years went out the cry Of
free trade throughout the world for
! free ships upon the sea-. The free
| trade party has always denounced the
Republican policy Of protection as
robbery, and whenever clothed with
| power, whatever it's pretences. 1t a
thrust a dagger into the very heart Of
protection.
oh, well, aren't they going to
change? Let us see. Just before the
close of the last Congress, New York's
eloquent son, Bourke Cochran, a
member of the House, got the
floor and he preached an old ashton
ed Democratic free trade and
all that kind of a thing, and he did
it well, such cheering and crying n
hurrahing and applause as I never
! witnessed before in that House. AT
| last they had the pure Democratic
faith delivered to them.
They are trying to do what? Try
4 ino 70 annx-inoo The nnaD1a thot thaxy
ought to come into power under the
lead of German and Williams. They
have been trying to give the country
Dover's powders Oaughter). Oh,
said a distinguished colleague, follow
ing the astute Senator German, If
we come int power, while protection
is robbery, We will say to you that
while we will journey in the direction
of free trade, we will destroy no in
| dustries over night. Great, think of
it. They won't kill you outright, but
they will starve you to death, day by
day daughter and applause). They
want to be put on guard to protect
the people who are dwelling in peace
and prosperity under a Republican
policy.
"1t reminds me of the fable of
Aesop. You know the records in one
Of his fables that the wolves said to
the sheep, Discharge the dogs-who
were their natural prOtectOrS-d and
! employ us, and We will TAX care OF
you" daughter and applause). Does
the capital Of this country and the
labor of this country want to go under
the care of wolf German and wolf
Williams and their fellows? I think
not.
But, my friends, the enemy, some
of them. little politicians, vex the air
crying, Trusts, trusts, rusts. Oh.
thew nm O ont Cfrnn Or with o0oI 1rnrc
as trust busters. Since 1890 have
they ever done any busting? Laugh-
ter.) Oh, no. There is no Jerico
now. and, if there was, it would never
happen again that people would
march about the walls blowing rams
horns seven times until the walls fell
down. That is what the Democrats
are trying to do.
1.-The 'Do-something party-it
slept under Cleveland. Mckinley had
the war with Spain and the restora-
ton of prosperity, but the young, en-
thusiastic, true man took an oath to
see to it hat the laws were executed
and has executed them. This is his
opinion tina trusts are unlawful and
ference between the Democrats and
Roosevelt. One busts by wind, the
other busts by law. CLa1ghter and ap-
plause.)
ooh, but says our enemy, 'Myi
goodness, look at the strikes you are
having in this country That is their
strong suit-StrikeS. daughter and
appIause.) Now what is a strike?
The strike is an effort by the employ
err and the employee to agree o the
profit should be divided. If che en-
ploye doesn't get as much as thel
thinks he ought to get after arbitra-i
tion has been tried, he Strikes. Well, |
than If iS 9hSn1ntp1V naroSSarU tra DaUai
a strike, that there should be a profit.
Great God: How many strikes were
there under Cleveland when the DEM
ocrats had the running of things?
daughter and ~applause.)
"Oh, but outrageous things are
done by the employer when he Up-I
presses the faborer and outrageous
when they go on a strike. Yes, there
is law-breaking and disorder. Law
breaking in the formation of trusts,
law-breaking at times in the organi-
Zation of labor when it goes on strike.
But the great body of the American
people that owns the wealth are not
for the trusts, and the great body Of
labor, honest men who live by the
sweat OF their faces, are not for law-i
breaking in the strikes. (Applause.t
The law, the ~sheet-anchor of civiliZa-l
ton. is strong enough to pull down
the strongest, SlTOUS elOuSn 10 cur |
the wicked and the viciouS; strong
enough. like the grace Of God, to
throw it's arms around the weakest
and the poorest and bring him underl
it's protection. (Applause.) All must
obey under Theodore Roosevelt, as
the national representative of the
law. (Applause.) |
Mr.. cannon departed at times from
the ext of hid prepared speech,
but the departures were f1aShes of his
keen sarcasm or rugged humor, that
never failed to arouse applause.
"Our friends, the enemy" he said.
come out with strong lungs as trust
busters but did anybody eve hear
of them doing any 'busting?' That
young true man in Washington hasl
seen to it that laws are enforced, and
they went out of existence. This is
the difference between is and the
other people. one 'busts' by wind, the
other 'busts' by Iaw." Here h conven
ton once more broke into lou cheers.
HE aSSrranno fhaf tho man in thaI