The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-04-28

your prosperity they shouted at us on
every street corner. And had our efforts
country met with but slight success they
would still be meeting us with the same
sheer, that same derision. But tie jest
at no prosperity has changed into alarm
because Of the gigantic proportions of our
success. They say that we are becoming
too rich that we are making Ii possible
for these tremendous aggregations Of cap
ital to be formed in this country-glgantic
combinations of riches that far outshine
the fanciful creations OF the roinancers who
have astonished and Delighted mankind;
the saints In the calendar that the tarin
had nothing whatever to do with our pros
equal fury that the tariff ought to be de
stroyed because ii Is directly responsible
for this Niagara hoou of prosperity; The
truth is. that. MISUNDERSTANDING their pre-
so well that they are all frightened at II.
Now they propose to revise the tarin, De-
cause they say that 1t is INJURIOUS ana
makes possible these tremendous combina-
tions Of capital, and because those comDlna-
tion are strong and wealthy and great
But what is the necessary result OF sucn
course2 IL the revision Of the tariff would
affect those interests, powerful. wealthy
and strong as thev are, what must ~ ne
cessity be the effect of such a. change upon
thousands Of smaller interests that are not
so strong and powerful and wealthy! III
must Inevitably crush them all. and thus
blot out the only combination those great
combinations have to meet within the con-
fines Of our nation.
Gentlemen. / have ceased to regard the
tariff as medicine to be taken when we
maintained. 1t is as much part of 7ur
national life. our national spirit, our ma
tional purpose as any other or the great
fundamental principles to which we give
unwavering adherence. 1t has enabled rs
to build up an American civilization, dis
tinct from that OF any other on eartn'
unique In all history. We have an Ameri,
living, American scale or prices, an
American idea as to the regal dignity q
labor an American conception OF the royal
worth OF every man. that mark US as a
peculiar people. The tariff so distributes
wealth as to render every laboring man the
better qualified to maintain his rights: IL
enables him TO own his home. 10 educate
his children, to become independent ana
self-reliant and play his part In keeping
up this government OF equals. For Ii Is
striking fact and cannot be ASSOCIATED
from all political. moral and religious prob
lens as well. Is Ii not a vital part of our
plan. Of our government. Of our system tenn;
coinage of silver and gold at the ratio OF
IS to 1, without waiting for the aid or
consent Of any other nation! rne ns a,y.ne
leader?" The deic vision of the Boy
Orator of the Platter Six million Demo,
Gratis Sv by mott M tR Mss 90 right hen
isn't 1t right now? Then. why don't they
have the courage of their convictions and
reaffrm the sanctity OF sixteen St 20 one me-
do IT, and everybody knows that the reason
they will no. do IL is because they know
they cannot win with ii. If they thought
they could they would reafirm the Kansas
City platform ard start another crusade
another period of frenzy-in favor OF the
free and unlimited. Will they again
itarism? These were declared the para
mount issues in the Democratic platform
of 1900. Will their coming convention
In the midst dds Of war for the suppression Of
an insurrecti0n against our authority and
for the maintenance OF our sovereignty
soldiers in those islands. and they carried
the flag 10 victory. as our soldiers have
ever done. That conflict is over; peace
In the Philippines. Any miitarism in that?
Then we had total Of 10000 Of our boys
in the army. now the number does not
exceed $1,000 scattered in Guam. Porto
Rico, In Alaska. in the Sandwich islands
and in the Philippines. A reassertion or
that idiocy would deservedly call down
upon them the Kissing and scorn OF the
world.
And imperialism. the paramount Issue
bur four short years ago, VIII they dare
to reaffrm that plank In their platform!
Was there any earthly excuse for its in
sertion then? 1t simply illustrates the fact,
IL after all these years Ii needs additional
illustration. that the Democratic party Will
resort to any subterfuge In order to win.
in 1900 they were seeking TO escape rom
their platform Of 1896 That same issue
had done duty for them before. They had
charged imperialism upon Abraham Lin
coin. the kindliest memory of our race.
They had charged imperialism lion
Ulysses s. Grant, whose gentle renown
filled all the land, and whose soul went
up to heaven from the heights OF Mt.
Gregor breathing forth that sublime bene-
diction to the American people. Let US
have peace" They charged IL upon VIII
liam Mckinley: they said that he was
blood thirsty monster; that he longed for
personal mower -thet be had dyed his
men: that he sought to overthrow the
Republic and erect u-on its ruins an empire
of which he should be the crowned and
throned head. William Mckinley. the
noblest. the gentlest. the most charitable
character of our day, whose kindly life
spans and arches all the clouds of war
voiceless. entered MS chamber to summon
him from the scene OF his labors she found
him fully prepared and not afraid to go.
She touched with her great cold finger his
he was cold in death. a Nation laid its
richest trophies at his bier and his wind
ing shroud was the pure. white love OF all
malignant monster of guilt.
In the light Of ali that has since occurred
I confidently assert that that plank in their
platform four years ago has no parallel
In all the records Of the earth for unique.
masterful, picturesque, magnificent asinin-
NY THE rRIIST QUESTION
MN, an,onont. woo tha h.t.,o .u,.,
us on the trust question? IL so. we are
ready ana Miiline; Eye, anSioHs LOT tne
cp pIi =, shnw that evarvthng that hos .rar
been done to undo the evil Of trusts with
out unan'y h,notnns w cansta, nat ana
srnnnht bv the hand az The i,annh, ycen
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party, ana .nat not rne amrmatlve act,
ssr sttemuted by the nemocran mas ever
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