The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-06

and because the going up of wheat and
consequent increased demand for other
things, leading to higher prices and a
better volume of trade, promised to
their minds prosperity without free
silver.
A greater faIsehood was never utter
ed than tat which went up: Because
Mr. Mckinley was elected Things had
struck rock bottom and had begun to
revive before Mr.. Mckinley was elect
ed and the first infallible index of that
fact was the rise in the price of wheat
followed by the rise of other agricul-
tural products sympathetically with it.
Then came the immense increase of
gold output that kept prices up here
and elsewhere.
Not only is the boast that Mr.. Nc
Kinley's election was responsible for
nigh prices not true but it is a very
dangerous falsehood.
The Populists first taught the people
in certain sections of this country thai
prosperity was chiefly dependent on
government. Some men preached the
doctrine with the hope that during
periods of prosperity the average man
Will let even the extravaganza, dishonest
and unjust government in which ne is
interested continue uninterrupted. This
is the chief, if not the whole hope of
the Republican party today. Let the
Republican party beware, and let all
men who love their country beware of
carrying' this doctrine of government
created prosperity any further. If the
idea is once firmly imbedded in the
human mind there will be no saving its
teacher from the wrath to come-state
socialism l quote again from the Re
PUBLICAN platform:
As to Cuba.
I'VE refused to palter longer with
the miseries of Cuba and declared war
against Spain.' Bad history again.
Democrats demanded the recognition
of beliigerent rights and independ-
ence for Cuba day in and day out The
Republican speaker constantly re-
fused them even so much as a parlia-
-mentary recog milton. The Republican
president was thoroughly out of SYM
pathy with their wishes. Finally
treachery and cruelty unprecedented
led to the blowing up of the Maine
and her crew. Public opinion would
no longer be restrained-"R Remember
the Maine" became a battle cry. 1t
was not 1.-The miseries of Cuba" at all
that led the Republicans to fall in
line with public demand and fight
Spain. Hearing the echo of that cry,
Remember the Maine" and amid the
universal excitement and anger, the
Republican speaker and the president
both stood out of the way as well
they might and the former advised
Intervention. 1t is unDatriotic to pre-
tend that even this, long delayed as it
was, was in any proper sense a Re
publican measure. Democrats voted
for it as fully as Republicans. They
did this and voted for the act of in
PREVENTION not because 1T was Re
publican president or Republican
measure, but because the American
government was at last pursuing an
American policy, a, policy which had
always been Democratic.
Then the platform adds these
words:
1--WE fought a quick, victorious war
with Spain" Bad history again.
Americans fought it. 1t would be
invidious to state the politics OF
= + hot h a
heard that Dewey was a Democrat,
that Schley was a Democrat, that
Miles was a Democrat, and it seems to
me- too, that 1 have heard that a Re
first, tried to disgrace the second and
fnsulted the third. 1t seems, too, that
1 have heard from men on the Tight
ing line that Joe Wheeler was as
much in evidence at santiago as the
president himself. 1t seems to me
that I have heard that Hobson who
did a futile but barve act, was
Democrat. 1t seems to me that !
have heard that young Baliey OF
the war upon the altar of common
country, was a Democrat.
I quote from the platform again;
1--WE set Cuba free" Bad history
again.
Rut for Democrat senators and rep
resentatives demanding and voting for
a proviso to the act of intervention TO
the effect that the people OF Cupa
were and of right ought to be free
and independent" and pledg1ng our
faith that we would wage no war of
conquest or territorial acquisition, but
would withdraw our. troops after pacl-
6cation. the Republican administra-
ton would doubtless be furnishing to
the world today in the case or CUBA
piece to the picture which
has been exhibited in the Philippines.
Republicans and Trusts.
Let us see what the Republicans
have to say for themselves in connec-
This is the language of the platform:
Laws enacted by the Republican
party, and which the Democrat party
had failed to enforce. have been fear
First. that the Repub-
leans instead of both parties, enacted
the law, which is not true; second, |
that the Democrat party had done
nothing; and third, that the Repub-
lican party has enforced the law,
which is only partially true. Now the !
fact is, that although the Democrats |
only had a four years opportunity.
neither very acute nor very prevalent
at that time, Attorney General Har-
mon under Cleveland's administration |
found the suit of the government |
against the Trans Missouri Freight as
ISOLATION just; took it up, revived it. |
and won it. He then instituted suit |
against the Joint Traffic association. |
and also against the Addystone Pipe |
company. These two cases were de- !
eided for the government after Mr. |
Cleveland went out, it is true, but on |
he lines laid down by his attorney
general and the principle established |
n the case of the government against
he Trans Missouri Freight associa-
-ion-the principle there commended
Tor by Cleveland's attorney general
s the principle which gave life to the
proceedings in the Northern Securi-
les case and which led Governor Van
SAINT and not the Republican party, as
has been falsely pretended, to fnaug
lrate that case. 1t was natural
of the case against the
Trans Missouri Freight association
md the case against the Joint Traffic
association.