Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-23

following the astute Senator German,
| IF we come into power, while pro-
lection il robbery, we will say to you
that we will journey in the direction
of free trade. but we will not destroy
your industries over night
Great God, think of it. They won't
kill you outright. but they will starve
you to death day by day.
| 1t reminds me of the Fable of Aesop.
You know he records in one Of his
fables that the wolves said to the
sheep "Discharge the dogs'-who were
their natural protectors land employ
ua. and we will take care of you"
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.
| Why, gentlemen why multiply words
about ancient or recent conditions?
Take the country under the adminis-
tration of Grover Cleveland and COM
pare it with the country under the ad-
ministration of William Mckinley and
under Theodore Roosevelt. (Applause)
If man will dwell on comparisons for
a moment. and make a fair comparison.
If he would not endorse the policies Of
the Republican party he would not be-
lieve one though he We're raised from
the dead. The gold standard act that
settled for all time the matter Of sound
| currency: the short triumphant war
with Spain, the Philippines and Porto
Rico coming under our flags and free
dom for Cuba. is a record that will
stand in the future. second only to the
record made by George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln.
| But our friends. the enemy, some of
them little politicians, vex the air cry
ing: TRUSTS. trusts. trusts" Oh, they
come out strong with good lungs as
trust busters. Since 1890 have they
ever done any busting? Oh, no. There
\ is no Jericho now, and if there was,
it would never happen again that peo-
pie would march about the walls blow
ing rams horns seven times until the
walls fell down. That is what the
Democrats are trying to do.
Trusts? Yes. Great combinations of
capital against public policy. Yes.
But the Republican party. always true
to the people and it's traditions. made
haste to provide under the constitution,
legislation that would prohibit these
combinations.
The edo something" party. It slept
under Cleveland. Mckinley had the war
| with Spain and the restoration of pros
perity, but that young, enthusiastic.
true man took an oath to see to it that
the laws We're executed and has execut-
ed them. And in his opinion the trusts
are unlawful and should be dissolved.
| That is the difference between the
| Democrats and Roosevelt. One bursts
| of wind. the other bursts by law.
Oh. but says our enemy: My goodness
look at the strikes you are having in this
country" That is their strong suit
Strikes! Strikes!
Now, what is strike? The strike is an
| effort by the employer and the employe
to agree how the profit should be dl-
vided
Great God. How many strikes were
there under Cleveland when the Demo
Gratis had the running of things? When
| money became scarce the profits were
scarce. There is the whole story.
Yes, there is law breaking and disor-
der. Law breaking in the formation OF
trusts; law breaking at times in the or
ganization of labor when it goes on strike
But the great body Of the American peo-
pie that own the wealth are not Tor the
trusts, and the great body of labor. hon
est men who live by the sweat OF their
faces are not for law breaking in the
strikes. The law. the sheet anchor OF
civilization, is strong enough to pull down
the strongest, strong enough to curb the
| wicked and the vicious, strong enough
like the grace of God, to throw its arms
about the weak and the poorest, and
bring him under it's protection.
| All must obey under Theodore Roose-
welt as the national representative OF
law. He is and will continue to be with
out favor or affection the representative
of law, supreme and universal in Oul
borders.
A few more words and I will conclude
If / had the power l would SO change
our constitution that at every uuadrien-
NAL election the party that received the
popular approval should go fully into
power and let the public have n govern
ment according to the sentiment express
ed at the ballot box. But We have NOT
got it arranged quite that way. What Is
the next best thing? You like Theodore
Roosevelt? Yes. Stronger than his par
ty, he will be triumphantly elected.
In conclusion, let me again say that
we are proud of the President. We are
proud of the future The 10th century
is to bring more of good or evil to the
human race than the 10Th century brought
Under what party banner will you enlist
Under that of the reactionst? Under
that of the people who sit still or tear
down? Or will you take service with the
party of Lincoln and Grant, Garfield and
Harrison, and Mckinley and Roosevelt,
and help us march on to victory?
Mr.. Cannon departed at times from
the text of his prepared speech, but the
departures were flashes 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 ever hear of
them doing any busting? That young
true man in Washington has seen to it
that laws are enforced and they went
out of existence. That's the differ
lonue between us and the other people
one 'busts' by wind; the the other
'bustS' by laW,-and here the con-