The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24
DECLARES TRUSTS
THE GREAT ISSUE.
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party that stands for honesty and fair
dealings in politics.
He then proceeded to review the is
sues now before the country includ-
ing the trusts, Imperialism. the labor
question. the tariff, the money ques-
ton, income tax, election of senators
by the people, and declared the New
York platform was silent upon all
these issues.
The New York PLATFORM" Mr.. Bry-
an continued, lis a dishonest platform
made for dishonest party. No one
but an artful dodger would stand upon
1t. The submission of such a platform
to the voters of d state is an insult TO
their intelligence, for it is intended to
deceive them, and deliberate attempt
especially so clumsy an attempt as
this platform isis a reflection upon
the brains of those to whom it is sub
mitted.
Can any one doubt that with such
platform as was adopted in New
York and with a candidate whose con-
science would permit him to run up
on such platform-does any one
doubt that with such a platform and
candidate the party would be mort
gagged before hand to the corporations
that are now using the government as
a private asset and plundering the
people al will?
Would He Trust Judges.
But there is another reason why
the Democratic party cannot afford to
go before the country with an am
biguous platform and an uncertain
candidate. No matter how people may
differ as to the relative Importance
of issues, all must recognize that the
trust question to-day presents an i'm
portant phase of the great conflict
between plutocracy and Democracy.
We have recently had a Supreme Court
decision on the merger case. This de-
cision was rendered by a bare ma
jority of one, and that one Judge
Brewer in a separate opinion, has
stated his position in such a way as
to leave no doubt that in the first
case involving a trust he may join
the majority and defeat the Sherman
law.
The President, to be elected this
fall, will doubtless have the appoint
ment of one or two and possibly three,
Supreme Court judges If his sym
pathies are with the corporations he
will doubtless appoint judges satisfac-
tory to the corporations-espec if
obligated to the corporations by large
campaign contributions-and these
Judges can make it impossible to Sc
cure any remedial legislation for years
to come.
Trusts Are the Issue.
THE issue presented to-day in the
trust question, and in all the other
questions with which we have to deal.
is the question between human rights
and the so-called property rights'-or,
more properly speaking, between or
binary people and the great corpora
lions. Those who believe that proper
ty rights are supreme take the side of
the trusts. If we have a President
who is in sympathy with this view it
means that the dollar will be given con
sideration before the man. 1t means
that organized wealth can continue to
trample upon the rights of the people;
it means that the Observation-Disclosures of
government can be used for the pro-
lection of every scheme of exploitation
that the capitalists can conceive.
1--WE ought to appeal to the consci ance
of the public and arraign the Republi-
can policies as hostile both to the prin-
ciples of free government and to the
principles of morality. We have an
opportunity to make the Democratic
party a power in this country, not only
a power. but a power for good. Let
US array the Democratic party against
every abuse of government, and against
every policy that is hurtful to the peo-
pie. Let us drive out OF the party
every Democrat who betrays his trust,
every official who would administer the
office for his private advantage.
Rise Against the Platform.
The New York platform is ambigu-
Gus, uncertain, evasive and dishonest.
1t would disgrace the Democrats of
the nation to adopt such a platform
and it ought to defeat as an aspirant
for Democratic nomination any man
who would be willing to have it go
forth as a declaration of his views
on public questions. In Illinois, in
Wisconsin, in Michigan, in Minnesota,
in Indiana, in Ohio, and in every state
that has not acted, it behooves the
Democrats to arouse themselves and
organize to the end that they may
prevent the contamination of the
scheme of the reorganizers.
This scheme begins with the de-
ception of the rank and file of the par
ty. 1t is to be followed up by the
debauching of the public, with a cam
paign fund secured from the corpora
tions, and it is to be consummated by
the betrayal of the party organization
and of the country into the hands of
those who are to-day menacing the