Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-01

ly believes iu safeguarding that which
Us engaged I'M wholesome trade. The
use or such capital Us not menace. ID
mas e vital function 10 perform In our
material development 10 is only the
misuse OF II We seek to guard against
me democratic party has put upon the
ieuelal statute books mo- act 20 reeus
latt combinations which concern the
pubic NeltarenOr has { enforced those
written there 10y The Republican party
All that mas been done with respect 10
trust regulation has been done by the
republican party The Sherman ANTI
trust law was the fruit Of Republican
tesmanship
TRUST EVILS.
President Cleveland I'm his last am
nual message, recognized the existence
Of trust evils. but declared that the
laws enacted boy Congress ion their
cure, We're inadequate. We should
not forget that the same laws
winch MT Cleveland regarded insutf.
Client, have been effectively enforced by
republican administrations. They
nave been sustained by the courts
Ihey nave enabled u.s. to hold in re-
sttalnt many combinations effected o.
restrict wholesome competition Pres
ident Roosevelt has had a large number
OF railroads restrained from giving rec
bates 20 shippers. The Northern Pacific
merger which sought practically 10
combine competing railways. has been
declared Go Dee Illegal These are few
NJ the things accomplished by the ad-
mlnistration IN The enforcement of the
antitrust laws
we have passed laws 90 expedite
me hearing of trust litigation, TO cu-
able the government To- obtain full and
accurate information respecting the Or.
sahlzatlon ana operation of corpora.
lions engaged in interstate trade and
commerce. and 90 eGectually put am end
to the rebate system which has injured
both the railroads and the shippers
Perhaps nothing has been more iujuH-
Gus 20 both common carriers and Them
patrons than the wide spread system
Of paying rebates Equality OF treat.
ment has been the demand of the Re-
publican party, and this Is now assur-
ed under the provisions of the laN
which have been effected
I'VE find In what has been done am
earnest not only Of the good faith OF
the administration but an evidence of
the capacity OF the Republican party
TO do what Is promises and to NEE,
In ample measure the public Iequire-
ments
III we are inspired by a sense NJ
Justice and act with q fun knowledge
and with fUmness. we shall hay little
difficulty In dealing with AN the indus.
trial and commercial problems which
engage our attention We must deal with
them as patriots. not MS ppssimists
with a view. not To tear down, but 10
build up IN a rational and wholesome
way. We want 10 preserve the good
while We destroy with unspariug hand
that which is evil among them
LEADERSHIP OF MCKINLEY.
when the Republican party came
into power seven years ago under the
leadership Of one OF the Wisest of Am
cricau statesmen, William Mckinley
Kansas was suffering from the effects
Of Democratic administration The I'M
terests OF her agricultural classes Ian
guishcd. Her crops rOtted In the field,
or marketed az unreasonable prices
A radical change has been wrought
since then. and 10 is as gratifying as
70 Is radical Adversely has yielded 20
prosperity II Is the logical result of
change Of administration and Of an adj
hereUce 90 sound economic and none
tary policies.
when the supreme test came eight
years ago. and the financial honor Of
the country was az stake, the Republi-
cans Of Kansas spoke with emphasis
for the preservation Of national and I'M
dividual credit Her people turned q
deaf ear % the seductive suggestions
OF the repudiationlsts and stood for
money as unlmpeaChable as was their
own honor.
GOLD STANDARD MAINTAINED.
1.-The Republican party pledged itself
that 1t would maintain the gold stand
ard and it has made the promise law,
Under n. we have more money and a
better monetary system than ever since
the republic began Does any one re-
grot his vote for William Mckinley I'm
1896 rr In 1900? Does he regret his vote
for the protective tariff or for the in
flexible maintenance OF the gold stand.
ard? ] dare say there Is not one IN all
of the ample limits OF the state OF Kan
sas who would today recall his votes
VI four ANA eight years ago II he pos
slbly could. Events have justified IN
the fullest possible degree the entire
wisdom OF what we have hitherto done
During the last seven years no one
has shared the prosperity which has
come 10 the country I'm a fuller degree
than the farmers We were told a
few wears ago that the farmers OF Kan
al. an Nf.NH
without the adoption Of free
silver and free trade Results upon
every hand sharply Confute the proph-
cts Under the maintenance Of the
system and the establish
ment ~ the gold standard, farm val
ues have risen ana the products OF the
farm have increased IN value I'm a
gratifying degree The farmers have
been able to lifi many OF their mort
cages. and materially reduce interest
on debts remaining They have added
10 the comforts OF home. and marked
improvements are witnessed In every
PROSPERITY OF KANSAS
"The prosperity NJ Kansas is well A.
Illustrated by her bank deposits They
IlNNt lllA fNNNN ~ NN. NH"fNNNtNN' ~ 1000
TO moro than $4,000. 900 I'm 1903.
There Is on every hand evidence OF
business activity Of building and
growth what VIII BE- the eject upon
az " this II there IS a change IN the
administration What would
be the result n We adopt now economic
polcles?"
Concluding he said.
"Thc question Of the hour is. Shall we
gn forward or turn backward Shall
thos- who have prospered under Re
publican policies again M 10 their
lips the cup Of Democratic dlsappoint-
ment' Take the crest questions 70 your
hearts and your homes and decide AZ
leron es Americans who realize that
the hbllot g 20 he used 10 advance tho
fortunes OF political parties only as
they promote he welfare Of the homo