The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-23

| thusiasm we will take the votes in No
vember (aDplausel.
Twill you bear with me for five
minutes while l speak of the compar-
ison as it was then upon the one
| hands of facts and the condition to-
day. In 1860. we had been substan-
TALLY dominated for many years by
| the free trade party, insignificant in
manufactures, great in agriculture.
Under our policy, which has been fol-
lowed with the exception of four
| years, from that time to this, the
united states remains first IN agrl-
culture, but, by leaps and bounds, has
| diversified her industriesI until today
| we are the greatest manufacturing
! country on Gods foot-stool. One
third of all the worlds products that
| come from the factory are made in
| the United States by the operation
and cooperation of American capital
| and American labor and skill.
1.-The Republican party is Nation
! al party and believes in diversified
| ton of our industries and the protec-
ton of American capital and Ameri-
can labor as against the cheaper labor
| elsewhere on earth. (Applause.)
| What do the other people believe
| in? For so years went out the cry
of free trade throughout the world,
free ships upon the sea. The free
trade party has always denounced the
Republican policy of protection as
robbery and whenever clothed with
power, whatever it's pretenceS, it has
thrust a dagger into the very heart
of protection.
"Oh, Well, aren't they going to
change? Let us see. Just before the
close of the last Congress, New York S
eloquent son, Bourke Cochran, a MEM
Der of the House of Representatives,
got the floor and he preached an old
fashioned Democratic sermon, free
trade and all that kind of thing, and
he did it we'll: and there came from
the minority side of that house, with
out exception, such cheering and cry
ing and hurrahing and applauding as
| never witnessed before in that House
of Representatives, because at last
they had the pure Democratic faith
delivered to them
"They are trying to convince the
people that they ought to come into
power under the lead of German of
the Senate and Williams of the House.
They have been trying to give the
country Dover's powders. (Laugh-
tcr.l
ooh" said a distinguished colleague
| following he astute Senator German,
IF we come into power, while protec-
| ton is robbery, we will say to you that
while we will journey in the direction
| of free trade, we will destroy no in
dustries over night. Great think of
| it, They won't kill you outright, but
| they will starve you to death day by
| day daughter and applause.)
"They want to be put on guard to
| protect the people who are dwelling
in peace and prosperity under a Re-
publican policy.
at reminds me of the fable of
Aesop. You know the records in one
! OF ms fables that the wolves said to
| the sheep discharge the dogs'-who
were their natural protectors-'and
employ us and we will take care of
| you daughter and applause)
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.
| | think not.
but our friends, the enemy, some
| of them little politicians, vex the air
| crying trusts, trusts, trusts oh,
| they come out strong with good lungs
| as the trust busters. Since 1890 have
| they ever done any busting? Laugh-
! ter.)
"Oh. no There is no Jerico now
and, if there was it would never hap
pen again that people would march
| about the walls blowing rams horns
That is what the Democrats are try
| ing to do.
"Trust?" Yes, great combinations of
| capital against public policy? Yes.
| But the Republican party. always true
| to the people and its traditions, made
| haste to provide under the Constitu-
ton legislation that would prohibit
| these combinations. The 'do-some-
| thing party. 1t slept under Cleve-
| Mol inIn
Spain and the restoration of prosper
| ity, but that young, enthusiastic, true
man took an oath to see to it that the
| laws were executed and has executed
| them. This in his opinion trusts are
| unlawful and should be dissolved. That
| is the difference between the Demo-
| Gratis and Roosevelt. One bursts by
wind, the other bursts by law. Laugh-
| ter and applause.)
"Oh, but says our enemy, MY good
ness, look at the strikes you are hav-
| ing in this country. That is their
strong suit, strikes. daughter and
| aDDlauSe.)
Nov what is a strike? The strike
| is an effort by the employer and the
| employee to agree, how the profit
should be divided. If the employee
| does not get as much as he thinks he
ought to get after arbitration has been
u, >.
solutely necessary to have strike
| that there should be a profit. Great
| God. How many strikes were there
under Cleveland when the Democrats
had the running of things? daughter
and appause)
"Oh, but outrageous things are done
| by the employer when he opresses the
| laborer and outrageous things are
done by some laborers when they go
on a strike. Yes, there is laW-break-
ing and disorder. LaW-breaking in
| the formation of trusts. laW-breaking
| at times in the organization of labor
when it goes on strike. But the great
BODY of the American people that
! own the wealth are not for the trusts,
and the great body of labor honest
men who live by the sweat of their
| faces, are not for law-breaking in the
| strikes. (Applause.)
1.-THE law, the sheet-anchor or CIVIL
ization, is strong enough to pull down
the strongest, strong enough to curb
| the wicked and vicious. Strong
enough like the grace of God to
throw it's arms around the weakest
and the poorest and bring him under
it's protection. (Applause) All must
obey under Theodore Roosevelt, as
| the National representative of the