The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-27
Industrial Freedom.

the gold standard Is irrevocably estab-
lished: that the tariff cannot be Changed
for four years, even II the Democrats
desired to do so. and that the Philippines
must be retained for at leas ST. a sufTicietit
period OF time to demonstrate whether or
no the FillpInos as a body have any
hope Of bespning capable Of self govern
ment. These issues being eliminated, the
sole remaining Issue before tho people is
the personality of the two candidates,
viewed especially in their attitude towards
the right Of the private citizen to earn
a livelihood and keep his savings without
interference from financial marauders.
The Times Dispatch has always be-
5lieved in the rights of capital, but those
rights are of far less Importance than
the rights OF theSmen who made and own
the capital, and no one can read the flnan-
scial history Of our country day by day
without seeing to what extent powerful
1nonopolies in almost every line Of indus
trial endeayor interfere with the natural
rights OF individuals. We have not seen
this expressed better by any ono than
by Mr.. Royal, in his speech before the
Windy Point Club. Mr.. Royall said !:
They are now assuming the form Of
grinding monopolies, that use their wealth
and the power their wealth gives them to
crush out and destroy allgaweaker men
who come In competition with them. IN
this way they are monopolizing all the
avenues of employment, and In a short
{ time your son and my son will be denied
all opportunity to earn a living unless he
presents his neck to John D. Rockefeller
to have his collar soldered 81 on 1T and
thereafter he is 81 o have for his living
what Mr.. r ockefeler chooses 4 to dole out
to him. We are at the door of an in
dustrial slavery for the masses under
the iron heel of Rock Teller and his like.
The people Of the United States see this,
and they are read y to rise UP as one
man to record their protest against It.
They are ready to followtEa lea der who
will proclaim to- them that he sproposes4to
Sthrnst the whole power Of ~ the United
States government in between the monop-
oIists and their victims and prevent the
monopolists from crushing out their VIC
tins. This leader will not disturb the
monopolist In the possession Of anything
that he has. iA All he will dois to pre-
vent him from crushing out &any more
victims in the future, and no fair
minded, honest man can raise any objec-
ton to$this.
The occasion demands that the Demo-
cratic party shall proclaim this as its
object and purpose;Sit demands that every
Democratic speaker shall proclaim this on
every hastings, and If this is done from
now to November, Judge Parker will be
elected by the most tremendous vote ever
cast. S ri a. ~
ut is enough tomake a corpse laugh to
see Roosevelt posing as the enemy OF
trusts. The trusts know on which side
their bread Is buttered. and SO all of tho
monopolists are fighting under Mr.. Roose-
ivelt's banner 3i.s M
I've have this issue, therefore, ready
at hand. Ills an issuei in which every
man, woman and child in the United
States Is deeply Interested, and all we
have to do is to raise the war cry.
Inclsive and forcible though the state
n1entsa are. they are yet the words OF
truth and soberness, and whether the
Democrats win or lose in this November,
the issue Of Industrial freedom will come
before the people sooner or later for
final settlement, and when It does come,
it will need no prophet for the public
to know that it Isl "a live and real issue.
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