The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-05-05
REPUBLICS PERIL
Trusts Menace
National Prosperity
Principles Of Andrew Jackson. Made
Effective and Permanent. viii Re.
lease Country From Grasp of Greed
and Restore True Democracy. Says
William Randolph Hearst.

and Restore True Democracy, Says
William Randolph Hearst.
Responding to numerous invitations
10 attend Jackson day celebrations in
various cities of the United States,
William Randolph Hearst, whose du-
ties compelled him to remain in Wash
ington, issued the following address
to the people of the United States:
The name of Andrew Jackson will
always stand for fundamental, fear
less and victorious Democracy.
His name Is inspiring, especially
worthy of reverence at this time when
the people again encounter an attempt
by unscrupulous wealth to control the
government of the country.
Today's situation resembles, in q
greatly exaggerated form, that with
which Andrew Jackson dealt when our
republic was young.
To realize the work that Jackson
did we must remember that he not
danger in his own time, but undoubt-
edly put Off for many years that
growth in the power of financial cor
ruptlon which threatens the country
now. This nations development of in
dividuality, liberty and prosperity for
SO long time under popular govern
ment we owe to the genius with which
Jefferson met the questions Of his day,
to the courage and fighting quality
with which Jackson attacked and de-
stroyed the public enemy of his day.
Never in the history of this country
has arrogant, overpowering predatory
wealth been as menacing as 1t is now,
never through the wide exposure of its
methods has it been as thoroughly de-
tested as 1t is now. The criminal trust
issue is the dominating issue in the
minds of the whole American people.
To deal with the criminal trusts rad
ically, making of them its great issue,
Is the duty of the Democracy. Moral
duty demands that the Democratic
party attack and destroy mlsgovern-
ment by trusts. And political wisdom
(the duty of leaders to their party de-
mands that the trust question shall
dominate in all political agitation until
the end of the next campaign.
Jackson day reminds us that the ac-
cidental election of q Democrat on
some trifing basis Of expediency is no
wise or worthy aim for Democrats.
Pcrmanency in useful, effective work
Should be the aim of the Democratic
party. 1t should have constantly i'll
mind the fact that Jefferson and Jack
son, elected on fundamental Demo
cratic principles, which insured to the
country genuine popular government,
kept the Democracy in power during
the generation that followed them.
Contrast the character and careers
of Jefferson and Jackson, their vital
influence on their party, with the char
acter and influence of any Democrat
elected regardless of fundamental
principle, living out his few years of
oftice-to leave the party stranded and
worse off than before.
The courage Of Jackson Is needed
In party bound to uphold the rights
OF the majority against the insidious
scheming Of lawlessness and corrup-
ton. Greater than ever is the need |
of such qualities as jack son possessed,
now that money has put itself above |
the law more than ever before, menac-
Ing the peoples rights.
Great issues are never invented or |
created by political leaders. Real is
sues make themselves, and the trusts, |
by their growing extortions and def |
ance Of law, have made themselves |
the great issue in American political |
life today.
In every American mind the charac- |
ter of the law defying trusts stands
out clear In every American home |
the wife, even the children, know we'll |
by name the beef trust and the coal |
trust Dealing in life's necessaries, |
without sympathy for humanity or
fear OF the law, such extortionate
trusts as these have made themselves
a danger to every home.
And every frugal man, anxious for
the future of those dependent upon
him. knows well-many a one to his
cost-the character of the speculative
trust, with its enormous imitation and
Iovercapitalkation, its remorseless rob-
bling Of the public, its cold blooded get
rich quick schemes.
There Is no doubt as to the character
of this trust it is known by its works,
by Its stealing Of the accumulations of
husband and wife, its despoiling of the
children's future, using as bait the
names of criminal ''respectables."
The duty before the Democracy today
Is to fight the criminal trusts, to cut
down and root out the evil power of
that predatory wealth that seeks to
supplant government of the people by
government of the pocketbook and the
lobby.
The criminal trusts must be destroy
ed because they menace prosperity.
They menace real prosperity, the pros
perity OF all the people, the prosperous
growth of the nation under popular
government.
No mn needs to be told how firmly
The trusts have intrenched themselves
IN government. These trusts are alb
'orbing more and more the power that
hould be the peoples.
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