The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
Democrats Like Characterization
of Roosevelt as Boy With
New Gun
SHAM HOSTILITY TO TRUSTS.
Republican Party Is, in Truth.
the Very Seat and Home of
Monopolies," Declares For
mer Cabinet Member.


RFPURLT" SPECIAL.
New York. Oct E.-Democratic cam
paign literature, in the opinion of national
and State leaders. has gained q welcome
addition in the mastery address delivered
by Richard Oiney in Cooper Union last
night.
Such telling phrases as self govern
mcnt. however Un~calightened. is better
for Il people than government by an
other people. however enlightened it may
be- and Whoever will not govern him
self by law. has no right to aspire 10
govern others" were freely quoted to-day
as valuable ammunition FOR vote getting.
Every seat in Cooper Union was taken
when Mr.. Olney arose to make his only
campaign speech Of the year.
Like . boy with a new gun" vas his
characterization of the recent demonstra-
tons with the navy. some Of which he
held up to ridicule. such as the sending
of warships to the coast of Morocco. BE
cause 4 Turkish wedding party will ceIe-
brate by u discharging of firearms, shall
! the peace Of the world be threatened?' he
asked.
-Four more years OF Roosevelt will
cost Us s2.cg1.0J9.0oo.'' he said. "or nearly
Ssc,GJo.069 more than was the cost of the
last four years OF Cleveland. The expense
of our Government has increased FIVE
times as fast as our population"
FEIGEED HOSTILITY.
Speaking of trusts and the feigned hos
fifty of the Republican party, Mr.. Olney
said:
1T is alleged that the Republican party
holds pronounced and genuine hostility to
what are called trusts. But the claim is
without substance: the hostility is feigned
! rather than real. spectacular rather than
effective. We are t~riumphantly pointed TO
the Northern Securities case. in which
nothing has been accomplished except
that stockholders in certain competing
railroads AVE been prevented from CO.
operating in n particular way. but they
may still cooperate in other ways and
they may still manage the rival properties
so as TO promote the common interests Of
both. and as a matter of fact are still so
managing them to-day.
The Republican party IS to-day in the
complete control OF the very interests
which would be affected either II the quasi
public agencies employed in national COM
merce were Coerced into impartiality in
service and rates Of charge. or If our tariff
code were subject to rational and judicious
revision.
Hence It is that Republican antagonism
to injurious monopolieS must be regarded
as simulated. The Republican party is, in
truth. the very seat and home OF such mo-
nopolies.'
THE BIG STICK.
OF the Panama coup and the menace OF
the big stick in South America, Mr..
olney said:
THE administration followed up the
p.rora III nv . manifesto ~, ofraot ~
dressed to the South American states gen.
behave thensaiyes-and We are, of course,
the Judge OF that behavior-they will not
be irterfeTed with by the United States:
which can mean nothing else than that in
case of misbelavior they will be interfe-ed
with.
In this policy Of taking charge Of the
South American Continent the Republican
party IS but playing the same English
game it played when We grabbed the
Philippine Islands. and has been playing
ever since. Why did the English hail that
grab with Il delight and enthusiasm they
have not even had the tact to disguise?
For one thing. it was a distinct lowering
of American Ideals TO the English level,
SO that IL Americans were tempted to in
quire. why aye you English shooting
Boers2 the English we:e enabled to re-
tort, Wherefore are you Americans shoot
ing FfIipinos?'"
Almost the last words of Mr.. Olney's
address promised that Judge Parker will
model himself on the Washingtons. and
not on the Enperors and sutccrats OF the
present day" at which there was an up
roar of applause