The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-04
AT CLEVELAND
EnrHUsrAsrIC CRowD LISTENS To
n THE GOVERNOR.


Cleveland. o., Nov. 3.--The Central
Armory, with seating capacity OF
about 5000. was tonight completely
filed with an enthusiastic audience
which gathered to hear 2 political ad-
dress given By Joseph w. Folk Of Mis-
souri, In support Of the State Demo-
cratic ticket. He was introduced BY
Mayor johnson. and spoke In part al
follows:
"A political revival Is going on ali
over the land against grating. Tbs
people Of Philadelphia. New York. Buff
falo. San Francisco and OF Cincinnati
are lighting for their city to regain the
government they have lost. A wonder
full revolution has been wrought In the
conscfences Of mankind In the, last -four
years. We had gotten to q point Ia
this country when patriotism meant
little more than q word. Many men
had patriotism on their lips and trea-
son in their hearts.
The moral awakening that 10 now
sweeping the country Is simply the
patriotism that comes from the hearts
Of the people: a determination to stamp
out the things of dishonor In public
life and the things that Cypress In pri-
vate life.
"a new standard has been estab-
lished--new yet old--just honesty. that
n all. The remedy for corruption has
been found In the hearts OF the people.
There IL nothing corrupt man fears
more than an aroused public CON-
science. The prison may. be filled with
grafters. yet IL the people were tndif-
ferent. grating would go on just the
same. On the other hand, very few
may get where they belong; yet II the
people are aroused grating win be
stopped with the force OF public senti-
ment. The CRATER as rule does not
know good from bad; all he knows IL
politics. But he knows good politics
from bad politics. They are being
taught that grating is bad politics and
when this lesson shall have been
learned thoroughly. the revolution will
be victorious and good government viii
be enthroned.
when any number of individuals se-
cure a monopoly on some necessity of
life and exact from the people more
than the natural price, that is graft.
Such Is the trust. This graft is not
criminal as It merely takes advantage
of the special privileges the law gives
but the system Is harmful none the
less. II a law were enacted prohibit
ing any one from selling shoes In Ohio
except certain person, that person
would have graft When a nation.
for purposes other than revenue. enacts
laws protecting certain classes OF man
ufacturers from competition. these per-
sons are given a graft. This Is fnju-
rious, not only because 1t fosters mo-
nopoiies, but because 1t restricts the
sale of our products abroad.
with our new possessions In the
Orient and the prospective completion
of the Panama canal, our trade must
become International but international
trade cannot be one-sided transaction.
One cannot always sell and never buy.
AS long as trade restrictions give
special privileges TO g. few countries, we
cannot hope to dominate the commercial
of the world. Trade restric-
ton abroad breeds trade relations which
are even now being felt With pro-
tective privileges removed and thsNtarif
on a revenue basis American ships
would carry American products In every
land and In return pour into the lap
of the nation the golden fruits OF
universal trade. Lawful commerce
needs no special privileges. 1t wants
only freedom OF opportunity to exercise
it's faculties and employ it's resources.
Labor asks no bounty from the
State but demands only freedom 70
work and buy and sell and enjoy the
fruits of its handicraft. 1t has been
said We have been prosperous under
this system of special privileges, and
then why take It away? The same
argument could be made. and has been
made, against the enforcing the law
against ofiicial corruption. Because
there have been more murders in the
United States during the last fifty years
than in nearly any other country and
because we have prospered as nation
during that time, woes not make MUIR
der either desirable or necessary to
We have not prospered on
account of the special privileges, but
In spite of them"