The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-20
The TRUE CAUSE.
Not a Moral Revolution But a
Tremendous Disclosure
OF TERRIBLE FACTS
Has Caused the People to See the
RascaIities of the Trusts and the
Republican Party SIS Pointed
Out by Bryan Ten Years
OF TERRIBLE FACTS
las Caused the People to See the


The Wall Street Journal says:
"a tremendous moral revolution l!
taking place. Many practices which te1
years ago, FIVE years ago, one year ago
and even six months ago, were in "a
vor, public opinion haVirg no condem
nation for them, are now held to b<
udious and even criminal. This Is
perhaps, tie uost nota bic development
Of the cay, namely, the creation OF 6
higher standard for the conduct c:
American business"
In reply to the above The Common
er says:
Tsn years age! That was 100 years
after tie American fathers agreed
upon that great constitution which
they declared was ordained to "essab
iish Justice, insure domestic trarQuili
ty, provide for the common defense.
promote the general welfare, and Sc
cure the blessings Of libarty to our
selves and CUT paeterity."
Tea years asi! Tat was l20 yesrs
after the signing CT the Declaration
Ut Independence.
Ten years age! That was nearly 2.
600 years after Christ walked the earuh
and taught those moral principles
which, ir ctber lands than our, are
presumed to rule in the hearts Ut men:
Yes ne lsaru from The Wall Stree!
Journal tllst ten yearS sgo the Amer
can people had not progressed 1a1
erough to know that it was wrorg tc
steal snd wicked to kill.
Ten years age! Tat was II 1895
The Wall Street J urnaIs "trem:n q
dous moral revolution" no5withstaLd
,ng. there must have beeE-aVan IL
1896 sons great moral principles a.
ocx IN the heatts OF nany Ameri
csoS.
It was in 1896 hat it Wss charged
~ the rep. e,snsasives OF the greal
democratic party in convention assem-
oteo in tue city ct Chicago that se fish
interests were st work IN the Il lis
OF ou. government, and t1at the ru7
oase OF these seitisn Interests vas tc
xp:oi5 this great nation Tor tae bene.
i5 OF q coterte Of men and at the ez-
psnse e TIE masses OF the people.
hen it vas asserted tbat g tar # sys
I'm WHICH 6reeds trusts and monopo
iias Is dishonest Then IL WIS sale
uan aa income tax whereby men pa:
fox cais support OF ccmmon govern
nen5 N proportion TO the benefits
5aey r.c=ivs Is in line with Justice
Then is was claimed shat the burdens
Of tSxaticn should BE- equally and i'm
partially lsio; 5nat q. .ffsfencss between
sage payers and wage earners shoulc
be setIlsC by the peaceful method Ct
arbitration; thst railroads and other
great corporations should be required
20 Go justice to the people by whose
law they were created; tbat public OF
Ecers should be economical In hand
!irg the money; t2at courts sboulo
rot 1ss arbitrary suthar1ty for the op
preston OF the weak and the helpless;
that government should be admins.
tered for the grsausst good to the
greatest number.
Yet We are tcld By the Wais Street
J .urosl-and this is but fair So u2lC
Of what we rssd IL many repu olicar
newspaper today-tha0 in 1896 th.
American reople dill not have the
same conscience which prompts them
to dencuace the infe mics that have
been recently exposed.
Thera has been DO moral revolution
In the sense meant by the Wall Stree:
Journal. There have bsea exposure:
and the very large number OF people
aho were misled by republican newSDa
psrs AID republican leaders now know
that the charges made By the demo,
Gratis il 1896 were true; chat the spSc
ial interests were even then prey1ne
upon the people ard since then ha7s
taken advantage o. their great ViGtorj
in that year to impose upon the peo
pls-as though republican victory
meant l:csnse for these men to do Shes
worst.
It is absurd for publications lik'
the Wall Street Journal to talk abou
the crestion OF higher standard TO
she conduct Of American business" G.
that uhe Things which we no" hold t.
os 'CdiouS and even criminal were
few years ago really in public favor
Long before the editor Of the Wal
Street Journal was born men kne'
that theft was theft. While the me-
Ct our earlier days had their faults, i
Isl safe to say thai they would not hav
tolerated one. one hundredth OF th
impositions to which the men OF toda
have submlttfed.
II one tenth OF tie facts reveale
during the past six months had bee
known to the American people in l8s
the republican party would have goD
down to an ignomit GUS Geftat.
Did the republican party win .:
cause the peopl were Without moral
DID the republican part7 wi becaus
the people were ind.f srert to tt
schemes If trust nsgGates? No. The'
zen who are nov exposed as connc
:. ,oyues posed 5nen 30 defenders OF n
.;cnal honor. And republican edlto
the editor OF she Wal Street Journ
among then-stood sp0nsor for Il
rsScals.
! Waen George W. Perkins, Richa
= A. McCurdy, James H. Hyde OF a
: oIhyr insurance. magnate issued an
E eryiew in b.nalf OF the repuollcs
: ticket, we were told that that W
: :he opinion OF a success: u man who
J.. ONLY concern was that the CUISINE
, interests Of the country be protected
y Wnen the proprietozs OF the psckl'
y houses issued interviews IN support
!, the republican ticket, We were 70
= enat these men were captains Of
a du,try' and entitled to lead good c
:; liens.
: Wien Bigelow, the MllWauE
banker, and Andrews, the Detr'