Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01

both the railroad companies and the trusts.
ana the real reason Is not only the lndict
ments' which are Being found, bur also be-
cause they know there is man behind
those indictments who intends to bring
about such condition That those great
Institutions shall be compelled TO Cbey the
Jaw. (Cheers). SIZE
Scotch Only the Evil
Our denOcl u tic friends say this is no
way; you must destroy the trusts. How
IS well enough 10 So S0 ghe snS qps oTatory
by the use OF them.s. But trusts are great
manufacturing, corporations; they are fur
they are adding to- tfse prosperity that we
are are az present jepi2yseg. We ought not TO
f fSs Sy them as mai t5sY sac be kRt within
and come into competition with them, as
they can II they are kept within the law,
d9r , 10 destroy them is % destroy a part
they can be reasonably treated is by laws
which move directly toward the evil OF
which they are guilty AMI which suppress
that evil There is another Tay tiat Is
suggested and that Is tina. we should re-
wise the tariff so that we should leave out
with the tarin schedules, but [ ON familiar
enough 20 know that II Is impossible to
segregate particular commodities fFnpi
prescribed list upon that schs lule without
disturbing the whole tanf schedule. 1t
is absolutely impossible to destroy the
stroy the whole protective tariff system
and then It Is not certain tina: you will de-
strov the trusts. '''
What is the protective tariff system? II
is that system upon which your whole cCm-
mercial and manufacturing structure is
reared. am not going into an argument.
but wish to say that II was the protective
tariff that made this present prosperity pos
Eible, and l wish to say without fear OF
contradiction that change in that system
structure, (Ccheers.) It Gid so Just under a
threat CT the introduction of the revenue
tarin system when the Wilson-Gorman bill
passed the house, and 1T did - materially
and substantially when the Wilson Gormal n
bill passed the senate.
1t may be that the tarff ought to be re.
Nsed, but If revised, IL ought to be revised
with reference TO our present CONNIE ciai
structure. The republican party IL not q
unit on the subject, The reIsicn Of the
district and state, and II must be done with
great care.
other Important Bills.
The last congress not only passed the rate
bill, but II passa da number of other Ert at
statutes. II passed the meat inspection bill;
II passed II at the recommendation of the
president. For time II was thought that
II would injure the great interests Of this
country; It was thought II would injure us
abroad IN the sale Of our meat products
and doubtless 1t did temporariy-but the
and with respect TO its inspection ny the
government were such that when the cues
ton was mooted, the people felt that hav.
ing undertaken It, they should 80 through
/ with II and do a thorough Job of II. and
now the world and the eastern markets
are assured that when the moat cOmes into
these markets. whether In cans OF in tbs
( carcass. with the inspection OF the United
| States government that that inspect on
/ has been thorough from hoof to can, thai
everyone knows that the food which he Il
eating Is food which can be eaten
So with respect 70 the pure food law II
has been hanging around congress for ter
years. 1t Is a law that provides for the
examination OF medicines and foods VIII eli
contain adulterants. These adulteranis must
be examined and seen TO be harmless. Now
there were special interests Of the most
powerful character opposed 20 that law, bu
th9t law, too went through congress.
Well, seain. the dsnatured alcohol bI
was "a bill providing that alcohol might b.
used In the ats by taking on the V ~
heavy tax OF 81 10 Der gallon but In order
70 prevent II going down the throqts Of msT
when the tax was taken on they rroVided
that there should he put into II someth ms
which prevented anvbody from drinking n
another mears OF liehtins snd heatinl
which Is even cheaper than OIL. There were
poWerful interests OppcFed 10 that hiil on
II was said that II could never 20 through
the house and could never go through tbs
senate. hrt II went THROUGH them both witt
the urgent recommendation OF the rr-a,
dent, who stoned the hin with great pleas.
ure (Cheers)
Then there was the u.-sr,p canal LEXIS.
lation fixing the tYD- a. ~ nv which
II has been made MSS 49, Huild IL n
eight wears thereby doIh'uC ru~ ~avy and
heing a material benedt to the COW, cree Of
the world as well az our own country
Appeal Lacks F~-aantion.
have gone over this js'ation for the
purpose Of asking you fr IN view of
what has been done Orr view Of the fact
that this congress l'"- -rs7' statutss more
b. tmnortant and gree ytent and opera
ton than any co.. nee the war, and
has done thot .ost and upon thC
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